This year's competition in Pro Modified will be tougher than ever and perhaps ten contestants have the potential to win the championship. Mats Eriksson made history last year with Europe’s first five-second run and starts as favourite, but will he be able to do the same all over again?

Michael Gullqvist showed his driving skills in the States, reaching the NHRA Gatornationals final in March, but will face competition from Andy Robinson, Mikael Lindahl, Urban Johansson and Europe’s fastest nitrous racer, Roger Johansson. Bruno Bader showed great form last year and can win races and a championship. And what about Adam Flamholc in his new Camaro, and Johan Lindberg, who clocked Veidec Raceway’s first 3-seconds 1/8 mile run in testing? Or Jan Gunnarsson, the surprise finalist at last year’s Veidec Festival in his spectacular Cadillac Coupe de Ville?

From the Netherlands, Marc Meihuizen will be back after the freak accident he suffered last year at Hockenheim. But the dark horse might be Robert Joosten, who has already made some test runs in the USA with his brand new, state-of-the-art ’70 Camaro. This stunning-looking car might surprise as it hits the European tracks. We shall know come Monday evening, May 31.