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Völker takes Q4 at ETS in Daun

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Völker takes Q4 at ETS in Daun

Q4 Report, ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25

Völker and Rheinard closest to top qualifier Orlowski

Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker secured second on the grid when he took the win in Q4. The Mugen driver was in an intense battle with top qualifier Michal Orlowski all time. When Orlowski rolled his car in the third last lap of the race in the infield section, it was Rheinard and Urbain taking second and third for the round behind heat winner Völker. A rare mistake from Orlowski which is for sure giving some hopes to Völker and Rheinard to have a shot for the win in the triple finals.  A1 will be on the line at 18:40 German time and the whole crowd is already looking forward to the show.

The top 10 on the grid for the finals: TQ Michal Orlowski, Ronald Völker, Marc Rheinard, Simon Lauter, Lucas Urbain, Dominic Greiner, Adam Izsay, Christopher Krapp, Yannic Prümper, Lukas Ellerbrock

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Sparbier sweeps qualifying, Izsay and Ellerbrock lining up second and third on the grid

Top qualifier Sören Sparbier (Mugen Seiki) used Q4 to break in his second set of race tires and took another fourth consecutive heat win here in Daun. Xray`s Adam Izsay was shadowing him again on the score board and booked his fourth P2 for the weekend behind Sparbier. With the top two looking very strong, it was the Awesomatix A800R of Lukas Ellerbrock who came out “best of the rest” in third place followed by the Serpent of Dominic Greiner who makes his Pro Stock debut here in Daun beside racing modified. Triple finals coming up – don`t miss the show!

The top 10 on the grid for the finals: TQ Sören Sparbier, Adam Izsay, Lukas Ellerbrock, Dominic Greiner, Jesper Rasmussen, Olivier Bultynck, Phil Langner, Louis Kretschmer, Mark Valent, Kevin Schmid

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Valent steals last minute TQ from Langner – thrilling finals ahead!

Schumacher driver Mark Valent has turned things around in Q3 and Q4 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. After Phil Langer won the opening two rounds of qualifying, Valent was able to win Q3 and Q4 with faster runtimes to roll his Schumacher car into the first box of the starting grid for our upcoming triple finals. A great show of FWD racing is ahead of us with so many fast drivers making the A-Main.

The top 10 on the grid for the finals: TQ Mark Valent, Phil Langner, Dominik Reile, Frederik Hovgaard, Michael Bolt, Alexander Stocker, Roman Borschel, Ben Moorey, Olav Dahle, Gergö Valent

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Zierold, Kölbel, and Mateo to hunt TQ Ehrbar down in the finals

Nothing new on top of the 40+ Masters class. David Ehrbar made it four out of four when he took another win ahead of Zierold, Kölbel, and Mateo in the last round of qualifying. The upcoming triple finals will be interesting as everybody wants to find out if somebody can challenge Ehrbar for the win.  

The top 10 on the grid for the finals: TQ David Ehrbar,Michel Zierold, René Kölbel, Toni Mateo, Alexander Stocker, Torsten Baggendorf, Mirco Thalheimer, Philipp Hagnauer, Elibert Sievers, Dai Sakaguchi, Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main!

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Kriz adds another TQ run to his white vest

Jaroslav Kriz had not lost his speed overnight. After dominating the Friday qualifying sessions, the Xray driver also won the last round on Saturday morning. Kriz clearly “sweeped” qualifying at the Sporthotel Grafenwald! Kristian Jensen took another second for the round followed by Bajusz Zsolt, David Reip, and Jan Gehrig. Great job from David Reip who qualified directly into the A-Main at his very first ETS attendance!

The top 10 on the grid for the finals: TQ Jaroslav Kriz, Kristian Jensen, Bajusz Zsolt, Pawel Trella, Wolfgang Swoboda, Jan Gehrig, David Reip, Johannes Röhrich – Hirzel, Elena Fuchs, Michael Koos, Bump up driver to be decided in the first B-Main!

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

It is on champion Stiebler to battle it out with TQ Ehrbar in the mains

Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) and Thomas Stenger (Xray) will start from second and third behind top qualifier David Ehrbar. They seem to be the only guys with a serious chance to be in the mix for the race win at ETD RD4 against a strong driving Ehrbar. Jacques Libar is also quick and will start from fourth place ahead of former race winner René Kölbel.

