Quick links to the previous newsletters published by Speedgroup Club Europe

2012
#1 Contingency Program
#2 2012 Newsletter 2
#3 Season 2012 Countdown
#4 Main Event Preview
#5 Main Event Report
#6 Sweden Internats preview
#7 Sweden Internats Report
#8 FHRA Nitro Nats Preview

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 editor Andy Rogers give an insight to the challenges of remote event coverage from the FHRA Nitro Nationals and brief about Eurodragster.com coverage from the forthcoming events.. 

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

Two winners at Alastaro. With only the final to go, one thing was for sure, Alastaro would have a Finnish winner in Top Fuel and although Antti Horto can be seen as the winner after Tommy Johnson Jr.’s exclusion last year.

Is Bruno Bader getting the jitters? Twice now in succession, the usually steady Swiss racer has ended races with red lights. Bader still leads the FIA Pro Mod Championship at the season’s halfway point but the advantage he established with a commanding victory at Santa Pod’s opening round has been whittled down to just 23 points after two more events. If he has slipped from contention by season’s end, might his brace of cherries at Tierp and Alastaro be seen as the turning point?

Once again I was unable to attend the Alastaro in person, however I remained updated through a combination of the excellent web TV service and live updates from the ever informative Eurodragster team.

6 teams on site to compete in the methanol funny car class at Alastaro and all from Sweden..

6 teams on site to compete in the methanol dragster class at Alastaro and impressive to see both Maltese teams hade taken the long trip from the island of Malta in the Mediterrenean sea to Finland.. an estimated driving distance of 3790 km.. one way!

Four riders entered for the FHRA Nitro Nationals Top Fuel Bike category; Ian King (UK) Rikard Gustafsson and Nils Lagerlöf (Sweden) and domestic rider Kai Selkämaa who has not been competing in the previous two championship rounds. .

11 riders on site to compete for an 8 bike elimination ladder. 7 of the competitors was also on home turf at Alastaro. Finland is currently the biggest nation in number of championship teams in the Super Twin Bike category.

The qualifications started decent for Ulf Ögge already during session #1. Ögges 7.17 sec was good for the number one spot until Fredrik Fredlund entered the track during session #2. The 7.079 sec run by Fredlund was not only the the quickest of all during the qualifications but also only one thousand of a second slower than Dave Becks European ET record set in 2009!.

Co-ordinator Gittli Koller has put all you need to know about the 2012 Contingency programs in one article. Read it carefully!

Annakaisa Manninen, 25 years old and her five years older sister Elina from Helsinki is actually sharing a Stock/Super Stock Camaro from 1967. Editor Lena Perés met her at the FHRA Nitro Nationals..

The sixth race in EDRS Division Central was the Borlange Street Open at Dala Airport. Editor Lena Perés was on site as part of the organizing club and brought back this report..

In EDRS division South, the Funny bikes had one round at the Grand Nationals Dragrace in Bechyne / Czeck Republik. Editor Markus Münch was on site to cover the event..