The first Semi-final of the Grass Track Sidecar European Championship was held yesterday (14 June) in the Dutch track of Loppersum.

The race was won by home team Matthijssen / Matthijssen followed by German Brandhofer/Peters and Venus/Niedermeier.

Next semi-final is scheduled on the 12th of August in Rastede (Germany).

GRASS TRACK SIDECAR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL 1
Date 14.06.2008 Venue Loppersum (The Netherlands)
Pos. Rider’s Name Passenger’s name FMN Machine Points
1 Matthijssen, William Matthijssen, Nathalie NL KNMV 12
2 Brandhofer, Stefan Peters, Stefan D DMSB 11
3 Venus, Markus Niedermeier, Florian D DMSB 9
4 Kunert, Thomas Eibl, Markus D DMSB 8
5 Morgan, Allan Boyd, Martin GB ACU 7
6 Detz, Wilfred Detz, Danny NL KNMV 6
7 De Rooy, Raymond Mollema, Sandra NL KNMV 5
8 Beard, Simon Kearns, Mark GB ACU 3
9 Detz, Mark Vijfschaft, Linda NL KNMV 5
10 Hundsrucker, Marco Schirmer, Peter D OeAMTC 4
11 Van der Werff, Jojo Van Dijk, Erik NL KNMV 2
12 Larsen, Tim Plesner, Lars DK DMU 0
13 Belarbre. Christophe Belarbre, Marc F FFM 0