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Bruno Coelho announces own brand

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 11:01 AM PST

Capping off Day 1 of the Euro Touring Series in Germany with a TQ run in the opening qualifier, Bruno Coelho took the opportunity of this successful day to announce his own RC brand, aptly named Bruno. Rather than a product rebranding exercise, the factory Xray driver’s intention is to use the brand to develop a range of performance products based on his own racing experiences and the ongoing search to have the best possible race package in order to compete at the top level. A hugely versatile racer as highlighted by his impressive trio of title wins in the ETS, the Euro Offroad Series and the Euro Nitro Series last season, he intends to unveil the first of his products tomorrow. In the meantime the driver whose driving style has gained him a huge following around the world is directing people to the Bruno website to sign up for exclusive news, tips and videos regarding his product line.

Source: Bruno [brunorc.com]

Destiny RX-10SR aluminium flex chassis

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:16 AM PST

Coming soon from Destiny is an aluminium flex chassis plate for their new RX10-SR touring car. Of a different design compared to the recently introduced hard alloy chassis, the flex version sports machined herringbone sections under the battery and electronics area for increased torsional flex which can be beneficial in medium to high grip conditions and when the original carbon chassis is too soft and the full face alloy chassis offers too much stiffens. The plate is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes black anodised and with machined silver edge details.

Source: Destiny [destinyracing.jp]

Coelho takes opening qualifier

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:10 AM PST

Despite getting quite out of shape on his third lap, Bruno Coelho has taken the opening round of qualifying at Round 2 of the Euro Touring Series in Germany. The Xray driver would recover to be the only one to make 19-laps, topping the times from top seed Ronald Volker who would have to open up to let his rival through. Behind, Alexander Hagberg would put in a strong second half to the 5-minute qualifier to complete the Top 3 ahead of Marc Rheinard. Making it a good start to the weekend in Daun for Xray, Marc Kaufmann took his example to the fifth fastest time ahead of a quick, but making too many mistakes, Yannic Prümper.

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Coelho takes opening qualifier

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:06 AM PST

Despite getting quite out of shape on his third lap, Bruno Coelho has taken the opening round of qualifying at Round 2 of the Euro Touring Series in Germany. The Xray driver would recover to be the only one to make 19-laps, topping the times from top seed Ronald Volker who would have to open up to let his rival through. Behind, Alexander Hagberg would put in a strong second half to the 5-minute qualifier to complete the Top 3 ahead of Marc Rheinard. Making it a good start to the weekend in Daun for Xray, Marc Kaufmann took his example to the fifth fastest time ahead of a quick, but making too many mistakes, Yannic Prümper.

Summing up his TQ run, Coelho said, ‘I was lucky to stay in the race. I lost the rear at the end of the straight and touched the board. Luckily it was only a little touch so I could keep going. The car then got better and better and I forced a lot to catch Volker.’ The reigning champion explained, ‘the car is really good for 5-minutes but only in the beginning is not so good the first 4 or 5 laps its a little difficult but then its really good. We will play with the additive for tomorrow to get it better for the start of the run. The car is really good so we don’t need to change that’.

Leading away the opening heat, Volker said, ‘It started off good but then the car started to develop understeer more and more and I was not able to stay on top. I will make a set-up change to get more steering for Q2. I want the car a little more difficult to drive’. With many drivers suffering errors, the Yokomo driver said he had a clean run but added, ‘I had to open for Bruno and that lost me some time’.

Hagberg described his qualifier as ‘pretty good’. The Swede said, ‘It was a good clean run but the car took some time to come in but by the end it was very good’. Confident the car is up to the job, he will focus on tyres for tomorrow’s second qualifier saying ‘we need to work on the additive timing and then I think we will have a good car for all the 5-minutes’.

‘Not too good’ was how Rheinard summed up his P4. The Infinity driver continued, ‘like I said before I have no steering and no corner speed. It didn’t help that I also had 1 or 2 mistakes and lost a second but the main problem is the car is still too slow’. Asked what changes he might make to improve the car for Q2, he said, ‘maybe I will try a harder diff and also maybe a body mount more forward’.

