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| Ronald Volker to start from pole at ETS Rd1 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 10:44 AM PDT Ronald Volker is the top qualifier for the opening round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series having taken the final round of Qualifying. Set to start on pole position, Marc Rheinard will set off directly behind him while Alexander Hagberg, Bruno Coelho and Freddy Sudhoff complete the top 5. The German Yokomo driver commented, ‘Im very happy to get the overall TQ, it was tough going into Q4 as we all had similar speed’. Having made an adjustment on the rear diff for the final run he said the car felt the best it had done all day, ‘the balance was great so the car was quite easy to drive’. Volker also took the first points on offer, securing the bonus point for TQ, saying ‘we have the extra point and with that feeling going into tomorrow I’m very confident for the finals.’ Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Ronald Volker to start from pole at ETS Rd1 appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Ronald Volker to start from pole at ETS Rd1 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 10:41 AM PDT We have the extra point and with that feeling going into tomorrow I’m very confident for the finals.” Ronald Volker Ronald Volker is the top qualifier for the opening round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series having taken the final round of Qualifying. Set to start on pole position, Marc Rheinard will set off directly behind him while Alexander Hagberg, Bruno Coelho and Freddy Sudhoff complete the top 5. The German Yokomo driver commented, ‘Im very happy to get the overall TQ, it was tough going into Q4 as we all had similar speed’. Having made an adjustment on the rear diff for the final run he said the car felt the best it had done all day, ‘the balance was great so the car was quite easy to drive’. Volker also took the first points on offer, securing the bonus point for TQ, saying ‘we have the extra point and with that feeling going into tomorrow I’m very confident for the finals.’ I knew that if Bruno finished 3rd I have a faster first position so it was only Hagberg that could beat me if he TQ’d this round.” Marc Rheinard Winner here 12 months ago, Infinity driver Marc Rheinard was pleased with his starting position despite a bad final run. ‘I think 2nd is still a good spot, I messed up myself on the first lap (of the final heat) and I had to let everyone by’, said the former World Champion. Having to let Sudhoff past following his roll, he was able to retake the Awesomatix driver later in the heat. ‘I knew that if Bruno finished 3rd I have a faster first position so it was only Hagberg that could beat me if he TQ’d this round’ said Rheinard, Bruno ending up 4th while Hagberg only just missed out on the TQ. You put in an almost a perfect run and you are just 2 tenths too slow.” Alexander Hagberg Speaking to Hagberg, the Swedish Xray driver said ‘I mean it was a clean run, I didn’t make any obvious mistakes’, despite this he missed out on the top spot by 2 tenths of a second. Continuing ’I did what I could, I thought the car was alright, I could maybe find a little more speed from the car, but it’s going to be hard, you put in an almost a perfect run and you are just 2 tenths too slow’. Asked on his strategy for the final, he simply stated ‘We will try to race it out and see what happens’. On this track it is super difficult to pass, but of course nothing is impossible.” Bruno Coelho Showing so much speed all weekend but not quite able to pull it together, Bruno Coelho finished the last round 4th, which is where the World Champion will start tomorrow’s triple A-mains. ‘It was not a good qualifier for me, the car was very difficult to drive in the first minute’ said the Portuguese driver, ‘I lost a lot of time, and as the car began to be a bit more stable I tried to force a little bit more to get back the time that I lost in the beginning, but I made a mistake and it was over for me’. Asked on his strategy for the final and his chances from the middle of the pack he said ‘on this track it is super difficult to pass, but of course nothing is impossible’. In the Pro Stock class, Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter made it a clean sweep of qualifying by also taking the final qualifier, as well as wrapping up the Formula class TQ spot in what has been a very good day for the German. Starting behind him on the grid in Pro Stock will be Max Machler and Lukas Ellerbrock, with Jan Ratheisky and Tim Benson completing the top half of the grid. In Formula, the line up behind Lauter, consists of David Ehrbar who lost out on the TQ on tie break, followed by Andreas Stiebler, Olivier Bultynck and Jan Ratheisky. Having also wrapped up the top spot in the Masters 40+ class, Stocker also took a clean sweep, this time ahead of Peter Miko who will set off from 3rd on the grid, just behind Toni Mateo. Thomas Oehler will start the defence of his title from 5th on the grid. In the stock class Daniel Pohlmann was the 3rd clean sweep of qualifying as he took all rounds to start in front of Mark Valent from Hungary, with Keving Sparbier in 3rd. View complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2018 10:35 AM PDT Chassis – Awesomatix A800X Evo Remarks – Having made the switch to the Awesomatix team at the beginning of the season, the young talent has dominated ProStock qualifying here in Vienna with his A800X Evo. Equipped with a set of long suspension arms conceived for high grip conditions, his car also features a pre-production aluminium chassis designed to work with the middle motor conversion that will be available just in the next days. