2007 FIA European Finals
Sunday (eliminations)



Photos ©Roger Gorringe, Tog (Test Weekend, Tuesday)

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Jöran Persåker pulled one of those wheelies which threatened never to come down in round 1 of Top Fuel Dragster.

Lex Joon gave it everything he could in the first round but had to sit on the sidelines and watch his Championship rivals catch up.

2007 FIA European Pro Stock Champion Jimmy Ålund.

Freddy Fagerström's crew go to retrieve his Top Methanol FC after the first round of eliminations. Cue the Laurel and Hardy theme music.

Can you spot the Moxie in his Canadian tuxedo?

Peter Schöfer got to the Top Methanol Dragster semi final.

Supertwin racer Hans Olav Olstad shows part one of recording a 238 mph terminal speed. Part two is to put the wheel down in the traps.

2007 FIM/UEM Supertwin Champion Lorenz Stäuble.

Per Bengtsson brings his own earthquake with him in the shape of his Supertwin bike.

2007 FIM/UEM Top Fuel Bike Champion Ian King.

2007 FIA European Top Methanol Dragster Dave Wilson: Grumpy's fifth successive FIA Championship yet you know he'll be ignored by the BBC Sports Personality of the Year people and whoever hands out OBEs.

2007 FIA European Top Fuel Dragster Champion, by two points, Urs Erbacher.

It all went a bit wrong for Thomas Nataas in one of the Top Fuel Dragster semi finals.

Eero Knihtilä recorded the first 6.7-second Pro Stock runs on European soil.

2007 FIA European Top Methanol FC Champion Freddy Fagerström.

Dan Larsen took the event win in Top Methanol FC.

Roel Koedam was on the wrong end of a very close Supertwin semi final against Lorenz Stäuble.

Martin Bishop was a finalist in Pro Stock Bike.

Andy Robinson pulling a burnout before the Pro Mod Championship decider. Unfortunately he didn't make it back to the start line.

Spencer Tramm took the event win in Super Pro ET.

A Spitfire and a P51 Mustang put on a beautiful aerial display.

2007 FIM/UEM Pro Stock Bike Champion Tom Tinndahn.

Günther Sohn set a new PB in the 6.5s and was event runner-up in Supertwin.

You can see Ulf Leanders losing time in the Top Methanol FC final. Dan Larsen took the win.

Rob Turner contested a close Top Methanol Dragster semi final with Dave Wilson.

Stig Neergaard blasted into the fours at over 300 mph in the Top Fuel Dragster final.

Patrick Wikström borrowed a driver's side window from Pro Stock racer Tommy Leindahl for the Pro Mod final.

2007 FIA European Pro Modified Champion Micke Gullquist.

John Spuffard was on a stormer in the last Fuel FC session but hit the top end timing reflectors.

Stuart Doignie took the event win in Super Gas.

Super Street event winner Bob Lees.

There was a sizeable track invasion after the last final ran.


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