Rheinard tops opening qualifier in Warsaw
Chasing his third consecutive Euro Touring Series race victory, championship leader Marc Rheinard has got Round 4 here in Poland off to a strong start by topping the opening round of qualifying. Despite two moments during his run, the German ran 18 laps in 05:00.127 to TQ the opening heat from Tamiya team-mate Viktor Wilck who also had two bad laps on his way to setting a time of 5:00.569.
Rheinard lost time on lap seven when his Speed Passion propelled TRF416 X done a 360 on the main straight. The German said his car felt pretty good during the run and he can’t explain the strange moment. The second loss of time which cost him 2.5 seconds was easier to explain. On Lap 11 he caught a dot which sent his car into a roll. Wilck also rolled loosing 2 second on each occasion. The first roll came when his car grip rolled on tape while the second came after contact with Zdenek Hamak. Hamak was on a good run but it all came to an end shortly after his touch with Wilck. In spectacular fashion he rolled his Xray T3 the entire length of the front straight. If r/c racing was an Olympic discipline the Czech driver’s roll would have impressed the judges but its not and his car is going to need a thorough going over on the Hudy bench.
Setting an impressive 3rd fastest time, Czech Grand Prix winner David Ehrbar was delighted with his opening run describing his Xray as perfect. Running a GM speedo and a 4.5 Turn Speed Passion motor, the German is hopeful he can maintain his form tomorrow and challenge for his first ever ETS podium finish. Overall the opening round of qualifying on this huge track proved very successful for German drivers with Sebastian Lein and Lars Treder taking their Tamiyas to the fourth and fifth fastest times. Lein, an A-Main finalist in Hungary, said his diff didn’t feel right and is very encouraged by his Top 4 run. 18-year-old Treder, a regular ETS competitor, was really pleased with his run and hopes for more of the same tomorrow. Slovak driver Zdenko Kunak, who is looking very good for a strong Pro Stock performance here, completed the Top 6 for Modified.
Factory Xray driver Martin Hudy didn’t get any birthday presents in the first qualifier. Having had understeer in the final practice the birthday boy made adjustments to his T3 but he appears to have gone to far. At the end of the main straight on his out lap for the warm-up his car oversteered in to the track barrier resulting in a broken front wishbone and a DNS for the first heat.
Day 2 of the fourth round of the Xenon Racing backed Euro Touring Series kicks off with the opening qualifier for huge Pro Stock field of drivers.
Modified results after round 1
1. Rheinard Marc (DE) – 18 Laps in 5:00.127
2. Wilck Viktor (SE) – 18 Laps in 5:00.569
3. Ehrbar David (DE) – 18 Laps in 5:01.977
4. Lein Sebastian (DE) – 18 Laps in 5:04.382
5. Treder Lars (DE) – 18 Laps in 5:04.406
6. Kunák Zdenko (SK) – 18 Laps in 5:06.670
7. Prümper Yannic (DE) – 18 Laps in 5:08.802
8. Bok Michal (CZ) – 18 Laps in 5:08.813
9. Klöckner René (DE) – 18 Laps in 5:08.997
10.Lnenicka Sacha (CH) – 18 Laps in 5:09.376
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