Speedgroup met with FIA and UEM organizers and teams at HockenheimRing


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Speedgroup met with the FIA and UEM organizers in Hockenheim, Germany on January 21st to discuss topics related to the FIA and UEM Championships 2012 and also about the new EDRS European Drag Racing Series administered by Speedgroup, which partially will be on the same venues and dates as the FIA and UEM events. Host of the meeting was HockenheimRing, which organize the NitrOlympx August 10-12 2012 as part of the FIA and UEM European Drag Racing Championships

Photo: Sabine Thesseraux (BMC Badischer Motorsport Club), Joseph and Judy Hadnagy (Kunmadaras track Hungary), Tapio Valja (FHRA Finland and FIA Commission), Peder Eneroth (UEM), Lars Pettersson (FIA Commission), Jani Vaittinen (FHRA), Kjell Pettersson (Tierp Arena Sweden), Åsa Kinnemar (Speedgroup), Keith Bartlett (UEM Championship Promoter and Santa Pod Raceway), Jerry Lackey (Race Director NitrOlympx HockenheimRing) and Michael Gullqvist (Speedgroup). Missing in this photo: Georg Seiler and Klaus Schwenninger HockenheimRing



Sunday included information meetings for German sportsman and FIA/UEM teams and in additions stewards and officials connected to German Drag Racing. Pictured Michael Gullqvist; Managing Director Speedgroup, Gittli Koller, Contingency co ordinator, Åsa Kinnemar Co ordinator and Jerry Lackey, Race Director NitrOlympx.


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Prominent FIA and UEM Drivers and Riders on site included; Christian Jäger (Super Twin Bike), Timo and Dennis Habermann (Top Methanol Dragster), Jerry Lackey (Race Director NitrOlympx), Karl-Heinz Weikum ( Pro Stock Bike), Michael Gullqvist (Pro Modified) and Dezsoe Krivan (Top Methanol Funny Car)

Co ordinator Åsa Kinnemar commented that the team live meetings held by Speedgroup in different countries provide very important platforms for discussions and feedback and that it was the first but certainly not the last time the team meetings was organized in Germany.

Speedgroup wish to direct a big thank You to Klaus Schwenninger, George Seiler, Janet Linke and Sabine Thesseraux of HockenheimRing and NitrOlympx Race Director  Jerry Lackey for hosting the meetings which included first class hospitality all the way!

Please check the agenda at www.speedgroup.eu for dates and locations of more team meetings!