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Scandinavian Internationals
Tierp Arena, 20th-23rd August 2015

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17:40

Today's gallery has now been posted and contains sets from Kirstie and Patrik. You can check it out via the Event Index. There are 265 pictures in all; if you do not see all 265 updated thumbnails when you load today's gallery then click on your Browser's Refresh button.

16:10

Thanks to Åsa Kinnemar of Speedgroup for passing on this year's Nordic Motorcycle Championship winners. Congratulations to:

Top Fuel Bike: Jan Sturla Hegre
Supertwin Motorcycle: Samu Kemppainen
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Robert Karlsson
Super Street Bike: Björn Friström

You can read more at www.edrspro.com.

15:45

Full results

FIA Top Fuel Dragster: Anita Mäkelä 3.9859/482.57 def. Duncan Micallef 4.0118/483.87
FIA Top Methanol Dragster: Dennis Habermann 5.2875/437.60 def. Timo Habermann 10.7808/172.91
FIA Top Methanol Funny Car: Johan Lindberg 6.2230/413.48 def. Leif Andréasson 18.3801/57.47
FIA Pro Modified: Micke Gullqvist 5.8822/401.19 def. Roger Johansson 6.0671/379.48
FIA Pro Stock: Thomas Lindström 6.5747/340.26 bye, Jan Ericsson did not start

NMC Supertwin Motorcycle: Samu Kemppainen 6.6138/339.20 def. Vidar Ravnsborg 7.3413/248.73
NMC Pro Stock Motorcycle: Fredrik Fredlund 6.9959/309.46 def. Robert Karlsson 7.0516/307.34
NMC Super Street Bike: Rick Stubbins 7.2083/318.96 (198.19 mph) def. Alex Hope 7.2628/327.47 (203.48 mph)

Comp Eliminator: Jens Eklund (8.12) 7.5685/261.63 def. PerErik Lindgren (9.05) 8.5976/238.62
Pro Street: Tero Vainio 7.6162/290.32 def. Roffe Plahn 7.6989/254.48
Super Comp: Anders Brändström 9.0065/250.81 def. Leif Nyström no time DQ deep stage
Super Gas: Christer Uhlin 9.9414/191.63 def. Håkan Mattsson 10.0444/228.43
Super Street: Daniel Aggelid 10.9469/160.43 def. Tomas Hägg 10.9413/213.27
Stock/Super Stock: Anders Lindh (10.39) 10.4152/202.02 def. Tarmo Mikkola (9.95) 9.9691/206.82
Junior Dragster: Pontus Garefelt (7.94) 8.0446/127.51 def. Tobias Björnsson (8.12) 8.1626/127.30

Super Comp Bike: Thomas Nilsson 8.7308/268.79 def. Nichlas Sverin 8.6301/258.25 DQ red light
Super Gas Bike: Thomas Nordin 10.0873/171.43 def. Marcus Forsberg no time DQ deep stage

Tune back later for today's gallery.

15:40

FIA Top Fuel Dragster final

Anita Mäkelä 3.9859/482.57 def. Duncan Micallef 4.0118/483.87

Fantastic race! Anita away first 0.1142 to Duncan's 0.1378, increasing the advantage at sixty 0.8710 to Duncan's 0.8840. Anita to 330 feet in 2.2364/300.50 to Duncan's 2.2659/299.00 and then identical eighth-mile speeds although Anita was quicker 3.1861/433.39 (269.30 mph) to Duncan's 3.2143/433.39. Anita first to the stripe by 0.050; two clean runs with all candles lit and both on the gas all the way. Anita's terminal equates to 299.86 mph and Duncan's to 300.66 mph.

15:35

FIA Top Methanol Dragster final

Dennis Habermann 5.2875/437.60 def. Timo Habermann 10.7808/172.91

Dennis got the jump 0.0504 to Timo's 0.0750, Dennis with the better sixty 0.9260 to Timo's 0.9678, Timo's tyres were sterting to shake and smoke by soxty feet he pedalled, more smoke and shut off. Dennis drove through shake, through the eighth in 3.4820/352.02.