The top 10 on the grid for the finals: TQ David Ehrbar, Andreas Stiebler, Thomas Stenger, Jacques Libar, René Kölbel, Adam Southgate, Balint Rajki, Marc Rahn, Michael Lipperheide, Chris Grenz

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Under the Hood – Kazuki Yamashita`s Yokomo MS1.0

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Under the Hood – Kazuki Yamashita`s Yokomo MS1.0

Kazuki Yamashita made the trip to ETS RD4 in Germany all the way from Japan. The Yokomo employee is competing the first time in Europe and is running his Yokomo MS1.0 in the Modified class. Kazuki said that the feeling on the ETS carpet is “way different” to what he is used to race on at the famous Yatabe Arena in Tsukuba, Japan. But he is really enjoying his time here in Germany together with Yokomo driver Christopher Krapp and the rest of the team.

Yamashita`s car is equipped with Racing Performer electronics, a Sanwa M17S radio system, and a Sanwa servo. He is running the MS1.0 with an aluminum chassis and some titanium screws. The body is painted by Shimoda paint.

Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0,4mm
Speedo: Racing Performer RPX II
Motor: Racing Performer M4 5.0T
Battery: Yokomo 4200
Radio: Sanwa M17S
Servo: Sanwa PGS-LH II
Tires: Matrix ETS Handout
Sponsors and support: Yokomo, Sanwa, Racing Performer, Tsukuba RC Park, Shimoda Paint, 74

Under the Hood – Michal Orlowski`s Schumacher Mi9

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Under the Hood – Michal Orlowski`s Schumacher Mi9

Reigning ETS Modified champion Michal Orlowski from Poland is rocking his Schumacher Mi9 at the Sporthotel Grafenwald in Daun – a venue in which he has won the last two ETS races.

Orlowski`s race car is equipped with 1-notch upper arm mounts, kashima coated shock bodies, 26g motor mount weights, and Eclipse 6 ball cups from Schumacher, as well as with some MR33 tungsten weights and JConcepts finnisher steering screws.

Michal is using the Elceram Nitride ESC in his car together with a Hobbywing 5.0T motor, Cayote 5300mAh batteries, a Power HD S15-S direct mount servo, and a Sanwa M17S radio system!

Body Shell: Xtreme Twister Speciale 0,4mm
Speedo: Elceram Nitride
Motor: Hobbywing Xerun V10 5.0T
Battery: Team Cayote 5300mAh
Radio: Sanwa M17S
Servo: Power HD S15-S
Tires: Matrix ETS Handout
Sponsors and support: Schumacher, Elceram, Team Cayote, JConcepts, Power HD, MR33, ToolkitRC, ToniSport, Sanwa, T-Work`s, Core RC, Trishbits, OO Neal, 33Graphix, VP Design

Orlowski executes “the perfect Friday”

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Orlowski executes “the perfect Friday”

Q3 Report, ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25

Orlowski holds off Völker and books the best spot on the grid for the finals

Michal Orlowski claimed another TQ in his recently very successful ETS career. But the Schumacher factory driver had a lot of work to do on track because of a very quick and hard pushing Ronald Völker. The Mugen driver was on top of the board in the first three laps before Orlowski`s name popped up on top again.

Both had a very similar pace and Orlowski edged out Völker by half a second at the end of the run. Völker is now second overnight and will try to keep this position behind Orlowski for the start of the triple A-Main finals. Both (Völker and Orlowski) have won twice or more here in Daun and they will go for a great fight on Saturday and Sunday if Völker can defend his starting position in tomorrow`s last qualifier!

Behind the top two drivers, Awesomatix lead driver Marc Rheinard took P3 for the round ahead of his teammate Lucas Urbain, and Serpent`s top driver Dominic Greiner. One more qualifier is still to come on Saturday – last chance for improvements!

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Sparbier claims first ever Pro Stock TQ after another clinic drive

Mugen Seiki`s Sören Sparbier brought a perfect day to a perfect ending when he took another win ahead of the ultra-strong competition here in Daun. Sparbier was leading for the entire 5 minutes with his LRP powered Mugen MTC-3 car and was 0.9 seconds faster as his hardest challenger Adam Izsay with his Norsam energized Xray car.

Third place for the round went to Jesper Rasmussen (Awesomatix), while Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix) and Phil Langner (Awesomatix) made it into the top five of Q3 as well. The top 6 or 7 drivers are logged into the A-Main almost safe but behind them there are some drivers who still need another good result in the last round of Pro Stick qualifying on Saturday.

