Jonny Lagg is waiting a new challenge to win a second consecutive title
Jonny Lagg is the 2016 FIA European Top Methanol Dragster champion, and at least for a while, the Swede will be the last one. Starting this season, Top Methanol Dragster and Top Methanol Funny Car will race in one category, and to win another championship, Lagg will not only have to beat his Dragster companions, but also their full bodied counterparts. Continue reading
Anita updates chassis until season starts
FIA Champion of 2016 Anita Mäkelä and Tommi Haapanen made a visit to ME Racing Service in Borlange for a delivery of their top fuel dragster chassis.
Vegter Pro Mod Racing partners with Red Line Oil Scandinavia
Vegter Pro Mod Racing is proud to announce a partnership with Red Line Oil Scandinavia for the 2017 FIA European Drag Racing Championship. The Dutch Pro Modified team, frontrunners in the FIA European Drag Racing Championship for many years, will use the high quality Red Line Oil products in close cooperation with the Swedish distributor of the American lubricants brand. “Especially in the world of drag racing, Red Line is known as the best oil money can buy, and we at Vegter Pro Mod Racing are extremely proud to represent Red Line Synthetic Oil at, but also outside the European race tracks,” said David Vegter, driver and driving force behind Vegter Pro Mod Racing. Continue reading
Let’s get 2017 started
With the fireworks extinguished and the champagne bottles empty, 2016 is history, so let’s get 2017 started. The 2016 EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship was exciting all the way, but also hampered by, let’s call it ‘incalculable’ weather. Kalle Lyrén and Samu Kemppainen lived up to their high expectations, while Thomas Pettersson and Henri Kolehmainen were maybe less obvious champions. For the next eight months they are the proud owners of the number one plates, but at the end of August, after four new and exciting race meetings, new history will be made. Continue reading
Drag racing at Autosport International in Birmingham
Autosport International is Europe’s largest indoor pre-season motorsport event and will be celebrating its 27th anniversary from 12th-15th January 2017 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Drag racing will be represented by Santa Pod Raceway, as the home of the opening and final round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship has its own stand at Autosport International. Continue reading
A new year, a new season on the way
The 2016 FIA European Drag Racing Championship was a great one, with three out of five titles decided in the penultimate runs of the season, the semi-finals of the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway. But that was 2016, and with 2017 just started, it’s time to look ahead. Anita Mäkelä, Michael Gullqvist, Jimmy Ålund, Johnny Oksa and Jonny Lagg will wear the number one plates for the next nine months. In six great race events, they will try to keep ahead of the ever stronger competition. Continue reading
FIA Pro Modified driver, Thomas Stiefel, takes a break in 2017
A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Racing Year!!!!
All Speedgroup staff, a few of them pictured above, wish all our racing friends around the globe a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Racing Year.











