Jaska Salakari

RIDER INFO
Competition class race #	Super Twin Motorcycle / Top Fuel Motorcycle #53
Name	Jaska Salakari
Printable team profile (pdf)	Team_Profile_2015_EDRS_Pro_NMC_STM-TFM_Jaska_Salakari
Age	47
City where I live	Vantaa
Country	Finland
Family	Wife Elina, 3 children; Elmeri , Olivia and Sylvi
Year I started in drag racing	1992
How come I started	Mechanic STTF rider Harry Raikkonen
Other classes I have raced in	STG 1993-1996
Merits I am proud of	First European 8’s GasHD1995, First European+200mph NitroHD 1998, 4.12 1/8mile 2010 at Mantorp ETC..
Hobbies beside drag racing	Books, old muscle cars
Favorite travel destination	Brazil
Favorite food	Italian
Role model/person I admire in or outside drag racing	My father, Elmer Trett,Ice speedway former champion Jarmo Hirvasoja
Motto I live by	Less is boring
My best quality	Passion for DR, I love motorcycles
My goals for 2015	Everybody knows 🙂
MOTORCYCLE
Brand	KTM
Cc	1699
Chassis built by	J.Salakari
Year model	2004-2015
Engine	Harsh
Suppliers/parts	HPS 2.1 supercharger
Other info	Real Directdrive
TEAM
Team name	Harsh racing squad
Crew chief	Ylli Lauhasmaa
Mechanics	Ville Lahtola, Hannes Köntti, Mikko Kangasalo, Matti Leppälä
Other crew members	Wifes, girlfriends and kids
Social medias adress	www.facebook.com/jaska.salakari
SPONSORS
SPTR- Asennus Oy	Globally operating installation company	www.sptr.fi
Boninfante Friction, Inc	Friction clutch manufacturing	boninfanteracing.com
Ekotuning	Motoroptimization, reprogramming	www.ekotuning.com
SKS Group	Chain and belt drives	www.sks.fi