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Valent strikes back and wins Q3 ahead of Langner and Stocker

After Phil Langner had one the first two rounds of qualifying, he missed the chance to seal the overall TQ in Q3 when he “only” finished second behind heat winner Mark Valent. The Schumacher driver Valent had a perfect run and was 1.8 seconds faster then the rest of the field. This result has postponed the decision for the overall TQ here in Daun and shifted it to Saturday morning when Phil Langner and Mark Valent will battle it out on track.

Alexander Stocker was fast in Q3 and took third place ahead of championship leader Frederik Hovgaard, and Michael Bolt. Don`t miss the TQ decision on Saturday morning and watch our livestream.

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Ehrbar on pole – championship is almost decided!

Big step in direction championship for Xray`s David Ehrbar. The German posted another TQ run to seal the sweet spot on the grid for the triple finals. With Ehrbar`s advantage at 1.7 seconds again, it seems that he is invincible right now in the 40+ Masters class. Michel Zierold is his hardest contender with three second places so far. Toni Mateo improved a lot in Q3 and scored a strong third place ahead of René Kölbel and Philipp “Hagi” Hagnauer. With the TQ already decided, the battle for the remaining spots on the grid will be intense once more in Q4 on Saturday morning.

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Kriz is top qualifier in Germany

Jaroslav Kriz does not stop to win races here in Daun. The Slovakian was putting together another TQ run to seal pole position with three wins out of three heats – great job Jaroslav! Kristian Jensen finally had a strong run to second spot and was able to outpace third placed Bajusz Zsolt by 0.2 seconds. Pawel Trella and Jan Gehrig completed the top 5 in the penultimate Orca 21.5 Stock qualifier. Congratulations to Jaroslav Kriz for the overall TQ in Daun.

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Qualifying masterclass from Ehrbar

David Ehrbar is having a great time in Daun so far. He not only TQ`ed all three rounds of qualifying in the 40+ Masters class so far, but he was also able to repeat that in Formula as well – not bad! Ehrbar won again ahead of Andreas Stiebler`s Schumacher car and the Xray of his teammate Jacques Libar. René Kölbel and Chris Grenz completed the top 5 on Saturday evening!

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Orlowski snatches Q2 from Völker and Rheinard

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Orlowski snatches Q2 from Völker and Rheinard

Q2 Report, ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25

Völker and Rheinard putting the pressure on Orlowski while Greiner suffers from unlucky DNF

Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki), and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) scored good results with P2 and P3 behind Q2 winner Michal Orlowski. The two former world champions extracted all they could from their packages to fight for the win. However, Schumacher factory driver Orlowski had an advantage of 1.1 seconds when he crossed the loop after five minutes and posted the hottest lap of the race (13.120) with his Mi9. Orlowski had a great start into the heat and was immediately on pace.

Dominic Greiner was in running second place for a while, super close with Völker, Lauter, and Rheinard until he had to stop his car with a technical problem around the four-minute mark. Bad luck for Greiner while everybody else moved up a spot. Orlowski has (again) the best chances for pole position now but “it is not done until it`s done” they say… One more round of qualifying will come up later today with the last round on the line on Saturday morning.

It was not easy out there. The car is feeling super good but on the other side it is difficult to make no mistakes on this flowing fast track where you need to push hard everywhere. Michal (Orlowski) had two very good runs so far, but we will try our best to challenge him. I am also super happy for our Pro Stock driver Sören Sparbier who looked very good in Q1 and Q2. Let`s see what the rest of the day will hold for us!
-Ronald Völker (DE) Mugen Seiki | LRP-

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Impressive Sparbier wins Q2 for Mugen Seiki

The Pro Stock class is a very close affair here in Daun. After winning Q1, Sören Sparbier started first into the top heat and showed all his class when he drove to the win again. Adam Izsay (Xray, fastest lap of the heat 14.111) and Dominic Greiner (Serpent) followed very close and tried to set Sparbier under pressure, but the Mugen driver was able to stand his ground on top of the field until the end.

It was a great and very clean qualifying run throughout the field and Lukas Ellerbrock and Jesper Rasmussen rounded out the top 5. Sören Sparbier has a big chance to seal his first ever ETS pole position this weekend and we will know more about it after Q3.

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Valent trashes round two TQ in last lap – Langner takes full advantage!

