News brief
Just a few seats left for the 2019 Summit Racing EDRS Series Banquet!
Marck Harteveld and Voodoo Hemi Racing join the 2020 FIA tour
In a great ‘end of the season party’, Voodoo Hemi Racing thanked their sponsors and partners and celebrated Marck Harteveld’s 2019 Motorsport UK Pro Modified championship last Saturday evening, October 12th. But the team didn’t only look back at last season, Harteveld also announced that Voodoo Hemi Racing will focus on the FIA European Pro Modified Championship next year and will join the full 2020 FIA tour. Continue reading
Drag Racing Europe AB announces the 2020 FIA European Drag Racing Championship calendar
The calendar for the 2020 FIA European Drag Racing Championship has today, October 4th, been ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council and will be campaigned with the following rounds.
*Round 1 – ‘Main Event’ (Santa Pod Raceway) – UK May 22nd / 25th
*Round 2 – ‘Tierp Internationals’ (Tierp Arena) – Sweden 4th / 7th June
*Round 3 – ‘Summit Internationals’ (Tierp Arena) – Sweden 13th / 16th August
*Round 4 – ‘Nitro OlympX’ (Hockenheimring) – Germany 28th/ 30th August
*Round 5 – European Finals’ (Santa Pod Raceway) – UK 10th/ 13th September.
There will be five (5) rounds in 2020. The FHRA has decided to not hold the round in Finland in 2020. “We have decided to not host a FIA Drag Racing Championship round in Finland for 2020. In 2019, the move to the new track in Kauhava took a lot of efforts and we need some time to make sure we can be a successful part of the FIA championship again in 2021. This will give us the opportunity to improve the Kauhava facilities to better meet the needs of the European Championships. We look forward to getting back to calendar on 2021”, said FHRA’s Chairman Lasse Koskinen
The board of Drag Racing Europe AB (DRE) will continue to communicate with the FHRA to look towards the future and a return of Finland to the FIA European Drag Racing Championship.
Tommy Grimes and the Beast to compete at the Man Cup
After a successful start of the season at Tierp Arena in June, where Tommy Grimes recorded a new personal best on the Beast with a 6.19-second pass, the team were back at the same track in August for round four of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship, the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals. Continue reading
2019 season is done – time for Awards presentation Banquet!
The 2019 season is over and winners and runner-ups are selected! Now is the time to highlight everyone who made this summer filled with happenings, fast and spectacular runs in this dragracing family we all are members in. So, don´t miss out to register to the 2019 Banquet the 23rd of November at Aronsborg in Bålsta Sweden. It´s going ot be fun!
Summit Racing Super Series 2019 shoot-out has now started
Who will be the lucky winners of the Summit Racing Super Series 2019 shoot-out? Well, on Sunday we will know who of this drivers is a bit richer.
Continue reading
It’s high time for the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Internationals!
Next up on the schedule is the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, Sweden. A big event, again. Some 350 teams will battle it out for points before it’s time for the finals at Santa Pod in the UK and at Gardermoen Raceway in Norway, both those races coming up in September.
Squeeze out the last of the season and register for this two races
Before the Finals at Gardermoen Raceway in september, there is a couple of more chances for a few classes to chase points in the Summit Racing EDRS Series.
