Lars Pettersson (left) chairman of the Swedish automobile sports federation dragracing committee and Stig Olsson, NDRS racer who specialises in automatic transmissions, monitored the inspections Tim Hyatt of Hyatt Racing Services performed with great interest. Next to Hyatt on the photo is chassis builder Murph Mc Kinney.
SFI RECERTIFICATION TOUR Stop Sweden March 26th 2011
For two days the SFI tour were on site at
Persåkers Speedshop in Åkers Styckebruk Sweden to inspect and recertify
clutches, bell housings, wheels and more. The European tour concept
started already in the mid 90´s. With hardly no manufacturers based
in Europe, before that parts that needed to be recertified had
to be sent to the US.
The SFI European tour has since then become an established phenomena and stops this year included the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and the UK.
The SFI European tour has since then become an established phenomena and stops this year included the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and the UK.
Swedish Top Fuel and Pro Mod chassis builder Mats Eriksson´s company ME Racing Services have been appointed by SBF, the Swedish automobile sports federation to co-ordinate the swedish SFI recert. event. Mats and crew were on site to assist hands on and to learn the administrative routines connectedt to the recertification system.
More than 90 teams based in Sweden, Norway and Denmark had sent parts to Persåkers Speedshop in advance or brought the parts in person. Present were as well officials and tech representatives, as drivers and crew members. Below we show some of them!
Lars-Göran Eriksson of ME Racing Services assisted the recert. crew and had a very busy day!
Roland Forsberg and Lena Perés was on top of all administration - Roland has a background in Competition Eliminator while Lena is active in the Pro Mod class and also frequent Speedgroup editor & photographer!
Parts lined up for inspection. More than 90 teams took the opportunity to get their parts inspected and recertified at the SFI tour stop in Sweden
Tapio Välja FHRA and member of the FIA dragracing comission escorted the SFI recert. crew from the inspection in Helsinki Finland which was held the day before. Here talking with Mats Eriksson chassis builder and Pro Mod driver and Rolf Lundberg (right) who is a licensed tech. inspector for dragracing
UK chassis builder Andy Robinson is part of the SFI tour recertification group
A fuel dragster driver Krister Johansson in front of the NRE X-1 cylinder head display (NRE is also currently testing a new type of head for A fuel dragsters)
Lars Pettersson, FIA comissioner and representing the Swedish automobile sports federation, in discussions with Pro Mod driver Ulf Rapp
Tech.expert Peter Larsson (left) in discussions with Pro Stock driver Bo Pettersson and Mats Eriksson Svensk Dragracing
Speedgroup representatives on site to talk with racers and officials: from the left Janne Sjöberg, Åsa Kinnemar and Carl Erik Kihlman. The two gentlemen are true experts involved in the NDRS and SDL sportsman series which Speedgroup acquired in march
Top Fuel and Pro Mod driver Jöran Persåker hosted the SFI tour stop Sweden. His impressvive Persåkers Speedshop premises are located close to Stockholm
Top Fuel driver Stig Neergard had driven from Denmark to get parts recertified. The Neergard team 2011 consist of two cars and drivers, Stig and son Kenni.
Photos by Speedgroup
This article is part of the Speedgroup Club Europe Newsletter #2/2011
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