The second round of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying saw Mark Valent (Schumacher), Dominik Reile (Iris), and Phil Langner (Awesomatix) fighting for the win.  Valent was leading the race all time until he made a mistake in the very last lap of the race. Valent lost three (!) seconds – and his race lead. Phil Langner and Dominik Reile went by and took full advantage of Valent`s error.

Langer scored his second TQ run for the event and is very close to his first ever FWD pole position at the ETS. Michael Bolt and Roman Borschel completed the top 5.

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Another TQ run from Ehrbar with Zierold and Stocker in tow

After winning Q1, David Ehrbar was on a mission again in Q2 which he won again with a huge gap of 4 (!) seconds ahead of Michel Zierold and Alexander Stocker. René Kölbel was fourth fastest and Totti Baggendorf scored another fifth place. David Ehrbar is in a world of his own (fastest lap 15.232) and right now it looks like nobody can really challenge him for the win at the Sporthotel Grafenwald! Are we right or wrong with this opinion?

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Kriz scores another TQ run and is close to secure pole position

Jaroslav Kriz is the driver to beat so far here in the Orca 21.5 Stock class. Kriz posted another TQ run ahead of Bajusz Zsolt and Pawel Trella. Wolfgang Swoboda had another good run to P4, and Jan Gehrig took fifth place away from Q2. With Kriz almost close to TQ the event, the battle for the positions behind him is in full swing. Championship leader Kristian Jensen is struggling a lot this weekend and was only ranked on P23 after Q2. Everything looks good for Kriz who still has his eyes onto the overall ETS championship trophy!

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

The Ehrbar show continues in Daun

Reigning ETS Formula champion Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) and Xray driver Thomas Stenger pushed their cars really hard in Q2 and it looked like they can beat Ehrbar in the first three minutes of the heat. The lead changed multiple times but somehow Ehrbar managed to nail the last 6 laps including the fastest lap of the race (14.147) to pull a gap to Stenger and Stiebler again. Jacques Libar and René Kölbel made it into the top 5 at the end of Q2. One more TQ run for Ehrbar and the pole position would be his…

CHECK THE QUALIFYING RESULTS HERE

Orlowski takes Q1 from Lauter and Urbain

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Orlowski takes Q1 from Lauter and Urbain

Business as usual for Orlowski? Lauter with stellar drive, Urbain and Völker right there…

Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski took the opening round of FlySky Modified qualifying at ETS RD4 in Daun. After having kind of a “slower” start into the heat, Orlowski dropped back behind early race leader Ronald Völker (Mugen Seiki). After 2 minutes Orlowski was on a better pace again and took over the lead as Völker had two small bobbles at the same time in the race. Völker lost some tenths and dropped back to fourth place behind the Awesomatix duo of Simon Lauter and Lucas Urbain.

Dominic Greiner showed that his practice pace was “pure” and delivered a strong run to fifth for the round. Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix), Adam Izsay (Xray), Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher), Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix), and Yannic Prümper (RC Maker) completed the top 10 in the first round of FlySky Modified qualifying. Can Orlowski repeat it again in Q2?

CHECK THE Q1 RESULTS HERE

Sparbier delivers perfect TQ run with new Mugen prototype car

In Q1 of the Awesomatix Pro Stock class, Mugen Seiki driver Sören Sparbier was “right on the money”. Sparbier is wheeling one of the few existing MTC-3 prototype cars this weekend which Robert Pietsch is preparing between the runs for him. Sparbier was able to close on top seed Adam Izsay (Xray) in the early stages of the head and after Izsay let him by Sparbier had a comfortable run to round one TQ with a gap of almost 2 seconds to the rest of the field.

I quickly noticed that I had a better pace than Adam in front of me. Once he let me by I was able to control the race in a good way. The car is working great and it seems that it is a huge step forward over the MTC-2R we used before! Customers can already be excited for the new MTC3. However, Q1 is just Q1 so we need to further deliver results…
-Sören Sparbier (DE) Mugen Seiki/LRP-

Behind Sparbier and Izsay, reigning champion Olivier Bultynck finished third in front of the b-heat duo Phil Langner (Awesomatix) and Mark Valent (Schumacher) who both showed great pace in the heat before. Dominik Greiner (Serpent), Louis Kretschmer (Awesomatix), Kevin Schmid (Awesomatix), Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix) and Rob Janssen (Awesomatix) completed the top 10.

CHECK THE Q1 RESULTS HERE

Super close Q1 with Langner on top of the board

Young talent Phil Langner was able to win the first heat of Hobbywing Frontwheel qualifying. Langer was driving super clean with his Awesomatix car and was 0.8 of a second faster than second placed Mark Valent (Schumacher), and Dominik Reile (Iris).

