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Head reflects, skips 2026, and looks to 2027
Bradley Head has been testing the FIM-E Super Street Bike water over the past two years as part of the JKE RaceWorks collective. While results haven’t quite gone to plan, Head has had a lot of quality experience on the European tour. Planning on stepping back next season, Head is looking to upgrade his Hayabusa significantly with the aiming of resuming competition in the toughest class in FIM-E racing in 2027.
Continue readingFIM-E Champions Review – Marcus Christiansen – FIM-E Super Twin Bike
Marcus Christiansen and father Claus ‘Speedy’ continued to rip up the record books in FIM-E Super Twin in 2025. The Great Danes continued to stamp out performance levels hitherto unseen with a naturally aspirated twin, with a 6.0779s at a non-championship event in Sweden in June getting below Bob Malloy’s long standing 6.09 that had been a target for the team for a while now. Not content with the ET mark, they also bagged a record class championship title at the end of a ferociously contested series.
Continue readingFIM-E Champions Review – Rikard Gustafsson – FIM-E Top Fuel Bike
It was quite a year for Rikard Gustafsson and the RG Engineering Puma team, starting with the pre-season unveiling of a new look for the Falkenberg-based flying machine thanks to Indian Motorcycles coming on board as a major backer. On track, the FIM-E championship chase was more of a challenge as Gustafsson would miss the round in Germany as a result of an unfortunate calendar clash with the popular Mosten Raceday in Denmark. However, the Swede delivered a weekend spectacular performance at the Euro Finals in September to pick up the 2025 title with a bit to spare.
Continue readingBengtsson 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 readingFIM-E Championships decided, Euro Finals winners crowned
The end of the 2025 FIM-E Drag Bike season finished in tumultuous fashion at Santa Pod Raceway, with some stunning racing and a whole slew of personal bests set.
Continue readingCrane, Lantto, Martzaklis, Weikum and Braune on top in the abbreviated first day of the FIM-E NitrOlympX
A frustrating and long day at the Hockenheimring had some skatey conditions, long delays (largely not from the FIM-E bikes) and some visitors from the Planet Cloud to bring the curtain down with most classes having only completed a single qualifying session.
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:
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