Meet Speedgroup at Åby Motormarknad!
On Saturday February 13th it is time for the annual swap meet Åby Motormarknad, held in Åby just outside Norrköping Sweden. The event attracts hundreds of vendors of racing parts and thousands or visitors all connected to drag racing.
Speedgroup has a stand at Åby Motormarknad and our staff will be happy to discuss anything connected to the EDRS, EDRS Pro Nordic, FIA Championship or Dragracing SM. Stop by and visit us if you are on site!
For more information about Åby Motormarknad please visit www.abymotorklubb.se
EDRS PRO MC – Nordic Championship Guidelines published
EDRS PRO MC – NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDELINES 2016
A “must read document” for everyone planning to be involved in the EDRS Pro Nordic Drag Racing MC Championship!
Filled with information about the championship;
– Speedgroups´thoughts and work with the championship
– Competition Classes
– Race Calendar
– Development plans
– Championship registration
– Prize funds levels
– Points calculations
– Media
– Contact persons.. and much more!
Check it out! A link to the document can be found on the “Racers Page” at www.edrspro.com or click the front cover image.
Please note the document is specific for this championship. The general EDRS Guidelines 2016 document is published at EDRS website www.dragracingeurope.eu/edrs
EDRS Pro Nordic Championship promoted at MC show in Helsinki
Speedgroup´s board member and EDRS marketing director Roger Lyrén sends a brief update from the MC show in Helsinki Finland which is open until Sunday. Continue reading
Playboy Energy Drink gives Vegter Pro Mod Racing energy to play
Vegter Pro Mod Racing get an extra energy injection, as the Dutch drag racing team is proud to announce Playboy Energy Drink as a new partner. The world famous logo will be seen on the Vegter Pro Mod Racing ’67 Camaro in their 2016 FIA European Pro Modified Championship campaign. “A great name and a world famous logo, of course I’m very proud and happy to represent them”, said David Vegter. After last week’s announcement that Sonic Equipment and WVB Holland extended their partnership with the team, there is even more good news, as longtime partner HKR Techniek will also support the Dutch Pro Modified team again in 2016. Continue reading
Tierp Arena by winter
On Ferbruary 3rd, Speedgroup´s CEO Åsa Kinnemar paid a visit to Tierp Arena for a meeting with Pierre Tilleaus,
the local operations manager since the autumn 2015. She took the opportunity to take a tour and check out what the now completed conference facilities look like… Continue reading
EDRS Guidelines 2016 Published
Read the EDRS Guidelines Online, click the link!
EDRS Guidelines 2016 (pdf)
The EDRS Guidelines 2016 is an official document, which can be downloaded or read online. It serves as support for all parties involved in the EDRS Series. The document contains a lot of important information for anyone planning to take part in an event run as part of the EDRS Series. It is highly recommended that teams and organisers look it through before the season.
Link to Printout high resolute version here:
EDRS Guidelines high resolute (7MB)
The EDRS Guidelines is published by Speedgroup.
MC show in Gothenburg kicked off 2016
Motorcycle enthusiasts and the trade gathered in Gothenburg for the annual exhibition MC mässan January 28-31st.
The show traditionally attracts more than 40.000 visitors in four days. Speedgroup´s Roger Lyrén was on site and took the opportunity to promote the 2016 calendar for the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship, which include two events at Sweden´s Tierp Arena (June and August), the Nitro Nationals at Alastaro in July and Drag Challenge at the new drag strip Gardermoen Raceway in Norway at the beginning of August.
In the Swedish drag bike federation Svemo´s stand, Anders “Jösse” Olsson showed interested visitors the Top Fuel Bike of Peter Svensson and Billet Racing. This week a motorcycle show is arranged in Helsinki and Speedgroup will be represented there too by Roger Lyrén.
CEO´s Column- Speedgroup January 31st 2016
Starting January 2016 Speedgroups CEO publishes a column at the end of each month. The aim is to share with readers bits and pieces from Speedgroup´s operation in a summarised format. This first column is a summary of what Speedgroup have been up to since the race season ended 2015…
Drag Racing all year round
When the race season ends in the autumn one might think that the pace slows down substantially for us involved in European drag racing. But for some years I have experienced it is quite the opposite and I gather I am far from alone having that opinion.. Continue reading