Video – Mod & Pro Stock A-main Leg 3
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Video – Mod & Pro Stock A-main Leg 2
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Rheinard wins exciting 2nd A-Main
After a rather dull opening leg of the Xenon Modified A-Main at Apeldoorn the second final provided plenty of action with Marc Rheinard taking the win over the Yokomo’s of Ronald Volker and Yannic Prumper. The winner of Leg 1, Top Qualifier Jilles Groskamp got completely out of shape as the cars left the start line and ended up on the grass eventually recovering to finish fourth. Also getting loose off the line Rheinard, who started to the right of his team-mate, managed to stay on the asphalt and took up the early lead only to through it away on lap 3. Rolling his TRF417 one corner earlier than where he lost his chance of victory in the opening leg, this allowed Volker to take the lead. Heading the pack for 5 laps he was also to roll handing the lead back to the No.2 car of Rheinard.
Volker said afterwards he was lucky to take the lead and admitted he always knew Rheinard would catch him up again, however he did not plan to give the lead back to the World Champion just as easily as he did.
Setting the fastest lap of the race as he battled for third with Prumper, Groskamp joked afterwards that his Orion electrics ‘had too much power’ but continued that he just had less traction this time round, something which Rheinard said he also had a problem with.
In Pro Stock John Bruins fended off pressure from standings leader Martin Hofer to back up his Leg 1 win and take the overall victory for the Dutch round. The Dutch racer’s first international win it also marks the first success for Tamiya in Pro Stock, the largest class of the ETS. A very popular winner with the local crowd, Bruins admitted he had to battle his nerves but said the relief & joy of winning at home was amazing. Bruins will sit out the third and final leg allowing the other nine drivers to battle for the other podium placings.
Xenon Modified A-Main Leg 2 results
1. Marc Rheinard – 19 Laps in 5:01.397
2. Ronald V̦lker Р19 Laps in 5:02.837
3. Yannic Prümper – 19 Laps in 5:03.832
4. Jilles Groskamp – 19 Laps in 5:04.021
5. Viktor Wilck – 19 Laps in 5:07.182
6. Frederik Südhoff – 19 Laps in 5:08.832
7. Christopher Krapp – 19 Laps in 5:09.763
8. Cyril N’diaye – 19 Laps in 5:10.474
9. Juho Levanen – 19 Laps in 5:10.771
10.Steen Graversen – 19 Laps in 5:10.924
Xray Pro Stock A-Main Leg 2 results
1. John Bruins – 17 Laps in 5:01.874
2. Martin Hofer – 17 Laps in 5:02.223
3. Daniel Wohlgemuth – 17 Laps in 5:03.844
4. Tony Streit – 17 Laps in 5:06.757
5. Jens Kr̦ger Р17 Laps in 5:08.033
6. Sandro Kuriger – 17 Laps in 5:10.044
7. Steffen Leinburger – 17 Laps in 5:10.458
8. Oliver Franke – 17 Laps in 5:13.629
9. Ivan Laptev – 17 Laps in 5:14.214
10.Michael Spiering – 17 Laps in 5:16.000
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Video – Mod & Pro Stock A-main Leg 1
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Groskamp wins opening final
Top Qualifier Jilles Groskamp has won the opening leg of the Xenon Modified A-Main at the fifth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Apeldoorn in a rather uneventful race. The Dutch ace took an easy victory leading from start to finish to win from TRF team-mate Marc Rheinard and Yokomo’s Yannic Prumper. As the race was reaching the midway distance things looked to be hotting up with Rheinard set to mount a challenge on the two time former ETS Champion but running high on the curb coming onto the straight his car got sideways catching the grass giving Groskamp the break he needed to cruise to the win.
Groskamp said he got lucky when Rheinard got on the grass but is confident that today’s hot conditions will suit his smooth driving and allow him to protect his tyres from over heating. Very happy with his TRF417 and that his Orion motor can match Rheinard’s Speed Passion, something he was not able to do last year at the similarly large MACH track, he is confident he can repeat his 2009 Apeldoorn victory this afternoon. Still seeking his first overall ETS win as Champion of the series, which has just one more event remaining after this weekend, Rheinard believes without his mistake he would have been able to take his team-mate and plans to stay off the curbs for the rest of the day.
Despite holding off the close attentions of Team Kyosho’s Christopher Krapp to claim third, Prumper was not happy with his BD5 which he said did not work well on fresh rubber. Having topped the third round of qualifying yesterday, the German teenager is confident that on used tyres he can be a lot more competive in the remaining two finals here in the Netherlands.
Having got the jump on his Yokomo team-mate Prumper, champion elect Ronald Volker looked on target to take a distant third until his car came to a halt on lap 15. Caused by the end cover coming off his LRP motor, the German appeared more concerned about his lack of pace compared with Groskamp and Rheinard saying he needs to find something big for Leg 2. The other retirement of the race was Freddy Sudhoff who went out with a broken rear gear diff in his Hot Bodies TCX.
