Volker fastest in Q2
Ronald Volker has TQ’d the second qualifier for the Austrian round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series topping the time sheets from David Ehrbar and Marc Rheinard. The Yokomo/LRP driver said a change to the Protoform LTC-R bodyshell gave his BD5 more steering but he didn’t make the most of it, making too many small mistake during the five minute run. Chasing his third consecutive overall TQ honours, the European Champion thinks with the LTC-R his set-up is good and any extra pace will come from how he prepares his tyres. Volker’s Yokomo team-mate Yannic Prumper also made a switch to the LTC-R which resulted in a big improvement for the German teenager. Setting the fourth fastest time Prumper was not happy with Associated’s Juho Levanen, who was 9th fastest, feeling the Finn had held up him up and cost him a Top 3 time.
Ehrbar, who ran a TQ round last season in Heemstede, said his Xray has been fast all weekend but this was the first time he managed to be precise with his driving. The German, who finished 7th overall in last season’s ETS standings, set the fastest lap for Q2 being the only driver to run a sub 16 second lap.
Reigning Xenon Modified Champion Marc Rheinard said they are running out of things to try after setting the third fastest time well off the pace of his big rival Volker. The TRF team are unable to get their cars to turn in with set-up changes making little or no difference. Rheinard said as a last resort they will try the same tyre treatment used at last year’s World Championship when he took the win and Elliot Harper joined him on the podium.
Having TQ’d the opening round of qualifying Hot Bodies Andy Moore set the fifth fastest time in Q2 after changing the rear camber links. The former World and European Champion said the changes made the car push along with making the back of his Moorespeed powered TCX very loose. Reverting to the set-up on the rear of the car back to that used in Q1 he will try something different with the front shocks.
Martin Hudy completed the Top 6. The factory Xray driver said sixth was an OK result considering how his car felt. Having run his second T3’11 in the morning’s free practice session and been happy with the handling he adjusted the toe for more steering but in the qualifer it left him with no traction. Over in the Team Associated pits, team drivers Keven Hebert, who was 7th fastest, and Levanen put their lack luster performance down to a bad choice of set-up.
In the Xray Pro-Stock class Schumacher’s new signing Martin Hofer TQ’d the round from Q1 pace setter Ivan Laptev. Only 14th fastest yesterday, Hofer ran the same set-up on his Mi4CX but cleaned up his driving allowing him to top the times by over one second. The German will try a harder front spring for the next qualifier as he tries to improve his corner speed. Laptev is also looking for better corner speed from his Awesomatrix and will stiffen the unique damping on the A700. Tony Streit was third fastest with his Xray ahead of ETS race winner Oliver Franke.
Xenon Modified Qualifying – Top 10 times for Round 2
1. Völker Ronald (DE) – 19L 5:09.681 [Yokomo/LRP]
2. Ehrbar David (DE) – 19L 5:11.251 [Xray/Speed Passion]
3. Rheinard Marc (DE) – 19L 5:11.555 [Tamiya/Speed Passion]
4. Prümper Yannic (DE) – 19L 5:12.041 [Yokomo/Speed Passion]
5. Moore Andy (GB) – 19L 5:12.826 [Hot Bodies/Moorespeed]
6. Hudy Martin (SK) – 19L 5:13.148 [Xray/LRP]
7. Herbert Keven (CA) – 19L 5:13.384 [Associated/LRP]
8. Bok Michal (CZ) – 19L 5:13.769 [Yokomo/Speed Passion]
9. Levanen Juho (FI) – 19L 5:14.004 [Associated/LRP]
10.Ivan Laptev (RU) – 19L 5:14.261 [Awesomatix/Speed Passion]
Xray Pro-Stock Qualifying – Top 10 times Round 2
1. Martin Hofer (DE) – 18L 5:00.574 [Schumacher]
2. Laptev Ivan (RU) – 18L 5:01.865 [Awesomatix]
3. Streit Tony (DE) – 18L 5:02.501 [Xray]
4. Oliver Franke (DE) – 18L 5:05.669 [Hot Bodies]
5. Kuriger Sandro (CH) – 18L 5:05.855 [Tamiya]
6. MichaelKoch (DE) – 18L 5:06.265 [Hot Bodies]
7. Flek Radek (CZ) – 18L 5:06.975 [Yokomo]
8. Kaufmann Marco (DE) – 18L 5:08.014 [Xray]
9. Tschupp Philip (CH) – 18L 5:08.017 [TOP]
10.Wiessmann Felix (CH) – 18L 5:08.633 [Hot Bodies]
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