Award giving time.. 
On january 26th the Swedish Auto Sports Federation held the award giving ceremony for the national Swedish championship all car motorsport categories and also the international trophies from FIA was  presented to the three FIA champions which have base in Sweden.
During the day, the Swedish championship awards was presented in connection with the Lifestyle and mptorcycle shows were organised at huge fairgrounds of the Stockholmsmässan. FIA Championship venue Tierp Arena also had a stand at the show promoting the planned events at the arena for 2013, whereof four are drag racing events.


Jonas from Tierp Arena staffed the show together with Hentik Modigh.

The Swedish national championship in drag racing is called Dragracing-SM and it is run as a series with include the four classes Junior Dragster, Stock Super Stock, Competition Eliminator and Pro Modified. Since 2012 Speedgroup assist the Swedish Auto Sports Federation SBF with the administration and active work in other areas connected to Dragracing-SM.


Swedish Pro Modified champion Johan Lindberg flanked by runner-up (and European champion Micke Gullqvist (left) and Niclas Andersson 3rd place

Junior Dragster top trio Angelica Larsson left, Amanda Sjöström-Andersson (winner) and Kevin Yrjövaara with proid Jr Dragster sponsor ME Racing operated by Pro Mod driver Mats Eriksson´s family.


Competition Eliminator: Per Erik Lindgren left and Daniel Jedborn


Again Per Erik Lindgren on stage this time to be presented the award in Stock Super Stock. Here with Swedish champion Ulf Edwardson (center) and Bengt Ljungdahl left

website: www.dragracing-SM.se


Swedish Auto Sports Federation
www.sbf.se



In the evening it was time for the three 2012 FIA European Drag Racing Champions
to receive the FIA trophies:
Micke Gullqvist Pro Modified (2nd left) was interviewed by BILSPORT magazine´s presented Micke Johansson,  Leif Andréasson center Top Methanol Funny Car champion and Thomas Lindström right the 2012 Pro Stock Champion. Well done all three teams!


Text: Åsa Kinnemar
Photos Lena Perés and Stefan Boman

This article is part of the Speedgroup Club Europe Newsletter #1/2013

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