Wilck holds overnight TQ at ETS Opener
Day 2 of the opening round of the 2009/10 Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series has closed and it is Tamiya factory driver Viktor Wilck who holds the overnight Top Qualifier’s stop. The Swede took the penultimate qualifier adding to his TQ run for Q3 when he also pipped his TRF team-mate Marc Rheinard for maximum points. Leaving his Speedpassion powered car unchanged from Q3, Wilck came close but was unable to better his previous time however he declared himself as pretty happy with the run. Rheinard was not so happy just missing out a TQ run which he so badly needed. Scoring another second the current World Champion and winner here last year will not be repeating his number 1 starting spot this time round.
Ronald Volker managed the third fastest time for Q4 despite having not yet found a set-up that is to his liking. The Yokomo driver said his BD5 is suffering with understeer but he hopes overnight changes to the set-up will allow him to challenge for the fastest time in the morning. Juho Levanen, who together with European Junior Champion Yannick Prumper are the only drivers left in the hunt for pole in the A-Main, said he was pleased with his run but admitted the Tamiya team have found something that is going to make them hard to beat. Fastest in the opening qualifier Prumper was fifth fastest with another of the sport’s young guns Elliot Harper completing the Top 6 for Xray.
Kyosho team driver Christopher Krapp was seventh fastest but needs to finish higher in the final qualifying round if he is to avoid taking BQ honours as he sits 11th in the overnight ranking. The German National Champion said he had to drive his Orion powered Stallion very smoothly but hopes changes to the set up will allow him to push harder and get strong points in Q5.
In Pro Stock Alexander Stocker notched up his third TQ run for Hot Bodies ahead the only man that can deny him starting from pole, Martin Hofer. Hofer has the chance to snatch the overall TQ from Stocker in the final qualifier in the morning but he must beat his fellow German’s fastest time. Setting the third fastest time Tamiya driver Mike Treder once again surprised himself claiming his second Top 3 run of the day.
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