Vesa Lipponen, Kalle Lyrén, Rikard Gustafsson and Henri Kolehmainen leaders after Friday qualifying at Gardermoen
Vesa Lipponen
Vesa Lipponen raced to the number one qualifying position in Super Twin Motorcycle at the first day of qualifying for the Drag Challenge Grand Opening at Gardermoen Raceway, round three of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Kalle Lyrén was quickest, while in Top Fuel Motorcycle Rikard Gustafsson and in Super Street Bike Henri Kolehmainen are the leaders in Norway with still one qualifying day to go. Continue reading
The interest for drag racing in Russia is growing
It’s time for the second and third event in the Russian Drag Racing Championship 2016. And the interest by European drag racers to go est is growing. At this two events, for the first time, a European drag racing team participates. David Vegter from Holland have taken the opportunity to try the Russian drag racing track in Nizhny Novgorod, about 400 km east of Moscow.
EDRS Pro Nordic MC add lustre to Grand Opening of new Gardermoen Raceway
Norwegian drag racing is on the eve of a special event. After months of extremely hard work of many volunteers, it’s time for the Grand Opening of the completely renewed Gardermoen Raceway. The EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship plays a major role in the Drag Challenge Grand Opening (August 3-7) as it’s round three of their championship. It’s great to see that the hard work of the NDRG crew is rewarded with a healthy entry in all EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship classes. Continue reading
Drag Challenge Grand Opening – Gardermoen Raceway is back on track
In just about a week Gardermoen raceway is opening up the gates to the first race event, Drag Challenge Gran Opening. The brand new EDRS track. A fantastic job has been done by the members of the NDRG (Norsk Drag Racing Gardermoen) since the first thought of this renewing of Gardermoen Raceway.
Big interest for Jr Dragsters in Halmstad
During the past weekend Speedgroup participated at Halmstad Car Sport Event to show what Jr Dragster competition is all about.
EDRS elimination at Alastaro stoped by the rain
Records of the participating teams, in this event at the Nitro Nationals, made the organizers very pleased with the numbers. More than 260 teams came to the track with its own sandy tooth in the middle of the Finnish forest.
Great qualifying for EDRS Pro Nordic MC round two at Alastaro, but eliminations rained out
Kalle Lyrén
After two days of great qualifying with a stunning 6.98 seconds for Kalle Lyrén in Pro Stock Motorcycle and a Finnish top three in Super Twin Motorcycle led by Samu Kemppainen with 6.62 seconds, everybody was looking forward to an action packed elimination day. But the thus far perfect Finnish weather had other plans and so, after the first round of Super Street Bike, a thunderstorm and rain showers brought an early end to the eliminations of the FHRA Nitro Nationals, round two of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship. Continue reading
Surprising Alastaro eliminations cut short by rain
Anita Mäkelä
After an interesting qualifying and surprising first round of eliminations, the Top Fuel semi-finals of the FHRA Nitro Nationals promised to be even more exiting. The reigning champion Micke Kågered was out of competition and the numbers one and two in the championship, Stig Neergaard and Anita Mäkelä, had to face each other for a place in the final. But mother nature had other ideas and a thunderstorm and rain showers brought an early end to the third round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Alastaro, Finland. Continue reading
