Jared Tebo takes TQ at the Neo12! Ty Tessmann took Q1 and Q3 yesterday, with Jared Tebo challenging him in Q2. We suspected today might come down to these two drivers. This years track features an exciting option allowing drivers to take a shorter but more technical line through the whoops or a slightly longer but smoother line over a kicker. As the track has worn-in the whoops have become increasingly faster and Tebo was quick to capitalise this line in Q4, Tebo TQ’ed the round comfortably beating his Canadian rival, Tessmann, who finished the round in 12th. With this line and some clean driving Tebo was able to improve his time by over three seconds.
In Q5 the nearly all of the top drivers were taking the new line. Tessmann made a few mistakes and then flamed-out. Tessmann’s mistakes and bad luck gave were not echoed with Tebo who put in a storming time, over a second faster than his Q4 result. Overall Tebo TQ’ed three rounds and Tessmann two.
Overall Qualifying
1) Jared Tebo
2) Ty Tessmann
3) Cody King
4) Ryan Maifield
5) Robert Batlle
6) Ryan Cavalieri
7) Jesse Robbers
8) David Ronnefalk
9) Ryan Lutz
10) Billy Easton
