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December 6, 2014

Rheinard is Top Qualifier at ETS opener

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Marc Rheinard is Top Qualifier at the opening round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the Czech Republic event marking the Tamiya driver’s first pole position on carpet since 2010 in Poland. Going into the fourth and final round of qualifying in Hrotovice the battle for the overall TQ was between Rheinard & Alexander Hagberg but producing his first clean run of the event it was defending Champion Ronald Volker who would go fastest to secure 2nd on the grid demoting Hagberg to third.

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December 6, 2014

Late Volker error hands Rheinard Q3

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In what was building up to be a great climax to qualifying at the Euro Touring Series season opener in the Czech Republic, a late error by Ronald Volker cost him an all but certain first TQ run of the weekend with Marc Rheinard being the benefactor for his second TQ round of the event. Had Volker been able to go 30-seconds longer without error it would have set-up a three way showdown for the overall TQ between the defending champion, Rheinard and Q2 pace setter Alexander Hagberg. In the end the 7/10th lost by Volker would allow both Rheinard and Hagberg to finish 1-2 as he dropped to third, with the three separated by just 2/10ths. Rheinard & Hagberg are now set to battle for the overall in Hrotovice with the pressure on Hagberg as he needs to top the round in a faster time of the one just set by Rheinard.

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December 6, 2014

Hagberg tops Q2 at ETS

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Alexander Hagberg took the second round of qualifying at the season opener of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series this morning, the Xray driver topping the times in the Czech Republic by 0.187 from last night’s Q1 pace setter Marc Rheinard. A reverse of the order in which the Top 3 finished in the last season’s ETS, Ronald Volker would post the third fastest time with Awesomatix driver Viljami Kutvonen making it four different manufacturers in the Top 4.

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December 6, 2014

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Practice updates

The 2014 JConcepts Indoor National Series Finale’s open practice has just wrapped up at the massive Hobbyplex Raceway. This fantastic 5 race series travels the nation in search of the most competitive racing the United States has to offer and has made the final stop in Omaha, Nebraska. With the expected turnout to be just under 300 entries, this year’s finale race is also going to decide who is the king of the INS in 2014.

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December 5, 2014

Rheinard TQ’s opening qualifier at ETS

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Marc Rheinard will be hoping Day 1 of the new season of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series is a sign of things to come after the Tamiya driver TQ’d the opening round of qualifying from arch rival Ronald Volker. A very close encounter which saw last season’s Top 3 finishers all take turns at the top of the time screens in the Czech Republic, a last lap error by Volker would allow Rheinard to take the first of the weekend’s four qualifiers by a comfortable 1.476 seconds with Alexander Hagberg completing the Top 3 a further 3/10th off.

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December 5, 2014

Volker tops final practice in Czech

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Defending Yokomo Euro Touring Series Champion Ronald Volker has topped practice at the season opener in the Czech Republic laying down a new fastest 3-consecutive laps in the second timed practice to top the combined times sheets from early pace setter Marc Rheinard. Chasing a fourth win at the Hrotovice venue, Volker knocked almost 3/10th of his early pace to go ahead of Rheinard, who failed to improve, while an improvement from Yannic Prumper allowed him maintain his Top 3 ahead of Alexander Hagberg.

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December 5, 2014

Rheinard tops first timed practice at ETS

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Marc Rheinard topped the first round of timed practice at the season opener of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in the Czech Republic. The Tamiya driver who closed off last season’s ETS championship with a victory was quickest over 3-consecutive laps from defending champion Ronald Volker, the pair separated by just 0.09 of a second around the large carpet track. 2/10th off Rheinard’s pace, Yannic Prumper would complete an all German Top 3 followed by Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Serpent’s Marc Fischer.

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December 5, 2014

Michael Johnsen wins at DMSU Rd3

The 3 round of the Danish DMSU series was held at MMRC Club in Toelloese on a freshly laid out carpet track with 60 drivers competing mainly in the Touring Car Pro Stock and growing Le Mans pan car classes. Fastest Le Mans driver on Saturday was Thomas Mortensen with a 11.7, followed by Claus Ryeskov and Michael Johnsen with a 12.02 and 11.99 respectively. The controlled practice on Sunday morning saw Michael Johnsen setting the fastest time, closely followed by Thomas and Peter. In qualifying it was again Michael Johnsen who set the pace, but now Rasmus B Nielsen had found some speed and he came in 2nd with Peter Harder in 3rd. Thomas started to have problems with the grip, mainly because the carpet was getting soaked in tyre additive.

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