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Tommy Grimes to ride The Beast in Sweden
Tommy Grimes
Tommy Grimes, a 16-time NHRA Wally winner and four time season champion in Nitro Harley, will take over the riding duties of Per Bengtsson’s ‘The Beast’ at the Scandinavian Internationals, as the four time European Champion will not be able to ride The Beast himself at Tierp Arena. Continue reading
Urgent news from SHRA Sundsvall
The race is canceled due to low participation. Refund is given to teams that already signed in. Contact to SHRA-Sundsvall.
As a tradition – crayfish are on the table at Linde Open
One of the oldest tracks in Sweden is having their 33rd Linde Open event 20-21 of August and its crayfish time here in Sweden. What is something, at least the Junior drivers, highlights this weekend. That means long tables are set in the pit and all racers, crew and spectators bring crayfish for dinner.
The interest for drag racing in Russia is growing
It’s time for the second and third event in the Russian Drag Racing Championship 2016. And the interest by European drag racers to go est is growing. At this two events, for the first time, a European drag racing team participates. David Vegter from Holland have taken the opportunity to try the Russian drag racing track in Nizhny Novgorod, about 400 km east of Moscow.
Drag Challenge Grand Opening – Gardermoen Raceway is back on track
In just about a week Gardermoen raceway is opening up the gates to the first race event, Drag Challenge Gran Opening. The brand new EDRS track. A fantastic job has been done by the members of the NDRG (Norsk Drag Racing Gardermoen) since the first thought of this renewing of Gardermoen Raceway.
Big interest for Jr Dragsters in Halmstad
During the past weekend Speedgroup participated at Halmstad Car Sport Event to show what Jr Dragster competition is all about.
EDRS elimination at Alastaro stoped by the rain
Records of the participating teams, in this event at the Nitro Nationals, made the organizers very pleased with the numbers. More than 260 teams came to the track with its own sandy tooth in the middle of the Finnish forest.
Goldtown Summer Nats improves
Maja Udtian and Per-Erik Lindgren was two of the winner of the Goldtown Summer Nats last weekend. Per-Erik won over last years champion Jens Eklund. And Per-Erik was very satisfied with the weekend.
