Thomas Pettersson

The Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, the fourth and final round of the 2018 EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship, was in many ways record breaking. Thomas Pettersson won the EDRS Pro Nordic MC Top Fuel Motorcycle title in style by winning the event. Vesa Lipponen and Jaska Salakari made headlines in the world of Super Twin Motorcycle drag racing with 5-second passes in qualifying, but the race was won by Roman Sixta, while Marcus Christiansen claimed the title. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Kalle Lyrén was the winner at Tierp with a new EDRS Pro Nordic MC elapsed time record and the quickest run outside the USA, but the title went to Thomas Lysebraate Olsen, who reset his personal best as well. In Super Street Bike Vesa Ruhanen broke the 7-second barrier and won the race, but with Mathias Bohlin, winner of the first two races of the season, this spectacular category had the champion that deserved the title the most. Peter Östlund claimed the title in Super Comp Bike in style with a win at Tierp, while Jami Oksanen is the 2018 champion In Super Gas Bike. Continue reading →

Jaska Salakari (Super Twin Motorcycle), Jan Sturla Hegre (Top Fuel Motorcycle), Kalle Lyrén (Pro Stock Motorcycle) and Vesa Ruhanen (Super Street Bike) claimed the number one qualifying positions at the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena and will lead their respective categories into Sunday’s eliminations at the fourth and final round of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship. Continue reading →

Vesa Ruhanen stormed to a stunning 6.98 seconds to claim the provisional number one qualifying position in Super Street Bike at the first day of qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals, the fourth and final round of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship at Tierp Arena in Sweden. In Super Twin Motorcycle Jaska Salakari impressed with a great 6.28 seconds to secure the provisional number one qualifying spot, while in Pro Stock Motorcycle Kalle Lyrén ran a great 7.01 seconds to claim the number one position after the first day of qualifying. Jan Sturla Hegre took the lead in the Top Fuel Motorcycle category with still one day of qualifying runs to go. Continue reading →