23/24 EOS Series Round 1 Results Report

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The Euro Offroad Series race in Hann. Münden is DONE. We had an amazing weekend, and we like to thank everybody for coming to the Transworld Hotel Auefeld to race with us. The next EOS race will take place in (famous) Daun and we are already having more than 420 entries for this one. But now, time to honour our race winners from the weekend!

4WD Modified Buggy

A1– We saw a perfect start from all drivers on the sound of the tone and it was David Ronnefalk leading from Bruno Coehlo and Michal Orlowski. What looked like a touring car race for the first eight laps turned out in a spectacular race afterwards. David Ronnefalk had a bad landing which allowed Coehlo and Orlowski to slip by. Ronnefalk was staying behind Orlowski for the next laps and was able to overjump him in the double-double section where Orlowski made a mistake and had to take it single-single.

Ronnefalk was back to P2 and Coehlo already had a comfortable gap out front – before he also threw his car onto the roof in lap 14. Ronnefalk was now leading again but the Swedish ace didn`t nail the last double jump in the infield perfectly and hit the chair in the corner (which was there to prevent drivers doing corner shortcuts with jumping super long).

This handed the lead back to Coehlo again on a golden plate and Bruno took the win in A1 under the applause of all the spectators around the track. It was a very eventful final and great to watch for sure. David Ronnefalk finished second, Michal Orlowski third, Davide Ongaro took fourth place, and Joona Haatanen made it to fifth position from P8 on the grid!

A2– Top qualifier David Ronnefalk brought the field around the first laps and everybody was running how they started. Ronnefalk, Coehlo, and Orlowski were matching lap times lap after lap before Ronnefalk caught the pipe before accelerating onto the double-double jump. Coehlo and Orlowski went by and Ronnefalk found himself in third position after this incident.

Orlowski was charging hard behind Bruno, but the Portuguese ace was putting his head down and drove a clean race until the end. Orlowski had a small bubble with 5 laps to go and Ronnefalk took second spot back. Bruno Coehlo crossed the line and secured himself and Xray a big win here at the EOS in Hann. Münden.

A3– Bruno Coehlo watched A3 from the side-line and the battle for second and third was between Orlowski and Ronnefalk. Michal Orlowski needed to win A3 to take second place away from David Ronnefalk, but in the end, everything turned out differently for Orlowski. Ronnefalk was leading the race from wire to wire, but behind him it was Orlowski who crashed multiple times during the race – something we do not see often from the Polish Offroad superstar.

After Orlowski had given the chance for second overall away, Davide Ongaro was running in second place and pushed Orlowski off the podium in the last heat of the weekend. A great result for Ongaro at his first big carpet race, and kind of a big disappointment for Orlowski who wanted more than a fourth place for sure!

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4WD Stock Buggy

Waitz got it together in A3 and wins 4WD Stock Buggy at the Transworld Hotel

A1– Aaron Waitz had a perfect start off the line and drove an almost perfect first final until he lost his lead to Kim Nielsen in lap 8. Sven Rudig was running in third place before he had some trouble and lost his position to Piotr Stankiewicz and Benedikt Heitzer. Kim Nielsen took the win in the first final of the 4WD Stock Buggy class.

A2- It was another race to forget for young Aaron Waitz. He made a mistake before the main straight in lap 1 and lost many positions. Kim Nielsen jumped into the race leader’s position. Nielsen, who already won the first leg, had the chance to seal the deal here in Hann. Münden but he lost his focus and made a small mistake too. Sven Rudig and Piotr Stankiewicz took advantage and finished first and second in A2. Mike Hansen, Aaron Waitz, and Max Krüger completed the top 5.

A3– After his terrible A2, top qualifier Aaron Waitz had another chance to seal the overall win in Hann. Münden – and he delivered. Aaron had a fantastic run from start to finish and won his first ever EOS race in the 4WD Stock Buggy class – congratulations, well done! Piotr Stankiewicz finished second in the last final, and Kim Nielsen third. The overall result saw Aaron Waitz winning, Kim Nielsen in second, and Pawel Stankiewicz in third place!

