Volker & Dankel make it 2 out of 2
Ronald Volker and Eric Dankel remain the men to beat in the 2010/11 Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the German drivers making it 2 out of 2 here in the Czech Republic. Like in Kastellaun both drivers started from pole position and although they were made to work much harder this time round they leave Hrotovice with the perfect score in their respective championship standings.
Volker wrapped up his second ETS victory winning Leg 1 & 2 of the Xenon Modified A-Mains allowing him to sit out the last race of the day and let his rivals battle it out for second. Dankel had to run all three Xray Pro-Stock Mains with Leg 3 turning out to be the race of the day.
With Marc Rheinard effectively on pole position for the third A-Main, the reigning ETS Champion led from start to finish, to claim the second spot on the podium, from Alexander Hagberg who would complete the podium presentation. Having finished last in the final at the season opener Hagberg was a different man this weekend and third overall was just reward for the talented Swede. Finishing the leg in third after a great battle with Freddy Sudhoff, Team Associated’s Juho Levanen missed out on repeating his podium finish here last season, ending up like in Germany with fourth overall.
Speaking after another dominant performance, which puts him six points clear of arch rival Rheinard in the standings, Volker said the challenge from Tamiya and Xray was much stronger as he had expected and he is very happy to have come away with the win. Although an indoor event, the third round of the ETS in Austria is on asphalt and Volker believes this will make things a lot closer. Rheinard, who is not used to playing second best, says he hopes the change of surface can allow him to get his title defense back on track.
Pro-Stock’s final encounter saw four different leaders. Dankel lead before a heavy handed pass at the end of the straight moved leg 1 winner Alexander Stocker to the front. The Champion then hit trouble with a backmarker allowing Hofer to get by. Fighting back Stocker made contact with the Yokomo driver which benefited ETS debutant Martin Lissau. The former 1:5 World Champion would hold on to take the win with his RC House.dk backed Tamiya ahead of Dankel for who second was enough to take the overall win. Lissau’s win secured him second on the podium ahead of Stocker. Dankel said afterward this was a much tougher event and while it is great to lead the championship after the opening two rounds, nitro racing commitments mean he will not be able to complete the full series. Originally the Team Xray driver had only planned on doing Kastellaun as a one off to keep himself race fit over the winter months.
Xenon Modified final results
1. Völker Ronald (DE) – 2pts – Yokomo/LRP
2. Rheinard Marc (DE) – 3pts – Tamiya/Speed Passion
3. Hagberg Alexander (SE) – 5pts – Xray/LRP
4. Levanen Juho (FI) – 7pts – Associated/LRP
5. Südhoff Frederik (DE) – 7pts – Hot Bodies/LRP
6. Wilck Viktor (SE) – 12pts – Tamiya/Speed Passion
7. Harper Elliott (GB) – 12pts – Tamiya/Speed Passion
8. Leino Teemu (FI) – 12pts – Xray/Orion
9. Fleischmann Dominik (DE) – 16pts – Hot Bodies/LRP
10.Prümper Yannic (DE) – 18pts – Yokomo/Speed Passion
Xray Pro Stock final results
1. Dankel Eric (DE) – 3pts – Xray
2. Lissau Martin (DK) – 3pts – Tamiya
3. Stocker Alexander (DE) – 4pts – Hot Bodies
4. Hofer Martin (DE) – 6pts – Yokomo
5. Tschupp Philip (CH) – 11pts – TOP
6. Rajki Balint (HU) – 11pts – Hot Bodies
7. Streit Tony (DE) – 12pts – Xray
8. Wohlgemuth Daniel (DE) – 15pts – Hot Bodies
9. Kuriger Sandro (CH) – 19pts – Tamiya
10.Wiessmann Felix (DE) – 19pts – Hot Bodies
Full results can be found here.
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