Roman Borschel (Awesomatix) took P4 from the round and championship leader Frederik Hovgaard posted the fifth quickest time with his Yokomo ride out of the b-heat. The field of 120 FWD racers is together incredibly close and every tenth counts in the fight for one of the spots in the A-Main. Let`s see what will happen in Q2!

CHECK THE Q1 RESULTS HERE

Ehrbar shines in Q1, Zierold second…!

Top seed David Ehrbar (Xray) took the win in Q1 on Saturday morning. Michel Zierold was leading the race in the first laps with his Awesomatix car before Ehrbar moved up to the top again. Ehrbar was driving just a little more consistent than the others and his gap over Zierold and third placed driver Mirco Thalheimer (Xray) was at around 2 seconds after the full five-minute run.

Alexander Stocker took P4 from the round and Torsten Baggendorf completed the top 5. Can Zierold or Thalheimer close the gap to Ehrbar in Q2? Ehrbar is hard to beat for sure but Zierold and Co. will try all they can to put him under serious pressure

CHECK THE Q1 RESULTS HERE

Kriz takes early morning Q1in Daun

Jaroslav Kriz has taken the opening round of Orca 21.5 Stock qualifying in Daun. The 15-year old youngster from Slovakia won the heat with a huge gap of 5 seconds ahead of Bajusz Zsolt, Pawel Trella, and Elena Fuchs. Kriz also posted the hot lap of the heat (15.540) and was looking very strong on track. Wolfgang Swoboda took fifth place and was followed by Nadine Zühlke in sixth. David Reip had a great run in the second fastest group scoring a P7 overall at his ETS debut – well done!

CHECK THE Q1 RESULTS HERE

Perfect start into qualifying as Ehrbar takes Q1 from champion Stiebler and Stenger

David Ehrbar was the quickest Formula driver in Q1 on Saturday morning. Ehrbar had a close battle with Stiebler and took the heat win by 0.6 seconds from his arch-rival and reigning ETS Formula champion Andreas Stiebler. Thomas Stenger (Xray) also had a good start into qualifying at his first Daun ETS outing and took third for the round ahead of René Kölbel (Xray) and Jacques Libar (Xray).

CHECK THE Q1 RESULTS HERE

Under the Hood – Jonas Völker`s RC Maker SP1-F

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Under the Hood – Jonas Völker`s RC Maker SP1-F

Jonas Völker is running the RC Maker SP1-F here in the highly competitive Hobbywing Frontwheel class with more than 120 entries. It is the first outing for the car on the big ETS stage and Jonas is running his SP1-F “almost” out of the box. He just added some RC Maker ballast weights and a 1up Racing titanium screw set to his car.

The SP1-F features the complete laydown shocks which are making the car very unique on the market. Many other interesting features are turning the SP1 platform from RC Maker into one of the most interesting projects in the electric 1:10 scale racing scene now.

“Jonny” is using his FlySky Noble NB4 Pro+ radio together with a Power HD D12 servo and Cayote 5000mAh LiPo batteries on the electronic side together with the well-known and approved Hobbywing ETS combo!

Body Shell: Blitz YRS 0,7mm
Speedo: Hobbywing G3S
Motor: Hobbywing Justock 17.5 ETS
Battery: Team Cayote 5000mAh
Radio: FlySky Noble NB4 Pro +
Servo: Power HD D12
Tires: Ride ETS Handout
Sponsors and support: RC Maker, ToniSport, FlySky, 33Graphix, MR33, Power HD

Orlowski leads after day one by small margin from Völker and Rheinard

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Orlowski leads after day one by small margin from Völker and Rheinard

Free Practice Report, ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25

Close practice sessions on Thursday with Schumacher, Mugen Seiki, and Awesomatix dictating the pace on top

The FlySky Modified class saw Michal Orlowski on top at the end of the day. The top drivers had been “on the money” at the Sporthotel Grafenwald`s flowing and challenging ETS carpet racetrack. Orlowski was able to edge out the competition with his Elceram and Cayote powered Schumacher by half a tenth only as Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker was on a similar pace with his LRP powered prototype car, followed by the Cayote powered Awesomatix of Marc Rheinard another half of a tenth behind.

