FIA European Championship reaches its climax at the European Finals
The 2017 FIA European Drag Racing Championship goes down to the wire with the European Finals at Santa Pod Raceway. In Top Fuel Duncan Micallef is the leader, but the Maltese driver saw Antti Horto reduce the gap with a win at Tierp Arena. The same is true for Bengt Ljungdahl in Pro Stock, as Stefan Ernryd came back in the title race with a win at Hockenheim and a runner-up finish at Tierp. In Top Methanol Timo Habermann is the clear favourite to claim the title, while in Pro Modified Michael Gullqvist will very likely retain his FIA European championship. But in racing strange things can happen, so nothing is decided yet. Continue reading
EDRS Pro Nordic MC decided in record breaking style at Tierp Arena
Jan Sturla Hegre (Top Fuel Motorcycle), Marcus Christiansen (Super Twin Motorcycle), Robert Karlsson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) and Mathias Bohlin (Super Street Bike) were the winners in their respective categories at the Dico Internationals, but only Hegre doubled up by winning the title as well. In Super Twin Motorcycle a record breaking Tommy Grimes clinched the title with a runner-up finish, while in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Super Street Bike 2017 multiple race winners Thomas Lysebraate Olsen and Mogens Lund secured the title with a semifinal finish at Tierp Arena. In Super Comp Bike Emil Östlund doubled up with a win and the title, while in Super Gas Bike Micke Ölen was the winner, but the title went to Iiro Reinola. With six champions from five countries, the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship titles were well distributed. Continue reading
2017th winners in EDRS PRO Series
We congratulate finalists in the EDRS PRO Series for cars, which were run at Dico International last weekend.
Mosten here we come!
The 24th Mosten Raceday in Denmark is coming up next and this is a very special event. Good racing at the one-strip race track, good music, great camping area and a lot to take part of at Mosten MC club area.
Jan Sturla Hegre, Tommy Grimes, Thomas Olsen and Mogens Lund clinch the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC titles at Tierp Arena
Jan Sturla Hegre
Jan Sturla Hegre won the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship in Top Fuel Motorcycle in style by winning the Dico Internationals at Tierp Arena, the fourth and final round of the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship. In Super Twin Motorcycle Tommy Grimes recorded stunning elapsed times and won the title, but was beaten in the final by Marcus Christiansen. In Pro Stock Motorcycle Robert Karlsson was the winner at Tierp, but the title went to Thomas Lysebraaten Olsen, winner of three races this season. In Super Street Bike Mathias Bohlin was the surprise winner of the Dico Internationals, but with Mogens Lund, winner of the first three races of the season and semifinalist at Tierp, this category had the champion that deserved the title the most. Emil Östlund and Iiro Reinola clinched the 2017 EDRS Pro Nordic MC titles in Super Comp and Super Gas Bike. Continue reading
Antti Horto, Sandro Bellio, Michael Gullqvist and Jimmy Ålund winners at Tierp Arena
Michael Gullqvist
Antti Horto from Finland raced to victory in the Top Fuel final of the Dico Internationals, round five of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Tierp Arena, Sweden. It was the first win for the young Finnish driver this season, who is also the number two in the championship standing at this moment. In Top Methanol Sandro Bellio won for the second consecutive time at Tierp Arena, as the young Belgian driver won the first Top Methanol race of his career in June at the same track. Reigning Pro Modified champion Michael Gullqvist was the winner in his category and also reset the European record to 5.834 seconds. In Pro Stock 10-time FIA European champion Jimmy Ålund defeated Stefan Ernryd in the final and took the win. Continue reading
Dico Internationals loaded with highlights
A loaded weekend with top speed records, personal bests, a track that could´nt been better, a perfect air for racing and just a few drops of rain, the Dico Nationals has come to an end.
Liam Jones, Timo Habermann, Åke Persson and Jimmy Ålund number one qualifiers at Dico Internationals
Liam Jones (Top Fuel), Timo Habermann (Top Methanol), Åke Persson (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) claimed the number one qualifying positions at the Dico Internationals at Tierp Arena and will lead their respective categories into Sunday’s eliminations at round five of the 2017 FIA European Drag Racing Championship. Continue reading
