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Jan Sturla Hegré

Super Twin gigant of the meet turned out to be last year´s rookie and youngest in the class, Jan Sturla Hegré from Norway . Crew chief Ingar and team manager Pål Magnussen´s decisions resulted in a bike that was manageable on track all through the weekend. In addition Jan Sturla put in great consideration as to how he ran the bike, for instance adjusting his launching technique from the startline over the weekend as traction improved.

Ian King

Top Fuel Bike winner Ian King said more than once over the weekend that he was surprised all went so smooth with the brand new bike and that he kind of expected at least something to fail. A major challenge was to adjust the 1500 hp strong bike down to what the track could take and adjust as the traction improved over the weekend. King´s 6.57 sec run was only the 3^rd run with the bike and King stated that it will be only up to him to manage the bike as he now have everything, the latest technology and know-how from the team put into the Gulf Oil - Grand Prix Originals - Top Fuel Bike. When asked what numbers he is aiming for this season, King said that it must to run quicker than his previous personal best of 6.12 sec and that 5 sec. runs should be withinh reach before the season is over.

Round #2 of the European UEM Drag Bike Championship is run at Santa Pod Raceway , UK May 27-30^th.

Introducing the winners The winners of the UEM championship classes in Kunmadaras represented three nations; Norway, Denmark and Great Britain. Well deserved wins for Jan Sturla Hegré, Jseper Thiel and Ian King. Here are some comments on their achievements! Jesper Thiel Pro Stock Bike winner Jesper Thiel from Denmark and team Sovereign ran incredibly consistent over the weekend. About the final run he said he actually though the ET was a bit quicker than the 7.09 seconds, but also that the run was not all perfect. The weekend resulted in a new personal best of 7.0871 for Jesper Thiel (not far behind Dave Beck´s new European record 7.0673) and team Sovereign says they will take it from here when arriving at the Main Event at the end of May. Thiel in action Ian King on the Gulf Oil - Grand Prix Originals Top Fuel Bike. Super Twin winner Jan Sturla Hegré	Jan Sturla Hegré Super Twin gigant of the meet turned out to be last year´s rookie and youngest in the class, Jan Sturla Hegré from Norway . Crew chief Ingar and team manager Pål Magnussen´s decisions resulted in a bike that was manageable on track all through the weekend. In addition Jan Sturla put in great consideration as to how he ran the bike, for instance adjusting his launching technique from the startline over the weekend as traction improved. Ian King Top Fuel Bike winner Ian King said more than once over the weekend that he was surprised all went so smooth with the brand new bike and that he kind of expected at least something to fail. A major challenge was to adjust the 1500 hp strong bike down to what the track could take and adjust as the traction improved over the weekend. King´s 6.57 sec run was only the 3^rd run with the bike and King stated that it will be only up to him to manage the bike as he now have everything, the latest technology and know-how from the team put into the Gulf Oil - Grand Prix Originals - Top Fuel Bike. When asked what numbers he is aiming for this season, King said that it must to run quicker than his previous personal best of 6.12 sec and that 5 sec. runs should be withinh reach before the season is over. Round #2 of the European UEM Drag Bike Championship is run at Santa Pod Raceway , UK May 27-30^th.
Top Fuel Bikes on the Kunmadaras track - Ian King UK vs. Nate Gagnon from Canada
THE OTHER RIDERS IN THE FINALS: Runner-up Super Twin: Hans Olav Olstad from Norway Runner-up Top Fuel Bike: Nate Gagnon from Canada Runner-up Pro Stock Bike: Kalle Lyrén from Sweden Funny Bike winner: Rickard Gustafsson In the UEM funny bike cup Rickard Gustafson from Sweden took the win over Markku Poikajärvi in the final. Gustafsson´s low ET of the event 6.91 sec. Text by Åsa Kinnemar Photos: Lena Perés, Ivan Sansom and Speedgroup This article is part of the Speedgroup Club Europe Newsletter #4/2011 www.speedgroup.eu Published by Speedgroup www.speedgroup.eu All material, text, images and logtypes are the property of Speedgroup AB. Used by permission from the photographers Any use of the above requires permission from Speedgroup. email: asa.kinnemar@speedgroup.eu © Speedgroup 2011