World’s most powerful racing cars headline The Main Event
The Main Event, the FIA/FIM European Drag Racing Championships, Santa Pod Raceway, Friday 26 – Monday 29 May 2023. From 0 to 100mph in less than a second, 300mph at the finish line, more horsepower unleashed by two cars than by an entire F1 grid, Top Fuel Dragsters are back in force at Santa Pod.
Continue readingLinn Fløysvik ready and loaded for another full season
Placing third last year, Linn Fløysvik had her best finish in the FIA European Top Methanol Championship so far. The young driver from Norway will be back for her second full championship tour this season and wants to carry on from where she left off last season, but the Karlsen Motorsport team will be hoping for less of a fiery start this season.
Continue readingSilvio Strauch intends to do his first full FIA European Championship tour
In his third season in the Top Methanol class, Silvio Strauch has the intention to do his maiden full FIA European Championship tour. In both his debut season 2019 in the Top Methanol Dragster, and again in 2022, the German driver and his Engine Ghost Racing Team had to select the races that best fitted their limited time schedule. This season Strauch will try to do all five rounds of the FIA European Top Methanol Championship.
Continue readingNew body, same goal for Sandro Bellio
Despite a devastating fire at the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, Sandro Bellio claimed his second consecutive FIA European Top Methanol Championship in 2022. The family run Danny’s Racing Team are back with a new Monte Carlo body on the car, but the goal is the same, another European title.
Continue readingAntti Horto to attack Tierp Arena
The FIA European Top Fuel Championship will have a new champion this season. The bad news is that reigning champion Antti Horto will not defend his title, but the good news is that the Finn will be at both Tierp Arena events with two goals, to win and break ET records!
Continue readingGardermoen Raceway kicks off the season with the Spring Nats
The winter is over, it’s springtime! At the end of May, 26 up to 28, NDRG and Gardermoen Raceway kick off the season with the Spring Nats. The organization and the track are ready for it. There will be competitors from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and maybe even other countries as well. The Spring Nats is the first round of the year in Norway for the 2023 Summit Racing EDRS Series. Registration for drivers and riders is still open, but the deadline is almost there. So register now!
Continue readingFirst Summit Racing EDRS Series events in Sweden and Finland
There will be plenty of drag racing action in the weekend of May 19-21. With the Vårgårda Nationals in Sweden and the FHRA ‘Kiihdytysajon SM-osakilpailu 1’ in Finland drivers and riders can win the first trophies of the 2023 Summit Racing EDRS Series.
Continue readingMaltese Lion Duncan Micallef to run in the FIA European Championship again
Duncan Micallef made headlines in 2017 by claiming the FIA European Top Fuel Championship, being the first driver from Malta to achieve this great sporting goal. For his great achievements in the sport, Micallef was crowned ‘sportsperson of the year’ in Malta for both 2016 and 2017 as well. After the 2018 season, Micallef, Rune Fjeld Motorsport driver for many years, took a break from the championship. This season the popular Maltese Lion is back. Micallef will make his comeback at The Main Event and will compete in three of the five FIA European Championship rounds.
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