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Chassis Focus – Shoki Takahata Posted: 27 Oct 2018 09:49 AM PDT Chassis – Mugen Prototype Remarks – Like team-mate and Super Pole winner Robert Pietsch, Shoki is running a prototype of Mugen’s upcoming 1:10 200mm kit release. The as yet unnamed car features the same front end as the MTX6R but has completely new rear end with both ends connected by a newly design chassis plate. Shoki said they are both using the same car, though the set-up of each the car is quite different. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Mazzeo progresses to Semi Finals Posted: 27 Oct 2018 09:44 AM PDT 1:10 200mm Vice-World Champion Alessio Mazzeo’s hopes of going one better this time around are still alive after the Italian won his 1/4 final to progress to the Semi Finals in Miami. Starting on pole for the 20-minute encounter, the Xray driver took victory over another Gubbio finalist Kyle Branson, the Capricorn finishing 4-seconds back. Setting the fastest lap of the race, 2010 Texas World Championship Finalist Shinnosuke Yokoyama completed the Top 3 to progress to the all important Semi’s which will determine who will join Top Qualifier Dario Balestri and Super Pole winner Robert Pietsch in the final. Significant names to end their quest in the first of the 1/4 Finals were 2010 World Champion Ralph Birch and 1:8 legend Lamberto Collari. Having bumped up from the 1/8 final Birch finished 6th after early contact with Yokoyama while Collari, having impressed by topping seeding on his 200mm World debut, had a crash that damaged a front arm leaving him to struggle to the finish in last position. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Mazzeo progresses to Semi Finals appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Mazzeo progresses to Semi Finals Posted: 27 Oct 2018 09:40 AM PDT 1:10 200mm Vice-World Champion Alessio Mazzeo’s hopes of going one better this time around are still alive after the Italian won his 1/4 final to progress to the Semi Finals in Miami. Starting on pole for the 20-minute encounter, the Xray driver took victory over another Gubbio finalist Kyle Branson, the Capricorn finishing 4-seconds back. Setting the fastest lap of the race, 2010 Texas World Championship Finalist Shinnosuke Yokoyama completed the Top 3 to progress to the all important Semi’s which will determine who will join Top Qualifier Dario Balestri and Super Pole winner Robert Pietsch in the final. Significant names to end their quest in the first of the 1/4 Finals were 2010 World Champion Ralph Birch and 1:8 legend Lamberto Collari. Having bumped up from the 1/8 final Birch finished 6th after early contact with Yokoyama while Collari, having impressed by topping seeding on his 200mm World debut, had a crash that damaged a front arm leaving him to struggle to the finish in last position. In the second of the 1/4 finals a delighted Eduardo Escandon took his Shepherd to the win from 3rd on the grid. The Spaniard and ENS front runner, had a 1.6-second advantage over multiple World’s finalist Takaaki Shimo. Australia’s Jeff Hamon secured the final bump up position to the Semi’s, his Mugen finishing almost 1/2 a lap in front of 2014 Vice Champion Yuya Sahashi. Unfortunately for Xray’s top driver in qualifying Leo Arnold, his race ended in retirement while holding a comfortable lead. Starting from pole and leading the race early on from team-mate Mustafa Alp, until he also retired, during the French driver’s first fuel stop the fuel tank lid stuck open leading to the end of his World Championships. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2018 08:44 AM PDT Chassis – Xray NT 2018 Remarks – Xray’s top driver in qualifying Leo is running an ‘out of the box’ version of their 2018 kit, adding it is ‘super standard’. The only upgrades are an aluminium chassis screw set and a light weight 2-speed shaft. The French driver said the car has had Top 10 pace all week but he just had trouble getting in clean runs during qualifying hence his P17 in the final qualification ranking. