Ryan Maifield quickest
Ryan Maifield is quickest after 5 rounds of practice on the opening day of the 4WD Electric Buggy World Championship in Finland topping newly crowned 2WD World Champion Ryan Cavalieri and Kyosho’s Jared Tebo who recorded his fastest lap in P4.
With the sun now shining over Vaasa track conditions came good for P5 with the Top 5 able to run 23-second lap times. Behind the trio of American’s who filled the 2WD Podium on Wednesday, Losi’s Dustin Evans and top Finnish offroad racer Joseph Quagraine, who is driving a Durango, set the fourth & fifth fastest time respectively.
Just missing out on breaking a 24-second lap, Team Durango’s Joern Neumann was sixth fastest with a 24.007 followed closely by Warm-up Race winner Lee Martin who managed a 24.011 with his Tamiya.
Top Qualifier in 2WD, England’s Neil Cragg set the 8th fastest time with his LRP powered B44.1 while team-mate Steven Harston set the 10th fastest time making it four Associated’s in the Top 10. Proving a very popular choice of buggy this year, Hupo Hönigl used his DEX410 to post the 9th quickest lap.
Top 10 lap times after P5
1. Ryan Maifield – Associated – 23.665
2. Ryan Cavalieri – Associated – 23.851
3. Jared Tebo – Kyosho – 23.856
4. Dustin Evans – Losi – 23.875
5. Joseph Quagraine – Durango – 23.992
6. Joern Neumann – Durango – 24.009
7. Lee Martin – Tamiya – 24.011
8. Neil Cragg – Associated – 24.080
9. Hupo Hönigl – Durango – 24.171
10.Steven Hartson – 24.251
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