Cavalieri takes Leg 2

Ryan Cavalieri has won the second A-Main of the IFMAR 2WD Electric Buggy World Championship meaning the 2011 World Champion will be decided in the third and final race of the day here in Vaasa, Finland.  The former 4WD World Champion took the win ahead of Associated team-mate Ryan Maifield after getting by Top Qualifier Neil Cragg who made a mistake over the big double.  Once in front the multiple US Champion was never really threatened putting him in prime position to lift his first 2wd World title later today. 2005 Champion Cragg finished the 5-minute encounter a distant 6th ending the British driver’s chances of retaking the title.

The winner of the opening leg of the finals, Kyosho’s Jared Tebo saw any chance of a repeat performance end when all but the top three starters got tangled up on the opening lap.  The American made a good recovery but battling for fourth with Cragg the pair came together on the final lap allowing Evans to get through demoting him to fifth and Cragg to sixth. The drive of the race came from Joern Neumann who finished 3rd, the Team Durango driver having started second last on the grid.

Going into the final race of what has been a superbly run World Championships only one thing is sure and that is that the World title is going back to the US for the first time since 2003 when Billy Easton took the win on home soil. What needs to be decided is whether its Cavalieri, Maifield or Tebo who is going to stand on the top step of the podium.

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