Controlled Practice – important for everybody
The controlled practice here at Arena33 was the first serious racing situation of the weekend, as all teams and drivers had to show their real performance on track. During the controlled practice (also called seeding practice), everybody gets ranked by his 3 fastest consecutive laps. The ranking list after the 2 rounds of controlled practice is very important for the grouping for the qualifying heats.
It can be a big advantage to be in a higher rated (faster) group when you lay down some good clean runs – on the other side it can also create some more pressure on every driver to run with the top dogs. The controlled practice here at Arena33 saw drivers lining up very closely and we can look forward to some thrilling rounds of qualifying.
Matrix Modified
Ronald Völker (Mugen) continued with a very strong performance here at Arena33 in seeding practice. With his three consecutive laps being 02. Seconds faster then the rest of the pack, he is in a very good position for qualification. Behind him, Antoine Brunet (Xray) showed that he can be a real contender this weekend with his second position. Robert Pietsch, Michal Orlowski and Marc Rheinard completed the Top 5.
Link to the Results on MyRCM:
https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/58419/269596?key=201
Xray ProStock
In the ProStock class, Max Mächler (Awesomatix) is the top seed after the two rounds of timed practice. Max was able to pace out Alexandre Duchet (Xray) in the last run, being 0.13 seconds faster over his three consecutive laps at Arena33. Enrico Jung (Yokomo), Lukas Ellerbrock (Xray) and Lars Hoppe (ARC) rounded up the Top 5 before we head into qualifying.
Link to the Results on MyRCM:
https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/58419/269589?key=201
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Steven Olsen, the fastest driver in free practice, is now in third spot as Patrick Müller and Henrik Heitsch placed their cars in front of him in the first round of controlled practice. Sebastian Meibörg is new in the mix, sitting in fifth position after spending the whole Thursday (11 hours) in a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Link to the Results on MyRCM:
https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/58419/269595?key=201
Stock 17.5
In the 17.5 Stock class Dominik Reile was able to keep up his pace from free practice. He is the top seed of the class, followed by a much-improved Maximilian Unterschütz in second place. Another big improvement came from Klaus Waldmann from P11 to P5. There will be a close fight in the upcoming qualifying heats as a lot of quick guys want to make the A-Main
Link to the Results on MyRCM:
https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/58419/269593?key=201
Infinity 40+ Master
Caspar Morgen still is in front after seeding practice. Will he be the first guy to take TQ or a race win in the 40+ Masters division, not being Alexander Stocker? The guys behind Caspar will try everything to catch him in qualifying and as the Top 10 are only separated by 0.80 seconds, it will be a thriller for sure.
Link to the Results on MyRCM:
https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/58419/269594?key=201
Scorpion Formula
Finally, Jan Ratheisky found something on his car, edging out his rival David Ehrbar by 0.012 seconds. The fight between them is very promising once again and the field behind will fight for the A-Main spots in the Scorpion Formula class in all 4 rounds of qualifying.
Link to the Results on MyRCM:
https://www.myrcm.ch/myrcm/report/de/58419/269592?key=201
