Hara again from Lemieux
Round 2 of qualifying is over and once again Atsushi Hara is the man to beat with his Hot Bodies Cyclone TC topping the time sheets from the Xray T2 ‘008 of Paul Lemieux. Both drivers reported their cars were the same as in the first qualifier but that the track had lost some of its speed. Needing just another round win to secure the TQ, Hara plans to use his second available set of Sweep control tires in the third heat to try and sew up the pole.
Third in Round 2 went to Marc Rheinard who appears now to have found a good balance on his Tamiya. Team-mate Vicktor Wilck again tied for position setting the fourth fastest time along with young Christopher Krapp who is doing a great job at the controls of his Kyosho. Wilck says his car is well balanced but is no match for Hara in terms of overall pace.
After a good opening run Ronald Volker had a difficult run finishing ninth fastest but the European Champion says his car is now working much better in the mid part of the run and he’s hopeful of a strong showing in Run 3.
In Pro Stock Alexander Stocker is emulating Hara with his ruling of the class making it also two wins from two rounds of heats. Matthias Lang driving an Xray was his closest challenger with DHI Cup Vice Champion Meik Niemann completing the Top 3 to move third in the qualification standings.
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