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Consistency brings Peter Östlund the 2018 EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Comp Bike title
With no fewer than 27 riders scoring points in the championship, Super Comp Bike was one of the most competitive categories of the 2018 EDRS Pro Nordic MC. But still, Peter Östlund claimed the title with an impressive 191 points advantage over the number two in the championship after four races. Consistency and going rounds in every race were the reasons behind his extremely succesful 2018 season. Continue reading
Game, set, match and championship for Anita Mäkelä
There is no one who knows better than Anita Mäkelä that past performance is no guarantee for future results. After claiming her second FIA European Top Fuel title in 2016, the 2017 season was filled with early exits, mechanical problems and the number five spot in the championship. But in 2018 the Finnish fan favourite and her team bounced back in an extremely dominant way by claiming the title with three race wins, one runner-up spot, two semi-final finishes and a 131-point advantage in the final points standing. Resetting the European ET record in the penultimate and final race of the season added the icing on the cake for the champion. Continue reading
Marcus Christiansen collects number ones
Marcus Christiansen’s first full season in Super Twin Motorcycle could hardly have been any better. The 24-year-old Dane claimed the 2018 EDRS Pro Nordic MC title and the FIM Europe European title as well. Being probably the smallest team in the pits, the hard work of the family run squad paid off with race wins, records and titles. And because the competition in Super Twin Motorcycle is close and tough, the Danish team will spend the winter improving their championship winning bike. Continue reading
Jimmy Ålund now also number one in Pro Modified
After claiming no fewer than ten FIA European Pro Stock titles, Jimmy Ålund added his first FIA European Pro Modified championship to his impressive list of honours in 2018. Being both quick and consistent, Ålund and the Magnus Petersson-owned and tuned Old ’51 Chevrolet dethroned 7-time FIA European Pro Mod champion Michael Gullqvist after an almost season long battle. And the hunger for more titles is still not over! Continue reading
Champion Thomas Pettersson finishes the season on a high
Thomas Pettersson claimed his second EDRS Pro Nordic MC Top Fuel Motorcycle title in 2018 after the TEAM 817 rider won the championship in 2016 and was the runner-up in 2017. An impressive track record, but that doesn’t mean that the 2018 championship was an easy one for Pettersson. After some far from trouble free races, Pettersson climbed into the number one position at the last race of the season, resetting his personal best and winning the event. Continue reading
A comeback from far behind for Bengt Ljungdahl
In the next couple of weeks we will pay attention to the 2018 FIA European Drag Racing and EDRS Pro Nordic MC champions. We kick off with Bengt Ljungdahl, the only reigning FIA European champion who was able to extend his title with another number one spot. But after two races in the season, the Swede was in third spot, 61 points behind the leader and another title seemed to be far away. Continue reading
Jaska Salakari with Fuel Express Oy official Racepak dealer for Post & Dros
With immediate effect, Super Twin Motorcycle world record holder Jaska Salakari and Fuel Express Oy are the official Racepak dealer in Finland for Post & Dros Performance Parts B.V, the European importer of all Racepak and MSD products and many other major engine parts and motorsport suppliers. The deal also includes trackside support at major Finnish drag race events. Continue reading
Ida Zetterström gets Lucky with number 13
Ida Zetterström is the luckiest girl in the world, at least in the world of drag racing. Only a few weeks after she finished her second season in Super Street Bike and reset her personal best to 7.36 seconds, Zetterström can present her bullet for the 2019 EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship, Lucky 13, a bike capable of running 6.8 seconds! And as she can’t wait until the 2019 season to start riding her new machine, Zetterström will travel to the States to take part in the Man Cup Finals in Valdosta. Continue reading