‘My goal is to make the A-Main and this is good first step to that’, said a very happy Kaufmann on setting the fifth fastest time. Enjoying his best ever ETS qualifying at the season opener when he lined up 3rd for the Austrian round, the German said his car had ‘a bit of understeer’ but felt that was to his advantage. ‘I think maybe this was better because this is super difficult track and my car was easy to drive so I had no mistakes’.

Prumper said, ‘my car was quite good but I had too many mistakes’. He continued, ‘On the second lap I hit the barrier at the end of the straight and over the run lost about 6-seconds in mistakes. I think without this I would have been similar pace to Bruno’. He concluded, ‘the car is super good over 5-minutes, I just need to make no mistakes tomorrow’. Behind Prumper, Serpent’s Viktor Wilck topped the second fastest heat to get a P7 for the round.

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2018 JConcepts MT event schedule – Announcement

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:05 AM PST

2017 was a monster year for JConcepts as the iconic company attended and supported some of the best, action packed R/C monster truck events from around the nation. For 2018, JConcepts has decided to step it up to the next level, filling out a schedule fueled by their passion and love for R/C monster trucks. The year kickes off on March 22nd to 24th at the Monster Jam World Finals where JConcepts will take part in the R/C Monster Jam World Finals Performance which coincides with the Monster Jam Party in the Pits in Las Vegas. This is the perfect opportunity to Meet and Greet with some of the world famous Monster Jam drivers during the pit party and take in some R/C monster truck action. After kicking off the year with the Monster Jam World Finals Performance, JC invite you to bring your trucks and compete at the other thrilling events filled with ultra-competitive side-by-side bracket-style racing in various classes like Pro Mod, 2.2, Retro, etc. An event set out to be different from the rest is the 1st Annual JConcepts MonsterCross held on May 5th to 6th in St. Beaver, PA. Borrowing ideas from 1/10th scale off-road racing, multiple trucks will go wheel to wheel in heat races to sort qualifying for Sunday’s main events. The concept is to give more racers more track time and to determine who truly owns the baddest and fastest truck in the land. The complete schedule can be found here.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

Video – Modified Qualifying Rd1

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 09:11 AM PST

VRP EB410 suspension droop gauge

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 08:33 AM PST

VRP have introduced a suspension droop gauge purpose-designed for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy. The tool does away with the need to use callipers to measure suspension droop, instead it slips over the top shock nut and the droop setting is easily readable on the black anodised ruler with white lettering. The USA-made tool is made from high-quality 7075 aluminium and is available now.

Source: VRP [visionracingproducts.com]

Volker top seed at ETS Daun

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 08:26 AM PST

Ronald Volker is the top seed for qualifying at the Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany, the Yokomo driver pipping early pace setter Bruno Coelho in the second of the two timed practices. Only sixth fastest in the first timed round, almost 6/10th off Coelho on two laps of the unique track layout, Volker would surprise even himself with his improvement turning things around to a 3/10th advantage over the reigning champion. With the track over a second faster over 2-laps, Yannick Prumper maintained his Top 3 pace, outpacing Marc Rheinard who was second quickest in the the first one. Behind Rheinard, Christopher Krapp would post the fastest time with Rheinard’s Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue completing the Top 6.

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Xray NT1 2018 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 08:25 AM PST

Xray have introduced the latest incarnation of their IFMAR Worlds and EFRA European Championship winning NT1 200mm nitro platform, the NT1 2018. The kit features some subtle refinements in the chassis and rear bulkhead and layshaft mount area, mostly to adapt the chassis to a full range of grip conditions even better. The 2018 specification kit is based off of a redesigned 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that features a larger front opening for improved flex, with a milled-out pocket taking an optional alloy brace that has influence on the overall steering response and cornering speed.

Using the brace will improve steering while leaving it away is making the car easier to drive while improving forward traction at the same time.

Next up are the all-new rear layshaft bulkheads that allow the use of bracket bushings that connect the layshaft bulkheads and the rear bulkheads to reinforce the entire rear suspension, improving the car in high-traction conditions. Without the bracket bushings, the car has more traction which is recommended for low-traction conditions. The new bulkheads are an integral part of the chassis’ Multi-Flex system that offers a variety of choices for different flex adjustment.

