Remco Scheelings
Jan Sturla Hegre: the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC title was a real team win
Jan Sturla Hegre won the EDRS Pro Nordic MC Top Fuel Motorcycle Championship last season for the second time in three years. After a title in 2015, the still only 30-year-old Norwegian rider bounced back from a number three position in 2016, to win the 2017 title by beating 2016 champion Thomas Pettersson. “We won the title at the last race of the season, the Dico Internationals at Tierp Arena, and it was a real team effort,” said Hegre, still proud of what the team achieved that weekend in August. Continue reading
Jumping off the bike in 300 km/h
Crashing is something motorcycle drag racers do not talk or think about. But they should do to be prepared for it, as it can happen to anybody. It happened to Kalle Lyrén this season at Tierp Arena, and the multiple EDRS Pro Nordic MC Pro Stock Motorcycle champion knows for sure that he escaped serious injuries not only by wearing the right safety equipment, but also the fact that they talked a lot in the team about ‘what to do when you crash’. Kalle Lyrén looks back at what happened, the moments after the crash and his comeback in August where he ran 7.0 seconds in his first run after the crash, in the same lane where he crashed two months before. The crash also made him think about what is most important in life. Continue reading
Successful Oslo Motor Show for Speedgroup and NDRG
Every autumn Norway has the biggest display and showcase of cars, bikes, trucks and almost anything you can think of with two or more wheels and an engine. This year’s Oslo Motor Show was bigger than ever. Over 45,000 spectators over three days! No display in Norway gets more attention. And of course Speedgroup were there together with Norwegian Dragracing Gardermoen (NDRG) and Gardermoen Raceway. Continue reading
