New car, same colours for Silvio Strauch
Silvio Strauch showed up at The Main Event with a new Top Methanol dragster. The Engine Ghost Racing Team was plagued by severe tyre shakes for quite a few races with the wing breaking tyre shake at the 2024 European Finals as a low point. Time for some changes, although with racing in the same colours as before, not everyone will have taken notice of that during the opening round of the FIA European Championship at Santa Pod.
Continue readingDreams come true for Henry Riehl
Henry Riehl is living his dream at the moment. The German is just 22 years old and already racing in the FIA European Pro Stock Championship against multiple champions and experienced drivers from Sweden. That Riehl is racing a Mercedes CLK, the only European car in Pro Stock, makes his story even more special. This whole adventure would not be possible without team owner and mentor Harald Sturhan.
Continue readingFlying start for Vegter Pro Mod Racing at Santa Pod Raceway
David Vegter and his team Vegter Pro Mod Racing immediately showed their speed again at the start of the new drag racing season. At Santa Pod Raceway, the ’67 Camaro recorded a 5.8-second ET on the first test runs, to reach the semi-finals with the quickest runs of the weekend and a second qualifying position a week later at the opening round of the FIA European Championship. Unfortunately, the speed could not be converted into a victory because rain brought an early end to the race.
Continue readingSpeedEvents 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:
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