Also new is the redesigned rear graphite stiffener brace that connects the rear layshaft bulkheads and radio plate mount, allowing easier engine removal. The rear graphite stiffener – made from 2mm graphite material – was designed to enhance the flex characteristics around the engine area. The brace is mounted on the right side between the 2-speed bulkhead and the aluminium radio plate mount. The graphite stiffener provides optimised flex characteristics and can be easily removed when extra steering is needed. An optional rear stiffener link is available to offer an in-between stiffness setting.

Last but not least comes the redesigned graphite brace for the rear bulkheads that makes for easier access to the engine screws. The brace allows for soft and stiff settings with the soft setting – the brace is not used – increases flex of the rear chassis area, generating more rear traction. This setup is recommended for low-traction tracks, or races with spec hard or large tyres. Using the brace makes for a stiffer chassis, which reduces flex of the area and improves on-power steering and rotation, but also slightly decreases rear traction. This is recommended for medium-high-traction tracks, or when tyres with additive are used. The remainder of the car was left unchanged and the kit will hit stores very soon.

New 2018 features:
– All-new chassis features a unique, innovative front flex adjustment using an insertable aluminium brace. Using the aluminium brace increases steering response and cornering speed; without the aluminium brace, the car is easier to drive
– All-new rear layshaft bulkheads allow use of bracket bushings that connect the layshaft bulkheads with rear bulkheads to reinforce the entire rear suspension, making the car better in high-traction conditions. Without the bracket bushings, the car has more traction which is recommended for low-traction conditions
– All-new graphite brace for rear bulkheads gives easier access to engine screws
– All-new graphite brace connecting the rear layshaft bulkheads and radio plate stand for easier engine removal

The full presentation of the NT1’18 can be found here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Volker top seed at ETS Daun

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 08:24 AM PST

Ronald Volker is the top seed for qualifying at the Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany, the Yokomo driver pipping early pace setter Bruno Coelho in the second of the two timed practices. Only sixth fastest in the first timed round, almost 6/10th off Coelho on two laps of the unique track layout, Volker would surprise even himself with his improvement turning things around to a 3/10th advantage over the reigning champion. With the track over a second faster over 2-laps, Yannick Prumper maintained his Top 3 pace, outpacing Marc Rheinard who was second quickest in the the first one. Behind Rheinard, Christopher Krapp would post the fastest time with Rheinard’s Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue completing the Top 6.

‘Actually I’m a little surprised at how much the car improved from the first one’, said Volker. The 5-time ETS Champion added, ‘I knew the car would be better but not by this much’. Changing to a harder diff and benefiting from tyres being on their second run he said, this ‘improved the balance and the grip a lot’. He continued, ‘I was only 6th or 7th in the previous practice but now I am pretty confident for the qualifiers. I will keep it the same for Q1. It was a good team effort with 1st, 3rd and 5th and Naoki (Akiyama) has better speed than 11th’.

Despite dropping off the top spot, Coelho declared his second run as ‘very good’. The Xray driver said, ‘on 5-minutes the car is very good so it is looking good. I’m confident for qualifying’. Asked about track conditions, he replied, ‘there was more grip mainly from the tyres but I think the track improved a little too but I feel it is getting more and more bumpy at the end of the straight and on the section you drive away from yourself. It’s difficult’. Running a new prototype motor from Hobbywing in his T4 and working on speedo set-ups to suit, he said they opted for the same speedo set-up as the previous run with him ‘happy’ with the feeling of the motor on the challenging track layout.

‘My car was too easy to drive’ was Prumper’s reaction after the final practice. The Yokomo driver continued, ‘It is good for 5-minute but I could push everywhere with no risk of crashing which is not great for a hero lap’. Planning to air on the side of safety for Q1, the multiple ETS race winner will make just a small change for qualifying to make the car slightly more aggressive. With his BD8 ‘still overweight’ he will remove weight from the car which by his own admission wont be a big change but should be a slight improvement.

