Sidecars

Sidecar Speedway Olching: Licence issues prevent Brandhofer from starting

As the season drew to a close, spectators at the international speedway race in Olching were also treated to sidecar action. However, the field was reduced by one pairing even before the start.

Pfarrkirchen sand track: Markus Eibl in his racing suit, from the podium straight into the wheel loader

At the dirt track race in Pfarrkirchen, Markus Eibl was in action as club chairman and sidecar passenger. Together with Markus Venus, he remained just as unbeaten as Martin Smolinski.

Manuel Meier and Lena Siebert crowned German champions for the second time

Manuel Meier and his co-driver Lena Siebert clinched their second German Championship title in the sidecar class in Vechta. They thus successfully avenged their failure to win the European Championship title two weeks earlier.

Alex Herrmann’s bad luck: the German Championships in Vechta ended with him in hospital

For Alex Herrmann, Nicole Standke’s co-driver, the evening’s racing at the German Championships in Vechta ended with a stay in hospital in Oldenburg. His thumb is fractured in several places. Surgery was required.

Vechta: Manuel Meier and Lena Siebert clinch German Championship with a perfect score

Manuel Meier and his passenger Lena Siebert claimed the German Sidecar Championship in Vechta. Second place went to Markus Brandhofer and Bridget Meijerink, ahead of Achim Neuendorf and Johannes Schnaitter.

Screw loose: Imanuel Schramm faces another pelvic operation

Following his crash at the grass track race in Bad Hersfeld, which resulted in multiple pelvic fractures, Imanuel Schramm faces a long recovery. Problems became apparent during his last visit to the doctor.

Two horrific crashes in three weeks: a hospital visit to Imanuel Schramm

With his pelvis fractured at the front and back and fixed with screws, and six weeks on a walker: sidecar rider Imanuel Schramm was badly injured in his crash on the grass track in Bad Hersfeld.

European Sidecar Championship, Berghaupten: In the final, Brandhofer struck on ‘his line’

The European Grass Track Championship final for sidecars in Berghaupten got off to a delayed start, meaning the day’s racing lasted longer than planned. When the title was on the line, Markus Brandhofer had the right tactics.

Raphael San Millan: “Direct qualification for the European Championship A final is the goal”

Following his victory in Hertingen, Raphael San Millan heads into the European Championship final in Berghaupten at the end of August full of confidence. He spoke to SPEEDWEEK.com in the run-up to the final about the event and his public relations work.