Q2 Update – Another TQ run for Matsukura

Team Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura backed up his opening qualifying performance with another TQ run in the second round of 4WD Buggy at the EOS Season Finale.  Running a slightly slower time than Q1, the opposition was much closer to the Japanese ace this time round with Joern Neumann only 0.375 off.  The defending champion felt afterwards he could have run faster but with a DNF in Q1 he said he had to play it safe. Having added more flex to his Team C chassis, a much happier Hupo Honigl improved his time by 4-seconds to complete the Top 3 for the round.

Second fastest in Q1, Xray’s Martin Bayer had two bad laps one of which cost the Czech driver 4-seconds leaving him 4th for the round.  Completing the Top 6 in the opening heat, Euro Touring Series Champion Ronald Volker backed that up with a 5th followed by the Team C of German 2WD National Champion Oliver Scholz.

Schumacher’s Carson Wernimont was on a strong potential Top 5 run but just before half way clipped the piping in the centre chicane popping a ball cup.  Losing over 13-seconds as it was fixed the US talent would repeat the mistake again later in the run.  Fourth fastest in Q1, Team Yokomo’s Lee Martin would only manage the 13th fastest time, a steering servo problem suspected to be the cause of a run full of incidents for the British driver.

4WD Buggy Qualifying Round 2 – Top 10 times
1. Naoto Matsukura – Yokomo – 15/5:04.662
2. Joern Neumann – Durango – 15/5:05.037
3. Hupo Hoingl – Team C – 15/5:11.021
4. Martin Bayer – Xray – 15/5:11.429
5. Ronald Volker – Yokomo – 15/5:13.840
6. Oliver Scholz – Team C – 15/5:14.284
7. Martin Wollanka – Xray – 15/5:15.268
8. Michal Orlowski – Durango – 15/5:15.421
9. Oskar Levin – Team C – 15/5:18.229
10.Peter Pinisch – Associated – 15/5:18.388

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