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Big day finally arrives in Miami Posted: 27 Oct 2018 08:12 AM PDT After over a week of practice and qualifying, the day that counts in crowning the 1:10 200mm World Champion has arrived in Miami. With some very threatening clouds in the skies, proceedings at Homestead RC Raceway opened with the 1/8 Finals with the first win of the day going to Ralph Burch. One of only 2 former champions taking part in the 8th running of the nitro touring car World championships, the other being Meen Vejrak who lines up in the Semis, Burch’s Serpent started on pole from where winner of the last Worlds held on US soil took a 3-second victory over Masaya Ida. Behind there was a great battle between Paolo Morganti and Mark Green for the final bump up position but contact between the pair gave Morganti enough breathing space to take the all important Top 3 and progress to the 1/4 Finals. In the second of the 1/8 Finals unfortunately for promising young Dutch driver Milan Holthuis would not get the chance to capitalise on his pole position start as he had his brake pad come off and his race ended prematurely. At the end it was to be an all American Top 3 with Joaquin Desoto Jr. taking the win ahead of Dj Apolaro and Paul Lemieux who got passed Xray team-mate Martin Hudy, the former podium finisher bumping up from yesterday’s 1/16 Final, on the final lap. UPDATE – Following the second of the 1/8 finals, Paul Lemieux was handed a 5-second penalty by Race Director Masami Hirosaka for his pass on Martin Hudy on the final lap. While the US team protested the decision, video evidence showed Lemieux did not give Hudy room. As a result of the penalty it was Hudy who took the final bump up position in the 1/4 final. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Chassis Focus – Alexander Hagberg Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:36 AM PDT Chassis – Xray T4 ’19 Remarks – Xray team driver Alexander Hagberg is using the latest 2019 version of the Slovakian brand’s T4 equipped with several option parts such as steel front outdrives, an aluminium “Flex” chassis, progressive front springs and 1.6mm top deck. Running his standard ETS setup, he said the biggest step forward was brought by the LCG LiPo pack that made his car noticeably quicker in direction changes thanks to the reduced roll. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Bruno Coelho comes good to take Q3 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:19 AM PDT The 3rd round of qualifying produced our 3rd different top qualifier with Bruno Coelho finally coming good after showing pace in practice but struggling in the opening two qualifiers here in Austria. Again Thimo Weissbauer showed great speed and lead for a long time, later in the race, only to traction roll on the 2nd last lap. This allowed Ronald Volker up into 2nd place with Freddy Sudhoff taking 3rd in front of Q2 pace setter Marc Rheinard, who used the run to try his 2nd set of tires, in 4th. Coelho said of the run ‘A much better round, I force it 200% to try to make the best result possible’, continuing ‘the car was better, not 100%, but I also made mistakes throughout the run’. The Xray driver will now discuss with his mechanic Francesco Martini to go through changes for the next round, aiming like everyone for more steering without losing the rear. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Bruno Coelho comes good to take Q3 appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Video – Modified Qualifying Rd3 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:17 AM PDT FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Bruno Coelho comes good to take Q3 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:17 AM PDT A much better round, I force it 200% to try to make the best result possible.” Bruno Coelho The 3rd round of qualifying produced our 3rd different top qualifier with Bruno Coelho finally coming good after showing pace in practice but struggling in the opening two qualifiers here in Austria. Again Thimo Weissbauer showed great speed and lead for a long time, later in the race, only to traction roll on the 2nd last lap. This allowed Ronald Volker up into 2nd place with Freddy Sudhoff taking 3rd in front of Q2 pace setter Marc Rheinard, who used the run to try his 2nd set of tires, in 4th. Coelho said of the run ‘A much better round, I force it 200% to try to make the best result possible’, continuing ‘the car was better, not 100%, but I also made mistakes throughout the run’. The Xray driver will now discuss with his mechanic Francesco Martini to go through changes for the next round, aiming like everyone for more steering without losing the rear. Former World and ETS Champion Volker who now leads the qualifying order with one round left to run said ‘it started off a little bit slow, I was down the order but I could either improve my pace or the other guys dropped back’. Happy to get another good result, the Yokomo driver said ‘I’ll take the 2 points’. Admitting to struggling with the balance at the beginning of the run, he will make adjustments to get a little better balance over the entire 5 minutes. It was another good showing for the Awesomatix team with Weissbauer setting the pace for much of the run, but with him having problems, it was to be his more experienced team mate Freddy Sudhoff who took over the gauntlet. ‘It