15:30

FIA Pro Modified final

Micke Gullqvist 5.8822/401.19 def. Roger Johansson 6.0671/379.48

Continuing today's tradition of next to no shake in Pro Mod, a clean race with no visible problems. Roger away first 0.0692 to Micke's 0.1067, Micke started the reeling in process by sixty feet 1.0040 to Roger's 1.0400. Both straight down the middle of their lanes, Micke taking the lead by the eighth 3.8955/315.05 to Roger's 4.0231/308.04 and Micke took the stripe by 0.147.

15:25

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car final

Johan Lindberg 6.2230/413.48 def. Leif Andréasson 18.3801/57.47

Johan away first 0.0720 to Leif's 0.1558, Leif hit instant shake and pedalled a couple of times then shut it off pas sixty feet 1.1623. Johan got to sixty in 1.0353 but also hit shake, pedalled three or four times, off the gas for a moment then back on. 4.2757/314.87 at the eighth.

15:20

FIA Pro Stock final

Thomas Lindström 6.5747/340.26 bye, Jan Ericsson did not start

Jan's car would not start, several racers joined Jan's crew in pushing the car but no dice. Thomas took the bye, 1.0019 to sixty, 4.2409/270.54 at the eighth.

15:15

NMC Supertwin Motorcycle final

Samu Kemppainen 6.6138/339.20 def. Vidar Ravnsborg 7.3413/248.73

NMC Pro Stock Motorcycle final

Fredrik Fredlund 6.9959/309.46 def. Robert Karlsson 7.0516/307.34

NMC Super Street Bike final

Rick Stubbins 7.2083/318.96 (198.19 mph) def. Alex Hope 7.2628/327.47 (203.48 mph)

15:10

Sportsman final results

Perfect 0.0001 light for Roffe Plahn in the Pro Street final.

Super Comp Bike: Thomas Nilsson 8.7308/268.79 def. Nichlas Sverin 8.6301/258.25 DQ red light
Super Gas Bike: Thomas Nordin 10.0873/171.43 def. Marcus Forsberg no time DQ deep stage

14:05

Super Gas Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Thomas Nordin 9.7096/186.66, Marcus Forsberg 9.6203/230.67

Super Comp Bike eliminations round 4 winners

Nichlas Sverin 8.6678/208.41, Thomas Nilsson 18.2356/71.79 bye

Junior Dragster eliminations round 4 winners

Pontus Garefelt (7.94) 8.0655/122.73 bye, Tobias Björnsson (8.12) 8.1606/121.43

Stock/Super Stock eliminations round 4 winners

Anders Lindh (10.39) 10.4103/202.10 bye, Tarmo Mikkola (9.93) 9.9948/188.28

That is all of our finals set up, the finalists need time to turn round. Stay tuned and we'll let you know when the finals are due.

14:05

Pro Street eliminations round 3 winners

Roffe Plahn 7.6638/276.92, Tero Vainio 7.6267/290.79

Super Comp eliminations round 4 winners

Anders Brändström 8.9717/251.28, Leif Nyström 19.4689/80.60 bye

Super Gas eliminations round 3 winners

Christer Uhlin 9.9314/191.09, Håkan Mattsson 9.9651/243.35 bye

Super Street eliminations round 3 winners

Tomas Hägg 10.9138/205.71, Daniel Aggelid 10.9016/161.68 bye

Comp Eliminator eliminations round 4 winners

Jens Eklund (8.12) 7.6232/288.92, PerErik Lindgren (9.19) 8.5576/254.60

13:50

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 3

Micke Gullqvist 5.8821/400.89 def. Håkan Persson 6.0495/379.21

Håkan got the jump on Micke 0.0824 to 0.1083 but Micke wasn't going to let him get away with it, starting the comeback at sixty feet 0.9917 to Håkan's 1.0096 and having secured the lead by the eighth 3.8907/313.77 to Håkan's 3.9651/304.05, Micke first to the stripe by 0.142 seconds.

