Video – Mod, Pro Stock & Formula A-main 3
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Asmer does Pro Stock/Formula double
Serpent driver Jan Asmer became the first double category race winner today when he took the overall win in both the Xray Pro Stock and Formula classes at the season opener of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in the Czech Republic. Having already made ETS history yesterday when he TQ’d both classes, the final day of the Hrotovice event did not get off to a good start for the German but in the final round of A-Main he turned things around to win both of his A3 encounters to secure the top step on the podium. A great start to the defense of his Formula title, the win in Pro Stock’s marks his first touring car win with him describing that race as the hardest 5-minutes he has experienced in racing.
First up for Amser was the deciding Main for Formula. Second in A1 and only 4th in A2, he not only needed to win but he also needed to better the time of TOP Racing’s Roman Pichler who already had a win in A2 and a 2nd in A1. Describing the win as easy, he said he put himself under a lot of pressure due to race time but he was able to keep that pressure under control winning from Pichler in a time that was 5-seconds faster that his Swiss rival’s winning time. Winner of the opening A-Main, Austria’s Thomas Pumpler completed the podium of the increasingly popular class with his Speed Passion just one of a wide selection of different brands of cars that have joined the field.
Having had an electrical problem in A1 of Pro Stock causing him to have to race with a borrowed car which due to an incorrect speedo setting would not be competitive, second in A2 put Asmer back in the hunt for the win going into the final leg. Leading away the field this time he was able to keep Martin Hofer at bay again taking the overall victory thanks to race winning time. For defending champion Marek Cerny contact from Hofer ended the Xray driver’s quest for a repeat home victory with him finishing 8th to be classified 4th overall. Some consolation for Xray was Tobias Vogel joining Amser and Hofer on the podium.
With Ronald Volker pulling off the perfect weekend in the RIDE Modified Class by wrapping up the win in Leg 2, the closing race of the event was all about deciding who would join the 3-time defending champion on the podium. With Volker sitting out the race it was Xray’s Alexander Hagberg that lead away the field. Holding of intense pressure from Freddy Sudhoff, on lap 15 of 25 the Swede got it wrong at the end of the straight his T4’14 flying off the track allowing Sudhoff through for the win. The result was good enough to see the lead Awesomatix team driver repeat his Czech podium of last season. Again finishing second in the leg Tamiya Racing Factory’s Marc Rheinard would secure the runners up spot, the series’ most winning driver declaring himself happy with the result having failed to make the podium at last season’s opening race. The only driver to take the title chase to Volker the last three seasons, the former Champion said he is looking forward to Round 2 having been encouraged by the progress he made over this weekend.
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Overall/A-Main Leg 3 Results
Ride Modified Overall Result
1. Ronald Völker (DE) – Team Yokomo – 2 pts
2. Marc Rheinard (DE) – Tamiya – 4
3. Freddy Südhoff (DE) – Awesomatix – 5
4. Naoto Matsukura (JP) – Team Yokomo – 6
5. Yannic Prümper (DE) – Team Yokomo – 8
6. Marc Fischer (DE) – Serpent – 9
7. Viktor Wilck (SE) – Tamiya – 11
8. Alexander Hagberg (SE) – Team Xray – 12
9. Julian Borowski (DE) – Serpent – 13
10.Marco Kaufmann (DE) – Team Xray – 16
Ride Modified A-Main Leg 3 Result
1.(3) Freddy Südhoff (DE) – Awesomatix – 25/5:06.554
2.(4) Marc Rheinard (DE) – Tamiya – 25/5:06.862
3.(5) Naoto Matsukura (JP) – Team Yokomo – 25/5:07.176
4.(2) Alexander Hagberg (SE) – Team Xray – 25/5:07.689
5.(7) Yannic Prümper (DE) – Team Yokomo – 25/5:10.874
6.(9) Viktor Wilck (SE) – Tamiya – 25/5:11.471
7.(6) Marc Fischer (DE) – Serpent – 25/5:12.358
8.(10)Julian Borowski (DE) – Serpent – 24/5:01.473
9.(8) Marco Kaufmann (DE) – Team Xray – 24/5:04.220
10.(1)Ronald Völker (DE) – Team Yokomo – DNS
Xray Pro Stock Overall Result
1. Jan Asmer (DE) – Serpent – 3 pts
2. Martin Hofer (DE) – Schumacher – 3
3. Tobias Vogel (DE) – Team Xray – 5
4. Marek Cerny (CZ) – Team Xray – 6
5. Bernhard Bopp (DE) – HB – 9
6. Mike Gosvig (DK) – Awesomatix – 10
7. Max Mächler (DE) – Awesomatix – 11
8. Philipp Neudinger (AT) – Awesomatix – 12
9. Henrik Heitsch (DE) – ARC – 14
10.Kuba Simurda (CZ) – Team Xray – 17
Xray Pro Stock A-Main Leg 3 Result
1.(1) Jan Asmer (DE) – Serpent – 23/5:00.258
2.(3) Martin Hofer (DE) – Schumacher – 23/5:01.388
3.(4) Tobias Vogel (DE) – Team Xray – 23/5:01.635
4.(7) Mike Gosvig (DK) – Awesomatix – 23/5:04.197
5.(5) Bernhard Bopp (DE) – HB – 23/5:04.715
6.(10)Philipp Neudinger (AT) – Awesomatix – 23/5:07.681
7.(8) Henrik Heitsch (DE) – ARC – 23/5:09.204
8.(2) Marek Cerny (CZ) – Team Xray – 23/5:09.728
9.(6) Max Mächler (DE) – Awesomatix – 23/5:10.322
10.(9)Kuba Simurda (CZ) – Team Xray – 21/4:49.660
Video – Mod, Pro Stock & Formula A-main 2
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Volker pulls off the perfect start to ETS Season #7
Defending Yokomo Euro Touring Series Champion Ronald Volker pulled off the best start possible to Season #7, the Yokomo driver taking the overall win with another faultless win in Leg 2 of the A-Main in the Czech Republic. Chasing a fourth consecutive title in the World famous championship this season, the win is the German’s ninth ETS career win and the fourth year that he has won the season opener. Having won Leg 1 from Marc Rheinard, he again headed home the Tamiya driver in Leg 2 with Yannic Prumper completing the Top 3.
