{"id":15252,"date":"2019-04-08T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T12:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/?p=15252"},"modified":"2019-04-08T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T12:39:08","slug":"team-pro8-to-compete-in-fia-pro-modified-with-a-new-pro-line-racing-hemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/2019\/04\/08\/team-pro8-to-compete-in-fia-pro-modified-with-a-new-pro-line-racing-hemi\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Pro8 to compete in FIA Pro Modified with a new Pro Line Racing Hemi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Finland\u2019s Jere Rantaniemi and Team Pro8 will debut in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship in 2019. The orange Pro Line Racing Hemi powered 2013 Camaro will be seen in Sweden, Finland and Germany. The last two seasons Rantaniemi ran in the Finnish national Top Doorslammer series, winning the championship in 2017 and finishing second in 2018. The team\u2019s first ever appearance abroad was at the Top Doorslammers finals in Sweden last September, a race that Rantaniemi won.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the successful weekend in Tierp, we began planning for competing in an international series,\u201d said crew chief Niko Putkinen. This will be an international series debut for the whole team. Team owner Sami Hanhisuanto feels the jump from Top Doorslammer to Pro Modified is surprisingly big, even though the JBRC Camaro was originally built for Pro Mod racing. There are some major changes to the FIA Pro Modified rules for the 2019 season. Turbocharged cars will be equipped with a boost controller and the maximum allowed boost will be set at 36 PSI. \u201cTo be more competitive, we made a decision to go for a new power plant. We’ve already run two seasons with a Pro Line engine, the 481X, and it churned on like clockwork. Pro Line Racing have proven to produce some of the most powerful and simultaneously reliable motors on the market. The PLR Hemi has been engineered to provide massive power even at these lower boost levels the new rules mandate. I\u2019m happy we managed to do this as it allows us to challenge the top teams in Europe,\u201d Hanhisuanto declared.<\/p>\n

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Experienced race driver and Pro Modified European record holder Andreas Arthursson of PPF Racing is excited that Pro8 has the equipment to mount a real challenge. \u201cI will do my best to help the guys at Pro8. The crowds like turbos and Europe can certainly do with some more turbocharged Pro Mods on the grid. It will probably take a few races before they are up to speed, but they\u2019ll be a contender for sure,\u201d said Arthursson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are on the right track with our partners PPF Racing, Pro Line Racing, Moran Motorsports and Jerry Bickel Race Cars,\u201d said Niko Putkinen. \u201cWe will benefit from being PPF Racing\u2019s \u2018Junior\u2019 team tapping in on all their experience and support during the season. In return we hope to be able to help them on their road to becoming European champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jere Rantaniemi in 2018 at Alastaro, photo Remco Scheelings<\/p><\/div>\n

For a team that have previously raced in a national series only, the coming season is going to be demanding. \u201cSure, it’s going to be a challenge, but I believe we are up to it,\u201d said Pro8 driver Rantaniemi. \u201cThough I consider myself a mentally strong and seasoned race driver, I still feel a bit anxious. The competition in Pro Modified is extremely tough. Unlike other teams we\u2019re not familiar with most of the race tracks. However, I have faith in my team and our equipment. Like most drivers on the verge of a new season I\u2019m just itching to get behind that steering wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Text: Team Pro8<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos: Timo Ilom\u00e4ki & Vesa Hanhisuanto \/ Pro8<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finland\u2019s Jere Rantaniemi and Team Pro8 will debut in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship in 2019. The orange Pro Line Racing Hemi powered 2013 Camaro will be seen in Sweden, Finland and Germany. The last two seasons Rantaniemi ran in the Finnish national Top Doorslammer series, winning the championship in 2017 and finishing second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15252"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15270,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252\/revisions\/15270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}