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FIA Race Schedule 2012
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On the agenda
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FIA Teams update
UEM Teams update
EDRS Teams update
Marcus Back-Andersson EDRS Jr D
Andersen Racing Top Fuel Dragster
Ian King Top Fuel Bike
Duncun Micallef Top Fuel Dragster
Track in the Spotlight Drachten
Europeans in the USA
British Drag Racing Hall of Fame

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


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Focusing on Communication...
3M Peltor
3M Peltor is the official supplier of intercom and hearing protector equipment to Speedgroup, which works in the center of the European Motorsports Drag Racing market. At times the environment for the Speedgroup staff, teams and visitors to the races can be very noisy. The perfect environment for the 3M Peltor products to prove how useful they are!




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Talking with racers...
FIA Teams
This edition we wished to take the pulse on the teams, check what they are up to at the moment in their preparations for the race season and also what their plans and goals for 2012 - Thomas Lindström, Pro Stock and Anita Mäkelä, Top Fuel Dragster both among the leading teams in their classes respectively, took time to let us know what is up!

 
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UEM Teams
In this edition we wished to take the pulse on the teams, check what they are up to at the moment in their preparations for the race season and also what their plans and goals for 2012 - check out what a few of the UEM Drag Bike teams have to share!
 
  
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EDRS Teams
Check out what some of the EDRS European Drag Racing teams are up to at the moment and also what their plans and goals are for 2012!
 
   
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Marcus Back-Andersson EDRS Junior Dragster
Marcus Back Andersson is now into he´s 7th season of Junior Dragracing and he has increased the level of performance every season since he started racing. Now he takes a new big step in his carrier. At the end of July Marcus and his family go overseas to race in one of Americas biggest Junior drag racing competitions, the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals. And he’s the first junior from Sweden to do this!



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Andersen Racing Top Fuel Dragster
Denmark based Andersen Racing has decided to pack down all their gear, and ship the race car back to Europe after  having particpated in a few overseas races  late 2011.


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Ian King Top Fuel Bike
In 2011 the Gulf Oil DragRacing Top Fuel motorbike of Ian King came within a whisker of taking the UEM European Drag Racing title at the first time of asking.


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New in the Class...
FIA Top Fuel Dragster - Duncun Micallef
Malta's Duncun Micallef is to drive in Top Fuel Dragster this season. Duncun will be licencing in one of Rune Fjeld's Top Fuellers at the Autotrader Easter Thunderball at Santa Pod Raceway in April and the plan is then to contest the class at June's FIA Main Event.
  
 
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Track in the spotlight...
Drachten
A warm welcome for the EDRS European Drag Racing Series in the Netherlands
  


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Reports...
Europeans in the USA
No less than three European drag racers at the entry list for this year’s NHRA Tire Kingdom Gatornationals, the third round of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. All three showed great form, qualified for eliminations and let their opponents run for their money in the first round. But still they did not survive that first round in the world’s most competitive drag racing championship.

  

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British Drag Racing Hall of Fame
February 11th saw the official presentations of the 2012 British Drag Racing Hall of Fame (BDRHoF) awards as part of the joint APIRA – SPRC Champions Night held in Solihull, near Birmingham in the UK.

  

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