2023 ETS Round 2 Results

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Matrix Modified

Big win for Awesomatix while Mugen Seiki suffers a heavy defeat

A2 – Völker, Dankel, and Rheinard all got off the line perfectly and Völker was leading until his Mugen car spun out in lap two in the sweeper at the end of the straightway. He dropped all the way back to the end of the field and had to stop his car after lap 4 – a nightmare for our top qualifier. Meanwhile, Eric Dankel was in the lead with his MTC2R, and second placed Marc Rheinard was trying to real him in with his Awesomatix A800R.
After his win in A1, another first place would have been enough for Rheinard to take the overall victory here in Aigen. But Eric Dankel was doing a brilliant job to keep the five-time world champion Rheinard behind and brought home his first ever Modified A-Main heat win at the ETS. Oliver Havranek (Xray), Simon Lauter (Awesomatix), and Patrick Gollner (Xray) completed the top 5 in the second Matrix Modified A-Main. The decision for the overall win went down to the line in A3.

A3– The third and deciding Matrix Modified A-Main was on the line and everybody was excited who would be the winner in the end. With Eric Dankel, Marc Rheinard, Oliver Havranek, and Jan Ratheisky, we had four drivers with a theoretical chance for the win. Eric Dankel and Marc Rheinard had the best shot. When the race started, it was TQ Ronald Völker who brought the field around the first three laps until his car took off and landed into the fence when he drove over the curbing in the fast chicane on the left side of the track. Völkers race was done, so was his chance to secure a spot on the podium. A real nightmare for Völker who looked so dominant during most parts of the weekend.
After Völker disappeared from the timing, Eric Dankel was leading with Marc Rheinard right behind him. Dankel knew that he needed to win A3 to get the overall victory, and he did a masterful job to keep Rheinard behind. Marc was putting a lot of pressure on Dankel`s Mugen ride in front of him and it was amazing to watch these guys racing.
In lap 15 the deciding moment happened: Dankel and Rheinard drove on the main straight, and Dankel went a little wider in the long sweeper that in the laps before. Rheinard took the chance and tried to put his Awesomatix car on the inside line. They went side by side, touched slightly, Rheinard went by, and Dankel suffered a body tuck which cost him two positions – and a possible race win. Another tough moment for the Mugen Seiki team which had looked so strong here in Aigen. Marc took the win in A3 and brought home the victory.  It was a very important win for Rheinard and Awesomatix after the bad start into the season in Apeldoorn (P7 for Rheinard). Xray`s Jan Ratheisky scored another second place in A3 which brought him second overall while Erid Dankel had to take the bitter sweet third place on the podium after a brilliant weekend. The Matrix Modified Podium was conquered by Marc Rheinard (1st), Jan Ratheisky (2nd), and Eric Dankel (3rd).

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Winner B-Main: Carl Friedrich Groessel
Winner C-Main: Maximilian Unterschütz
Winner D-Main: Peter Ende

Awesomatix Pro Stock

Iszay completes “Mission Austria”

A2 – Right after the start, Tim Benson was putting a nice pass on Louis Kretschmer and took second place behind the leader Adam Izsay. Benson was able to create some pressure onto Izsay but after one-minute Izsay was able to pull away from Benson again. At the end, Izsay won A2 with 1.6 of a second in front of Tim Benson, and Olivier Bultynck in third place. With Kretschmer and Izsay both having one win, the decision for the overall win was shifted to the third A-Main.

A3 –  The last and deciding Pro Stock A-Main saw Adam Izsay completing his “Mission Austria” as he took the win which earned him the overall victory at ETS RD2. Louis Kretschmer and Tim Benson secured the final spots on the podium behind Izsay. We saw a high quality Pro Stock race all weekend long and we like to send huge congratulations to all Pro Stock drivers!

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Winner B-Main: Sören Sparbier
Winner C-Main: Jacques Libar
Winner D-Main: Andreas Gehrig
Winner E-Main: Emely Ratheisky

Hobbywing Frontwheel

Izsay wins the FWD class for Xray

A2 – Adam Izsay showed again that he was the fastest driver here in the FWD class all weekend long. Izsay took the win from tone to tone and secured the win at ETS RD2 in Austria. Pawel Staszewski had another good run and finished second again behind race winner Izsay. Andy Murray took third place while Jonas Völker dropped down to P10 after a mistake in the last minute of A2.

A3- Race winner Adam Izsay was not on the line anymore in A3. Pawel Staszewski was starting from P1 and took the win in front of Andy Murray and Jonas Völker. The final results saw Adam Izsay on the top spot of the podium, flanked by Pawel Staszewski, and Andy Murray – congratulations guys.

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Winner B-Main: Gideon Dietrich
Winner C-Main: Oliver Heise
Winner D-Main: Marcel Schmutzler

1up Racing 40+ Masters

Zierold and Thalheimer showing a real master class with better ending for Zierold

A2 – The second Masters A-Main saw TQ Michel Zierold making a huge mistake in the second lap. He drove his Awesomatix car into the grass and lost many positions. Mirco Thalheimer took full advantage of it and was able to win A2 after a perfect drive. Behind Thalheimer, a sometimes very hard battle was going on with Manuel Stankowitz, Michel Zierold, Andreas Myrberg, Werner Schmitzer, Torsten Baggendorf, and Ronald Arts all involved. At the end of the run, it was Manuel Stankowitz taking second place followed by Michel Zierold, Ronald Arts, and Torsten Baggendorf.
The win was on the line in A3 with Zierold and Thalheimer having the best shot for the biggest trophy!

A3 – Michel Zierold and Mirco Thalheimer both had a perfect start into leg 3 and they immediately started to pull away from the rest of the field. They were matching lap times lap after lap, and Zierold was driving like a real rock without the smallest mistake. That didn`t allow Thalheimer to ride a serious attack on “Zwickau” Zierold in front of him.
Behind the leaders, a nice “DRS train” was circulating around the track and the Masters showed a great last A-Main. Michel Zierold crossed the line under the applause of the crowd and Mirco Thalheimer was the first one to congratulate him for his win – awesomae jobby all 40+ Masters drivers!

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Winner B-Main: Frank Fuchs
Winner C-Main: Marc Langner

Orca 21.5 Stock

Pöhlmann wins it ahead of Langner and Bergheim

A2 – Daniel Pöhlmann was able to strike back in the second A-Main which he won in style ahead ofTristan Bergheim and Jan Gehrig. The decision for the overall win was shifted to A3.

A3 – The third final was the decider between Pöhlmann, and A1 winner Langner. Daniel Pöhlmann made no mistakes and drive a very good race ahead of the youngster Phil Langner. In the end, Daniel Pöhlmann took a well-deserved win ahead of second place finisher Phil Langner, and Apeldoorn race winner Tristan Bergheim.

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Winner B-Main: Armin Rajki
Winner C-Main: Aleksandar Stefanovic

ToniSport Formula

Stiebler resists Ehrbars strike back and wins Formula class in Austria

A2 – David Ehrbar was able to win the second A-Main of the ToniSport Formula class. He had a great race with TQ Andreas Stiebler and made a nice move on Stiebler two laps before the end of the race. Ehrbar and Stiebler went into A3 with one win each.

A3 – In the last Formula final, Stiebler was back on pace and pulled away from Ehrbar. In the last minute of the race, Stiebler had a straightway lead and brought home the well-deserved F1 victory here in Aigen-Schlägl. David Ehrbar and Jan Ratheisky joined him on the podium.

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Winner B-Main: Chris Grenz