Lucas Urbain and Simon Lauter were putting two more Awesomatix cars into the top five before Dominic Greiner`s very strong looking Serpent, and the RC Maker of Yannic Prümper. Christopher Krapp was eight fastest with his Yokomo car followed by Adam Izsay who was the best Xray driver in ninth place. Patrick Gollner (Mugen Seiki) completed the top 10.

At the end of day one it looks like Orlowski, Völker, and Rheinard will deliver us a great fight for the overall TQ in qualifying – can somebody crash the parts on top?

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)

1. Michal Orlowski (PL) 39.292 Schumacher|Elceram
2. Ronald Völker (DE) 39.347 Mugen Seiki|LRP
3. Marc Rheinard (DE) 39.412 Awesomatix|Cayote
4. Lucas Urbain (FR) 39.746 Awesomatix|ORCA
5. Simon Lauter (DE) 39.866 Awesomatix | Hobbywing

CHECK THE FREE PRACTICE RESULTS HERE

GP3F winner Izsay on top, closely followed by Sparbier and Bultynck

In Awesomatix ProStock, Adam Izsay is still running strong after his huge win at the famous GP3F last weekend in Longwy (France). But Izsay only had a very small advantage over second placed Sören Sparbier who looked very fast as well with a Mugen prototype car.

Behind Izsay and Sparbier we saw our reigning ETS Pro Stock champion Olivier Bultynck in third place leading an Awesomatix 3-4-5 ahead of Kretschmer and Rasmussen. Dominic Greiner (Serpent), Lukas Ellerbrock (Awesomatix), Kevin Schmid (Awesomatix), Michael Bolt (Awesomatix), and Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) completed the top 10 in a field of 70 very fast pro stock racers. Qualifying starts on Friday when it`s time for everybody to show the “real” pace over the full five minute runs!

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)

1. Adam Izsay (HU) 43:137 Xray
2. Sören Sparbier (DE) 43:176 Mugen Seiki
3. Olivier Bultynck (BE) 43:245 Awesomatix
4. Louis Kretschmer (DE) 43:392 Awesomatix
5. Jesper Rasmussen (DK) 43:392 Awesomatix

CHECK THE FREE PRACTICE RESULTS HERE

Reile, Borschel, and Langner setting FWD pace…

With the top 20 drivers within just one (!) second over the three fastest consecutive laps, the Hobbywing Frontwheel class will become a real nail biter when we start qualifying on Friday. Dominik Reile was the fastest driver on Thursday with his Iris car and was a tenth ahead of the two Awesomatix cars of Roman Borschel and Phil Langner.

Mark Valent and Michael Bolt completed the top 5. The fight for the A-Main positions will be spectacular and close and we are already looking forward to the action on track!

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)

1. Dominik Reile (DE) 50.149 Iris
2. Roman Borschel (DE) 50.287 Awesomatix
3. Phil Langner (DE) 50.300 Awesomatix
4. Mark Valent (HU) 50.351 Schumacher
5. Michael Bolt (GB) 50.428 Awesomatix

CHECK THE FREE PRACTICE RESULTS HERE

Dominant Ehrbar fastest in the masters class – can he win here in Daun?

David Ehrbar showed that he is the man to beat in the 40+ master’s class. Ehrbar was fastest in every of the four practice rounds and showed his clear ambitions to already seal the championship title here in Daun. Michel Zierold was his hardest challenger with his Awesomatix, but already four tenths behind Ehrbar.

With Alexander Stocker we saw a former ETS champion of this class driving to a strong third place at his “little comeback”. René Kölbel from Austria was fourth quickest for the day and Mirco Thalheimer rounded out the top 5. The Masters class is hard fought as always and we expect a real thriller for the battles on top and also for the remaining spots in the A-Main!

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)

1. David Ehrbar (DE) 46:193 Xray
2. Michel Zierold (DE) 46.650 Awesomatix
3. Alexander Stocker (DE) 46.848 Xray
4. René Kölbel (AT) 46.884 Xray
5. Mirco Thalheimer (DE) 46.946 Xray

CHECK THE FREE PRACTICE RESULTS HERE

Koos tops Thursday practice sessions at Sporthotel Grafenwald

In the Orca 21.5 Stock class it was routineer Michael Koos (Awesomatix) who was fastest for the day after four rounds of practice. He will start first into qualifying on Friday morning ahead of the Xray duo Jan Gehrig and Jaroslav Jun. Kriz. They had been followed by two more Xray cars of Bajusz Jun. Zsolt and championship leader Kristian Jensen.

