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Presenting the FIA Championship leaders..
Anita Mäkelä – Top Fuel Dragster
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER: Finland Anita Mäkelä took the lead already after championship round #1 at Santa Pod. At Tierp Anita and team delivered again by taking the no. 1 position after qualifying ET 3.97 sec at a speed of 480 km/h. During round one of eliminations Anita improved further running a 3.92. This lady is sure after the European Champion title!
Tierp Internationals – Event full of action
The Tierp Internationals came to an early halt due to a combination of weather conditions and delays late on Sunday afternoon. Before that there had been numerous of new personal bests set and also a new European record. The traction conditions was extremely good and it was a big but positive challenge for the teams to adjust the cars to make the outmost use of it. The event also included some spectacular incidents..
Jimmy Ålund Pro Stock Car
In Pro Stock Car Jimmy Ålund set a new European record during the qualifications. 6.49 sec. and was still in competition when the event was called off. The other semi finalists was Thomas Lindström, Michael Malmgren and Magnus Petersson. Continue reading
Number one qualifiers at Tierp Internationals
Top Fuel Dragster: Anita Mäkelä FIN
Top Methanol Funny Car: Johan Lindberg SWE
Pro Stock Car: Jimmy Ålund SWE
Top Methanol Dragster: Jonny Lagg SWE
Pro Modified: Niclas Andersson SWE
Results posted continuously at www.dragracing.eu
SMART-TV offer live streaming during sunday. Sign up at www.smarttv.se
photos by Lena Perés
Best appearing FIA team at Tierp Internationals
Johan Westberg and team – Pro Modified
BEST APPEARING FIA TEAM
Johan Westberg, Pro Modified and his team was selected as best appearing team at Tierp Arena. Regina Clasén representing the owner family was appointed guest judge and delivered the trophy sponsored by Classic Graphix to team Westberg.
FIA Classes Preview – Tierp Internationals
Tierp Internationals 4-7th June 2015 – FIA Classes Preview
Liam Jones – Top Fuel Dragster
Close to 280 teams are entered for Tierp Internationals and they come from 8 countries in Europe. The event is included in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship (cars), EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship, EDRS European Drag Racing Series (cars and motorcycles and including Junior Dragster). In this article Speedgroup provide a brief preveiw for each of the five FIA Championship classes!
Event Preview Tierp Internationals
Tierp Arena SWEDEN
Venue: Tierp Arena Sweden Dates: June 4-7th 2015
General Event Preview
FIA European Drag Racing Championship round #2 is hosted by Tierp Arena in Sweden. The venue, which is located an hour north of the capital Stockholm was built in 2011. It is the only purpose built concrete drag racing track in Europe. And like the tag line states, Tierp Arena is a world class facility for the sport of drag racing. The privately owned track got new owners in 2014, but the two founders who made it happen are still highly active operating teams in the FIA Championship; Lars-Erik Lindberg and Leif Andreasson (both are in the methanol funny car class).
Close to 280 teams are entered for Tierp Internationals and they come from 8 countries in Europe.
The event is included in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship (cars), EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship, EDRS European Drag Racing Series (cars and motorcycles and including Junior Dragster). For three of the car classes, Pro Modified, Competition Eliminator and Junior Dragster, this also counts for Swedish drag racing championship Dragracing SM (only applies to Swedish contestants).
Qualifications in the EDRS classes starts on Thursday June 4th while the FIA Championship cars and Nordic championship motorcycles enter the track on Friday June 5th for qualifications, two sessions and further two on Saturday. On Saturday some of the EDRS classes start the eliminations and Sunday June 7th is race day for the championships and EDRS teams still in competition.
Event coverage – useful Links:
– Venue website: www.tierparena.com
– Participants Tierp Internationals 2015
– Schedule Tierp Internationals 2015 general
– Live reports available through the service of Eurodragster.com
– Timing system data published throughout the event at www.dragracing.eu
– Live streaming web-TV coverage Saturday-Sunday, services provided by SMART-TV.
€15 covers two days Signup opens Thursday at www.smartv.se /direct link http://ppv.smarttv.se/
Also, don´t miss to check out the FIA Class Event Preview in a separate article!
Speedgroup´s media crew on site look forward covering the event in co-operation with Tierp Arena, Eurodragster.com and SMART-TV!
Class Review FIA Main Event – Top Methanol Dragster
Dave Wilson and Dennis Habermann
The Habermanns outstanding, but victory stayed in the UK
Venue: Santa Pod Raceway, UK
Dates: May 22nd-25th 2015
The return to competition of Germany’s Werner Habermann Racing team was among the most exciting news during the pre-season. The family-operated team consists of two almost identical blown Top Methanol Dragsters piloted by brothers Dennis and Timo. At the FIA Main Event the Habermanns gave their competitors a tough time and secured one of the final-round spots after they had raced each other in the semi-final in the quickest and fastest side-by-side TMD match of the entire event. But final victory in championship round #1 stayed in the UK.
Class Review FIA Main Event – Top Methanol Funny Car
Leif Andreasson photo by Remco Scheelings
Venue: Santa Pod Raceway, UK
Dates: May 22nd-25th 2015
Andreasson in championship lead leaving Santa Pod
The Top Methanol Funny Car class has struggled for contestants in recent years and did so again at this season’s opening event. While reigning champion Johan Lindberg has chosen to join the championship for round #2 at Tierp, the runner-up in the 2014 championship, Leif Andreasson from Sweden, was on site and in good form. He was accompanied by the only female driver in the class, UK-based Stephanie Milam, and veteran Jürgen Nagel from Germany. Unfortunately the fourth entered driver, Danny Bellio from Belgium, had to cancel after having more or less wrecked the engine during a test run just days before the event.
Class review FIA Main Event – Pro Modified
Class Review FIA Main Event – Pro Modified
Venue: Santa Pod Raceway, UK
Dates: May 22-25th 2015
Mats Eriksson winner at Santa Pod
A couple of PB´s and consistently good runs for the winner says that the FIA/FIM Main Event was a fantastic weekend for the racers. Right now the Pro Modified teams are back home, updating their cars for the race weekend in Tierp in just a week, after a great start in UK. Continue reading
Best appearing team award presented by Classic Graphix
Swedish Pro Stock driver Magnus Petersson and his team was selected as Best appearing FIA team at Santa Pod Raceway during the FIA Main Event May 22-25th.
The award is presented by US based supplier Classic Graphix to one FIA championship team at each of the six events included in the 2015 race calendar. Speedgroup handle the Best appearing team program and asked the Eurodragster.com crew Andy Rogers and Simon Groves to be in charge of the (not so easy) decision.
Magnus and crew are indeed worthy winners and the photo speaks for itself.
photo by Lena Perés
