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Billy Easton took his Serpent S500 prototype to fourth in the round - the car is still basically the Durango but is using prototype S500 suspension arms. Neil Cragg switched over to Brushed motor technology with the Nosram ESC and Reedy motor after the end of practice the previous day - During the first qualifier his slipper was inconsistent, sometimes slipping and sometimes not putting him down to 12th in round.
Jared Tebo was on fire and took the second round of qualifying by over three seconds from Ryan Cavalieri and Atsushi Hara. Hayato was up to 4th. The rain came down during the second round of qualifying - making the track slower for some people and faster for others. The rain did at least drop the temperature by a few degrees.
Jared Tebo could have taken TQ for the meeting with two wins already and on a good time for the third - but unfortunately for him the motor moved slightly and stripped the spur gear. He was getting slower and slower - eventually Hara got past and put in a 6th in round. Masami Hirosaka took the win in round three, three seconds ahead of Mailfield with defending World Champion Cavalieri coming in third with the B44.
Round four and Jared Tebo's B44 didn't let him down - Jared taking the win and TQ for the 4WD Worlds, from Maifield in second place, and a storming run from Steven Hartson - the youngest USA driver at the World Championships - placing him third in round. Mark Pavidis put in his fastest run with the new Kyosho prototype to get 7th
The overall qualifying after four qualifiers with only two counting at the moment, is as follows:
The Associated B44 took the top three positions overnight, Jared Tebo taking the TQ spot. The order could change since only two rounds are counting - after the fifth and final qualifier has been run then it'll be three from five. Tebo only had one hiccup, in round three when the motor moved - other than that it's been a dominant performance from the young American.
The final day of the World Championships is tomorrow and starts with a short practice round, followed by the last qualifier and then finals.
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