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FIA Race Schedule 2012
FIA Points Standings 2011
UEM Race Schedule 2012
UEM Points Standings 2011
FIA & UEM Records
Entry list Main Event
Previous Newsletters
Eurodragster - Editor´s Diary
Talking with the Organizers
Speedgroup On the agenda
FIA Cars Preview
UEM Bikes Preview
Rikard Gustafsson - Top Fuel Bike
Anita Mäkelä - Top Fuel Dragster
Martin Bishop - Pro Stock Bike
Contingency programs
EDRS Nationals Race Report
EDRS Junior Dragster
EDRS Driver Per Erik Lindgren
Engineering Excellence - Puma


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FIA Race Cars


FIA Race Schedule 2012
FIA Points Standings 2011

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UEM Race Bikes


UEM Race Schedule 2012
UEM Points Standings 2011

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European Records


FIA & UEM Records

                 
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The Other News

Europe´s prime Drag Racing News site
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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Talking with organizers...
Santa Pod Raceway
We asked Caroline Day, marketing manager at Santa Pod Racway to bring us an update of what has been going on at the track and looking ahead towards Main Event!


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Main Event Preview...
Main Event Entry list
Check out what FIA & UEM Championship teams will be in site for the 2012 Main Event 1-4th


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FIA Cars Preview
New names, new cars, who can surprise in England and who are the title favourites? One thing is for sure, Urs Erbacher and Fred Hanssen will not defend their 2011 titles, so in at least two classes the fans can welcome new champions...


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UEM Bikes Preview
This year again the UEM Drag Bike championship will have a non-European competitor visiting. Changes in regulations in Top Fuel Bike also means a few very interesting riders can join the championship. We give you some reflections and facts about the upcoming season...


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Talking with racers...
Rikard Gustafsson
Top Fuel Bike
Last season Swede Rikard Gustafsson won the UEM Funny Bike Cup. At Tierp Arena modest Gustafsson ran the world´s quickest backed up funny bike run and it is only the beginning of the season..


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Anita Mäkelä Top Fuel Dragster
A great ambassador for the sport and popular among the fans, Anita always has a moment to spare for a chat. We asked Anita Mäkelä what she and the team have been up to and how she look at the upcoming season..

 
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Martin Bishop Pro Stock Bike
Bishop has raced motorcycles for 22 years, spending 15 of those years in Pro Stock Bike, five of them in European competition. An 11th-place UEM finish in 2010 improved to fifth last year, and Bishop now eyes a spot in the top three for 2012...
 
  
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Contingency programs...
FIA/UEM & EDRS Contingency programs
Since we started the Speedgroup Contingency Program three years ago we have had a fantastic response from our Contingency Partners and from the racers. Contingencu co-ordinator Gittli Koller has collected most of what you need to know about the 2012 programs in one article, read it carefully and Sign-On is now open!
  


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Technical Stuff...
Engineering Excellence
Puma Engineering owner Ian King is active in the Top Fuel Bike class and is the reigning European Champion 2011. One of the latest deliveries from Puma Engineering go another successful UEM Championship contender
from Norway.. 
  
 
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EDRS European Drag Racing Series...

EDRS Nationals
First race out in the brand new EDRS European Drag Racing Series was held at Tierp arena May 12-13th. Check out an EDRS class by class report from the event and meet the winners..
  
 
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Junior Dragster
They are the future of drag racing, the ones to take over when today’s drivers and crew are too old to do whatever we do to get the drag racing going. In this article we present two of all these youngsters who might take over the leadership in a few years!
  
 
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Per-Erik Lindgren
Forsberg Motorsport and Northern Raider join forces for 2012. Behind the wheel of Forsberg Motorsport 1966 Chevelle wagon we can now find Competition Eliminator multiple Swedish and Nordic Comp Eliminator Champion Per Erik Lindgren, who also drives the Northern Raider Altered!
  
 
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The team behind the newsletters :

text: Remco Scheelings, Robin Jackson, Lena Perés, Åsa Kinnemar, Gittli Koller, Carl-Erik Kihlman, Markus Münch, Anders Magnusson, Ian Hart, Andy Rogers, Roger Gorringe and David Alexander 

photos: Remco Scheelings, Julian Hunt, Anders Magnusson, Patrik Jacobsson, Ivan Sansom, Rose Hughes, Lena Perés, Stefan Boman, Henrik Vormdohre, Kjell Brelleman, Åsa Kinnemar, Aila Striem & Roger Gorringe

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