Samu Kemppainen, Kalle Lyrén, Rikard Gustafsson rule, while Henri Kolehmainen surprises at EDRS Pro Nordic MC season-opening Tierp Internationals
Samu Kemppainen (Super Twin Motorcycle), Kalle Lyrén (Pro Stock Motorcycle) and Rikard Gustafsson (Top Fuel Motorcycle) impressed with dominant wins in their respective categories at the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship season opening Tierp Internationals. All three riders raced to victory from the number one qualifying position at the state-of-the art Tierp Arena facility. In Super Street Bike, Henri Kolehmainen was the surprising winner when favourite and number one qualifier Richard Stubbins’ motor failed to start. In Super Comp Bike and Super Gas Bike the finals couldn’t be contested as the rain that hampered the Tierp Internationals almost all weekend, came back ten minutes too early. Continue reading
First EDRS event in Estonia
It´s time to make that visit to Estonia and Haapsalu racetrack. EDRS have included Estonia in to the calendar this year. 2-3 of July is the first EDRS event ever in Estonia.
Time for round II in Thunder Valle!
As last time there will be a well prepared track and the Jæren Dragraceklubb will host the second EDRS events in 2016. The week before the event the track team will be on site preparing the track.
Good racing with a vintage touch at Sundsvall Raceway
Sundsvall Raceway is one of few racetracks in Sweden that host almost all classes from Jr Dragster up to Pro Modified.
Celebrate Swedish Midsummer at the race track
Orsa Raceway is a historic drag race track which was very famous in the 1980s. Probably most of the well-known drivers in the top of the FIA Championship today began their career at this track.
Samu Kemppainen, Kalle Lyrén, Rikard Gustafsson and Henri Kolehmainen winners at Tierp Internationals
Greger Johansson and Samu Kemppainen
Reigning EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Twin Motorcycle champion Samu Kemppainen impressed at the season-opening Tierp Internationals with another great win. In the final the Finn defeated Greger Johansson. As impressive was the Pro Stock Motorcycle win of Kalle Lyrén at Tierp Arena. Rikard Gustafsson and Henri Kolehmainen were the winners in Top Fuel Motorcycle and Super Street Bike at the first round of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship. Continue reading
Anita Mäkelä wins first-ever all-female FIA Top Fuel final at Tierp Internationals
Birgitte Bremnes and Anita Mäkelä
Anita Mäkelä from Finland raced to victory by defeating Birgitte Bremnes from Norway in the first-ever all-female Top Fuel final in the history of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship. Mäkelä was the only driver to record 3.9-second runs in the semi-final and final at the Tierp Internationals. Reigning champion Micke Gullqvist was the winner in Pro Modified while Magnus Petersson defeated Bengt Ljungdahl in the Pro Stock final. Chris Polidano from Malta and Johnny Oksa from Finland were winners in Top Methanol Dragster and Top Methanol Funny Car in the second round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Tierp Arena, Sweden. Continue reading
The rain stoped finals for EDRS
A wet weekend ended in a sunny Sunday finals in the FIA classes. Unfortunately the rain came back just in time to stop the finals for almost all EDRS classes.
