European Individual Grass Track Championship:
Semi Final 2
Pictures copyright: L. Laguibeau
Challenging weekend for the European Individual Grass Track Championship with the Semi Final 2 of the season. After the Semi Final 1, raced in Germany at the beginning of the month, the series was hosted in Saint-Macaire, France.
Originally, the 2nd Semi Final was scheduled to be held on June 8th at Loppersum, in the Netherlands, but the heavy rain did not allow to follow the schedule and the Jury was forced to cancel the event.
Once more, the heavy rain did not make the things any easier. The track staff and volunteers fought all Saturday to make the track suitable for racing, but due to the bad weather conditions and the lack of significant changes forecasted, the racing was postponed to Sunday.
Finally, in good weather conditions, the Semi Final 2 was run on a light cloudy and later sunny day. The track conditions improved rapidly until Final B and Final A were organised under normal conditions.
In a dramatic Final A, after the super start, Dave Meijerink turned first and led until the second lap, when he unfortunately had to retire. Romano Hummel took the occasion to win the heat and rule the whole day.
Top three
- Romano Hummel, NED, 20 points
- Kenneth Kruse Hansen, DEN, 17 points
- Paul Cooper, GBR, 14 points
Now all eyes on the Final of the series, scheduled on July 6th in Tayac, France.
Links
Visit the Track Racing page
Visit SEC official web site
