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Bengtsson and The Beast reflect on 2025 and ponder on 2026
By any measure it would has been a standout year for Per Bengtsson and The Beast team on their return to a full season in FIM-E Super Twin competition, but the Swedish veteran wanted more and has a few things to think about over the winter.
Continue readingMarck Harteveld winner at NitrOlympX and runner-up in the FIA European Championship
Marck Harteveld claimed the win at the renowned NitrOlympX at the Rico Anthes Quartermile of the HockenheimRing. With his victory in the third round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship, the Voodoo Hemi Racing driver took over the number one spot in the Pro Modified championship standings from reigning champion Jere Rantaniemi. One week later, the Finn claimed his second consecutive title at the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway, but with a quarterfinal finish, Harteveld secured the second position in the final FIA European Pro Modified Championship standings, his best finish so far. “Of course, you’re a bit disappointed when you’re so close to the title, but we at Voodoo Hemi Racing can look back on a great season,” said Harteveld.
Continue readingThe Beast is hungry for more
The unique blown parallel twin of Per Bengtsson has been barking at Super Twin fields for years but The Beast really starting to bear its fangs in 2025. The recent Summit Racing Equipment Internationals in Sweden delivered a lot of positive results for the team at their home race, with tweaks to the exhaust system, experimentation with a long injector scoop and a lot of appreciative FlexoArt/Bentec employees visiting their pit area over the course of the weekend. The Swedish veteran was very happy with the course of events and looks forward with promise:
Continue readingHalfway point and Christiansen is still on top
Speedy’s Racing, the multiple FIM-E Super Twin championship winning team of Marcus Christiansen and father Claus, continue their undefeated reign in competition to head the season’s points chase. However, the competition is getting very tight and the Danish duo are far from complacent. Following on from the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals, we caught up with Marcus for his thoughts on the forthcoming challenges:
Continue readingAmerican Lifestyle team look for the right direction
To say the first half of the FIM-E season has been a frustrating one for the Belgium American Lifestyle Super Twin team would be something of an understatement. Struggles at the rained off Main Event were then followed a surprising DNQ in Sweden at the start of August when the bike refused to stay straight. However, team principal and rider Chris van Nimmen still sees the positives:
Continue readingGustafsson skips the NitrOlympX, takes aims for the crown
For many looking on from the outside, this year has been of plain sailing for Rikard Gustafsson and the Indian Motorcycles/RG Engineering Puma Top Fuel Bike. Low qualifiers, event wins and consistently quick runs making the team one of the standout performers on a global level. Following on from a winning effort at Tierp Arena at the start of August, Gustafsson offered his reflections on what has happened to date as well as a look forward.
Continue readingA mixed Summit attempt for Team Brothers
The Swedish summer usually means sun, long days and plenty of fika, this wasn’t quite the experience of Team Brothers at the recent Summit Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena just north of Stockholm. The trip didn’t get off to the best of notes with Margot and Stefan Schmidt (FIM-E Super Street Bike) stranded on the roadside with a wounded transporter. Once they arrived at the track and met up with team mate Eric Richard (FIM-E Top Fuel Bike) things didn’t progress as planned. Catching up with Margot after the meeting:
Continue readingLight Speed make mid-season moves
Bertrand Maurice and the French Light Speed FIM-E Pro Stock Bike team left Sweden in fine fettle having picked up the event win, a new personal best and the points lead with two events on the calendar remaining.
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