Rheinard said the change in traction didn’t particularly suit his car. Describing his car as ‘starting to push too much’ and having also ‘lost some of its corner speed’. The German said, ‘between the first and the second run on the tyres their is a big difference in traction’. Putting most of the extra traction down to tyre, he added , ‘I think the track was much the same as before’. Looking to the first of the four qualifiers, Q1 taking place this evening, he said, ‘I will keep the car the same for Q1 and go for a good Top 10 result’.

‘Surprisingly high traction’ was Krapp’s summary of the final practice. The Yokomo driver continued, ‘It was not really better for me, the car pushed a lot. I didn’t want touch the set-up of the car but now I need to find more steering’. He concluded, ‘every run I feel I am better learning the track so I think everything should be good for qualifying’.

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Coelho fastest from Rheinard in first timed practice at ETS

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 05:29 AM PST

Bruno Coelho was fastest in the first of the two timed practice at Round 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany, this morning. The Xray driver topped the times from Round 1 winner Marc Rheinard having a 2/10ths of a second advantage over his arch rival. Behind, Yannic Prumper laid down his intentions early to complete the Top 3 on the uniquely shaped track with the margin a similar 2/10ths. Such is the size of the high speed layout at the holiday resort venue, seeding this weekend is being based on a driver’s best 2-consecutive laps rather than the traditional 3.

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Coelho fastest from Rheinard in first timed practice at ETS

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 05:26 AM PST

Bruno Coelho was fastest in the first of the two timed practice at Round 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany, this morning. The Xray driver topped the times from Round 1 winner Marc Rheinard having a 2/10ths of a second advantage over his arch rival. Behind, Yannic Prumper laid down his intentions early to complete the Top 3 on the uniquely shaped track with the margin a similar 2/10ths. Such is the size of the high speed layout at the holiday resort venue, seeding this weekend is being based on a driver’s best 2-consecutive laps rather than the traditional 3.

On his second weekend in Daun, having competed at the EOS at the same venue last weekend, Coelho summed up his first seeding run as ‘very good’. Coming into the weekend 3-points off Rheinard in the standings, he said, ‘The car was a little difficult to drive in the free practice but we were able to improve it.’ Running a prototype of Hobbywing’s upcoming 5 turn motor release, the Portuguese driver added, ‘we are working on the best speedo setting to use for the motor but the 5-turn is very nice for carpet. We will make a few more speedo changes for the next one’. Asked how traction is coming up he replied, ‘the traction is still strange and the track is a little bumpy but the biggest challenge is the layout for sure. I’m still finding it hard. It very challenging’.

‘Not too bad’, was how Rheinard summed up his performance. The Infinity driver continued, ‘the feeling of the car is good. My lap times are ok and consistent and my 2-laps that counted were not perfect so I think we are looking pretty good’. Running ‘pretty much the same set-up as ETS Round 1’ he has no plans to change anything for now adding, ‘the layout is the challenge and the important thing is to drive with no mistake’. With the majority of drivers using the second of their allocated Volante handout tyres in the first timed practice, having used the first set in the single round of free practice, he said the final timed practice would be a good idea indication of the field’s pace on used tyres.

Prumper described his practice pace as ‘quite good’ but added, ‘I just need to improve my driving’. Returning to Yokomo for the 2018 season after a lean 2017 season with VBC, the German continued, ‘the pace is there. The car is quite good, its easy and relaxed to drive so I will just refresh everything for the next one’. Like his rivals he said while happy with his car it was the track that was the biggest challenge this weekend concluding, ‘to go fast you have to take big risks. Its challenging’.

Posting the fourth fastest time, Alexander Hagberg summed up timed practice as ‘a lot better’ due to the grip having come up. Calling the track, ‘very challenging’ he said ‘you must drive clean’. The Xray driver continued, ‘the car is on the pace, I need to drive it better’. Working off the same set-up as the previous ETS encounter, the Swede concluded, ‘we will fine tune from there’.

Fastest in the free practice and just 0.017 off Hagberg, Christopher Krapp said the timed practice went ‘pretty well’. The Yokomo driver added, ‘All our cars except maybe Ronald’s are working well on our pretty standard set-up’. A former race winner, he continued, ‘there is not much time to adjust to this layout so I had a few driver errors and I will try to improve this. You take a lot of risks each lap, its more high speed than what you usually race. You need to be calm which I am good at, and this is what will get you good runs’.