Having topped every element of the weekend, heading both free & timed practice and then all four rounds of qualifying, Volker said they achieved the goal they had set themselves coming into the weekend. Describing qualifying as being particularly tough here in Hrotovice with Alexander Hagberg and Freddy Sudhoff both pushing him hard, he said while from the outside taking the win might have looked easy it took a lot of hard work. Thanking Yukijiro Umino for his continued support and car preparation, he said they did a lot of preparations for the race such as attending the MIBO Cup and this paid off. Asked about his Leg 2 race, Volker said he pushed really hard at the start and again he was helped by problems for drivers behind. With a gap of over 2-seconds he reverted to taking a more cautious approach to the faster corners. While this was a slower way round the track knowing it would lose him time he said that with no mistakes the gap was too big for Rheinard to close down by the finish.
Rheinard who based on his recent performance here at the MIBO Cup would be more than happy to leave the Czech Republic with a second place, said his TRF418 was really good but again the gap to Volker after the start was just too much to close. Congratulating his great rival on what he said was a ‘well deserved win’ he said the weekend turned out more positive then expected and he is looking forward to be a lot stronger for Round 2 of the ETS in Germany in January. With two second place finishes to his credit and both Hagberg & Sudhoff having another bad race in A2, the 3-time World Champion looks best positioned to take the second step on the podium at the trophy presentations.
Having run 2nd for the opening four laps a mistake from Hagberg left him to finish 8th while Sudhoff who made a ‘fair’ pass on the Swede to move up to second on lap 5 caught a corner dot four laps later at the end of the straight and flipped his Awesomatix. After that a coming together with Xray’s Marco Kaufmann left ‘Fast Freddy’, him setting the fastest lap of the race, to finish 9th. Holding third Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura would retire from the race on lap 17 with a broken rear drive shaft.
In the Xray Pro Stock class the winner will be decided in the third A-Main after Schumacher’s Martin Hofer took the win. Top Qualifier Jan Amser lead the way for over half the race but on 17 lap of 23, the former Champion forced his way to the front with an impressive pass. For Leg 1 winner Marek Cerny his challenge came undone on lap 11. Applying huge pressure on Amser’s Serpent, the Xray driver would roll his Xray in front of the drivers rostrum leaving him to finish 5th. In the Formula class, the third A-Main will also decide who leaves the Czech Republic as the new championship leader. Roman Pichler took his TOP Racing chassis to the win over the VBC of Olivier Bultynck with Leg 1 winner Thomas Pumpler bringing his Speed Passion F1 home third. Top Qualifier Asmer didn’t have a good race ending up 4th after some early mistakes. Like Pro Stock, four drivers go into the final race with a chance of the overall win.
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A-Main Leg 2 Results
Ride Modified A-Main Leg 2 Result
1.(1) Ronald Völker (DE) – Team Yokomo – 25/5:04.971
2.(4) Marc Rheinard (DE) – Tamiya – 25/5:05.383
3.(7) Yannic Prümper (DE) – Team Yokomo – 25/5:10.346
4.(6) Marc Fischer (DE) – Serpent – 25/5:10.530
5.(9) Viktor Wilck (SE) – Tamiya – 24/5:01.065
6.(10)Julian Borowski (DE) – Serpent – 24/5:02.336
7.(8) Marco Kaufmann (DE) – Team Xray – 24/5:02.538
8.(2) Alexander Hagberg (SE) – Team Xray – 24/5:02.995
9.(3) Freddy Südhoff (DE) – Awesomatix – 24/5:07.186
10.(5)Naoto Matsukura (JP) – Team Yokomo – 16/3:17.135
Xray Pro Stock A-Main Leg 2 Result
1.(3) Martin Hofer (DE) – Schumacher – 23/5:01.669
2.(1)Jan Asmer (DE) – Serpent – 23/5:02.236
3.(4) Tobias Vogel (DE) – Team Xray – 23/5:02.517
4.(5) Bernhard Bopp (DE) – HB – 23/5:02.691
5.(2) Marek Cerny (CZ) – Team Xray – 23/5:03.030
6.(10)Philipp Neudinger (AT) – Awesomatix – 23/5:05.992
7.(6) Max Mächler (DE) – Awesomatix – 23/5:06.920
8.(7) Mike Gosvig (DK) – Awesomatix – 23/5:07.544
9.(9) Kuba Simurda (CZ) – Team Xray – 23/5:10.365
10.(8)Henrik Heitsch (DE) – ARC – 11/2:28.911
Chassis Focus – Henrik Heitsch
Chassis Name – ARC R10 2013
Motor – Muchmore (handout)
ESC – Muchmore (handout)
Batteries – LRP
Tires – Ride (handout)
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Henrik Heitsch is running the new R10 2013 from ARC, putting the car into the Pro Stock A-main. The car sports a new 2.25mm thick chassis plate, shorter big bore shocks, floating servo mount as well as harder plastics. Having run the car for a few months in prototype form, he has developed a setup that he can use for indoor, outdoor, large and small tracks and has made little or no changes to the car since coming to the Czech Republic apart from working on tire prep.
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Video – Mod, Pro Stock & Formula A-main 1
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