Jörn Neumann wins German 2wd title

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This years German 2WD Nationals were hosted by the AMC Langenfeld club last weekend and attracted a total of 93 drivers. Saturday saw three practice runs for everyone as well as three qualifiers. On Sunday there two more qualification runs and the best two out of five would count. Jörn Neumann TQ’d all five rounds with his LRP powered Associated B4 while in 2nd was Benni Gröschel and 3rd Marc Pitsch. A1 was held under sunshine and Jörn took the win followed by Benni and Marc. For A2 the weather changed completely to very heavy rain and Jörn´s car stopped after 1 Lap. Benni took the win in front of Marcus Lübke and Christoper Krapp in 3rd. For the final leg the weather was much better and Jörn could take the win followed by Benni and Marc and that’s how it would end in the overall results too with Neumann taking the overall title ahead of Gröschel in 2nd and Pitsch in 3rd.

Thanks to Jörn Neumann for the report.

Euro Touring Series announce 2010/2011 schedule

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Although its less than two weeks since the climax of the 2009/2010 Euro Touring Series, the organisers of the hugely popular electric Touring Car Championship have already announced the schedule for season number 4. Coming off the back of an ultra successful third series, that saw almost 600 drivers register points, the ETS will once again be run over six rounds and visit five different countries.

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Rheinard wins ETS final

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As the podium presentations get underway here in Andernach, Germany, and the curtain comes down on a third successful Euro Touring Series season the big question being asked is can anyone beat Marc Rheinard.  The German dominated the World Championships 2-weeks ago lifting his third World title and here at the sixth & final round of the Xenon Racing backed ETS the Tamiya star continued his rule over electric Touring Cars.

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Champion elects win first A-Main

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Starting from pole position Marc Rheinard and Alexander Stocker have won the opening leg of their respective A-Mains. The pair, who will be crowned champions of the third season of the Euro Touring Series here in Andernach irrespective of today’s result, led from start to finish.

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Rheinard takes Q4 & overall Andernach TQ honours

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Euro Touring Series Champion elect Marc Rheinard is the Top Qualifier for the closing race of the 2009/2010 season after topping the final round of qualifying here this evening at his home track of Andernach.  The three time World Champion set the first & only 17 second lap of the event on his way to taking the round by half a second from Tamiya team-mate Viktor Wilck. This left the pair tied on points but setting the fastest overall qualifying time in Q4 the German will start tomorrow’s finals from pole.

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Krapp tops Q2 in Andernach

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Team Kyosho’s Christopher Krapp has topped the second round of qualifying for the ETS finale.  The young German TQ’d the run despite running a slower time than in Q1 yesterday which was only good for the 8th fastest time.  Afterwards Krapp said he had only taken the round because his rivals had messed up their runs with mistakes.  Running the 2.5mm LiPo chassis over the 2mm chassis he used at the Worlds, following pre-event testing, he said a change to Hot Bodies springs had made his car super smooth to drive but the end result was a slower time.

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Hara TQ’s opening qualifier at Andernach

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Atsushi Hara has TQ’d the opening qualifier at the sixth & final round of the 2009/10 Xenon Racing backed Euro Touring Series. Reverting to the set-up he ran this morning, the Japanese ace topped the time sheets in Andernach ahead of World Champion Marc Rheinard and his own Hot Bodies team-mate Andy Moore. Having to pass both Rheinard and Moore during the run, the 2008 Andernach Top Qualifier & race winner finished over 1.7 seconds faster than the German despite an overshot on the penultimate lap after he out braked himself in front of the drivers’ rostrum.

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Wilck heads Hara after P3 at ETS Rd6

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Viktor Wilck is setting the pace in practice for the sixth and final round of the Xenon Racing back Euro Touring Series here in Andernach. The Swede is fastest over three consecutive laps and also over the full five minutes around the Andernach track which is running a slightly different layout to that used last year. Behind the factory Tamiya driver is the Hot Bodies pairing of Atsushi Hara and Andy Moore.

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