Remco Scheelings
Lucas Oil step up their partnership with Stig Neergaard Racing
Lucas Oil will have a prominent place on both sides of Stig Neergaard’s Top Fuel operation in 2017. The well-known American oil company that support so many drag racers worldwide, are increasing their involvement with the Danish team and will be Stig Neergaard Racing’s major partner in the 2017 FIA European Top Fuel Championship title race. Continue reading
17-year-old Petteri ‘Boy Racer Finland’ Liimatainen steps up to TMD
Dream big, that’s what Petteri Liimatainen and his family run team do for sure. After a career in Junior Dragster, two trips to the States to obtain his licence, and a rain interrupted very short season in Super Comp/Super Pro ET, 17-year-old ‘Boy Racer Finland’ will step up to FIA European Top Methanol Dragster! “It’s my goal to eventually be able to challenge my childhood hero Timo Habermann, a good friend and mentor,” the young Finnish talent said. Continue reading
Simpson Europe become Speedgroup contingency partner for 2017
‘Simpson, driven by safety’. These four words describe exactly what Simpson stand for. “In personal safety products that are designed to work together to create a safety cell, I would say we are market leader,” said Jan Phersson, founder and owner of Simpson Europe. With immediate effect Simpson Europe join Speedgroup’s contingency program with helmets and fire suits for the classes Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Pro Street, Top Doorslammer and Junior Dragster. Continue reading
New Voodoo Hemi Racing ’70 Plymouth Superbird unveiled
If there has ever been a Superbird with the right to carry that name with pride, then it is the Voodoo Hemi Racing 1970 Plymouth Superbird that was unveiled Saturday evening in Wateringen, The Netherlands. When the curtain was pulled back and the smoke disappeared, a loud round of applause arose from the audience for Marck Harteveld’s spectacular, 3,000 bhp Pro Modified car for the 2017 MSA British and FIA European Pro Modified Championship. “The whole team did a fantastic job to get the car ready in just a few months’ time, and the outcome is really fantastic,” said a proud Marck Harteveld about the flashy green/purple painted Superbird. Continue reading
Hussain Al Shammari back in FIA Pro Mod with his own Camaro
Kuwait’s Hussain Al Shammari got a taste of the FIA European Pro Modified Championship last year and aims for more this season. “We refreshed the engine and make everything ready for the trip to England. We are still looking for sponsorship, but the plan is to do the full FIA European Pro Modified Championship,” said Al Shammari. Continue reading
The Maltese Lion continues to roar
Duncan Micallef impressed with a 3.91-second run in his first race of the 2016 season and even improved on that performance two weeks later at Santa Pod’s European Finals with 3.896 seconds at 312 mph. Thanks to these achievements, Micallef won the title Sportsman of the Year in Malta a few weeks ago, and the Rune Fjeld Motorsport driver stayed on a high by recording 4.03 seconds at 303 mph last weekend at his home track Hal Far Raceway, resetting both Maltese national records. But the Maltese Lion is still not satisfied, as he now plans a full attack on the FIA European Top Fuel title. Continue reading
Danny Bellio is back in business
After a one season break and a season he wants to forget as soon as possible, Danny Bellio will be back on track in 2017 and Danny’s Racing Team will compete in almost all rounds of the FIA European Top Methanol Championship. And for those who might have thought the Belgian family finally took some time to relax over the last two years, they don’t really know the Bellios, as besides their already extremely busy garage and shop Danny Cars, they started Dyno Unlimited, a test facility for engines up to 4,000 bhp. Continue reading
SFI Foundation re-certification in The Netherlands
The 2017 European SFI re-certification tour kicked off today in Heemskerk, The Netherlands. Racers and team members from at least four different countries travelled to the Dutch Hot Rod Association headquarters in Heemskerk, located less than 30 minutes from Schiphol Airport, to re-certify wheels, bell housings, clutches and flywheel shields, to be race ready for the fast approaching 2017 season. Continue reading
And the winner is once again an FIA Top Fuel driver
For the third time this year a Top Fuel driver from the FIA European Championship was honoured by a National Sport Federation for their achievements in the 2016 season. A great honour and a recognition for the sport of drag racing. After Anita Mäkelä was nominated for (Finnish) Super Star of 2016, and Stig Neergaard honoured as Motorsport Profile of the Year, Duncan Micallef won the prestigious title of Sportsman of the Year in Malta. Continue reading
Anita Mäkelä goes up for another number 1
After coming close several times, Anita Mäkelä clinched her second FIA European Top Fuel Championship title in the semi-finals of last season’s European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway. This time, the Finnish fan favourite doesn’t want to wait another few years for her next title, as her goals for 2017 are loud and clear, to keep hold of the #1 race number and the European record. Continue reading
