Luxembourg replaces Italy on ETS Calendar
The calendar for season #7 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, which kicks off this weekend in the Czech Republic, will see Luxembourg replace the originally scheduled return of the series to Italy. Making a hugely popular appearance on the 2011/12 ETS calendar when the second round of the series traveled to Scandiano, Italy was set to make a return this season and host the 5th round of the 2013/14 series. Regrettably problems for the host track in getting the necessary support of the local government it required to stage such a large scale international race meant that an alternative had to been found. Thankfully Mini-Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg”, which hosted the 2009 European Championships, has stepped in to host the race which will remain on the same June 6-8 date.
Commenting on the calendar change, ETS organiser Uwe Rheinard said, ‘It is a great shame that after working hard to bring the ETS back to Italy that something outside the control of the host club have left them with no choice but to give up the race. The ETS has lots of friends in Italy who come to all our races and when we went to Scandiano they made everyone feel so welcome with the race having a very special atmosphere. I hope for next season we can finally get Italy back on the calendar. He continued, ‘While drivers will be disappointed that Italy is now off the calendar, I know they really like the Luxembourg track with its Laguna Seca corners so we are really excited that they could accommodate us’.
Round 1 – Czech Republic, 1-3 Nov
Round 2 – Germany, 31 Jan-2 Feb
Round 3 – Gran Canaria, 28 Feb-2 Mar
Round 4 – Austria, 9-11 May
Round 5 – Luxembourg, 6-8 June
Round 6 – Slovakia, TBA
