It is a brisk and fresh morning here in Gottingen, Germany. Of course, we are here for Round 1 of the tenth season of the Euro Offroad Series. In the 4wd section of the event it was one TQ each for Marcus KAERUP and Michal ORLOWSKI overnight. This morning we started round 3 of qualifying.
4wd Stock
In the 4wd Stock Class, Sören SPARBIER made it three from three. He is ahead in the heats, but only marginally. He has claimed Pole Position for the finals, but one mistake will see him having to work for it.
| Rank | Nr. | Pilot | Points Total | Points per Run | Country | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sören SPARBIER | 155 | 1:155 [2:155, 3:155, 4:–] | DE | Serpent | |
| 2 | Tim BENSON | 153 | 1:153 [2:153, 3:153, 4:–] | DE | ||
| 3 | Aaron WAITZ | 152 | 1:152 [2:152, 3:151, 4:–] | DE | ||
| 4 | Sven RUDIG | 152 | 3:152 [1:151, 2:151, 4:–] | DE | Team Associated B74.1 | |
| 5 | Thorsten SCHMITZ | 150 | 2:150 [1:149, 3:149, 4:–] | DE | ||
| 6 | Phil LANGNER | 150 | 1:150 [2:149, 3:137, 4:–] | DE | ||
| 7 | Dean BURBACH | 150 | 3:150 [2:148, 1:0, 4:–] | DE | ||
| 8 | Rene LEVETZOW | 148 | 3:148 [2:147, 1:146, 4:–] | AT | Team Associated B74.1 | |
| 9 | Jasmin DONATH | 148 | 1:148 [3:147, 2:145, 4:–] | DE | ||
| 10 | Patrick SOMMER | 147 | 1:147 [2:146, 3:144, 4:–] | DE |
Modified Truck
In the faster truck class, Jorn Neumann leads on the points table with but with a zero point score in round 1. He will need a good round 4 score to cement pole position for the finals.
| Rank | Nr. | Pilot | Points Total | Points per Run | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jörn NEUMANN | 155 | 3:155 [2:155, 1:0, 4:–] | DE | |
| 2 | Burak KILIC | 155 | 1:155 [3:153, 2:145, 4:–] | TR | |
| 3 | Micha WIDMAIER | 153 | 1:153 [2:153, 3:146, 4:–] | DE | |
| 4 | Luca RAU | 152 | 1:152 [2:152, 3:149, 4:–] | DE | |
| 5 | Sophie MÜLLER | 152 | 3:152 [2:151, 1:150, 4:–] | DE | |
| 6 | Jens BECKER | 151 | 3:151 [1:151, 2:150, 4:–] | DE | |
| 7 | Mirko MORGENSTERN | 150 | 3:150 [2:149, 1:149, 4:–] | DE | |
| 8 | Eberhard BECK | 148 | 2:148 [3:148, 1:148, 4:–] | DE | |
| 9 | Frank GOLUEKE | 147 | 2:147 [1:147, 3:0, 4:–] | DE | |
| 10 | Daniel MANNHART | 147 | 3:147 [2:146, 1:146, 4:–] | CH |
4wd Modified
The 4wd modified section is rapid at the sharp end. The top heat made it look so easy with very few problems for anyone. Michal ORLOWSKI and Marcus KAERUP were on point duty for the full 5 minutes, but NEUMANN, KOBBEVIK and CANAS all have the pace to make it hard work for the leaders. All eyes on round 4…
| Pos | Nr. | Pilot Nr | Pilot | I | Laps | Endtime | Besttime | Mediumtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Michal ORLOWSKI | 14 | 5:16.377 | 22.170 | 22.598 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Marcus KAERUP | 14 | 5:17.218 | 22.259 | 22.658 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Jörn NEUMANN | 14 | 5:18.388 | 22.263 | 22.742 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Daniel KOBBEVIK | 14 | 5:19.461 | 22.381 | 22.818 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Juan Carlos CANAS CARRASCO | 14 | 5:20.928 | 22.662 | 22.923 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Joona HAATANEN | 14 | 5:20.940 | 22.563 | 22.924 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Elliott BOOTS | 14 | 5:22.546 | 22.553 | 23.039 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Micha WIDMAIER | 13 | 5:01.383 | 22.446 | 23.183 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Clement BODA | 13 | 5:02.294 | 22.437 | 23.253 |
| Rank | Nr. | Pilot | Points Total | Points per Run | Country | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus KAERUP | 155 | 1:155 [2:153, 3:153, 4:–] | DK | Associated | |
| 2 | Michal ORLOWSKI | 155 | 2:155 [3:155, 1:119, 4:–] | PL | Schumacher | |
| 3 | Daniel KOBBEVIK | 153 | 1:153 [2:152, 3:151, 4:–] | NO | Schumacher | |
| 4 | Jörn NEUMANN | 152 | 3:152 [2:151, 1:149, 4:–] | DE | Schumacher | |
| 5 | Joona HAATANEN | 152 | 1:152 [3:149, 2:146, 4:–] | FI | Associated | |
| 6 | Micha WIDMAIER | 151 | 1:151 [2:148, 3:147, 4:–] | DE | Sworkz | |
| 7 | Pekko IIVONEN | 150 | 2:150 [1:148, 3:141, 4:–] | FI | Schumacher | |
| 8 | Juan Carlos CANAS CARRASCO | 150 | 3:150 [1:150, 2:143, 4:–] | ES | Sworkz | |
| 9 | Clement BODA | 149 | 2:149 [3:146, 1:144, 4:–] | FR | Sworkz | |
| 10 | Elliott BOOTS | 148 | 3:148 [1:145, 2:140, 4:–] | IT | Sworkz |