Ronald Volker would complete the Top 6. Working on his own car this weekend following engineer Yukijiro Umino’s departure from Yokomo, he said, ‘I was breaking in my second set of tyres like most others but I didn’t feel as comfortable as on the first set’. Planning a tyre change for his second timed practice, he will also try running a slightly harder diff. He concluded, ‘We should be fine later when the grip comes up because that’s how its been before’.

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CJ Jelin joins Xray factory team

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 05:21 AM PST

Xray have announced the signing of Junior Reedy Race Champion, CJ Jelin to their factory team. Already in his young racing career CJ has scored ROAR 1/8th fuel and electric buggy A-main finishes and he will race Xray’s 1/10th and 1/8th platforms at events such as the Desert Classic, the Dirt Nitro Challenge, Hot Rod Shootout, and the US Nationals. As for the factory deal CJ had the following to say:

Last year has been one of my most successful years with the Xray cars. I have made the mains at ROAR nationals, won the Junior Reedy Race, and many more. I’m happy to become a member of Xray factory team and to continue with Xray cars for the 2018 season! The team and cars have been outstanding for me and I can’t what for the 2018 season! Looking forward to great year with a great team!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Track Focus – Daun

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 04:08 AM PST

Venue – Sporthotel & Resort Grafenwald
Race Hosts – ETS
Country – Germany
Location – Daun (180km West of Frankfurt)
Direction – Clockwise
Surface – Carpet
No. of ETS Races hosted – 0

Racing RC cars in the hills of the German countryside in February initially sounded liked a bit of a daft idea but the discovery of the Sporthotel & Resort Grafenwalds is the perfect venue for a weekend racing retreat. Last weekend the small town of Daun was invaded by Offroad racers from around the world when it hosted the Euro Offroad Series and this weekend its the turn of the best touring car drivers in the world to go to battle at the holiday resort, the ETS drivers getting the bonus of waking up to a snowy day outside. With drivers living in holiday homes at the resort, the track is located in the venue’s 2,600 square metre sports hall which thanks to the configuration of its tennis courts has allowed for the creation of a track that doesn’t fit the usual rectangle layout. Covering an area of 830 square metres, the layout has also meant a very long lap is possible so much so that rather than 3-consecutive laps normally used for seeding now drivers will count only their best two laps. Featuring a 38 metre long straight, the centre section of the track stretches to 30 metres wide with the layout best described as ‘fast’.

Winner of the season opener in Austria, Marc Rheinard, describes the track as feeling ok to drive but feels it would be much better if it was run in the opposite direction. Run clockwise, he said, ‘I think it would be better the other way around. It would be easier for everyone and there would be less crashes but its the same for everyone so we have the make the most of it’. Asked why he doesn’t like the direction choice he replied, ‘At the end of the straight is a long sweeper. If you hit it your going to brake an arm and then there is the risk of cars coming across the track there from the hairpin if the hit the dot. I think the racing would be better the other way too because you could get a run on someone out of the sweeper and then you have a hairpin at the end of the straight into which to try and out brake and pass someone. In terms of the main challenges of a lap of the track he said, ‘The far away right side is not so easy to see. The right side is a technical point because you come full power in to a chicane.’

‘The track looks very good, it’s very fast and its completely different to what we normal race on’, was how reigning Champion Bruno Coelho summed up the track layout. He added, ‘For me the direction makes no difference. To run clockwise or anti-clockwise would make no difference for me’. Like Rheinard he agreed the right side chicane is one key element of the layout. He said, ‘the chicane is very fast and difficult. You are on full power and if you touch anything you will destroy the car. Its a place to get a lot of time but its very risky’.

