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Santa Pod Raceway completes the new concrete track
The build of the brand new state-of-the-art Santa Pod Raceway concrete quarter mile track has been completed. Last Saturday the two highest bidders in an online charity auction became the first drivers to traverse Santa Pod Raceway’s brand new, all-concrete race track. A new drainage system and a full refurbishment of the spectator grass bank was also part of the project. Continue reading
Old skills meet new enthusiasm
A familiar car with a new driver is coming out at the tracks this summer. Per Magnusson from Gothenburg is an active and skilled guy that always have been interested of motorsports. Now he got his hands on a well-known Pro Modified car and the former driver of that car as crew chief.
Team Asylum, a strong combination of two worlds
TFJ Motorsport and Hope Racing are two familiar team names in Top Fuel (car) and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively. With immediate effect the two teams join forces under the new umbrella Team Asylum and will fly the flag for CBD Asylum in FIA Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle. The best of two worlds joined in one team! Continue reading
A busy and successful SFI Tour 2018
Last Sunday the SFI Tour 2018 left Persakers Speedshop and headed of to Santa Pod for the last pieces to inspect for this time. A new generation have grown in to the challenging work and Jen Faye from the SFI commission in US is the only US citizen nowadays. Continue reading
With a 2017 title for Tommy Grimes, Per Bengtsson and The Beast Dragbike Team are back for more
With claiming the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Twin Motorcycle Championship, Tommy Grimes was the first American rider to win a title in this prestigious drag bike series. And the good news is that Grimes, Per Bengtsson and The Beast Dragbike Team will defend their EDRS Pro Nordic MC title in 2018! Continue reading
Busy start for SFI Foundation re-certification tour in The Netherlands
The 2018 European SFI re-certification tour kicked off today in Heemskerk, The Netherlands. Racers and team members from Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and of course The Netherlands travelled to the Dutch Hot Rod Association headquarters in Heemskerk to re-certify wheels, bell housings, clutches and flywheel shields, to be race ready for the 2018 season. The SFI crew had to work hard as it was very busy on this first day of the SFI tour. Continue reading
Iiro Reinola keeps EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Gas Bike title in the team
Iiro Reinola claimed the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC Super Gas Bike title and by doing so, the 25 year old Finn followed in the footsteps of his Sweet Cheek Racing teammate Janne Koskinen, who won the title the year before. Reinola didn’t only race his Suzuki, but also helped Koskinen in his first steps in Pro Stock Motorcycle last season. Reinola is one of those young Finnish riders with a long and bright future ahead of them, in a team that want to learn and make progress every year. Continue reading
Thomas Olsen’s dream season tastes moreish
With three race wins and only losing one elimination round out of four championship events, nobody deserved the EDRS Pro Nordic MC Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship better than Thomas Lysebraate Olsen. During the 2017 season many dreams came true for the 26 year old rider from Norway, as he not only won his first title, but he also won his first ever Pro Stock Motorcycle race and broke the 300 km/h barrier for the first time. “We know the competition will be tough, but we want to win the title once again in 2018,” said Olsen, looking forward to the start of his new season. Continue reading
