Quick links to the previous newsletters published by Speedgroup Club Europe

2011
#1 FIA gala review
#2 2011 Newsletter 2
#3 Kunmadaras preview
#4 Kunmadaras review
#5 Main Event preview
#6 Main Event report
#7 Sweden Internats preview
#8 Sweden Internats Review
#9 Nitro Nationals preview
#10 Nitro Nationals review
#11 Gardermoen preview
#12 NitrOlympx preview
#13 NitrOlympx review
#14 European Finals preview
#15 European Finals review
#16 FIA & UEM Champions
#17 European Season Review

2010
#1 Main Event Preview
#2 Main Event Review
#3 Nitro Nationals Preview
#4 Nitro Nationals Review
#5 Veidec Festival Preview
#6 Drag Challenge Preview
#7 NitrOlympx Preview
#8 NitrOlympx Review
#9 Drag Challenge Review
#10 European Finals Preview
#11 European Finals Review
#12 Contingency sponsor Ed.
#13 PRI Show preview

Eurodragster.com reports and covers all  aspects of European Drag Racing via close to daily updates on an all year round basis. During Race season Eurodragster reports live from most championship events and in addition to providing results also give the readers exckusive behind the scenes features including the illustrated pit notes and extensive photo galleries. www.eurodragster.com
 

Co-ordinator Åsa Kinnemar provide an update about some of what is ongoing and scheduled for the forthcoming months

Roland Bolleter take the step into the the FIA Championship in 2012. Although he is a rookie in the Pro Mod Class, he is far from unexperienced. Read more about the Swiss based Bolleter here!

Pro Mod driver Adam Flamholc and his MMR Racing have taken the decision to travel west and a take a season off European Drag Racing. Read about Adams plans for 2012!

Top Fuel Dragster pilot Micke Kågered runs a successful business around his drag racing operation. Now Kågered diversify and expand into a new filed of motorsport.. and he does in in co operation with a young promising driver.

Meet Stock Superstock driver Håkan Nordström who beside being a successful racer took his new invention overseas at the recent PRI Show

John Bradshaw’s Scandinavian plans for 2012 reflect, in part at least, his impatience with drag racing’s rulebook.  Bradshaw had wanted to race in Pro Modified – but as a committed Nissan man, he is a V6 diehard.  Pro Mod, though, is a V8-only zone; no other configuration is allowed, not even one with fewer cylinders.

To celebrate the BILSPORT Magazine´s 50th birthday and present the annual BILSPORT 2011 awards, the publisher of BILSPORT Magazine (and a number of other motor related magazines) Förlags AB Albinsson & Sjöberg arranged the BILSPORTGALA in Stockholm Sweden on January 28th 2012

On January 21-22nd Speedgroup co hosted meetings involving the FIA and UEM European Championship organizers. And for the first time arranged live meetings to discuss with the German teams and stewards off season. Read a brief report and enjoy some photos from the German gathering!

Simpson Performance Products,, the largest U.S. based manufacturer of Motorsport Safety recently announced their European Expansion plans in Motorsports Safety. Increased demand in the European market for Simpsonis the reason for the opening of a European office.

Currently, SFI maintains about 100 individual product Specs, has approximately 200 member sanctioning bodies worldwide, and about 500 manufacturers participating in their Specs program. Racers are familiar with the fact that they have to get some of their products inspected and recertified on a regular basis, we took the opportunity to find out more about what SFI is all about.

It’s not the end-user but, rather, car and lubricant wholesale traders who are MPM’s customers. It’s important to reach your target group and sponsor a product-related sport. For an oil company, that’s motorsport. After a few years, relationship marketing becomes more important and the next level is acquiring brand awareness.

Speedgroup operate two contingency programs for 2012. They provide solid marketing platforms to highlight companies and their products as well as a base for communication between the teams who already are customers and the manufacturers which commit to support the European teams through the programs. Read more about them here!

Auto Verdi of Sweden is mechanical knowledge, technical development and the highest level of precision machinery available. After many years of supporting top European engine builders with connecting rods and other engine parts they developed their own dry sump oil pump 1995. In the years to come; top engine builders in NASCAR, NHRA and more found the superior performance in Auto Verdi oil pumps and have relied on them since.. Auto Verdi is new in the Speedgroup FIA Contingency Program 2012!

Diamond Pistons is s newcomer in the European Contingency Program. Owner Bob Fox, is a successful entrepreneur who also created Trend Performance, the company whose pushrods, piston pins, and valve lifters power many of today’s winning Nascars and Drag cars.

Noonan Race Engineering in Australia  is the designer and manufacturer of the X1 Billet Alluminium Hemi Cylinder Head predominately designed for blown alcohol drag racing. The Company fully supports the Speedgroup 2012 Contingency programme in the ProMod, Top Methonal Dragster and Top Methonal Funny car classes for competitors using their proven product.