SpeedEvents Internationals deliver on their promise
The SpeedEvents Internationals at Tierp Arena were more than just a round of the Summit Racing EDRS Series. The spectators were offered three days of great racing with several personal bests and even a world record that was reset two times. Last but not least the eliminations were more than exciting with several surprise winners. And all of that in glorious weather conditions.
Continue readingGolden comeback Voodoo Hemi Racing at Santa Pod
After a sabbatical Marck Harteveld and his team Voodoo Hemi Racing are back on track and all competitors will know right now. During The Main Event at Santa Pod Raceway, the opening round of the FIA European Pro Modified Championship, Harteveld immediately claimed the number one qualifying position with 5.871 seconds! In the first round of eliminations Harteveld reset his personal best with the Voodoo Hemi Racing ’70 Plymouth Superbird to 5.859 seconds and advanced to the semifinals with a win in the quarter finals. With a great chance for Harteveld to claim a place in the final, the race had to be stopped due to rain. With the points gained at Santa Pod, Harteveld is the proud leader of the FIA European Pro Modified Championship.
Continue readingSpeedy’s short times bode well for Christiansen
As we’ve come to expect from the dynamic Danish duo, Marcus Christiansen and his Speedy father Klaus, have been thinking hard over the winter to improve, refine and develop the total package that is their unique and multiple championship winning injected FIM-E Super Twin. The opening round of the 2025 points chase at Santa Pod gave quite a few pointers for what lies ahead as Marcus outlines:
Continue readingLipponen sees the positives after FIM-E Super Twin opener
After a frame up overhaul of his blown OHC V-Twin, Vesa “First into the Fives” Lipponen spent a lot of the recent Main Event weekend thrashing to get the bike to the line let alone putting in a competitive appearance at the FIM-E Super Twin championship opener. In the end, a rolling double digit qualifier got the Finn into eliminations but a puff of exhaust smoke ended his day. Despite these setbacks, Vesa is confident the team have a handle on what went wrong.
Continue readingKings work hard at the Main Event
The FIM-E Junior Dragbike Cup can often seem a relaxed affair, but the opening round at Santa Pod’s Main Event was anything but for the Next Generation team with educational requirements providing some eight hour round trips to home in the early part of the event. Team patriarch Ollie King provided the following summary:
Continue readingTeething problems for American Lifestyle at the Main Event
The Belgian Super Twin team representing American Lifestyle had a problem plagued opener having made a lot of changes for the 2025 campaign to their Overkill thumper. Team principal and rider Chris van Nimmen gives the low down.
Continue readingQuick start for Light Speed Racing
Starting off their campaign to regain the FIM-E Pro Stock Bike crown, Bertrand Maurice and the Light Speed Suzuki team managed to pick up a series of positives from the truncated Main Event at Santa Pod recently.
Continue readingAutoart at The Main Event
Dennis Nilsson crossed the finish line on all of his four qualifying runs at The Main Event. De driver of the Autoart Top Fuel dragster was the leader after the first day of qualifying at Santa Pod and finished qualifying in third position. The opening round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship finished for Nilsson in the semi-finals when he was defeated by home favourite Liam Jones. But even more important than the race result, was the fact that the Autoart team learned a lot. Co-crew chief Freddy Wendt tells the inside story of the team’s race weekend in England.
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