Jan Sturla Hegre (Top Fuel Motorcycle), Marcus Christiansen (Super Twin Motorcycle), Robert Karlsson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) and Mathias Bohlin (Super Street Bike) were the winners in their respective categories at the Dico Internationals, but only Hegre doubled up by winning the title as well. In Super Twin Motorcycle a record breaking Tommy Grimes clinched the title with a runner-up finish, while in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Super Street Bike 2017 multiple race winners Thomas Lysebraate Olsen and Mogens Lund secured the title with a semifinal finish at Tierp Arena. In Super Comp Bike Emil Östlund doubled up with a win and the title, while in Super Gas Bike Micke Ölen was the winner, but the title went to Iiro Reinola. With six champions from five countries, the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship titles were well distributed. Continue reading →

Jan Sturla Hegre

Jan Sturla Hegre won the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship in Top Fuel Motorcycle in style by winning the Dico Internationals at Tierp Arena, the fourth and final round of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship. In Super Twin Motorcycle Tommy Grimes recorded stunning elapsed times and won the title, but was beaten in the final by Marcus Christiansen. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Robert Karlsson was the winner at Tierp, but the title went to Thomas Lysebraaten Olsen, winner of three races this season. In Super Street Bike Mathias Bohlin was the surprise winner of the Dico Internationals, but with Mogens Lund, winner of the first three races of the season and semifinalist at Tierp, this category had the champion that deserved the title the most. Emil Östlund and Iiro Reinola clinched the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC titles in Super Comp and Super Gas Bike. Continue reading →

Michael Gullqvist

Antti Horto from Finland raced to victory in the Top Fuel final of the Dico Internationals, round five of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Tierp Arena, Sweden. It was the first win for the young Finnish driver this season, who is also the number two in the championship standing at this moment. In Top Methanol Sandro Bellio won for the second consecutive time at Tierp Arena, as the young Belgian driver won the first Top Methanol race of his career in June at the same track. Reigning Pro Modified champion Michael Gullqvist was the winner in his category and also reset the European record to 5.834 seconds. In Pro Stock 10-time FIA European champion Jimmy Ålund defeated Stefan Ernryd in the final and took the win. Continue reading →

Liam Jones (Top Fuel), Timo Habermann (Top Methanol), Åke Persson (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) claimed the number one qualifying positions at the Dico Internationals at Tierp Arena and will lead their respective categories into Sunday’s eliminations at round five of the 2017 FIA European Drag Racing Championship. Continue reading →

In two of the four categories of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship there were no changes in the number one qualifiers after Saturday qualifying for the Dico Internationals at Tierp Arena. Tommy Grimes (Super Twin Motorcycle) and Sverre Dahl (Top Fuel Motorcycle) couldn’t improve on their earlier performance, but their elapsed times from Friday were enough to lead their respective categories into tomorrow’s eliminations. Fredrik Fredlund (Pro Stock Motorcyle) and Mogens Lund both scored major improvements and took the lead in their categories.   Continue reading →

Liam Jones raced to the number one qualifying position in Top Fuel at the first day of qualifying for the Dico Internationals, round five of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship. In Top Methanol Timo Habermann stormed to 5.30 seconds and is the provisional leader at Tierp Arena, Sweden. In Pro Modified Åke Persson was quickest and leads an extremely competitive field with two more qualifying sessions to go. In Pro Stock championship leader Bengt Ljungdahl is once again the provisional leader. Continue reading →