In the first of the Xray Pro Stock A-Mains John Bruins also took an easy win after a messy first lap by the rest of the 10 car field. The Dutch Tamiya driver had a lucky start after which he was able to control the race but said with a clean start the second leg is going to be very different story. The driver expected to mount the biggest challenge was Martin Hofer but after two incidents on the opening lap he pulled up his Schumacher early so as to save his new tyres. Running the first final on used tyres, as Bruins did, last year’s Dutch ETS winner Oliver Franke took second from fourth on the grid. Having finally found a set-up for his Hot Bodies that he likes and with a fresh set of tyres for the second leg he is confident he can pull off another good result. Starting 8th on the grid Xray driver Steffen Leinburger survived the first lap incidents to take 3rd holding off strong pressure from the Tamiya of Swiss driver Sandro Kuriger.
Xray Modified A-Main Leg 1 results
1. Jilles Groskamp – 20 Laps in 5:13.788
2. Marc Rheinard – 20 Laps in 5:14.579
3. Yannic Prümper – 19 Laps in 5:03.527
4. Christopher Krapp – 19 Laps in 5:03.639
5. Cyril N’diaye – 19 Laps in 5:07.103
6. Steen Graversen – 19 Laps in 5:08.274
7. Viktor Wilck – 19 Laps in 5:12.178
8. Juho Levanen – 19 Laps in 5:13.529
9. Ronald V̦lker Р14 Laps in 3:41.183
10. Frederik Südhoff – 8 Laps in 2:15.147
Xray Pro Stock A-Main Leg 1 results
1. John Bruins – 17 Laps in 5:05.257
2. Oliver Franke – 17 Laps in 5:07.782
3. Steffen Leinburger – 17 Laps in 5:08.709
4. Sandro Kuriger – 17 Laps in 5:08.928
5. Michael Spiering – 17 Laps in 5:13.330
6. Jens Kr̦ger Р17 Laps in 5:18.003
7. Tony Streit – 16 Laps in 5:01.337
8. Ivan Laptev – 16 Laps in 5:02.715
9. Daniel Wohlgemuth – 4 Laps in 1:19.322
10. Martin Hofer – 4 Laps in 1:25.740
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Video – Qualifying Heat 20 Rd2
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Round 5 participants to collect Hudy 3.0mm Arm reamer
With the fifth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series taking place this weekend in the Netherlands, event sponsor Hudy have been in touch to remind entrants that they can once again collect their free Limited edition tool, which this week will be a 3.0mm Arm reamer. Given to Pro Stock and Hobby drivers competing in Europe’s largest racing series, the Slovakian company has already handed out their 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm wrenches at the previous 4 rounds. Part of their 25 Years Anniversary limited edition series the tools feature super-lightweight CNC-machined Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium handles that reduce weight by 30% as well as a diamond-pattern surface for unsurpassed grip. The new generation of Hudy tips is hand-made from special world-renowned, top-secret, self-developed Hudy Spring Steel, individually precision-ground, sized and shaped for perfect fit with fasteners and the unique hardening processes make the tips ultra-durable. Each tool includes a press-fit protective black cap in the handle end; optional color-coded plastic caps (violet, red, blue) are available to customize the tools to your preferences. A laser-engraved ETS logo is the finishing touch.
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ETS heads outdoors as Apeldoorn hosts Round 5
The Yokomo Euro Touring Series gets back underway this weekend following a three month break with the beautiful Apeldoorn track in the Netherlands hosting the fifth round and first outdoor race of the 2010/11 season. Making a return to the ETS having previously held the Dutch round during the 2008/09 series, over 200 drivers will compete at Apeldoorn including two time champion Jilles Groskamp who took victory on the last visit to the track en route to successfully defending the inaugural ETS title.
His first appearance in this season’s ETS, the Dutch driver who is now based in Thailand, will join up with his Tamiya Racing Factory team-mates Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck as they seek their first win of 2010/11. Having won the Modified title every year since the creation of the series, Tamiya have had a lean season so far with defending champion Rheinard having struggled to match the pace of champion elect Ronald Volker.
Having seen their 100% winning run come to an end at the fourth round in Poland, Volker and his Yokomo team will be out to reaffirm themselves as the dominant force of the 2010/11 series. The man responsible for that first defeat was Team Associated’s Juho Levanen. 18 races after winning the first ever ETS race back in 2007, the Finnish ace took the TC6 to its first major European victory and will be looking to pick up where he left off and add to the car’s achievements this weekend.
One driver who will be looking to upset the regular front runners in the Xenon Modified class is Christopher Krapp. The factory Kyosho driver showed two weeks ago that his TF-6 is competitive on asphalt when he won the Warm-up race for the European Championships in Austria ahead of Yokomo team driver Yannic Prümper and Xray ace Alexander Hagberg.
In the Xray Pro-Stock class, standings leader Martin Hofer will be looking to make it three in a row for British manufacturer Schumacher but defending champion Alexander Stocker is back and will be looking to end his winning drought. Also set to be serious contenders for victory are Polish Top Qualifier Ivan Laptev with the Russian designed Awesomatix, last year’s Dutch round winner, when the race was held at Heemstede, Oliver Franke and local star Rob Janssen who put his extensive track knowledge to good use two years ago when he completely dominated the event.
Round 5, the penultimate round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, gets underway with practice on Friday and culminates with triple mains for all drivers on Sunday. All the action from Apeldoorn can be followed live throughout the weekend on RedRC.
