Neumann regains German 2WD Buggy National title

WIRC/Cayote team driver Joern Neumann has regained his DMC German National 1:10 2WD Mod Buggy title, the 2024 Champion taking the title back from Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen in Leipzig over the weekend.  Racing on the MRC Leipzig astro track, qualifying would see Julius Stein take his Team Associated to the TQ honours with an impressive run of 4 fastest times over the 5 rounds.  Topping Q4, Neumann would line-up second with Haatanen aiming to defend his title from 3rd on the grid.  In the opening 7-minute A-Main, Stein led from start to finish to win with a 6-second margin over Neumann with Moritz Lautenbach taking 3rd from 5th on the grid.  A2 would go to the way of Haatanen ahead of Marcel Scheider with Stein dropping to third and finishing just ahead of Neumann.  With the title on the line in A3, the track improving after rain, Stein led the way but faltered on lap 13 allowing Neumann to go to the front and take the win ahead of Schneider and Haatanen and regain the title.  On tie break with his team-mate Stein, Haatanen finished runner-up.

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