The Semifinal 2 of European Grass Track Championship held in Mulmshorn (Germany) was won by Dirk Fabriek in in front of a good sized crowd in a spring-like temperature. He reached the B final with 13 points and then was defeated by Dutch De Jonk. But in the final he zipped from the yellow trap in front of all his rivals.
It was an entertaining meeting, with plenty of good racing and drama and it was stopped for almost 15 minutes for a short downpour after heat 12.
The Runner-up was young British James Shanes after a brilliant display. After two wins in his first two outings he dropped a couple of points in his remaining heats. He was defeated by the in-form De Jong during heat 8 and by eventual winner Fabriek in heat 12. Then in the final he was outgated by Fabriek who sealed to an almost untroubled victory.
Pre-meeting favourite and current world champion Jannick De Jong climbed the last place on the rostrum after scoring a blank in his first outing due mechanical gremlins. But he fought hard to reach the B final and then progressed directly to the main final of the event.
Zach Wajtknecht and Romano Hummel, the other two promising youngsters from England and Holland deserve a mention. Both claimed one heat win and reached the A final and the B final respectively.
