Race Winning Brands Europe and Vegter Pro Mod Racing extend partnership
Race Winning Brands Europe will also be a partner of Vegter Pro Mod Racing for the next two seasons. The partnership between the Nieuw-Vennep-based market leader in performance parts for cars and motorcycles and the leading team in the Pro Modified class of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship was so successful and both parties were so pleased, that an agreement was concluded for a period of two years with an option for the period after that. “We are proud to be representing Race Winning Brands Europe for the coming seasons and are looking forward to an even more intensive cooperation,” said David Vegter and Elin Lindegren, the driving forces behind Vegter Pro Mod Racing.
Vegter Pro Mod Racing welcomed Race Winning Brands Europe as a new partner at the start of last season. People from the Nieuw-Vennep-based company attended several races of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship and saw their ideas confirmed that there were great opportunities within this fastest and quickest form of motorsport. The performances of David Vegter and his team Vegter Pro Mod Racing also spoke for themselves. In the Vegter Pro Mod Racing ’67 Camaro, the Dutchman was the fastest driver on track at almost all races, led the championship for a long time and for the second year in a row he claimed the second position in the FIA European Pro Modified Championship, with 36 drivers from ten different countries the strongest and most international class of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship.
The cooperation between Race Winning Brands Europe and Vegter Pro Mod Racing was so successful and both parties were so pleased, that an agreement has now been concluded for the next two years. An option has been included to continue the partnership after this period. “We are of course extremely proud of this and very happy. Drag racing will be one of the spearheads of Race Winning Brands Europe and that there is a major role in that for our team, is of course really great,” said Elin Lindegren on behalf of Vegter Pro Mod Racing. Race Winning Brands Europe will be even more visible at the drag racing circuits than they already were last season. At all FIA European Championship races they will have their own hospitality unit to welcome business relations and guests.
About Race Winning Brands Europe B.V: Race Winning Brands Europe B.V. are a subsidiary of Race Winning Brands Inc situated in Mentor, Ohio, USA. Race Winning Brands are the leading manufacturer of racing and high-performance parts for the automotive and powersports markets. Such as pistons, engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, connecting rods, crankshafts, clutches and other engine and driveline- related performance components. Filters, engine management, exhaust and brake components are also part of the product range of the Nieuw-Vennep-based company. Apart from being a manufacturer of high-performance parts, Race Winning Brands are also the owner of several brands and distributor of many high regarded brands. With around 30 internal and external brands, Race Winning Brands’ product range exceeds 55.000 products. A major part of these products are readily available from a significantly large inventory. Having direct access to data and systems from their brand factories around the world, Race Winning Brands can provide knowledgeable, reliable and fast service to the European market. Being a wholesale company, Race Winning Brands Europe do not sell directly to end consumers but only to dealers and distributors all over Europe.
About Vegter Pro Mod Racing: David Vegter and his team Vegter Pro Mod Racing are one of the leading teams in the Pro Modified class of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship for many years. In the past two seasons, the Dutchman finished second in this most competitive class of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship and was the fastest driver on track in almost all races, qualifying and eliminations alike. His personal best with the ’67 Camaro is 5.740 seconds and that is close to the official European record. Vegter Pro Mod Racing will again compete in the full FIA European Championship tour of four races in England, Sweden and Germany this season and will go for the Pro Modified title.
More news about Vegter Pro Mod Racing’s preparations for the 2025 season will be revealed soon.
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Text and photos: Remco Scheelings