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)

1. Michael Koos (DE) 46.988 (Awesomatix)
2.Jan Gehrig (DE) 47.314 (Xray)
3. Jaroslav Jun. Kriz (SK) 47.317 (Xray)
4. Bajusz Jun. Zsolt (LU) 47.440 (Xray)
5. Kristian Jensen (DK) 47.780 (Xray)

CHECK THE FREE PRACTICE RESULTS HERE

Stiebler and Stenger chasing Ehrbar at day 1 in Daun

Xray`s David Ehrbar was the fastest in the Matrix Formula class on Thursday. He was followed by our reigning ETS champion Andreas Stiebler (Schumacher) and Thomas Stenger (Xray). Qualifying will be interesting between them as both seem to be able to challenge Ehrbar. Jacques Libar and Michael Lipperheide showed a good pace as well and rounded out the top 5 after day one in Daun.

The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)

1. David Ehrbar (DE) 42.732 Xray
2. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 42.947 Schumacher
3. Thomas Stenger (DE) 43.062 Xray
4. Jacques Libar (LU) 43.187 Xray
5. Michael Lipperheide (DE) 43.693 Xray

CHECK THE FREE PRACTICE RESULTS HERE

We are looking forward to all the Friday action here at ETS RD4 in Daun. Stay tuned and follow us during the whole weekend. Check our website ets.racing and visit the YouTube channels of the Euro Touring Series and RC Racing TV. There you will find our live coverage from ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25 at the famous “Sporthotel Grafenwald ”!

Pit Walk @ ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25 in Daun, GER

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Pit Walk @ ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25 in Daun, GER

Scotty went through the pits on day one of ETS RD4 Season #17 2024/25 in Daun, GER, Let`s hear from drivers and other important persons of the RC industry!

Daun – the hunt for the titles continues!

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Daun – the hunt for the titles continues!

ETS Preview Report – Part 2, RD4 Season #17 2024/25 Daun, GER

After summing up silly season yestarday, we like to take a closer look onto the championship battles of our ETS racing classes. Season #17 is only consisting of 5 races (with 4 to count) and we only have two of them remaining with the season finale coming up in Wiener Neustadt (Austria) in March. For many racers, Daun will be a crossroads for the overall championship positions. Here is a quick update for you…

Title defence in reach for Schumacher`s Orlowski

Top 6 finish for title defence – a walk in the park for our reigning champion!

The story of the FlySKy Modified class is quickly told. With three victories (including 3 TQs), it is Michal Orlowski who has collected the most points so far this season. Second-placed Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix) is already 14 (!) points behind Orlowski and the Polish Schumacher factory driver only needs one more top six finish in Daun to defend his FlySky Modified championship title.

The weekend in Daun could be another remarkable one in Michal Orlowski’s career and we are sure that the team already has a few bottles of champagne in the fridge!

Behind Orlowski, it is Marc Rheinard who can see his teammates Lucas Urbain and Simon Lauter right behind him in third and fourth place – only a few points behind. It looks like we will see an all Awesomatix fight for the remaining overall podium positions beside Orlowski.

Yannic Prümper is ranked fifth overall and will try to hold this position for sure now after his switch from Yokomo to RC Maker. Prümper is equal on points with Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker who aims to improve with the new Mugen MTC-3 prototype car after a disappointing season so far!

Season statistics ahead of Daun
Different Racers: 88 | Most wins: Michal Orlowski (3) | Current top 3: Orlowski, Rheinard, Urbain | Championship decision possible: Yes, with top 6 result for Orlowski!

Ellerbrock and Bultynck “sending it” for thrilling title showdown

Awesomatix will win another Pro Stock title – but who will lift the trophy?

The Awesomatix Pro Stock class was a three-horse race last season with Adam Izsay, Olivier Bultynck, and Lukas Ellerbrock with the best ending for Bultynck. This season, the reigning champion is in the fight for the title again with his Awesomatix teammate Lukas Ellerbrock.

Right now the situation is clear: Ellerbrock has two wins and a third while Bultynck is 4 points behind with one win and two third places. Bultynck still has the chance to turn things around but he needs a win in Daun to shift the championship decision to the season finale in Winer Neustadt.

With the two Awesomatix drives being the only ones remaining in the fight for the title, it is Mugen Seiki driver Sören Sparbier who is currently “best of the rest” sitting in a very solid third position ahead of youngster Phil Langner (Awesomatix) and routinier Helge Johannessen (ARC) from Norway.

