Neumann takes control Q2 & 3

Defending 2WD Buggy Euro Offroad Series Champion Jörn Neumann recovered from an error filled opening qualifier in Poland this morning to stamp his authority on Q2 and Q3 running 17 laps runs on both occasions as his rivals could only manage 16 lap times.  In the second of the four qualifiers Neumann headed a Durango 1-2 with Hupo Honigl setting the second fastest time closely followed by an impressive run from TLR’s Matt Castellano who is turning out to be a quick learner on this his first time to race on a carpet surface track.  For Q1 top qualifier Dustin Evans Q2 got off to a poor start with mistakes on the first two laps costing around 4 seconds.  Further mistakes left the American 7th for the round.

In Q3 which was the fastest heat so far it was Darren Bloomfield who was closest to the German.  Missing out on a potential 17 lap run due to a bad final lap, the 1:8 Offroad European Champion held on for second just ahead of team-mate Evans.  The British ace is so far the only driver to match Neumann in terms of outright pace running a 17.886 second lap in Q2 compared with the latter’s 17.872 set in Q1. The third heat saw a great run from 11-year-old Michal Orlowski who improved his previous best time by 5 seconds to claim fourth for the round ahead of Honigl and Castellano.

2WD Buggy Q3 times
1. Jörn Neumann (DE) – Durango – 17/5:12.993
2. Darren Bloomfield (GB) – TLR – 16/5:01.763
3. Dustin Evans (US) – TLR – 16/5:02.144
4. Michal Orlowski (PL) – Tamiya – 16/5:03.593
5. Hupo Hönigl (AT) – Durango – 16/5:05.651
6. Matt Castellano (US) – TLR – 16/5:06.178
7. Oskar Levin (SE) – TLR – 16/5:09.314
8. Tom Cockerill (GB) – Schumacher – 16/5:12.062
9. Marcus Lübke (DE) – Team C – 16/5:12.481
10.Otto Ausfelt (SE) – TLR – 16/5:15.422

2WD Buggy Q2 times
1. Jörn Neumann (DE) – Durango – 17/5:13.424
2. Hupo Hönigl (AT) – Durango – 16/5:02.056
3. Matt Castellano (US) – TLR – 16/5:02.688
4. Darren Bloomfield (GB) – TLR – 16/5:04.561
5. Michal Orlowski (PL) – Tamiya – 16/5:08.026
6. Oskar Levin (SE) – TLR – 16/5:10.224
7. Dustin Evans (US) – TLR – 16/5:11.014
8. David Poulter (GB) – Kyosho – 16/5:12.520
9. Tom Cockerill (GB) – Schumacher – 16/5:12.653
10.Andreas Daving (NO) – Associated – 16/5:14.418

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