was a pretty good run and very close to the front guys, only 2/10ths to the TQ’. The German had changed his setup closer to Thimo’s but for the next one will make another small change to get more mid corner steering and hopefully ‘that is enough to take a TQ’. Pace is good I just have to keep my head down.” Simon Lauter In the Pro Stock class another Awesomatix driver, Simon Lauter, wrapped up the TQ spot with his 3rd round topping run. Talking about his run, he said ’I think it was pretty amazing, the TQ is safe now and I just have to stay confident and keep calm’. Starting from the pole position in tomorrow’s triple A-mains, the German’s strategy is ‘not to crash it or flip it or something like that. Pace is good I just have to keep my head down’. Taking 2nd for the round reigning champion Jan Ratheisky headed a very close battle that saw 2nd to 4th covered by 3 tenths of a second with Max Machler 3rd and Lukas Ellerbrock in 4th. I had massive electronic problems in practice. I ran all new electrics every run but after 2-3 minutes something happened and it stopped.” David Ehrbar The Formula class saw former champion David Ehrbar take his 2nd TQ run of the day, a fine result considering the issues he had in practice. Explaining ‘I had massive electronic problems in practice. I ran all new electrics every run but after 2-3 minutes something happened and it stopped’, meaning he had to use his girlfriend Anne’s car who ran in the previous heat to set a time. Surprised at the pace of his car in the opening qualifier last night, which he TQ’d, after a 3rd in Q2 he was back to the top of the times in the 3rd run. Jan Ratheisky took 2nd for the round with Oliver Bultynck in 3rd, while Matej Dobnikar and Andreas Stiebler were 4th and 5th respectively. In the Masters class, former Pro Stock Champion Alexander Stocker driving an Awesomatix continued his dominance of the class taking his 3rd TQ of the event to seal the top spot for tomorrow’s finals, however while his quickest time, 2nd placed Toni Mateo was closer than he had been previously. Only 3 and a half seconds back, the Spaniard was a second up on 3rd place Christian Drießle with reigning champion Thomas Oehler in 4th another 1.5 seconds further back. In the Stock class Daniel Pohlmann became the first top qualifier of this new for 2018/19 class as he took TQ number 3, this time ahead of Mark Valent and Markku Seppälä. View complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2018 04:23 AM PDT Chassis – Infinity IF14 Remarks – Sitting top of the times after two rounds of qualifying, former ETS Champion Marc Rheinard is running a pretty standard version of the Japanese Infinity IF14, the only option used being a lower shock tower. The Protoform Type-S has been the body of choice to take care of aerodynamics on his Muchmore powered car. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Rheinard tops the 2nd round at ETS Austria Posted: 27 Oct 2018 04:14 AM PDT Marc Rheinard has taken the 2nd round of qualifying for the Volante Modified class here in Vienna, Austria. The Infinity driver took the lead early on as he was able to pull clear from Freddy Sudhoff who started directly ahead of him and get in front of Q1 TQ Volker, who sat in 2nd for most of the run but had finish, losing 6 seconds on the last lap. Another collision on the final lap between eventual 3rd place finisher Alexander Hagberg and Yannic Prumper saw young Awesomatix driver Thimo Weissbauer take 2nd and the finish. Rheinard said his car was a lot better in that run and hopes that they continue with the same pace through to the end of the event, the 3-time ISTC World Champion winning this event 12 months previous. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Rheinard tops the 2nd round at ETS Austria appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Rheinard tops the 2nd round at ETS Austria Posted: 27 Oct 2018 04:11 AM PDT I’m very happy for Thimo, I believe he is now fixed into the final. Its great to have a new face in the A-main” Marc Rheinard Marc Rheinard has taken the 2nd round of qualifying for the Volante Modified class here in Vienna, Austria. The Infinity driver took the lead early on as he was able to pull clear from Freddy Sudhoff who started directly ahead of him and get in front of Q1 TQ Volker, who sat in 2nd for most of the run but had finish, losing 6 seconds on the last lap. Another collision on the final lap between eventual 3rd place finisher Alexander Hagberg and Yannic Prumper saw young Awesomatix driver Thimo Weissbauer take 2nd and the finish. Rheinard said his car was a lot better in that run and hopes that they continue with the same pace through to the end of the event, the 3-time ISTC World Champion winning this event 12 months previous. Having had a previous best finish at the ETS of only 12th position 2 years ago in Germany and finishing in 13th here last year, Thimo Weissbauer is a one to watch this weekend. Running at the sharp end of the field all weekend, Q2 saw the German end the run 2nd and lock his place in the A-main having finished 6th