Krapp & Ronnefalk complete 2WD Podium

Kyosho pairing Christopher Krapp and David Ronnefalk completed the 2WD podium at the fourth & final round of the 2012/13 Euro Offroad Series joining overall winner Joern Neumann after they claimed an Orion powered RB6 1-2 in the third A-main at the Dortmund event.  With Top Qualifier Neumann having wrapped up his third win of the season in Leg 2, the German was able to sit out the the closing final leaving the No.2 buggy of Krapp to lead from start to finish.

Running a geardiff for the first time in his mid motored C4.1, Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri was much happier with the handling and was able to lay down his best lap of the finals setting the fastest lap of the race.  Finding a way passed Ronnefalk on lap 10, the World Champion kept the Swede at bay for 6 laps before a mistake dropped him back to third where he would finish to claim 5th overall on his EOS debut.

Having had strong showings in the opening two legs when he came from 6th on the grid to finish third, podium contender Hupo Honigl had a fraught race. Eventually finishing the leg 8th, the Austrian would be classified 4th overall ahead of his young team-mate Michal Orlowski.  In terms of the championship the result was good enough to give Team Durango a 1-2-3  in the final 2WD Standings with Neumann the champion from Honigl and Orlowski.

2WD Buggy Overall Result
1. Joern Neumann (DE) – Team Durango – 2 pts
2. Christopher Krapp (DE) – Kyosho – 3
3. David Ronnefalk (DE) – Kyosho – 4
4. Hupo Honigl (AT) – Team Durango – 6
5. Michal Orlowski (PL) – Team Durango – 8
6. Ryan Cavalieri (US) – Associated – 9
7. Kody Numedahl (US) – Associated – 10
8. Tom Maquel (LU) – Team C – 11
9. Brent Thielke (US) – Associated – 15
10.Martin Bayer (CZ) – Xray – 15

2WD Buggy A-Main Leg 3 Result
1.(2) Christopher Krapp (DE) – Kyosho – 20/5:14.928
2.(3) David Ronnefalk (DE) – Kyosho – 20/5:15.753
3.(4) Ryan Cavalieri (US) – Associated – 19/5:01.344
4.(5) Michal Orlowski (PL) – Team Durango – 19/5:02.204
5.(7) Kody Numedahl (US) – Associated – 19/5:13.830
6.(9) Tom Maquel (LU) – Team C – 18/5:01.858
7.(10)Martin Bayer (CZ) – Xray – 18/5:02.740
8.(8) Brent Thielke (US) – Associated – 18/5:03.149
9.(6) Hupo Honigl (AT) – Team Durango – 18/5:08.879
10.(1)Joern Neumann (DE) – Team Durango – DNS

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