Roger Johansson 6.0382/385.99 def. Odd Erik Fossum no time broke

From where I am sitting I could not see Odd Erik when Roger's motor started, I feared a bye but Odd Erik arrived at the last moment and fired it up in the arch. Big nitrous burp and heat haze from Odd Erik's Camaro at the hit. Roger to sixty in 1.0200, 3.9913/306.12 at the eighth, close to the centre line but had it covered.

13:40

NMC Super Street Bike eliminations round 3

Richard Stubbins 7.1459/325.50 (205.90 mph) def. Nils-Ola Andersson 7.6009/307.69
Alex Hope 7.3328/326.38 (202.80 mph) def. Björn Friström 8.3607/240.96

NMC Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations round 2

Fredrik Fredlund 7.0258/310.70 def. Anders Larsson 7.1421/299.33 DQ red light
Robert Karlsson 6.9852/308.04 def. Kalle Lyrén 7.0969/304.40

13:30

NMC Supertwin Motorcycle eliminations round 2

Vidar Ravnsborg 6.9899/316.53 def. Hans Olav Olstad 7.2077/277.63
Samu Kemppainen 7.1109/335.20 def. Roman Sixta 9.6945/151.39

13:25

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 2

Johan Lindberg 5.5781/426.20 def. Johnny Oksa 5.8136/408.47

Johnny got away first 0.057 to Johan's 0.1458, Johnny to sixty in 0.9715 and then had to pedal briefly for shake, no such problems for Johan who got to sixty in 0.9540 and had the much better eighth 3.7204/338.35 to Johnny's 3.8715/321.24.

Leif Andréasson 5.8092/394.16 bye

Odd-number bye for Leif. 1.0003 to sixty and 3.8253/321.05 at the eighth, straight run with no hint of shake.

13:15

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 2

Jan Ericsson 6.6774/331.09 def. Michael Malmgren 12.4048/113.14

Jan got away first 0.0292 to Michael's 0.0528, Michael to sixty in 1.0718 then hit bad shake and shut off. Jan unopposed after sixty feet 0.9876 and went through the eighth in 4.2795/264.84.

Thomas Lindström 6.6067/340.69 def. Richard Sundblom 6.6542/335.82

Thomas' daylight 0.0562 to 0.4074 holeshot made this win even bigger than it would have been anyway. Richard with the better sixty 0.9903 to Thomas' 1.0149 but Thomas was that far in front it made little difference and Thomas had the better eighth 4.2699/270.14 to Nixxon's 4.2937/267.59.

13:10

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 2

Anita Mäkelä 3.9151/494.05 def. Liam Jones 4.2074/370.62

Anita had this one from the start, first away from the Tree 0.1386 to Liam's 0.1525, the better sixty 0.8536 to 0.8963, the much better 330 foot 2.1884/305.60 (189.89 mph) to Liam's 2.2971/295.40 and a storming eighth 3.1277/437.60 (271.91 mph) to Liam's 3.2717/416.99, Anita first to the stripe by 0.306. Liam was plain outrun, no visible problems.

Duncan Micallef 4.0217/476.61 def. Micke Kågered 4.2004/406.32

The Maltese Lion got away first 0.097 to Micke's 0.1240, the much better sixty 0.8791 to 0.9267. Tyres blackstriping merrily for Duncan, 2.2556/298.18 to 330 feet to Micke's 2.3312/291.11 and a sizeable lead at the eighth 3.2111/427.89 to Micke's 3.3232/413.79. Looked like a flash of flame from Duncan's motor as he shut off, Micke lost the blower belt at the eighth. Duncan took the stripe by 0.206.

12:50

Super Gas Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Thomas Nordin 9.5956/215.48, Jim Forsberg 9.4947/238.31, Janne Koskinen 9.8697/211.68 bye, Marcus Forsberg 9.5189/252.34

Super Comp Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Nichlas Sverin 8.6074/232.66, Jonas Lundberg 8.9467/252/10 bye, Thomas Nilsson 8.7096/239.89

12:40

Pro Street eliminations round 2 winners

Roffe Plahn 7.6197/277.35, Pelle Arvidsson 7.7115/286.78, Tero Vainio 7.6727/290.48, Johan Forslund 7.6766/255.68

Comp Eliminator eliminations round 3 winners

Jens Eklund (8.12) 7.6372/263.93, Robin Norén (7.97) 8.1603/172.25, Daniel Jedborn (7.62) 7.1266/281.54, PerErik Lindgren (9.19) 8.7942/215.91

12:20

NMC Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations round 1 after re-runs

Part of the exhaust came off Anders Larsson's motor during the burnout. Anders ran anyway and strapped a huge holeshot win on Ellsa who had the consolation of running her first six and the quickest ever PSM run in Europe. No chance to back it up for a record though.

