Lavanttal: Wagner slightly ahead of Neubauer / ORM

Break time at the 46th Laserhero Lavanttal Championship run by Dohr-Wolfsberg. The contestants have finished the first day and can prepare for the second stage on Saturday with eight other special stages. These include classics such as the Hammer Prebl test or the circuit in Eitweg, which has always been a popular attraction at the Lavantal Rally.

On Friday, the Arlinggraben test was scheduled three times and the Vorderlimberg test twice. State champion Simon Wagner (Skoda Fabia Rally2) won all Arlinggrabens, last year’s winner Hermann Neubauer (Skoda Fabia Rally2) won two Vorderlimbergs. So Wagner is ahead, but only by a hair of 2.8 seconds. The revival of the second fight between two rivals from recent years. The gap between the young powerhouse and Luca Waldherr (Citroen C3 Rally2), who is still in a good third place, is already half a minute.

Simon Wagner is naturally satisfied, especially since he still has room for improvement and is optimistic about tomorrow. “I never scored in Lavanttal on the first day. So I can be very satisfied with what I have achieved.” Hermann Neubauer, on the other hand, is very upset that “I couldn’t win the Arlinggraben this time. That was always my domain.” And Luca Waldherr lets everything happen to him. “I’m really satisfied with my performance. But the gap is too big for me.”

Of course, it’s even bigger for Julian Wagner (Skoda Fabia RRally2/+41.5 seconds) and Michael Lengauer (Skoda Fabia Rally2/+58.2 seconds), who were recently eliminated in Rebenland but had been driving very well until then. which is a little surprising it comes. However, one can assume that their team boss Raimund Baumschlager is thinking about something for tomorrow.

In the national 2WD championship, two foreigners with German Rene Noller and Slovenian Mark Skulj (both Opel Corsa Rally4) lead the way. In third place is brand mate Roland Stengg, the top Austrian.

There is also an exciting battle in the Achim Mörtl National Youth Championship. Top Austrian MarcelNeuer and teammate Lukas Dirnberger (both Ford Fiesta ST) are currently only 2.5 seconds apart. (Lavant Valley)