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June 28, 2008

Hara takes first Qualifier

Atsushi Hara

Atsushi Hara has taken the first round of qualifying here at the finale of the inaugural Euro Touring Series. The Japanese Hot Bodies driver set a blister pace around the Andernach track, just missing out on setting an 18 lap run by 0.56 of a second. Although Hara was 4 seconds clear at the top, the pace among the star line-up was intense. American ace Paul Lemieux set the second fastest time with the next 10 drivers behind him covered by only 4 seconds.

Paul Lemieux Action

Hara described his run as ‘excellent’ and says he will be going for an 18 lap run in the next round. Lemieux said his run could have been better if he hadn’t made a small mistake but says he doesn’t have the pace to match Hara. Third placed Ronald Volker was very happy with the result but not his car, the European Champion said it lacks feeling and a lot of changes before the run had made little difference.

Ronald Volker

Making it four Hot Bodies in the Top 4, Andy Moore said his car had even more understeer than in practice despite him running a very similar set-up to Hara. Unable to get the same pace out of the set-up as his Japanese team-mate, the Englishman will make a number of changes for the second heat but can’t pin point a cure for the understeer. Proving just how competitive it is here this weekend, Kyosho top man Steen Graversen and leading Tamiya rep Viktor Wilck set identitical times just 1/100 of a second off Moore to claim joint 5th position. Newly crowned ETS Champion Jilles Groskamp took 7th but said the wind and sand being blown onto the track from the nearby Beach Volley ball pitches was making it conditions difficult.

Heat 10 starting grid

Elsewhere Marc Fisher is the top Corally in 10th position, Patrick Gassauer heads the Associated challenge in 11th, Bart Wubben is fastest Serpent in 18th, Yokomo’s challenge is lead by Martin Hofer in 20th and Schmachers top representative is Dane Soren Eskilden.

Stock heat podium

In Pro Stock it is ETS Round 1 winner Alexander Stocker who takes the round after putting in a run of 16 laps in 5:07.19. The Hot Bodies driver, who is one of a number of drivers here this weekend that are in contention to become the inaugural Euro Touring Series Pro Stock Champion, drove a clean heat to just pip fellow HB driver Tony Streit for the Round TQ. Dominik Reschke, who was fastest in time practice yesterday, took third.

George Spitteler

Winner of Pro stock last time out when the ETS visited his home track, the MACH in the Netherlands, Corally driver George Spitteler could only manage 12th in the first qualifier and needs to find pace if he is to battle for the title in tomorrow’s finals. Standings leader Nicolai Nielsen didn’t complete his first qualifier pulling up after rolling his Serpent S400 just before the mid point of his run.

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June 28, 2008

Product news from the pits

Hara running Nosram controller

Interesting product news from the pits here in Andernach is that Atsushi Hara will run an all new brushless speedo carrying his own name later this year. The Japanese ace is currently on a race by race deal to run Nosram speedos but will return to running his own Atsushi Hara Racing Products unit when the KO developed ESC is launched at the IFMAR World’s in Thailand. Hara has enjoyed a successful collaboration with KO who currently produce the AHRP Twister brushed speedo.

New Team Orion Advantage Charger

Here supporting Team Orion’s team drivers at the ETS Finale, including Hara who has just returned to running the Swiss company’s cells and motors, is Oscar Jansen who had a few interesting items with him in his kit bag. Unfortunaely not all were for public showing but we did see the first production version of the new much anticipated Advantage charger. The charger is very compact and the version we saw here was the entry level Clubman Lipo Edition. Oscar also had with him a prototype ESC as well as some new 5300 NimH cells that are destined for racing in Asia.

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June 27, 2008

World Class field chase Hara

World Class field chase Hara

The world class field here at Andernach have been left chasing Japan’s Atsushi Hara with the former World Champion clearly the quickest in today’s free practice which has just come to a close. Hara’s new Cyclone TC is the talk of the paddock with his rivals all making comment to how good it looks around the track. ‘People are saying my car looks really good and well balanced but it is actually a little nervous to drive. I can make it easier to drive but then my lap times drop off. Overall the car is working really well so I feel good going into tomorrow’s qualifiers.”