Re-run: Anders Larssson 7.0670/307.52 def. Ellsa Karlsson 6.9595/305.26
Re-run: Robert Karlsson 6.9968/308.92 def. Timo Savolainen 7.2680/293.32 DQ red light
Kalle Lyrén 7.0402/306.47 def. Kenneth Holmberg 7.2293/300.84
Fredrik Fredlund 6.9920/310.88 def. Thomas Olsen 7.3712/288.46

12:15

Stock/Super Stock eliminations round 4 winners

Anders Lindh (10.39) 10.4395/201.72, Tarmo Mikkola (9.89) 9.9126/212.68, Lars Johansson (12.80) 12.9556/162.65 bye

12:10

Super Street eliminations round 2 winners

Åke Törnqvist 10.8767/196.29, Tomas Hägg 10.9923/206.66, Daniel Aggelid 11.0142/159.57

Super Gas eliminations round 3 winners

Christer Uhlin 9.9913/188.15, Tommy Abrahamsson 9.9088/236.43 bye, Håkan Mattsson 9.9731/218.09

Super Comp eliminations round 3 winners

Anders Brändström 8.9136/252.10, Micke Nilsson 8.9038/253.64, Leif Nyström 8.1417/278.49

12:00

Greetings to the un-fired Markus Münch who is tuned in from Spain. Great to hear you are enjoying the coverage buddy.

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 2

Courtesy of Robin Jackon, to whom the usual thanks, we know that six racers set new PBs for ET or speed or both in E1.

Micke Gullqvist 5.8598/403.29 def. Anders Nilsson 6.2507/377.09 DQ

-0.0371 red light by Anders handed this to Micke, shake and a hard right turn adding insult to injury. No such trouble for Micke, 1.0000 to sixty and quicker still at the eighth 3.8803/315.97.

Håkan Persson 6.0726/379.48 def. Tero Laukkanen 6.1549/389.33 DQ

Big -0.2368 red for Tero, I suspect trouble holding it in stage building up the revs. 1.0152 to sixty for Håkan, car drifted towards the guardrail past 300 feet but pulled it away and got to the eighth in 3.9904/303.88.

Roger Johansson 13.4591/97.23 def. Niclas Andersson 5.9555/388.21 DQ

-0.0947 red for Niclas gave it to Roger who got to sixty in 1.0302, hit shake and shut off.

Odd Erik Fossum 6/3216/338.13 bye, Mats Eriksson shut off

Mats had transmission trouble after starting, the car got half way to the bleach box and then started to move backwards. L-G and the crew sprinted to help but the car would not go forward and when Odd Erik got back from his burnout the one of the starters signalled Mats to shut off. 1.0322 to sixty for Odd Erik, 4.1380/288.46 at the eighth and shut off early, a puff of smoke from the right exhaust right on the stripe.

11:40

NMC Super Street Bike eliminations round 2

Richard Stubbins 7.1920/316.34 (196.56 mph) bye
Nils-Ola Andersson 7.4538/313.95 def. Dag Wagenius 7.6871/290.95
Alex Hope 7.3034/326.88 (203.11 mph) def. Pelle Lakmaker 7.7597/299.67
Björn Friström 7.5042/305.08 def. Jani Kumpulainen 7.6525/290.32

11:35

NMC Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations round 1

The races between Anders and Ellsa and Timo and Robert will have to be re-run as the clocks did not start in either case.

