The four stops this time included Germany (at the Top Methanol Dragster team Habermann´s work shop. Next stop was Helsinki in Finland, were the impressive US Parts facilities hosted the event. In connection with that Speedgroup took the opportunity to meet with FIA, UEM and EDRS team representatives as well as a number of FHRA officials for a few hours information and feedback briefing. The third stop was at Persåkers Speedgroup close to Stockholm Sweden where ME Racing Services administered the event for the 2nd year and this time had prepared well in advance and created an online system for registration of parts to be inspected. ME Racing manager Mats Eriksson said afterwards that he wished to say a big Thank You to everybody involved that assisted to make the certification day efficient and enjoyable, nobody mentioned and nobody forgotten!



SFI Stop Helsinki - From the left: Ulf Hultholm crew chief fot FIA Top Fuel Dragster Team Lehtimäki, FHRA:s president Tapio Valja, Putte Hämäläinen FHRA (well-known pit marshall at Alastaro) and UEM Super Twin/Top Fuel Bike rider Jaska Salakari



FIA Pro Modified Champion 2011 Micke Gullqvist left with Nitro funny car pilot Leif Helander. Both came to certify parts and enjoy some hours in nice company with racing collegues   


The host of the Swedish SFI stop: Jöran Persåker owner of Persåkers Speedshop and also active in FIA Pro Modified



Two of the newest drivers in FIA Top Methanol Funny Car. Mikael Larsson left completed his licence 2011 while Jonnie Lindberg (also crew chief for the Lindberg Bros Pro Mod car) will run for a licence at the Tierp Arena EDRS Nationals May 12-13th



The Finnish group from FHRA were present also at the Swedish stop; From the left Petteri Haapaniemi, Jani Vaittinen and Jarmo Tolvanen

Arnie Kuhns SFI founder (left) with UK based chassis builder Andy Robinson - both are on the SFI tech crew during the European tour



Lena Perés and Roland Forsberg managed the administration on behalf om ME Racing Services, checked in customers and handled invoicing. They let us know it all went very smoothly and were impressed with the many racers who had pre-registered their parts. In all about 150 inspected bell housings clutches etc for the Sweden stop, which is the country where the most number of racers have base



Speedgroup´s Carl-Erik Kihlman, Aila Striem and Åsa Kinnemar were on site to talk series and championship drag racing with the many teams and officials.



Top Metanol Dragster driver Krister Johansson got assistance with creating a login for the new regsitration and entry system www.dragracing.eu that Speedgroup and software developer and time keeping company Nitroz develops work together with a number of organizers around, Tierp Arena is the first championship track to make good use of the system.



Lars Pettersson (far left) is the chairman of the Swedish Automobile Sports Federation Dragracing committee and member of the FIA commission. Here with Persåker staff Alf Wilhelmsson and Mats Eriksson, föreningen Svensk Dragracing (right)

In edition #1 - 2012 we published a thorough article about the SFI Foundation, if interested to learn more check the link to that edition in the right hand column!