Season statistics ahead of Daun
Different Racers: 130 | Most wins: Lukas Ellerbrock (2) | Current top 3: Ellerbrock, Bultynck, Sparbier | Championship decision possible: Yes, with Ellerbrock winning the race!

First FWD title for Yokomo in sight

Hovgaard with epic chance for TeamYokomo

The Yokomo factory team has a hot shot for the Hobbywing FWD title this season. After this title was accupied by Xray and Awesomatix in the past years, this season is different. Reigning European FWD champion Frederik Hovgaard scored a fifth (Apeldoorn) and a fourth (Luxembourg) place and won the race in Aigen.

These results lifted him to the top of the standings so far with a 6 points advantage over Xray driver Jacques Libar, and 10 points over third placed Max Weffers (Xray). Let`s see how Hovgaard will handle the pressure against the super strong and huge field of 122 (!) FWD drivers in Daun !

Season statistics ahead of Daun
Different Racers: 101 | Most wins: Nicolas Delisè, Frederik Hovgaard, Mark Valent (1 each) | Current top 3: Hovgaard, Libar, Weffers | Championship decision possible: Yes, with Hovgaard win and Libar not better than 5th!

Close to the title – Ehrbar and Xray

Ehrbar needs to hold off Anderson in two remaining races of ETS Season #17

David Ehrbar is very close to win his first 40+ masters championship at the Euro Touring Series. The only driver who had a chance to challenge Ehrbar (points wise) to the end of the season was mister EAM, Eric Anderson from the USA. But with EA not making the trip to Daun, David Ehrbar has a huge chance to seal the overall title with a top three finish in Daun. If he can manage to step on the podium in Daun, no other driver in the field will be able to score more points than Ehrbar until the end of the season! Elibert Sievers, Michel Zierold, and Ronald Arts are currently ranked in the top five behind Ehrbar and Anderson!

Season statistics ahead of Daun
Different Racers: 69 | Most wins: David Ehrbar (2) | Current top 3: Ehrbar, Anderson, Sievers | Championship decision possible: Yes, with Ehrbar finishing in the top 3!

Jensen and Siebert leading the field into deciding chapter of the season

We will see a new champion in the Orca 21.5 Stock class

Looking onto the standings of the Orca 21.5 Stock class, Xray driver Kristian Jensen from Denmark comes with a 3-point advantage over German Mugen Seiki racer Timo Siebert to Daun. Both had a really good season so far with one TQ and race win each. It will be interesting to see how the two drivers will handle the pressure in Daun. They are in a very promising position for the overall title for the first time in their ETS racing carreer.

Nadine Zühlke (ARC) is sitting behing the leaders in third place AND also has a chance to win the overall season. All she need to do: Winning both races from TQ. Not an easy job for sure, but nothing is impossible and Nadine is one of the potential championship contenders!

The driver with maybe the “best chances” for the overal title is sitting only in 6th place so far. It is Jaroslav Jun. Kriz who has only raced two times this season. But with a TQ and win and another second place he has the best two-race score which he can now use in the last two races to attack the overall championship for Xray. It is game on in the Orca 21.5 Stock class!

Season statistics ahead of Daun
Different Racers: 48 | Most wins: Timo Siebert, Jaroslav Jun. Kriz, Kristian Jensen (1 each) | Current top 3: Jensen, Siebert, Zühlke | Championship decision possible: We will have our champion crowned at the season finale in Wiener Neustadt!

Schumacher and Xray fighting for glory in Formula class

Stiebler needs to finish ahead of Ehrbar to keep championship hopes alive!

Schumacher driver and reigning Matrix Formula champion Andreas Stiebler is under pressure before the race in Daun. He is only one point behind his rival David Ehrbar (Xray), but the race in Daun is super important. If Ehrbar can win it from pole position, Stiebler can only get equal on points at the season finale (with also a TQ and win) but the amount of TQ`s and podium positions would more speak to Ehrbar`s favour now. Luka Jovicic, Michal Wojcik, and Robert Kampehl are completing the top 5 before the last two indoor races of the season!

Season statistics ahead of Daun
Different Racers: 32 | Most wins: Luka Jovicic, Andreas Stiebler, David Ehrbar (1 each) | Current top 3: Ehrbar, Stiebler, Jovicic | Championship decision possible: If Ehrbar wins from TQ, the championship should be 99% safe for him!

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