Cavalieri fastest in final practice

A beautiful sunny morning greeted competitors on the second day of the 4WD Electric Buggy World Championship in Finland with Ryan Cavalieri setting the pace in the final practice.  The first full five minute run for competitors, the newly crowned 2WD World Champion ran 13 laps in 5:17.980 some 5 seconds clear of Kyosho’s Jared Tebo who was second fastest with Cavalieri’s AE team-mate Steven Hartson third.

With yesterday’s timing based on each driver’s fastest lap time from their 8 rounds of 4-minute practice, this morning’s final practice before qualifying was the first opportunity to see each drivers true pace.  Setting the fourth fastest time was Dustin Evans, the factory Losi ace being the only other driver  to make 13 laps.

One of the surprises yesterday Joseph Quagraine continued to show well as he took his Durango to the fifth fastest time just ahead of factory driver Joern Neumann.  Topping the time sheets yesterday, Durango’s Elliot Boots again set the pace this morning in terms of lap times, running a 23.928, but the Englishman managed to complete only 5 laps after a problem with a ball joint on his DEX410 ended his run.

Putting his B44.1 on its roof first time over the quad, Associated’s Ryan Maifield was only 7th but the American is expected to be in the hunt for the top spot when the times count for something.  The final practice was good for Team Kyosho as Tebo was joined in the Top 10 by Japanese team drivers Kohta Akimoto and Shin Adachi who set the 8th and 10th fastest times. Warm-up race winner Lee Martin posted the 9th fastest time with his Tamiya.

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