in Q1. Commenting on his run he said ‘the car was really on point. I was 4th before the last lap crash (between Prumper & Hagberg) and i could make 2nd’. Yannic was holding me up and crashed on the last lap and cost me 2nd place.” Alexander Hagberg Involved in that late crash, Hagberg gave his view on the incident saying ‘Yannic was holding me up and crashed on the last lap and cost me 2nd place’. Admitting to making some mistakes himself throughout the 5-minutes he feels the car is fast enough and just needs to put in a clean run and he can fight for the TQ. I tried to start safe and build up speed but then made more mistakes.” Bruno Coelho Having set the pace in practice, reigning ETS champion Coelho endured another difficult qualifier ending up 6th after another mistake filled run. Feeling the track is different to yesterday which is causing his Xray car to flip too easily, he told us that he ‘tried to start safe and build up speed but then made more mistakes’. The Portuguese ace says the car is good, but it is him that is making too many small errors which he will need to clean up if he is to improve his qualifying position and give him a chance of fighting for the victory in tomorrow’s A-mains. In the stock class Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter took the top spot in what he felt was an important round, believing that the track conditions were really good and would be considered a ‘rocket round’. On his car he has not made any changes since arriving in Vienna, with the exception of trying a new body in free practice, which he retained. Max Machler would end Q2 in 2nd place, exactly a second in front of Infinity driver Dominic Vogl. The Scorpion Formula class saw Simon Lauter complete what was a good 2nd round of qualifying by also taking his Tamiya F1 chassis to the top of the times. This time top seed Andreas Stiebler went one better to take 2nd, while Q1 winner David Ehrbar finished in 3rd. Alexander ‘Pro’ Stocker once again took the round in the 40+ class, this time some 6 seconds in front of Christian Drießle in 2nd with Toni Mateo in 3rd. It was a similar story of dominance in the Stock class as Daniel Pohlmann once again took the round ahead of Keving Sparbier and Mark Valent. View complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2018 02:28 AM PDT The opening round of qualifying for the new ETS season has been completed and it was Ronald Volker who emerged quickest in conditions that were looser than the night before. Top seed Bruno Coelho had a number of mistakes early in the run which let the Yokomo driver, who was starting second, passed. Following another big moment the World Champion pulled up to save the car. With Volker in front, the battle was for remaining spots with Alexander Hagberg finally taking the 2nd spot having swapped the position back and forth with Marc Rheinard who ended up 3rd, with Freddy Sudhoff and Akio Sobue completing the top 5. ‘Obviously I’m happy to TQ the first qualifier of the season’ said Volker, continuing ‘the track was different to yesterday, a bit more loose’. The German said his BD9 started to get looser as the run went on, causing him to lose 0.5 second on the 2nd last lap, which nearly cost him the TQ. For the next run he will work with his mechanic Hayato to try make the car more stable as well as reduce the power back to what he had in free practice. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. The post Q1 goes to Ronald Volker appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Xray XB2D’19 2WD dirt-spec off-road buggy kit Posted: 27 Oct 2018 01:25 AM PDT Xray have introduced the 2019 variant of their popular XB2D 2WD buggy for low to medium grip traction conditions. The Dirt Edition kit includes several new parts and also optionals from stock to make it an all-in-one solution for a variety for track conditions. The buggy utilises a new short wheelbase chassis with updated machining to optimise the flex characteristics with the most important feature being the two different gearbox layouts. Included in the kit is a mid motor gearbox with a high-placed (stand-up) idler gear and slipper for improved traction on low-bite surfaces while the front motor (laydown) transmission is ideal for medium-traction racing conditions. To extract the maximum traction the stand-up gearbox is combined with the included composite shock tower while the laydown gearbox utilises carbon fibre rear tower. Dedicated idler gears, waterfalls, camber link plates, motor mounts, gear covers and battery mounts round out the all-in-one package. Also part of the 2019 package are an ultra-smooth ball differential, new multi-functional rear uprights, longer rear arms, updated rear driveshafts with 2.5mm pins, a 2-pad slipper clutch as well as the all-new Alpha 2 body shell. Hard composite steering blocks, front suspension arms, and upper deck help to find grip in lower traction conditions without sacrificing precision on grippier tracks. The kit will hit stores by the time you are reading this. Key features: Find the full presentation with more images here. