KILDEMAND SURVIVES AND WINS
DANISH SPEEDWAY GP
D
anish racer Peter Kildemand
was delighted to defy a hat-
trick of crashes to land a dream
Kjærgaard Danish FIM Speed-
way Grand Prix (SGP) triumph in
Horsens, August 8.
The SGP first reserve, tak-
ing part in his home event as a
substitute for injured Polish star
Jaroslaw Hampel, sent a packed
CASA Arena wild as Kildemand
topped the rostrum ahead of
Slovenian runner-up Matej Zagar
and fellow Danish international
Michael Jepsen Jensen in third.
World Championship leader
Tai Woffinden was excluded
from the final after he was
judged as having caused Kilde-
mand's third crash of the night
on bend three in the first staging
of the race.
The Brit left Horsens having
extended his lead over Den-
mark's Nicki Pedersen from nine
points to 13, but the night be-
longed to the robust Kildemand.
The 26-year-old picked him-
self up off the deck three times.
He was excluded after falling un-
der pressure from Chris Harris
in heat 12. Kildemand was then
involved in a three-man pile-up
with Pedersen and Zagar on the
back straight in race 18, which
saw all three riders allowed back
into the re-run.
He got the benefit of an-
other decision from referee
Jim Lawrence in the final. But
Kildemand was delighted he
and his machines came through
such a turbulent meeting with an
unforgettable result.
The Odense-born rider said,
"This is absolutely perfect. It
was a tough night. I had to pick
myself up off the deck a few
IN
THE
WIND
P32
Danish
racer Peter
Kildemand was
the top man
at the Danish
Speedway GP,
much to the
delight of the
home crowd.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JOHN
HIPKISS