Anders Larssson v Ellsa Karlsson to re-run
Timo Savolainen v Robert Karlsson to be re-run
Kalle Lyrén 7.0402/306.47 def. Kenneth Holmberg 7.2293/300.84
Fredrik Fredlund 6.9920/310.88 def. Thomas Olsen 7.3712/288.46

11:20

NMC Supertwin Motorcycle eliminations round 1

PB for Roman, congratulations Roman and team! Very high wheelie for Samu, stayed in the air until half track then thumped down.

Hans Olav Olstad 6.6066/337.29 def. Vesa Lipponen 21.5911/48.06
Vidar Ravnsborg 6.9920/304.23 def. Ismo Mäenpää 7.5222/292.05
Roman Sixta 6.7252/306.99 def. Per Bengtsson 7.0999/331.29
Samu Kemppainen 6.8446/319.53 def. Greger Johansson 7.1194/274.81

11:10

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 1

Michael Malmgren 6.5924/337.92 def. Magnus Pettersson 6.6290/336.24

Great race! Michael to sixty in 0.9874 to Magnus' 0.9953, again no shake for either. Michael visibly pulling away throughout the first eighth, getting there in 4.2447/269.33 to Magnus' 4.2660/267.22. New PB for Michael, well done Michael and team!

Thomas Lindström 6.5812/336.24 def. Simon Gustafsson 8.3307/189.08

Simon got away first 0.0855 to Thomas' 0.1076, Thomas with the better sixty 0.9922 to Simon's 1.0233. Simon looked to shut it off before the eighth. Thomas to half track in 4.2421/269.87.

Richard Sundblom 12.7820/120.11 def. Sampsa Palos 8.1414/223.05 DQ

-0.3334 red by Sampsa gave it to Richard, 0.0016 RT from Richard maybe led by Sampsa leaving. Richard to sixty in 1.0310 with tyres shaking, the car turned hard right and he shut off. Richard would be the first to admit he lucked out there.

Jan Ericsson 6.6925/330.28 def. Jimmy Ålund 6.7529/328.47

You're not imagining things, Jimmy makes a first round exit. Jimmy away first 0.2033 to Jan's 0.2109, the better sixty 0.9931 to 0.9960, Jimmy had to drive through shake robbing him of ET, Jan had the better eighth 4.2942/264.58 to Jimmy's 4.3335/261.00.

10:55

FIA Top Methanol Dragster eliminations round 1

Timo Habermann 5.2090/438.67 def. Jonny Lagg 20.0982/47.17

Johnny's tyres up in smoke at the hit, shut off and played no further part. He did however get a grandstand view of the quickest ever run in European Top Methanol Dragster: Timo to sixty in 0.8876, 330 feet at 2.2947/272.73 (169.47 mph) and the eighth at 3.4163/354.56 (220.31 mph). Timo sets a new European ET record of 5.209 seconds backed up by his 5.261 qualifier, well done Timo, Werner and team!

Dennis Habermann 5.5800/326.28 def. Stefan Gunnarsson 5.7831/379.48

Stefan away first 0.0588 to 0.1756, Dennis quickly catching at sixty 0.9238 to Stefan's 1.0289. Big lead for Dennis at the eighgh 3.4769/349.29 to 3.8078/333.95 then Dennis' blower relief panel blew past the eighth. Would Stefan have enough to catch him or would Dennis' momentum serve? The latter as Dennis took the stripe by 0.086.

10:50

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 1

Leif Andréasson 5.8896/398.23 def. Micke Larsson no time

Micke had problems lining up properly on the start line, reversed and had another go whilst Leif sat patiently in pre-stage. On the green Leif was away, 1.0459 to sixty feet and 3.9136/321.05 at the eighth. Micke sat there with the motor idling then went up on the revs and launched, instant shake and a splat of fuel on the track, shut off.

Johnny Oksa 5.8528/405.71 def. Ari Pietilä 5.9475/340.69

Ari got away first 0.0611 to Johnny's 0.1084, Johnny had the better sixty 1.0157 to Ari's 1.0450. Ari coming back at the eighth 3.8890/322.77 to 3.9053/322.00 but had problems in the second half and shut off. Safety crews checked out Ari's car in the shutdown area.