World Class field chase Hara

Closest to Hara in terms of laps times are his Hot Bodies team-mate Andy Moore and Tamiya’s Vicktor Wilck. Moore would like to have more steering at the beginning off his run complaining that the car is pushing at the start of his run but by the end is working perfectly. The Englishman plans a number of changes in order to try and cure the problem. Swede Wilck says he just has a lack of overall grip but doesn’t quite know what changes he will make ahead of the morning qualifier. Race organisers sugar watered the track this morning, which they will repeat this again for qualifying, and as a result all the drivers found the track was at it best in the first two of today’s five timed practices runs.

World Class field chase Hara

Steen Graversen remains the top Kyosho with the fourth fastest lap time followed by Ronald Volker and Jilles Groskamp. Bart Wubben is now the leading Serpent with the 9th fastest lap time just 3/100th faster than American star Paul Lemieux who is the top Xray representative. Marc Rheinard was one of the few drivers to set his fastest lap time in the evening sessions which moved him into the Top 10. Despite living only down the road from the great Andernach facility the German says he never goes well here.

World Class field chase Hara

In Pro Stock top German National runner Dominik Reschke and his Corally RDX PHI ended timed practice as the fastest package heading a trio of Germans at the top of the lap charts with Dai Sakaguchi and Matthias Lang his closest challengers. Euro Touring Series standings leader Nicolai Nielsen appears to be struggling, the Dane setting only the 13th fastest lap time.

Drivers will have one final timed practice run in the morning before we get down to the serious business of Round by Round qualifying with the best 3 of 5 to count.

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June 27, 2008

ETS Finale is Go – Hara pace setter

ETS Finale is Go - Hara pace setter

The finale of the inaugural Much More backed Euro Touring Series is underway and the fourth round has attracted a star line of drivers from around the world to the top class Andernach facility here in Germany. No less than 3 World Champions are present along with the current European and US Champions and with this type of quality it will be hard to pick which of the 125 drivers will walk away with the silverware.

ETS Finale is Go - Hara pace setter

After four rounds of timed practice it is 2002/2003 World Champion Atsushi Hara’s name that appears at the top of the time sheets. The Hot Bodies driver’s car is looking really good around the very technical layout being used this weekend. Closest to Hara over three timed laps is factory Kyosho driver Steen Graverson who is running the same Shin addition chassis that he used early this year at the TITC event in Thailand.

ETS Finale is Go - Hara pace setter

Current World Champion Andy Moore is third fastest opting to run the original Cyclone top deck on his new Cyclone TC, while Pre World’s race winner Vicktor Wilck is next up on a very similar pace with his Tamiya TRF416. Jilles Groskamp, winner of Rounds 2 & 3 of the series and now the first ever ETS Champion due to the fact that Round 1 winner Juho Levanen was unable to attend, feels he is struggling a little but still finds himself in the Top 5. Austrian Hot Bodies driver Thomas Pumpler completes the Top 6.

ETS Finale is Go - Hara pace setter

Newly crowned US National Champion and Team Xray factory driver Paul Lemieux is running 9th at the moment despite it being his first visit to the Andernach track. Running prototype alu rear drive shafts on his T2 ‘008, the American says he likes the track and appears content with his current pace.

ETS Finale is Go - Hara pace setter

Of the other manufacturers represented here this weekend young German star Yannic Prumper is the top Serpent running in 13th with Marc Fisher just behind him at the controls of his factory Corally. Top Associated runner local Patrick Gassauer in 14th with the fastest Yokomo being Martin Hofer in 18th position. Christian Schamp is the leading Schumacher runner in 26th.

ETS Finale is Go - Hara pace setter

Marc Rheinard, who should now this track like the back of his hand due to the fact that he lives just up the road, is a rather lowly 24th but we can expect to see a big improved from the former World Champion in his next run. Others who find themselves rather lowly on the time sheets include Kyosho’s Shin Adachi, French ace Cyril N’Diaye and Associated team driver Joel Myrberg.

In Pro Stock, in which all drivers are running handout Speed Passion 9.5T brushless motors, German Corally driver Dominik Reschke finds himself as the pace setter from the Round 3 Top Qualifier Vasco Christiaanse driving a Kyosho with ETS Round 1 winner Alexander Stocker third for Hot Bodies. Round 3 winner George Spitteler current lies 8th while Round 2 winner Nicolai Nielsen is 11th and top Serpent.

