Dico by Belgetti main partner for Stefan Ernryd in 2017
Stefan Ernryd, the number five in last year’s FIA European Pro Stock Championship has a new main partner for the 2017 season. Dico by Belgetti who provide finance solutions for contractors and their customers will support the team in their 2017 campaign and color the Dodge Dart in bright green. Continue reading
The season is on and first event done
First event in Summit Racing EDRS Series has come to an end. The forecast was with the teams and organizers at Malmoe Raceway that offered a fast track.
Spring Open – Tallhed Dragways first event of 2017
A respectable number of racers is about to take this early trip to Tallhed Dragway outside Orsa next weekend. More than 70 teams are so far register for Spring Open.
The season has started! Summit Racing EDRS at Malmö Raceway May 13-14th
Peter Rundström, skilled rider in Super Comp Bike.
Saturday provided a full day and evening of racing for the 78 drivers and riders on site at Malmö Raceway. A mix of classes and including both cars and motorcycles, juniors and seniors.
– The webcam is live streaming the on track activities – LINK TO WEBCAM
– Link to results (please see time indication when the last results was published).
The event is included in Summit Racing EDRS Series and is also the first Swedish Championship series event (out of 8) for Junior Dragster.
Linnéa Thulin, one of the young drivers in Junior Dragster.
The event continues on Sunday with eliminations.
Super Street Team Törnqvist expands
Dont forget to register for Valle, Vårgårda and Tierp!!
A reminder to all racers! Don´t forget to register for upcoming events. Time runs fast when fun is on!
Deadline approaches for David Vegter and PTTM Drag Racing!
There are only two weeks left before the season kicks off and there is still an awful lot of work to be done. “But we will make it. Finally we have all the parts we were waiting for and we can start building again,” said David Vegter, driver and driving force behind PTTM Drag Racing, the Dutch Pro Modified team that have been frontrunners in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship for many years now. “With The Main Event, the 2017 season finally kicks off on Saturday May 27, and I’m really looking forward to the coming season,” said Vegter. Continue reading
Talented engineers and their ‘quite loud and fast’ cars
I once had the pleasure of accompanying a Formula One engineer on his first ever visit to Santa Pod. I arranged for him to be on the start line for a round of Pro Stock qualifying and watched with delight as he stood between Jimmy Ålund and Michael Malmgren through burn out and into stage before the tree dropped and the pair of cars sat up onto the bars and screamed off down the track, the unmistakeable sound of the rapid gear changes only enhanced by the Doppler effect before the revs peak and then cut as the cars bolted through the line and deployed chutes. My guest turned to me with a look of mixed delight, shock and awe before uttering the following wonderfully understated sentence; “Wow, they really are quite loud and fast aren’t they.” Continue reading