Johan Lindberg 5.4609/428.57 bye

#1 qualifier bye for Johan and what a fantastic run, a whisker off the European ET record. We'll draw a veil over the RT, 0.9500 to sixty feet, 2.4451/255.44 to 330 feet, 3.6172/341.99 at the eighth and 4.6145/395.60 at a thousand feet. The car was fishtailing all the way so a straight run and we will likely see a new best.

10:35

Junior Dragster eliminations round 4 winners

Pontus Garefelt (7.97) 7.9629/128.36, Tobias Björnsson (8.08) 8.1441/127.96, Patrik Thun Jensvold (14.10) 14.7214/68.12 bye

10:25

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 1

Liam Jones 4.2989/463.92 def. Patrik Pers 6.7537/151.73

Liam got away first 0.1138 to Patrik's 0.1412, looked like some shake for Liam to sixty 1.0347 to Patrik's 0.8750, Patrik got a couple of hundred feet out and there was a flash of flame from his motor and the dragster turned hard right, pedalled but the dragster made a move again when he hit the gas again so after a couple more stabs he got off the throttle. Patrik off the gas at 330 feet 2.6554/179.40, meanwhile Liam was going great guns at 330 feet 2.4778/291.73 and through the eighth in 3.4627/413.48. 2.482 seconds at the stripe.

Duncan Micallef 4.0075/495.41 def. Antti Horto 4.2175/458.79

The Maltese Lion had this one all the way, although both racers had clean runs with no sign of problems. Duncan away first 0.0979 to 0.1667 and the much better sixty 0.8746 to 0.9021. Increasing the lead at 330 feet 2.2530/296.22 to Antti's 2.3179/279.79 and still further at the eighth 3.2151/430.28 to Antti's 3.3567/393.59. Nothing visibly amiss for Antti, just too conservative a tune-up I guess. Duncan's terminal speed equates to 307.83 mph.

Anita Mäkelä 3.9457/483.01 def. Stefan Gunnarsson 4.2840/405.10

Stefan got away first 0.0823 to Anita's 0.1711 but Anita quicky started working on redressing the balance getting to sixty 0.8565 to Stefan's 0.9155. Anita to 330 feet in 2.1888/305.43 (189.79 mph) to Stefan's 2.3428/278.49. Smoke and then a fire from Stefan's motor just past the eighth 3.3799/394.16, maybe head gasket, Anita long gone by then 3.1409/428.23 (266.21 mph) and the stripe by 0.250.

Micke Kågered 4.1270/473.27 def. Stig Neergaard 4.3116/345.71

Micke strapped a visible 0.0707 to 0.1460 holeshot on Stig and had the better sixty 0.8765 to Stig's 0.8873. Stig started to pull it back at 330 feet 2.2789/290.65 to Micke's 2.3327/288.31 and was still coming back at the eighth 3.2960/395.03 to Micke's 3.3159/420.56 (261.32 mph) but Stig's eighth speed showed something amiss although not visibly so from here, Stig off the gas after the eighth. 0.260 in Micke's favour at the stripe.

09:55

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 1

Anders Nilsson 6.0476/377.36 def. Robert Joosten 16.0772/69.54

Anders away first 0.0928 to Robert's 0.1158, Robert hit instant shake and shut off by sixty feet 1.3028. Great run for Anders, looked effortless, 0.9898 to sixty and 3.9534/301.51 at the eighth.

Roger Johansson 6.1157/378.15 def. Per Granqvist 6.4209/358.09

Per in as an alternate for Eurodragster.com sponsor Marco Maurischat and he gave Roger a real spanking at the Tree 0.0938 to Roger's 0.2293. Roger had the better sixty 1.0003 to Per's 1.0304 and had pretty much made up the start line disadvantage by the eighth 4.0040/298.18 to Per's 4.2080/283.91.

Odd Erik Fossum 6.1533/375.26 def. Åke Persson 6.0329/385.71

And that folks is a lesson in how you can win with the slower ET. Odd Erik handed Åke his butt on a plate at the start line 0.0695 to 0.2403. Odd Erik had the better sixty 1.0224 to 1.0395 and then the reeling in process started, Åke with the better eighth 3.9712/304.74 to 4.0495/299.50 but Odd Erik held on in the second half for the stripe by 0.050.

