In qualifying, Anders Abrahamsson (4-cylinder) finished on pole position at 7.24sec., followed by reigning UEM champion Ulf Ögge (2-cylinder) at 7.26sec. Then came European record holder Dave Beck (4-cylinder) at 7.33sec. and Gert Jan Laseur with a 7.40sec. run on his 2 cylinder Buell. Altogether there were 15 riders for a 16-bike field.



That secured low qualifier Abrahamsson a bye run into round two. The new kid on the block from Germany is Karl Heinz Weikum. Qualified number 9 in only his second race on a Pro Stock Bike, he was pitted against Greece’s Stavros Svrachnos in the first round. Weikum was away first but hit trouble shifting into third gear, losing to Svrachnos’ 7.47sec. despite recording a new personal best of 7.64. Weikum never expected to run so well, having had to forgo some newly-ordered parts held up in a German toll station. He will be back at Alastaro.



The next match was an easy one for Laseur, Richard Gipp having no chance to win. Len Paget red-lit in the following pairing against Kenneth Vik, putting Vik into the second round with a cracking 7.25sec. run. Ögge had a struggle with Hungarian rider Zoltan Toth. Ögge’s Buell took time getting into the run but caught “Totti” before the stripe. Fredrik Fredlund was up next against Britain’s Martin Bishop, a 7.38sec. run to Bishop’s losing 7.64sec. securing Fredrik’s round win. Dave Beck had an easy win against fellow Brit Martin Newbury, as had Jesper Thiel over Kalle Lyren.

Round two: Abrahamsson appeared to have lost against Svrachnos but, owing to a blue line violation, the Greek rider was disqualified and Abrahamsson was reinstated into the semi-final. Vik and Laseur battled to side-by-side 7.3’s, Laseur getting to the line first by a very small margin. The next pair featured the reigning number one and two. Ögge, the champion, had an easy ride to the semi’s when Fredlund’s bike cut off at the hit. The last match was an easy one for Jesper Thiel, hitting a fine 7.21 after Dave Beck’s red light.



The semi-finals included three Buells (2-cylinder) and one Suzuki (4-cylinder). Laseur took a holeshot win over Abrahamsson, 7.29sec. to a losing 7.25, to advance into his first UEM Pro Stock final. Ulf Ögge won the other semi with a .0028 sec. margin over Thiel, the pair racing side by side to the line, 7.14sec to 7.19 sec. Gosh, what a race!



Final: Ögge, who had won the first round at Hungary, was in the final again. For Laseur, it was his first. Sweden’s Ögge did it with style, recording Low ET of the Meet at 7.16sec. to a losing 7.28sec., a personal best for Laseur. Ögge is building a substantial lead and is plainly the one to beat this year. Excitement will grow as the season develops, so don’t miss the action at the Nitro Nationals at Alastaro.

UEM PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
Winner: Ulf Ögge (SWE)

	QUALIFYING:		ET	MPH	KPH
1	Anders Abrahamsson	SWE	7.2411	182.14	293.13
2	Ulf Ögge	SWE	7.2620	180.62	290.68
3	Dave Beck	GBR	7.3304	176.44	283.95
4	Gert-Jan Laseur	NL	7.3372	171.75	282.84
5	Kenneth Vik	NOR	7.4034	171.75	276.40
6	Kalle Lyrén	SWE	7.4815	169.84	273.33
7	Fredrik Fredlund	SF	7.5761	174.37	280.62
8	Stavros Svrachnos	GRE	7.7116	173.08	278.55
	Alternates:
9	Karl-Heinz Weikum	GER	7.8342	167.29	269.23
10	Martin Bishop	GBR	7.8568	162.48	261.49
11	Jesper Thiel	DK	7.8736	177.83	286.19
12	Len Paget	GBR	7.9294	147.11	236.85
13	Richard Gipp	GBR	8.0277	164.85	265.30
14	Martin Newbury	GBR	8.0490	140.71	226.45
15	Zoltan Toth	HUN	8.4430	117.31	188.79

ELIMINATIONS:

Round 1:
Stavros Svrachnos 7.4779/176.45 def. Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.6435/171.73
Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3844/163.08 def. Richard Gipp 7.7143/167.29
Kenneth Vik 7.2583/181.29 def. Len Paget 7.7347/171.74 DQ
Ulf Ögge 7.7038/180.64 def. Zoltan Toth 7.9834/166.66
Fredrik Fredlund 7.3863/177.13 def. Martin Bishop 7.6490/164.25
Dave Beck 7.4292/175.74 def. Martin Newbury 7.8248/166.07
Jesper Thiel 7.3887/188.41 def. Kalle Lyrén 7.6722/176.41
Anders Abrahamsson 7.1910/180.63 bye

Round 2:
Anders Abrahamsson 7.8805/129.52 def. Stavros Svrachnos 7.4504/174.40 DQ
Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3326/176.45 def. Kenneth Vik 7.3136/177.80
Ulf Ögge 7.238/177.15 def. Fredrik Fredlund no time
Jesper Thiel 7.2119/182.88 def. Dave Beck 7.1827/185.85

Round 3:
Gert-Jan Laseur 7.2969/177.79 def. Anders Abrahamsson 7.2598/182.87
Ulf Ögge 7.1454/179.94 def. Jesper Thiel 7.1949/182.88

Final
Ulf Ögge 7.1674/182.23 def. Gert Jan Laseur 7.2851/185.14


Low Elapsed Time of the Meet: 7.1454 seconds – Ulf Ögge
Top Speed of the Meet: 185.85 mph / 299.10 kph – Dave Beck