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Modified Truck

Neuman is the KING of Modified Stadium Truck racing

A1– It was a lonely race for Jörn Neumann at the top of the field. Second place starter Micha Widmaier lost his truck in the double-double section during lap 2 and lost many places. Jörn Neumann took it easy and cruised around with his stadium truck, painted in his trademark colours. A small mistake from Neumann brought Burak Kilic closer again, but Kilic was running out of time and Neumann took A1 after five minutes. Widmaier was able to recover a bit and took third place ahead of Rik Haemers and Mike Hansen.

A2– Jörn Neumann had his teammate Micha Widmaier shadowing him for 4:30 minutes before Widmaier got stuck at the step-up of the corner table. Neumann made no mistakes in the race and took a well-deserved overall victory in the Modified Truck class. Micha Widmaier, Burak Kilic, Mike Hansen, and Rik Haemers completed the top 5 in the second A-Main final.

A3- With the race win already decided, the last final was between Micha Widmaier and Burak Kilic for second overall. Micha was able to hold off Burak for the entire 5 minutes and secured second place on the podium. Burak Kilic finished third overall and Mike Hansen and Rik Haemers rounded out the top 5 in Modified Truck at the EOS in Hann. Münden, GER.

Saturday morning saw all the 2WD finals going on at EOS in Hann. Münden and all drivers had to start early in to the day with the first 2WD Modified Buggy A-Main already on the line at 9 o`clock. Read our A-Main report to find out what happened in Hann. Münden in the 2WD classes, right before the 4WD portion of the event started on Saturday afternoon!

2WD Modified Buggy

Double win for Schumacher boys Orlowski and Kobbevik, Xray`s Coelho joins them on the podium!

A1- The first A-Main was chapter one of the Michal Orlowski show. His Schumacher car looked outstanding on track, and he was able to takt the win from wire to wire. Behind Orlowski, Schumacher`s Daniel Kobbevik was defending his second spot like a lion against the Xray of David Ronnefalk who was on new tires. At the halfway mark of the run, Ronnefalk found his way by Kobbevik and posted the hot lap of the race, but Orlowski was already “checked out gone” in this one. A1 saw Orlowski, Ronnefalk, Kobbevik, Coelho, and a strong driving Jessica Palsson in the top 5.

A2- After the start of A2, Daniel Kobbevik lost his second spot in the first lap to David Ronnefalk and Bruno Coehlo. Ronnefalk quickly let Coehlo by (who had the better tires) to let him start hunting down race leader Orlowski. But as Orlowski had already a huge gap, Coehlo was not able to close it anymore. Michal Orlowski was driving amazing all weekend and the crowd spent him a huge applause as he took the overall win after 5 minutes.

A3- In the B-Main, which took place directly before the last A, there was a car with a broken shock and the shock oil was on the racing line in a few corners. This was clearly visible after the start of A3 as Kobbevik (and others) went a little sideways in the last corner before the main straight. Kobbevik lost his position and also collected Ronnefalk` s car without any purpose. It was just bad luck and Bruno Coehlo was in the lead starting from third place.
Kobbevik managed to close the gap to Coehlo quickly again, as he had a set of fresh tires remaining for A3. Kobbevik made a lot of pressure on Coehlo, and as the Portuguese driver flipped his car after an imperfect landing, it was Kobbevik out front again. The Schumacher driver from Norway got everything together and took the win in A3 to secure second on the overall podium. A great result for the Schumacher team and their new Cougar LD3 buggy. Bruno Coehlo and David Ronnefalk took third and fourth place with their “all new” Xray XB2`24 cars showing a great performance too. Lee Martin brought home another top 5 result for Schumacher Racing.

