Jan Sturla Hegre

The 2015 EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship is halfway through the season and part two kicks off with the Drag Challenge at the popular Gardermoen Raceway. On the entry list for the Norwegian round of the EDRS Pro Nordic MC are not only the regular championship contenders, but also some interesting new names. Can they disturb the championship dreams of the leaders, or will other riders surprise? Samu Kemppainen, Robert Karlsson, Dag Wagenius and Sverre Dahl travel to Gardermoen as the leaders in their respective categories, but will they still be leading after the Gardermoen eliminations?    Continue reading →

For the third race of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship the riders and teams will visit their third different country and third different race track. Halfway through the season it’s time for the traditional Drag Challenge at the famous Gardermoen Raceway. And already before the first wheel turns, this year’s edition of the Norwegian race will be a historic one. If everything goes as planned, it’s the last Drag Challenge on the old record setting track, as next year’s race will also see the official opening of the new state-of-the-art Gardermoen Raceway.  Continue reading →

The Nitro Nationals at the Alastaro Circuit in Finland was run under hot conditions with temperatures around 33 degrees celcius during qualifaying. The track was very tricky in the heat and all Pro classes had difficulties to get down to the finish line. The Beast Team was no exception and after severe traction problems Per Bengtsson was able to produce a 6,90-213 mph run in the fourth session and ended up as no 2 qualifayer in the Super Twin Bike class after Samu Kemppainen who was no 1 with 6,71.  Continue reading →