He didnt really have much to beat, about the only rider who would have put up a challenge had an engine failure in the final!
Steffen Mell..... a blast from the past, failed to make it at premier league level if I remember correctly?
Have to say that Heffenbrock/Smolinski and Kroner apart, this field is largely premier league second string level at best. Kugelmann is no longer the rider he was.