Tero Laukkanen 6.0084/413.48 def. David Vegter 6.1490/379.48

Incrementals very close in this one, decided byt he second half power of the turbo. Tero just away first 0.4224 to David's 0.4275 and the slightly quicker sixty 1.0657 to 1.0778. David with the better ET at the eighth 4.0542/300.00 but check out Tero's speed at the eighth 4.0674/318.58 and he pulled away in the second half.

Håkan Persson 6.1262/378.42 def. Bruno Bader 9.8414/157.02 DQ

-0.0524 red light for Bruno handed this one to Håkan. Hakan to sixty in 1.0598 and the eighth at 4.0391/302.86. One interesting point about this round is that so far only one racer has been hit by shake. We usually feel it as well as see it here in Race Control but there has not been much to speak of.

Mats Eriksson 6.0558/387.65 def. Johan Westberg 6.2041/370.88

Mats cut it very fine on the Autostart, Johan seemed to be in stage for an age before Mats went in. Johan away first 0.1267 to 0.1441 then the job of catching up started, Mats with the better sixty 1.0142 to 1.0499 and the muh better eighth 4.0087/306.64 to Johan's 4.0573/293.96. Mats took the stripe by 0.131.

Niclas Andersson 5.9395/384.89 def. Andreas Arthursson 6.0808/397.35

Niclas strapped a more than visible 0.0807 to 0.2743 holeshot on Andreas and had the better sixty 1.0074 to Andreas' 1.0675. Imperious form for Niclas with a storming eighth 3.9084/311.96 to Andreas' 4.0652/310.17.

Micke Gullqvist 5.8486/400.59 def. Samuel Andersson 6.3162/339.20

Visible holeshot for Samuel 0.1077 to Micke's 0.2120, he knew he would have to get a big head start. Samuel still ahead at sixty at 0.9796 to Micke's 0.9880 but Micke's storming eighth of 3.8657/315.60 to Samuel's 4.0715/286.17 gave him no chance and Micke took the stripe by 0.363.

09:10

NMC Super Street Bike eliminations round 1

Nils-Ola Andersson 7.6504/301.84 def. Niclas Johansson 8.1945/279.18
Dag Wagenius 7.7259/294.12 def. Anders Blanck 8.0336/300.50
Alex Hope 7.2983/326.68 (202.99 mph) def. Kimmo Pulakka 7.6918/296.05 DQ red light
Pelle Lakmaker 7.6945/29.01 def. Roberth Häggblom 7.8364/272.45
Björn Friström 7.6091/278.64 def. Leif Larsson 9.0315/275.37
Jani Kumuplainen 7.6816/290.64 def. Kim Hilander 22.3259/43.51
Rick Stubbins 7.2315/286.62 (178.10 mph) def. Emil Östlund 7.9645/200.00

08:05

Good morning and welcome from Tierp Arena for our coverage of the Scandinavian Internationals brought to you in association with John Woolfe Racing.

Again a lovely morning here in Sweden. Have only seen one or two clouds in the last few days.

As you can see we are running the popular split-screen reports again this weekend. We will be providing full reports, qualifying and elimination details for Pro classes and commentaries for the Sportsman classes whose full qualifying standings you will be able to find at right. Per the running order again kindly provided by Tomas Pettersson we are due to start at 09:00 with eliminations in NMC Super Street Bike then FIA Pro Modified followed by the opening ceremony - which on occasion has been known to make it rain but I think we're safe today - and FIA Top Fuel Dragster at 10:00.

The Web TV continues today for €15. You can sign up at ppv.smarttv.se. As ever when it's not us providing the service, E-Mails regarding the webcast will go straight into Deleted Items.

The traditional Raceday Good Morning to our US Correspondent Kathy Hileman who is tuned in from Rye, NH; hope you are having a great weekend Kathy. Hello and again Thank You to Robin Jackson and Spencer Tramm who have been keeping us apprised of PBs and proof-reading the qualifying lists respectively. Finally a big Hello to all the Eurodragsterholics out there and thanks for your support.

Tune back at 09:00 and we will start to bring you all the news from the track.