Calling the layout ‘unusual’, World Champion Ronald Volker welcomed it adding. ‘which is not a bad thing because its new and challenging. It’s not only big but its a different shape’. Sharing the feeling of his fellow countryman that it would ‘probably better to run the other way around’ he added, ‘anyway its the same for all’. Picking his most challenging areas he highlighted the centre section and the two straights there. He said, ‘you run quite close to the boards and it very high speed’. The Yokomo driver also picked out the furthest away corners as being ‘tricky and hard to judge’. He said they provide a chance to gain time by running tight to the board but the risk was high as their is no corner dot. Both myself and Marc hit the same corner in practice’.

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Radtec BD8 RTC +1mm rear C-hubs

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:32 AM PST

Radtec have introduced a set of 0 degree RTC C-hubs in +1mm specification for RTC-equipped Yokomo BD8 cars. The hubs are machined from high-quality aluminium and come black anodised and with machined silver edge details. The +1mm configuration makes for an increased track width that will improve corner speed and rear traction.

Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]

Rheinard aims to extend lead with home win at ETS Daun

Posted: 01 Feb 2018 11:56 AM PST

Having celebrated his first calendar year as an Infinity driver by claiming the electric touring car newcomers’ first ETS victory at the season opener in Austria, Marc Rheinard will be looking to extend his lead in the championship on home soil this weekend (2-4 Feb) in Daun, Germany. A brand new venue on the calendar, the holiday resort having successfully played host to the second round of Euro Offroad Series last weekend, Rheinard will be aiming to make it back to back victories at his home race. Winning Round 1 ahead of reigning ETS Champion Bruno Coelho and Ronald Volker, the championship’s most winning driver ended a two year drought of wins and also taking the TQ in Vienna came away with maximum points. That is how he wants to leave Daun on Sunday evening. Rheinard will be joined at the race by Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue, the Japanese diver aiming for a better performance than his 8th last time out.

Qualifying only 4th in Vienna, low by his winning standards, Coelho made the most of the situation to salvage a second after never getting on terms with Rheinard’s pace. Having won 5 of the 6 races last season however, the Xray driver will be determined to get himself back at the top after the 3-month break. Taking a podium in 4WD at the EOS, the Portuguese driver has remained in Germany for the week travelling to the nearby Arena 33 in preparation for the switch back to touring car. Team-mate Alexander Hagberg also joined him in testing and just missing the podium at the first round the Swede has his own point to prove this weekend. Interestingly Xray could have a third challenger for the win this weekend in the form of Viljami Kutvonen. The Awesomatix driver qualified 2nd in Austria but struggled in the finals and just recently announced that for 2018 he has departed the Russian manufacturer. The Finn for now is running under the EuroRC banner opting to run an Xray chassis this weekend.

With the most ETS title’s to its credit, Yokomo has gone through significant changes since Round 1 with the most significant being the departure of engineer Yukijiro Umino. Volker’s personal mechanic, the duo had enjoyed huge success including five ETS titles and the ultimate prize – becoming World Champions. Volker successfully ran himself at the DHI Cup and took the win, albeit with a number of key team drivers absent from the Danish event. The German also faces new opposition from within the team from a returning Yannic Prumper. The multiple race winner ran as a privateer at Round 1 using an Infinity but has since signed for Yokomo. Showing good speed on his debut at the DHI Cup finishing on the podium, a rejuvenated Prumper would go on to the win GP3F in France ahead of Volker and Rheinard and will want to prove he is back this weekend in Daun.

In Pro Stock and Formula the season opener saw Jan Rathiesky back in business with the former multiple champion taking the win and TQ in both classes. Team-mate and reigning Champion of the Xray Pro Stock class, Alexander Duchet didn’t have the best of starts to his title defence just making it into the A-Main by qualifying 10th from where he worked his way through to fifth. The Frenchman will be aiming for a lot better this time round. In Formula, reigning champion David Ehrbar had to settle for second behind Rathiesky so he will want to reverse his 3-points deficit this weekend.

Introduced at the season opener, the Infinity 40+ Masters class was brilliantly received and that is highlighted by the fact over 60 drivers have signed up for the Pro-Stock based class in Daun. Miko Peter took the first win ahead of Top Qualifier Christian Drießle and both are in action again this weekend. The new class for drivers aged 40 or more has even attracted ETS organiser Uwe Rheinard to get back behind the controls for the weekend.