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Odd years are Jan Sturla Hegre’s lucky championship numbers
Jan Sturla Hegre claimed the 2015 EDRS Pro Nordic Top Fuel Motorcycle Championship and he repeated that in 2017, so it could barely be a surprise that the Uggerud Bros. rider claimed his third title in 2019. This season the title fight with Thomas Pettersson went down to the wire as Hegre had to win the final run of the season at Tierp Arena to claim the title with a 6-point advantage over the 2018 champion. Hegre did what he had to do, and although it was close all season, the third title for the Norwegian rider was a fact. Continue reading
Ida Zetterström, a dream season with highlights only
Race winner, EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Street Bike champion, first female rider to win a race and a title in the EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Street Bike category and winner of the VP Racing Fuels Special Award for the rider with the most notable achievements in 2019! It’s hard to deny that 2019 was a dream season for Ida Zetterström, in which she rewrote the SSB history books and claimed almost all prizes. Continue reading
Kenneth Holmberg claims his first EDRS Pro Stock Motorcycle title
Kenneth Holmberg has finished in the top five of the EDRS Pro Nordic Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship several times, but the title and the number one plate were still missing on his list of honours. In 2019 that gap was filled with his first EDRS Pro Stock Motorcycle title, and as the championship winning bike was sold a few weeks ago, it was also the last one for the familiar bright orange Swecomposite combination. But as Holmberg doesn’t have the intention to quit, you never know with what kind of bike and in which category the champion will return. Continue reading
Jan Ericsson had to defeat multiple champions to claim his first FIA title
Jan Ericsson fired a warning shot at the end of the 2018 season with runner-up finishes at Hockenheim and Santa Pod and a third place in the FIA European Pro Modified Championship, only 11 points short of the number two position. Although not the clear favourite, it could barely be a surprise that Ericsson entered the fray for the 2019 title from the very first moment. As the season progressed, Ericsson became ‘the man to beat’ and as nobody was able to do that in the final race of the season, Ericsson claimed his first and well deserved FIA European Pro Modified Championship. Continue reading
Veronica Olderin, from powerboat star to Top Fuel rookie
Veronica Olderin is the latest and more than welcome asset to the FIA European Top Fuel ranks. The name of this Swedish racer will not immediately ring a bell for most of the European drag racing followers, but for the fans of powerboat racing, that will be totally different. Olderin won several titles and the 2015 World Championship in the 3B category of powerboat racing, and if Olderin and her team have their way, the drag racing world will soon know her as well. Continue reading
Tim Christensen is one step closer to his Pro Stock Motorcycle dream
From the very first moment Tim Christensen started drag racing, he had the dream of racing in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category. In 2019 Tim claimed the Swedish Junior Drag Bike Championship and the 14-year-old rider saw his dream come closer by acquiring Kenneth Holmberg’s championship winning Pro Stock Motorcycle. Next year Tim will compete in the JB-Pro category as the Swedish motorcycle association (SVEMO) have given him the dispensation to step up a class because of his talent. If everything goes according to plan, Tim will make his Pro Stock Motorcycle debut in 2021, the year he turns 16. Continue reading
Tommy Grimes takes the Beast to the Man Cup winners circle
The Beast Dragbike team and the owner and former rider Per Bengtsson had a clear ambition when they flew over the bike and equipment to reach the MTC Engineering Nationals at Rockingham Dragway in time as a preparation before the 43rd annual FuelTech World Finals at SGMP, Valdosta. The Winners cirlce was the goal at Valdosta and that´s where you could find the team with the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC champion Tommy Grimes in the saddle after the final round on Monday! Continue reading
Grimes and Bengtsson bring The Beast to the World Finals at Valdosta
The 43rd annual FuelTech World Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park just outside Valdosta, Georgia, turns out to be the biggest dragbike race of the year. Held on one of the best bike tracks in the world with recordsetting conditions means it will be something special for all dragbike fans. And with contenders from all around the globe the event title World Finals will come to its right. Continue reading
