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European Individual Speedway at Güstrow (Germany) – Preview

This weekend the track of Güstrow, in Germany, is going to host the second final of the European Individual Speedway Championship.
The first final was at the Motorena of Torun, in Poland, where Jarosław Hampel started as a wild card and won in front of Vaclav Milik and Andzejs Lebedevs.
The final was held in bad weather conditions: the organizers had to cancel the practice due to rainfall. Luckly, the track was good enough to start the competition at 19:00. At last, fans watched an exciting show.
The first heat showed how important Speedway European Championship really is for riders. Russian Grigorij Laguta, from the second gate, did not manage to control the pressure and broke the tape. Therefore, Paweł Przedpełski had a chance to start in his hometown in SEC. At the end, he finished the race second, behind Artem Laguta. In heat 3, the spectators saw a beautiful fight between Andreas Jonsson and Przemysław Pawlicki. At the finish line the Swede was faster, but it was confirmed at the photo-finish. The first set was not successful for Martin Smolinski. The German rider was the first at the start, but in the field all rivals overtook him.

The second set divided the riders into two groups – those who would fight for the win, and those who did not find optimal setups in Motoarena. Jarosław Hampel and Valclav Milik were the fastest guys at the start. Mateusz Szczepaniak was fast, too, and he showed it in fight against Przemysław Pawlicki until he did a mistake at the second turn.
In heat 9 Vaclav Milik crashed during the third lap.
In heat 13 there was a dangerous accident: after a contact with Przemysław Pawlicki and Andzejs  Lebedevs, Nicolai Klindt crashed and the ended up at the hospital. In heat 16, Andreas Jonsson and Przemysław Pawlicki fought an exciting duel. The Swede was attack­ing the Pole for 4 laps and passed him at the last corner.
In the extra heat Vaclav Milik and Andzejs Lebedevs were unrivaled. Grigorij Laguta and Andreas Jons­son had no chances to overtook them.
Przemysław Pawlicki and Jarosław Hampel took part to the final with Czech Milik and Latvian Lebedevs. At last Jarosław “Mały” Hampel won the main race of the night and the whole competition in front of Milik and Lebedevs.

TORUN 30.06.2017
SEC INDYWIDUALNE MISTRZOSTWA EUROPY
FOT. JAROSLAW PABIJAN/400MM.PL

 

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