PositionDriverChassisMotorESCBatteryServoRadio1 (TQ)Michal OrlowskiSchumacher Cougar LD3HobbywingHobbywingSunpadowPower HDSanwa2Daniel KobbevikSchumacher Cougar LD3LRP LRPLRPSanwaSanwa3Bruno CoehloXray XB2`24HobbywingHobbywingSunpadowSavöxFutaba4David RonnefalkXray XB2`24CorsatecCorsatecCorsatecHitecFlySky5Lee MartinSchumacher Cougar LD3ScorpionScorpionNosramSanwaSanwa 6Tommy HallTeam Associated B6.4ReedyReedyReedyReedySanwa7Elias JohanssonSchumacher Cougar LD3//ArrowmaxSanwaSanwa 8Jessica PalssonSchumacher Cougar LD3Team OrionTeam Orion/SanwaSanwa 9 Davide OngaroTeam Associated B6.4HobbywingHobbywingSunpadowSanwaSanwa10Alexander LandenTeam Associated B6.4HobbywingHobbywingOrcaReedySanwaCLICK to see the 2WD Modified Final Results

2WD Stock Buggy

Winner Nielsen and Pauwels tied on points after A3, Heitzer finishes third overall

A1- It was not a good start into the triple finals for TQ Kim Nielsen. He lost some positions during the race and finished only sixth. Another driver who was suffering from a lap 1 incident was second place starter Senne Pauwels. He could recover to P4 and had the fastest lap to his favour, but he also had not the start into the day which he had hoped for. Out front it was Benedikt Heitzer who took advantage as he drove to the win in A1 ahead of a strong driving Piotr Stankiewicz and a hard charging Sven Rudig.

A2- Kim Nielsen was untouchable in the second A-Main.He needed a good result after his horrible A1 and delivered. Nielsen was laying down a perfect run onto the EOS carpet and outpaced second place driver Senne Pauwels by 3.2 seconds. Mike Hansen finished in third place and the winner of A1, Benedikt Heitzer, took P4. The overall victory was wide open before we headed in A3 as Heitzer, Pauwels, Nielsen, and Stankiewicz all had a shot for the win in theory.

A3- With huge excitement, the ten drivers started into their last 2WD Stock final. Kim Nielsen and Senne Pauwels were going for it and Senne was in the lead after Kim had a short landing after the double-double section. Kim Nielsen was following race leader Pauwels but could not come close enough for a serious attack until the end of the race. Senne took the win in A3, but Kim Nielsen became the overall race winner here in Hann. Münden, tied on points with Senne. Nielsen had the faster overall runtime (from A2) to his favour which was enough to step onto the top step of the podium. Benedikt Heitzer, the winner from A1, took third place overall in a highly competitive field of drivers.

It was great fun to race on this track. When I cane here I didn`t had any expectations. I practiced a lot with my modified touring car in the last months, and it seems that it also helps me for Offroad in case of consistency. Overall I am really happy and I enjoy the whole event a lot!
Kim Nielsen (DK) Schumacher

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Stock Truck

First EOS, first win – Hansen victorious at the Transworld Hotel

A1- Mike Hansen took the win in A1 in which he was leading from start to finish. Hansen had a clean run and no issues with traffic as everybody was driving respectful on track on early Saturday morning. Christian Wukonig lost his second position to Marco Briers in the middle of the race and had to take third place away from A1. Esmee Briers and Jo Degeest completed the top 5. A great start into the day for TQ Mike Hansen who also turned the hot lap of the race with a 20.125!

A2- When the second final got underway, TQ Mike Hansen lost his position in lap 1 where he had a bad landing after the double-double in the infield section. Christian Wukonig took over the lead and Mike Hansen was running in second place. Hansen started to hunt Wukonig down, but the Austrian racer made no mistakes and won the second A-Main in front of Hansen, Marco and Esmee Briers, and Jo Degeest.

A3- After Wukonig and Hansen each won a final, the showdown for the overall victory was between them in A3. Mike Hansen had a perfect start from his pole position and took the win by 2.6 seconds ahead of Marco Briers and Christian Wukonig. What a great EOS debut for Mike Hansen. He raced at the Euro Offroad Series for the first time, and walks away with the big trophy – Congratulaitons Mike Hansen!