Max Fricke took a shock acquire at the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in Poland in front of a significant crowd of 50,000 lovers. It looked as if it would be Bartosz Zmarzlik’s to lose soon after a stellar performance all through Friday night’s qualifying.
Heading into race working day, Zmarzlik stormed to the top rated of the standings soon after 20 heats but hadn’t completed it quickly. Maciej Janowski and Leon Madsen experienced specified the Polish rider a difficult time all evening, but as the evening went on, the pair dropped off, leaving Zmarzlik on leading.
Fricke had snuck himself into the leading eight just after a disappointing start to his night and took to the track to contend in the first semi-ultimate of the evening in opposition to Zmarzlik, Pawel Przedpelski and Fredrik Lindgren.
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Zmarzlik stormed ahead but a high-priced mistake allowed Fricke to get by. It seemed as if Zmarzlik would get 2nd, but yet another blunder left Zmarzlik heartbroken and out of the finals. Fricke was a shock entry to the decider, along with Lindgren.
The next semi-remaining noticed the two Tai Woffinden and crucially for the 50,000-potent household help, Janowski skip out of the final, indicating no Polish rider could compete for the earn. Mikkel Michelsen and Madsen flew the Danish flag in the closing 4.
The remaining showdown between Fricke, Michelsen, Madsen and Lindgren didn’t go down smoothly. Fricke went traveling out of the gates, but the race was crimson-flagged due to speak to among Michelsen and Madsen.
Michelsen went traveling off his bike, but was ultimately identified at fault for the collision and was excluded from the last.
Just like the initial attempt, Fricke flew out of the gate and hardly ever looked back, sailing absent to his initial earn of the yr. Madsen was in a position to declare 2nd, and Lindgren was 3rd-positioned on the night.
Championship Standings Following Two Races
1 – Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 32pts
2 – Leon Madsen (Denmark) 30pts
3 – Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark) 30pts
4 – Maciej Janowski (Poland) 29pts
5 – Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 24pts
6 – Max Fricke (Australia) 22pts
7 – Robert Lambert (United Kingdom) 18pts
8 – Jason Doyle (Australia) 15pts
9 – Anders Thomsen (Denmark) 15pts
10 – Tai Woffinden (United Kingdom) 10pts
11 – Matej Zagar (Slovakia) 11pts
12 – Pawel Przedpelski (Poland) 10pts
13 – Jack Holder (Australia) 10pts
14 – Patryk Dudek (Poland) 10pts
15 – Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) 9pts
16 – Dan Bewley (United Kingdom)9pts
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Source: Euro Athletics