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June 27, 2008

ETS Rd4 Andernach – Introduction

Euro Touring Series Rd4 Andernach

An introduction from our race director Scotty Ernst. “Well everyone we are all set for the finale of the 2007/2008 Much More backed Euro Touring Series Final in Andernach Germany. What is shaping up to be a who’s who of the top racers from around Europe also includes 2 of the top drivers from Japan, Shin Adachi from Kyosho, as well as the 2008 Reedy Race of Champions winner Atsushi Hara driving his Hot Bodies Cyclone. Also making the trip to attend the finale is the Top US racer Paul Lemieux who was only last weekend crowned Champion at the ROAR On Road Nationals.

Hosting this final event of the ETS is the beautiful track in Andernach. The venue has all the makings of perfect environment for this exciting finish to the ETS. A great layout and a huge drivers stand, there is plenty of pit room and plenty of fun to be had as there is also some great food and fun things to do off the track. With Volleyball courts and a Mini Football field there will be a team competition hosted during the weekend to test the physical fitness of the drivers present.

The great coverage that you have come to expect for the ETS series will again be the standard as the crew from REDRC will be bringing you great stories, photos and behind the scene info that only REDRC can bring you. Rob Nelson will again be here from BBK scoring so you will be able to keep track of your favorite drivers and watch as they battle for the championships.

We hope you enjoy the coverage we will be bringing to you and hope you can make plans to attend the 2008/2009 ETS Series that will begin in October at the annual Carpet Speed Week held in Germany.”

Scotty

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June 7, 2008

ETS Andernach – Hara confirmed

ETS Andernach - Hara confirmed

The organisers of the Much More backed European Touring Series, which sees its final round of the 07/08 series take place in Andernach Germany, have confirmed that former World Champion and 2008 Reedy Race winner Atsushi Hara will be coming to round 4 on the 27th – 29th of June. The Japanese racer will be joining other confirmed entrants, Marc Rheinard, Jilles Groskamp, Paul LeMieux, Hupo Honigl and many more.

For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on our site here.

There are limited places left in both classes, so if you wish to enter round 4 of the ETS go to rcracecontrol.com.

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May 11, 2008

ETS Andernach – LeMieux confirmed

ETS Andernach - LeMieux confirmed

The organisers of the Much More backed European Touring Series, which sees its final round of the 07/08 series take place in Andernach Germany, have confirmed that US superstar racer Paul LeMieux will be coming to round 4 on the 27th – 29th of June. Paul is looking forward to travelling to Europe to race against the some of the top drivers in the World, in order to help him prepare for the up coming World Championships later this year in Thailand. Paul is sponsored by US Xray and Hudy distributor RC America as well as Trinity, Protoform, Jaco and Futaba.

For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on our site here.

There are limited places left in both classes, so if you wish to enter round 4 of the ETS go to rcracecontrol.com.

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May 2, 2008

European Touring Series – Round 4

ETS Series

For the 4th and final round of the 2007/2008 Much More backed European Touring Series, the action moves to Germany and the Andernach track, close to Koblenz in the West of the country on the 27th – 29th of June. The organisers wanted to end this inaugural season with a big celebration, so as per the usual format, the racing will be open for Modified and Pro Stock classes, and this will be the main event, but as a sideshow and to create a relaxed party atmosphere there will be some side events for the competitors such as cage soccer or beach volleyball, or both. Along with having the best drivers from Europe participating, they are also expecting to have former World Champion Atsushi Hara as well as country mate Shin Adachi from Japan in attendance, and from the USA they are hoping to have top racer Paul LeMieux competing.

Andernach, Germany

Pro Stock racers will receive the Speed Passion 9.5 Ultra Sportsman brushless motor included in their entry fee as well as 1 set of Much More control tires and a t-shirt, while Modified racers will also get the t-shirt as well as 2 sets of control tires. Entry closes on the 25th of June, but as a bonus for those that pay their entry fees prior to the 1st of June they will receive a great goodie bag containing lots of freebies from the event sponsors. As always the legendary Scotty Ernst will be doing the commentary, BBK will be handling the timing and Red RC will be reporting live from the event.

For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on our site here.

Racers can enter round 4 of the ETS by going to rcracecontrol.com.

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