{"id":2086,"date":"2015-06-16T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiaedc.edrspro.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2015-06-16T15:04:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:04:06","slug":"pro-modified-review-tierp-internationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/2015\/06\/16\/pro-modified-review-tierp-internationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Modified Review Tierp Internationals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Micke Gullqvist clocked the quickest time in Pro Mod at Tierp Arena<\/p><\/div>\n

This weekend taught us the sport is very safe, but however anything can happen. And we can also tell that the racers who were involved in the weekend incidents are, under the circumstances, well.<\/p>\n

The event started out with very good weather and the forecast promised that this should continue except for some small showers. That wasn\u2019t really the truth. Saturday ended in rain and heavy wind. And Sunday wasn\u2019t much better. Only FIA classes, EDRS Pro motorcycles and Top Doorslammer had one elimination round before the rain ended the event. The track was very good from start, which made it a bit hard with the settings in first round, except for a certain Old 51 \u2013car.<\/p>\n

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Niclas Andersson<\/p><\/div>\n

Niclas Andersson set a 5.98 time at 280 km\/h in the first round on Friday which gave him the number one qualifying place for the rest of the weekend. \u00a0He and team are in very good shape and continued to produce 5-sec rounds. \u00a0\u00a0But it could have ended very badly in the second qualifying round, if he hadn\u2019t gone into tyre shake.<\/p>\n

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Mattias Wulcan<\/p><\/div>\n

Mattias Wulcan was very happy to be back in Europe and he just got his car back from Qatar, where he has been racing during the European off season. \u00a0He qualified as no 11 after the first round. But in the second qualifier he went into bad tyre shake and the car turned hard left into Niclas Anderson\u2019s lane, missing Niclas by just millimeters but hitting the guardrail. A hard hit, then the car slid over to the right side of the track and hit the guardrail long sides and finally stopped. Mattias was taken care of very fast by the rescue team and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

The team later told us that Mattias had ten broken ribs and a punctured lung. So it will take a while before he will be back on track. We wish him and team all the best and a fast recovery for Mattias. We will be here waiting for them, whatever shape they will come back in.<\/p>\n

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Anders Nilsson<\/p><\/div>\n

Anders Nilsson sat a new personal best at 6.09 sec\/375 km\/h which placed him a second qualifier in first round. \u00a0\u201cIt feels really good to bring this numbers with us to Finland in about three weeks\u201d said Anders.<\/p>\n

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Mats Eriksson<\/p><\/div>\n

Anders was pushed back to fifth place in the ladder as first Mats Eriksson came as a bullet from down under at 6.00 sec\/389 km\/h in Q2 and then Roger Johansson at 5.99\/388 took over the second place Tero Laukkanen also squeezed in on a 6.05 time for fourth place just before him.<\/p>\n

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Micke Gullqvist<\/p><\/div>\n

Michael Gullqvist set the first half of a new European record of 5.844 sec and an impressive 400 km\/h, before the race was cut due to the rain. Michael was testing some settings during the qualifying rounds which explains the unusually low qualifying position of 8th. But on race day he was back on track and set this stunning time. Unfortunately the weather stopped him backing up the second half of the record.<\/p>\n

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Per Granqvist<\/p><\/div>\n

Per Granqvist and Team Pitchblack Racing, are back on track again after a year\u2019s break. We have seen him in Pro Extreme and Top Doorslammer earlier, but now he is focusing on the Swedish Championship and EDRS Pro Modified series in his nice -38 Plymouth Coup\u00e9. \u00a0Per set his best time in Q1 at 6.31 sec\/375 km\/h and ended up qualifying number seven after the third round when the rain stopped further racing on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Freddy Fagerstr\u00f6m<\/p><\/div>\n

Freddy Fagerstr\u00f6m didn\u2019t come out in Q1 when he was missed off the call sheet for Pro Mod as someone thought he was racing Top Doorslammer. Well, that was soon fixed and he was allowed a late solo run right after Top Fuel. Freddy now has a turbo set up in the famous pick-up truck and with the master of turbo Martin Lundkvist by his side, he will for sure get that truck down the strip in a 5 sec run before we know it.<\/p>\n

Elimination day started with sun but ended very wet so just one elimination round was able to run. First out was Niclas Andersson vs Micke Johansson and Niclas took Micke on a hole shot and continued with his, steady as a rock, 5.98 sec rounds. Sad the rain spoiled next round between Niclas and Michael Gullqvist. That would have been a race to see.<\/p>\n

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Bruno Bader<\/p><\/div>\n

Bruno Bader got a bye run as he was supposed to get the injured Mattias Wulcan in this first round. Bruno did step on it anyway and got a steady 6.04 run.<\/p>\n

Mats Eriksson was up in next round against Andreas Arthursson. Andreas just entered the Pro Modified field with his new high performance new 1969 Chevelle. \u00a0He is supposed to do low numbers at the track, but with just one testing event completed, there still is hard work to be done to get the right settings. He qualified at number 14 and in first round against Mats the car didn\u2019t want to serve Andreas at all and would not start.\u00a0 We all would love to see this streamlined new car racing but it wasn\u2019t to be, so we wait until the next time to see what this Chevelle can do. Mats would have raced Bruno in next round.<\/p>\n

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Team Robert Joosten<\/p><\/div>\n

Next pair was supposed to be Robert Joosten with his brand new Barracuda against Jan Branvall, but Jan\u2019s car would not start and so the alternate – H\u00e5kan Persson raced instead.\u00a0 Robert hasn\u2019t been able to test the new car at all before Tierp and his team were a bit nervous. \u00a0In Q2 it ran just fine at 6.54 sec \u201cBut we need more runs to get it where we want\u201d says Robert. \u00a0Both drivers hit shake, and both got off the power before they both realized that the other one was also in trouble.\u00a0 Both drivers pedaled their cars down the strip with Robert making the line first.<\/p>\n

Anders Nilsson seems to have got the hang of low 6 sec times now and took out \u00c5ke Persson with a 6.12 sec run. Anders had a nice 60 ft. at 0, 9939 sec. He was supposed to meet Tero Laukkanen in next round.<\/p>\n

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Tero Laukkanen<\/p><\/div>\n

Johan Westberg did whatever he could to beat Tero in first round, but beating Tero isn\u2019t that easy. Johan turned the red light with just -0, 0009 of a sec. Annoying things happens now and then. Well, Tero disappeared in to the future in a 5,99 sec\/ 397 km\/h run. But on the other hand Johan Westberg and team won this events award of Best Appearing Team given out by Classic Graphix.<\/p>\n

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Johan Westberg<\/p><\/div>\n