Gustafsson, Christiansen, Morrison Jnr and Lymant lead after Day One at the Summit.
The opening day of FIM-E qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals, Tierp Arena, Sweden, delivered some pretty stout numbers across the four contested classes and with two sessions down and another day of qualifying to come tomorrow.
Continue readingDuncan Micallef with new European speed record into the number one qualifying position at Tierp Arena
Duncan Micallef claimed the provisional number one qualifying position in Top Fuel at the first day of qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals, round three of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship, at Tierp Arena, Sweden. The driver from Malta stormed to a great 3.791 seconds at 517.24 km/h, two new personal bests and an official new European speed record. In Top Methanol Jonny Lagg is the provisional leader, while in Pro Modified and Pro Stock David Vegter and Jimmy Ålund claimed the provisional number one qualifying position after two runs.
Continue readingSandro Bellio reviews the 2024 season so far
Danny’s Racing Team Belgium were looking forward to the start of the new season after the winter break. During the winter, a problem in the engine was found that caused the drop of performance of the funny car for several years. Everything was checked and the parts that were needed were ordered in the States. The team had been struggling to record 5.4-second ETs in the last couple of seasons and spent a lot of time with looking for the reason. There had been doubts about the fuel pump, but unfortunately that was not the problem either. The first race of the season was of course The Main Event in England.
Continue readingFIA European Drag Racing Championship returns to action at Tierp Arena
Only one week to go and the FIA European Drag Racing Championship kicks off the second part of the season with the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, Sweden. After rain brought an early end to the eliminations of the opening round at Santa Pod Raceway, round two at Tierp Arena was a great success with great weather conditions on raceday and happy winners in all four classes. For round three the championship returns to Tierp. Duncan Micallef (Top Fuel), Tony Bryntesson (Top Methanol), David Vegter (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) are the leaders in their respective categories, but with several pursuers close behind, the competition will be tough again.
Continue readingMogens multitasks and heading for Summit
Class veteran Mogens Lund has seen a lot of things in FIM-E Super Street Bike, but after taking a tenth off his PB with a 6.826 in qualifying at the SpeedEvents Internationals back at the start of June, followed by a couple of blow-ups halted any progression in eliminations, the Dane has had a lot to do before the championship resumes early August.
Continue readingHead overcomes travails, looking forward to challenges ahead
The transition to FIM-E Super Street Bike has been somewhat character building for class rookie Bradley Head, but as we head into the second half of the season the Brit is looking to continue learning and improving at each and every event.
Continue readingLinn Fløysvik at Tierp to license for Top Fuel
A familiar name at the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, but in a different car and a different class. Linn Fløysvik will be back in action in Sweden in a Top Fuel dragster!
Continue readingTeam Brothers on Super Street Bike duty for Summit
The Team Brothers quartet will only be represented in FIM-E Super Street Bike at the forthcoming Summit Racing Equipment Internationals at Tierp Arena, Sweden as unfortunately Eric Richard (currently sitting in third spot in FIM-E Top Fuel Bike) will be unable to attend. However, Krisztián Jász will return after skipping the previous Tierp event in June.
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