Hagberg wins A-Main 3 to finish Runner-up
Alexander Hagberg took an easy win in the final leg of the A-Main at the Yokomo Touring Series in Gran Canaria to secure his second ever podium finish of the series. With Top Qualifier Christopher Krapp sitting out the third A-Main having secured the overall win in Leg 2, this left a clear track in front of Team Xray’s touring car star which the Swede took full advantage of to win ahead of Andy Moore and Marc Rheinard, the World Champion completing the podium on the Spanish island.
Switching to tyres he used in qualifying, Hagberg said his ORCA powered T3 2012 was much better in the final race of the day, feeling like it did yesterday when he TQ’d two rounds of qualifying. A little too late to help him challenge for his first overall ETS win he said he was happy to be able to recover from the opening two legs of the final and secure 2nd overall, his best finish in the series. The Swede added that the weekend showed that his team have made progress with their car on asphalt and he is looking forward to racing again on asphalt, the next outdoor ETS race being Round 5 at the beautiful Apeldoorn track in the Netherlands. Hagberg almost didn’t make the start of the race after his Xray which was waiting to be gridded was collected by Rheinard’s Tamiya that was on a full speed warm-up lap. Knocking the servo horn off Hagberg’s car, which he mounts using Shu Goo, Race Director Scotty Ernst called a delayed start allowing Hagberg time to reglue it.
Finishing third overall Rheinard said it had been a tough weekend and he was particularly frustrated that he wasn’t able to take maximum championship points especially since his main title rival Ronald Volker was forced to sit out the finals due to speedo problems.
The Xray Pro Stock class saw defending champion Martin Hofer win the final Main ahead of Russian Ivan Laptev and Tony Streit. The result meant Hofer and Laptev joined overall winner Marek Cerný, who sat out the race, on the sun drenched podium. In the Formula class it was also the Top Qualifier that claimed the overall win, Italian driver Maurizio Taddei’s HPI taking victory over the Tamiyas of Germany’s Andreas Mundt and young Polish driver Bartlomiej Zambrzycki.
A very successful first visit to Gran Canaria for the Euro Touring Series already the feedback from drivers is that they want to return again next season having enjoyed the track, the weather and the hospitality of the local club. Moving back to mainland Europe where the weather will unfortunately be a lot colder, the ETS goes back indoors and on to a carpet track again when Poland plays host to Round 4 of the Yokomo sponsored series.
Ride Modified Leg 3 Result
1.(2) Alexander Hagberg (SE) – Xray/ORCA – 17/5:18.250
2.(5) Andy Moore (GB) – Hot Bodies/HPI Flux – 17/5:18.725
3.(7) Viktor Wilck (SE) – Tamiya/Thunder Power – 16/5:01.536
4.(4) Marc Rheinard (DE) – Tamiya/Speed Passion – 16/5:02.637
5.(8) Steen Graversen (DK) – Awesomatix/Thunder Power – 16/5:04.916
6.(6) Elliott Harper (GB) – Tamiya/Orion – 13/4:05.603
7.(9) Chris Grainger (GB) – Schumacher/GM – 13/5:17.295
8.(1) Christopher Krapp (DE) – Kyosho/Orion – DNS
9.(3) Ronald Völker (DE) – Yokomo/LRP – DNS
10.(10)Eric Dankel (DE) – Yokomo/LRP – DNS
Ride Modified Overall Result
1. Christopher Krapp (DE) – Kyosho/Orion – 2 pts
2. Alexander Hagberg (SE) – Xray/ORCA – 4
3. Marc Rheinard (DE) – Tamiya/Speed Passion – 4
4. Viktor Wilck (SE) – Tamiya/Thunder Power – 6
5. Andy Moore (GB) – Hot Bodies/HPI Flux – 7
6. Eric Dankel (DE) – Yokomo/LRP – 13
7. Chris Grainger (GB) – Schumacher/GM – 13
8. Elliott Harper (GB) – Tamiya/Orion – 13
9. Steen Graversen (DK) – Awesomatix/Thunder Power – 14
10.Ronald Völker (DE) – Yokomo/LRP – 20
Xray Pro-Stock Leg 3 Result
1.(2) Martin Hofer (DE) – Schumacher – 15/5:00.384
2.(7) Ivan Laptev (RU) – Awesomatix – 15/5:00.618
3.(6) Tony Streit (DE) – Xray – 15/5:01.718
4.(3) Michal Orlowski (PL) – Tamiya – 15/5:02.406
5.(9) Felix Wiessmann (DE) – Yokomo – 15/5:02.937
6.(8) Carsten Madsen (DK) – Awesomatix – 15/5:03.345
7.(10)Alvaro Fernandez (ES) – Tamiya – 15/5:04.766
8.(4) Javier Martinez (GC) – Hot Bodies – 15/5:06.344
9.(5) Toni Mateo (ES) – Tamiya – 4/1:08.532
10.(1)Marek Cerný (CZ) – Yokomo – DNS
Xray Pro-Stock Overall Result
1. Marek Cerný (CZ) – Yokomo – 2
2. Martin Hofer (DE) – Schumacher – 3
3. Ivan Laptev (RU) – Awesomatix – 4
4. Tony Streit (DE) – Xray – 6
5. Michal Orlowski (PL) – Tamiya – 8
6. Alvaro Fernandez (ES) – Tamiya – 11
7. Javier Martinez (GC) – Hot Bodies – 11
8. Carsten Madsen (DK) – Awesomatix – 11
9. Felix Wiessmann (DE) – Yokomo – 12
10.Toni Mateo (ES) – Tamiya – 17
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