As long as we can remember, the Drag Challenge is the highlight of the season for Gardermoen Raceway and Norwegian drag racing. The 2023 edition will be no exception with four action packed days of drag racing at all levels, from Junior Dragster and Junior Drag Bikes, to Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Super Twin Motorcycle and even Top Fuel.

After the flying start of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Santa Pod Raceway, with three more than happy winners, two new FIA European records and 30,000 spectators, the title race continues with the Tierp Internationals at Tierp Arena, Sweden. Will the female winners in Top Fuel and Top Methanol, Ida Zetterström and Linn Fløysvik, be able to repeat their Santa Pod success, and will reigning FIA European Pro Modified champion Jan Ericsson be able to resist the upcoming competition? For the Pro Stock class the Tierp Internationals are the first round of their FIA European Championship and with ten entrants the competition will be tough. The Tierp Internationals are also the second round of the FIM Europe European Drag Bike Championship and with healthy fields in all classes, competition will be tough in this title race as well. The Tierp Internationals will have an action packed programme as the race is also a round for the Summit Racing EDRS Series. With 253 entrants, it’s a race meeting not to be missed.

After eight months of waiting, the engines can finally be fired up again and the thousands of horsepower unleashed. It’s time for the traditional opener of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship, The Main Event at Santa Pod Raceway! Antti Horto (Top Fuel), Sandro Bellio (Top Methanol), Jan Ericsson (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) are the reigning champions. Who will be in England to start their title defence, who are the challengers and the favourites? Looking at the event and championship entry lists, one thing seems to be sure, it will be a tough fight with a title race that could go down to the wire.

The winter is over, it’s springtime! At the end of May, 26 up to 28, NDRG and Gardermoen Raceway kick off the season with the Spring Nats. The organization and the track are ready for it. There will be competitors from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and maybe even other countries as well. The Spring Nats is the first round of the year in Norway for the 2023 Summit Racing EDRS Series. Registration for drivers and riders is still open, but the deadline is almost there. So register now!

There will be plenty of drag racing action in the weekend of May 19-21. With the Vårgårda Nationals in Sweden and the FHRA ‘Kiihdytysajon SM-osakilpailu 1’ in Finland drivers and riders can win the first trophies of the 2023 Summit Racing EDRS Series.

The FIA European Drag Racing Championship reaches its climax with the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway, the traditional grand finale of the season. In all four categories the championship still has to be decided and although in three classes the points leader has a clear advantage, it’s drag racing so anything can happen. In Top Fuel Antti Horto is the clear favourite to claim his first FIA European title, while in Pro Stock Jimmy Ålund can collect his 12^th (!) FIA European title in this category. In Pro Modified Jan Ericsson is the points leader, but the reigning champion can’t afford any mistake in England. In Top Methanol the title fight is open with only 12 points between leader and reigning champion Sandro Bellio and Hockenheim winner Jonny Lagg. All in all there are great prospects for a spectacular grand finale.

The 2022 FIA European Drag Racing Championship is at the halfway point of the season and with the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena just finished, it’s time for the famous NitrOlympX at the Rico Anthes Quartermile of the HockenheimRing. Ida Zetterström (Top Fuel), Sandro Bellio (Top Methanol), Jan Ericsson (Pro Modified) and Robin Norén (Pro Stock) are the current leaders, but in Germany they will meet some tough and sometimes even new competition.