Neumann & Bayer to go head to head in A3

In a repeat of 2014, the 4WD Buggy title at the DHI Cup will be a two way battle between Joern Neumann and Martin Bayer with the winner to be decided in A3.  In A1 Bayer took his Xray to victory ahead of the Top Qualifier Neumann after contact between the pair saw the Durango end up on its roof as they came around to complete lap 3.  In the second A-Main Neumann lead until an error on lap 4 allowed Bayer to the front until he made a mistake 3 laps later.  Dropping to third behind David Ronnefalk it looks like A3 would be a three way battle for the win on this the fourth year of offroad being part of the famous Danish event.  However on the last lap a mistake from Ronnefalk would mean the new HB signing would not be kicking of his new sponsorship with a win.

The unbeaten in 4WD Champion, losing his 2WD reign last year to Tom Cockerill, Neumann was to the point about what happened in A1 saying ‘Martin took me out’.  Describing his Durango as a little edgy to drive he said A2 went better and while he can drive the car around on his own no problem its ‘not good for fighting’.  For A3 he will cut another row of pins from his set of controlled Schumacher tyres and is confident that will give him the car to get the job done.

Bayer said his XB4 is feels really good and in A1 he had no problem catching Neumann and when the German ‘went wide’ they were ‘side by side’ with him having the inside allowing him to take the lead from where he could control the race.  Again with a fast car in A2, the former European Champion said he had the chance to take the win but just made too many mistakes.  With second overall secured with his results from A1 & 2, his finishing position last year, he said he has nothing to lose and therefore would be going for it in the closing race.

‘Shit driver’ that was a frustrated Ronnefalk’s summary of his two Mains.  Having won 2WD earlier in the day, but using a Team C chassis as HB dont yet have a 2WD, he said he doesn’t know why he kept crashing on the last lap when he had 2nd secured. The crash in A2 proving costly as it put him out of contention to be part of the battle for the overall win on his debut with the D413.

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