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post Xray XB2D’19 2WD dirt-spec off-road buggy kit appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2018 01:02 AM PDT A favourite with its team drivers, Infinity is releasing a limited quantity of its 2018 Team hoodie. Soft and warm it is the perfect apparel for the winter months. Featuring a large Infinity World Champion logo on the front and back, it also carries the Indofood, SMJ, and Creation Model logos on the sleeve. The hoodie comes in five sizes of S, M, L, XL and 2XL. Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net] The post Infinity 2018 Team hoodie appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Rozycki & Horak win at XRS PLMS Poland Posted: 27 Oct 2018 12:56 AM PDT A round of the Xray Racing Series PLMS Poland was held recently and in the Touring Modified class it was Jakub Rozycki with the win on the technical track. Starting from the pole position Rozycki left behind Jakub Michalsi in 2nd and Michal Blahovsky in 3rd, making it an all-Xray top 3. Over in Stock Touring category had Simon Horak taking the overall TQ honours and he would also take the day’s win thanks to coming out fastest in A3 as A2 winner, Marin Sponar had to settle for 2nd overall. Dawid Klosinski would round out the all-Xray top 3. Finally in the Formula class it was again Simon Horak with the TQ and he would also come out fastest in two of the three A-mains for the overall from his Xray teammates Tomasz Szymanski and Marek Kusiakiewicz. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] The post Rozycki & Horak win at XRS PLMS Poland appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2018 12:46 AM PDT It’s early in the morning and I’m already happy to take the first qualifier.” Ronald Volker The opening round of qualifying for the new ETS season has been completed and it was Ronald Volker who emerged quickest in conditions that were looser than the night before. Top seed Bruno Coelho had a number of mistakes early in the run which let the Yokomo driver, who was starting second, passed. Following another big moment the World Champion pulled up to save the car. With Volker in front, the battle was for remaining spots with Alexander Hagberg finally taking the 2nd spot having swapped the position back and forth with Marc Rheinard who ended up 3rd, with Freddy Sudhoff and Akio Sobue completing the top 5. ‘Obviously I’m happy to TQ the first qualifier of the season’ said Volker, continuing ‘the track was different to yesterday, a bit more loose’. The German said his BD9 started to get looser as the run went on, causing him to lose 0.5 second on the 2nd last lap, which nearly cost him the TQ. For the next run he will work with his mechanic Hayato to try make the car more stable as well as reduce the power back to what he had in free practice. I felt like I had more potential than what I could show in free practice.” Alexander Hagberg Flying under the radar somewhat in Controlled practice, only seeding 7th, Xray driver Alexander Hagberg put in a solid run to take the 2nd spot, summing up his run with ‘good car, it has good pace.’ While admitting it was difficult to drive which led to some small mistakes, he will continue to work on further setup changes and ‘hopefully fight for the TQ’. It’s hard to fight for a place in the main, you can’t take that for granted, the competition level is so high.” Marc Rheinard ‘A solid start, it was pretty close’ was how Marc Rheinard described Q1, the Infinity driver commenting that he had some rough laps and was not easy to drive but the pace was not bad. Planning to switch back to his free practice setup which has a wider rear end, he hopes this will give him the extra corner speed he is looking for. In the Pro Stock class, who had their first qualifiers late last night it was Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter who came out on top, this time ahead of Tim Benson in 2nd, just 1 second back. Oliver Bultynck took a close 3rd, the last of the drivers to make a 22 lap run, while top seed Jan Rathiesky and Max Machler completed the top 5 for the round. In the Formula class, it was Serpent designer and former class Champion David Ehrbar who was fastest, having only seeded 10th, ending the 5-minutes over a second clear of Simon Lauter in 2nd. Top seed Andreas Stiebler, driving the Hawx F1 car, could only manage 3rd for the round, with Matej Dobnikar and his Xray team mate and reigning Champion Jan Rathiesky, who set the fastest lap of the round, completing the top 5. The Masters 40+ class looked like a walk in the park for former Pro Stock Champion Alexander Stocker as he took the round by 9 seconds. Spanish driver Toni Mateo was 2nd, Peter Miko, running the 2nd fastest heat was 3rd with current champion Thomas Oehler in 4th. In the Stock class, which runs handout Muchmore 17.5T motors, it was top seed Daniel Pohlmann who was fastest in front of Mark Valent and Michael Gradl. View complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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