{"id":2121,"date":"2015-06-30T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiaedc.edrspro.com\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2015-06-30T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T07:37:15","slug":"fhra-nitro-nationals-preview-pro-modified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragracingeurope.eu\/fiaedc\/2015\/06\/30\/fhra-nitro-nationals-preview-pro-modified\/","title":{"rendered":"FHRA Nitro Nationals \u2013 Preview Pro Modified"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mats Eriksson with his two sons, who are both part of the crew<\/p><\/div>\n

Preview FHRA Nitro Nationals July 2-5th<\/sup>\u00a0– FIA European Drag Racing Championship round #3<\/p>\n

FIA Pro Modified<\/p>\n

Last year we saw 9 entries in Pro Mod at Alastaro and Mattias Wulcan as winner. This time things will be different for sure. To start with Wulcan had an incident and smashed the car into the barrier at Tierp in June. He also hurt his ribs and will not be competing at Alastaro. Runner-up from last year Roger Johansson is entered and he is currently 5th<\/sup> in the championship points rankings. In championship\u00a0lead a driver who has been successful at Alastaro before, Mats Eriksson with\u00a0the Green Goblin Crown Victoria and Eriksson will be racing at Alastaro. <\/p>\n

The entry list shows 15 names, which is the most I can recall having seen at Alastaro. One reason the number of Swedes have increased is that the Nitro Nationals also counts as a round in the EDRS European Drag Racing Series, where a total of four events are included for the Pro Mod teams, three in Sweden and the one at Alastaro. The result is\u00a0we will see a number of\u00a0Swedish teams who race\u00a0in Finland for the first time.<\/p>\n

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

Drivers like Anders Nilsson who makes his third season in the class set a new personal best with 6.09 sec recently at Tierp. \u00a0Johan Westberg has been in the Pro Mod class long but also\u00a0drivers Per Granqvist , H\u00e5kan Persson and \u00c5ke Persson who have entered the class the latest years.<\/p>\n

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

Swede Andreas Arthursson has taken the step from EDRS Top Doorslammer into Pro Mod this season, while others are skilled\u00a0FIA championship Pro Mod racers; Robert Joosten which runs his new car for the second event, David Vegter and Bruno Bader, the latter has the longest distance to get to Finland from Switzerland. Three Finnish drivers; Tero Laukkanen who is currently second in the points rankings is accompanied by Markko Lantto and Jari Par\u00e9n. Drivers who we would expect to find on the entry list for Nitro Nationals.<\/p>\n

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

Laukkanen is also one of the \u201c5 second club\u201d drivers with a PB of 5.95 sec and the\u00a0recent 6.05 from Tierp indicates the\u00a0team has things in order.<\/p>\n

Europe\u00b4s quickest Michael Gullqvist has so far not had Alastaro as a lucky track. Gullqvist and his Camaro can be an outstanding couple under\u00a0the right\u00a0circumstances. The 5.83 sec. European record and recent 5 second runs at Tierp\u00a0are\u00a0evidence\u00a0enough. The now one\u00a0year old surface at the Alastaro drag strip and good preparation may be just what is needed to change the pattern. In the FIA Championship Gullqvist is currently third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FIA Pro Modified Car\u00a0(15)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andreas\u00a0Arthursson<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nChevrolet Chevelle -69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruno\u00a0Bader<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWI<\/td>\nCorvette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mats\u00a0Eriksson<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nFord Crown Victoria -56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Per\u00a0Granqvist<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nPlymouth coupe -38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael\u00a0Gullqvist<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nChevrolet Camaro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roger\u00a0Johansson<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nMustang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert\u00a0Joosten<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0NED<\/td>\nPlymouth Barracuda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tero\u00a0Laukkanen<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0FIN<\/td>\nFord Mustang Twin Turbo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anders\u00a0Nilsson<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nPlymouth Cuda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jari\u00a0Paren<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0FIN<\/td>\nChevrolet Corvette-63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H\u00e5kan\u00a0Persson<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nDodge Viper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c5ke\u00a0Persson<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nChevrolet Camaro -70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David\u00a0Vegter<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0NED<\/td>\nChevrolet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johan\u00a0Westberg<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0SWE<\/td>\nChevrolet Camaro -67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marko Lantto<\/td>\n\u00a0FIN<\/td>\nCuda -70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Michael Gullqvist<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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