1st Pro-Stock win for Kutvonen
Finland’s Viljami Kutvonen ended his ETS campaign in the best way possible by claiming his first ever win in the series today at the Hudy Racing Arena in Slovakia. With Ronald Volker having taken the Ride Modified win and with it the 2012/13 Yokomo Euro Touring Series title in Leg 2, the attention for the 3rd round of finals was on the Xray Pro Stock class. Having put himself in serious contention for the win by getting the better of Top Qualifier and Leg 1 winner Zdenko Kunak in the second A-Main, Kutvonen quickly disposed of his No.2 starting team-mate Dominic Vogl and set about closing in on the the No.1 Yokomo. Clearly quicker than the outgoing champion, on lap 8 Kutvonen found his way to the front exiting the chicane leaving Kunak to fend off newly crowned champion Marek Cerny. Two laps later the Xray driver made contact with the inside rear of the Yokomo sending it into a roll. Unfortunately for VBC Racing’s Olivier Bultynck he would collect Kunak’s recovering car ending the race of both drivers. Cerny, who set the fastest lap of the race, got a Stop & Go for the incident but out front Kutvonen cruised untroubled to his maiden ETS victory. Schumacher’s Martin Hofer finished the leg 2nd to claim his third consecutive podium finish of the season behind Kunak.
In the final A-Main of Modified, which was void of Leg 1 & 2 winner Volker and Xray’s Magnus Vassmar after he destroyed his car in Leg 2, it was Marc Rheinard who took an untroubled win ahead of Tamiya team-mate Viktor Wilck who found a way passed Yokomo’s Yannic Prumper half way through the race. The Leg win secured Rheinard second on the podium which was completed by Prumper.
In the Speed Passion Formula class, Serpent’s Jan Asmer who came to Slovakia with the overall championship title in the bag completed the perfect season by winning all three main from pole position to secure his 4th race win. Joining him on the podium were Swiss pairing Philipp Hagnauer driving a Yokomo and TOP Racing’s Roman Pichler.
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