Orlowski wins A2 at EOS Slovakia

Michal Orlowski has won the second A-Main at EOS Slovakia, the Schumacher driver taking a convincing win over Bruno Coelho and A1 winner Lee Martin. Winner of the Hudy Arena event last season, Orlowski would take the lead after Top Qualifier Martin made a mistake on his third lap at the same spot as the Schumacher driver did in the opening final. The Yokomo driver’s short coming over the double would also disrupt Coelho’s race as his Xray would tag the reigning champions out of shape buggy. Able to build on the break given to him by the incident, Orlowski would win by over 3-seconds as Coelho managed to hold off the recovering Martin setting the stage for a 3-way shot out for the overall win of Round 2 of the championship.

‘Finally a mistake free race’ was Orlowski’s reaction to his clean race.  The Pole said even though Martin’s mistake gave him a break by delaying Coelho, it wasn’t until he had stretched the gap over the Portuguese driver to over 2-seconds did he slow down and drive a controlled race.  Looking to A3, he said his strategy for the deciding final would be the same as A2 – maintain his fast pace and wait for Martin to make the mistakes.

Again benefiting from the number 3 starting Yokomo of Marc Rheinard over-jumping the double on the opening lap, Coelho said he was running right with Orlowski until he got caught up with Martin’s car.  Admitting he was lucky to not have needed to be marshalled, he was pleased with the fact he himself made no mistakes. With second place putting the Nurburgring Top Qualifier in the hunt for his first EOS win he said ‘for sure I will try to win’.

‘An inch too short and it kicked the rear end up’ was Martin’s explanation of his mistake. Having ran a faultless A1, he said after that he couldn’t get by Coelho.  Seeing Michal was getting away he made a big push but ended up making another mistake.  Winner of the season opener in Germany, he said ‘I’ve got the pace, I just made that one mistake’.

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