European Dragracing Championship part 2:

After the Main event we where in points lead in the championship, but was it luck that made us winners…or was it that we only had an 4 field in the elimination ladder. One thing that is certain is that our confidence is better, the team learned a lot of things in England and it feels that the team are much closer together now than before. So why just not be happy and celebrate our first win ever, and that with the fastest prostock run in european dragracing history…of course we earned the win!!!!

We went to Tierp with different feelings, high expectations is one dangerous feeling that can destroy more than it gives…so we agreed to do as we always do…Another race, another opportunity to learn. We take one small step at each race, and we dont look forward or back… Do the thing that we are meant to do…Race, and having fun while doing it. The rocknroll way!!!!

We got 2 qualification runs on Friday, and that ended up in nr 2 spot and the numbers 6,72s 334km/h , with Jimmy on the top with 6,70s and 334 km/h. The rain took the saturday away from us, and nearly the elimination day to. But on the Sunday afternoon it cleared up and blue sky over Tierp Arena made it possible to eliminate all the F.I.A classes.

We got Dantanus in the first run, he was first out of the tree with 0,104s to ours 0,174s but our power in the engine got us to the semifinal. 6,94 and 322km/h for Dantanus and 6,73s, 333 km/h for Thomas.

In the semifinal we got a dejavu from last years Sweden Internationals, 2011 we got him in the semi and he took us out at the light and won…this time the Dodge will bite back!! Sampsa got the better reaction with 0,02s to mine 0,07s, but then we did al the numbers better and it ended up with another win for the mopar team. 6,69s 334 km/h gave us the low et points, lane choice in the final and track record. Sampsas numbers 6,75s 330km/h didnt make it.  We now facing the champ, Jimmy Ålund. And that is another dejavu…last year in Alastaro, Finland we met him in the final, and we made a redlight and he won…this time we will do better, this time we will focus, this time we will give the old man a fight.

The European dragracing championship final in prostock became the closest side by side race in European history. We took the better reaction time with 0,02s to Jimmas 0,04s…and that is what made us winners. Cause Jimmys run where a little faster than our…and i mean a little. We did 6,7041s and 334,37km/h and Jimmy had 6,7010s with 334,37km/h….Identical terminal speeds!!! and we won…not by much. 3000 of a second before over the finish line, about 28 cm ahead of jimma put us on the top again.  Two races and two wins for the Ernryd backed up Dodge stratus so far. We are in pointslead in the championship, we got the speedrecord at the main  event, and trackrecord at Tierp. The fastest Prostock car in Europe is going for gold in the championship!!!

European Dragracing Championship part 1:

It all started with the rumors that no one from Scandinavia would go to the Main event cause of the track, the weather and of course the money issue. But as time went on, some of the rumors dropped dead to the ground. Our main sponsor Ernryd cars, told us that we dont give away any points in the championship for free, so lets go to Santa pod…guess if we are glad that we did 🙂

1900 km later, passing 7 contries, 3 ferrys and surviving wrong side driving, we arrived to Santa pod raceway, England.

At arrival the weather looked okey, but that changed quickly during the weekend.

All the pro teams got a test session Friday evening. We didnt made it down the track that time. Just smoked the tires and hit the rev limiter on the engine. The weather was cold, so the engine had good horsepower, but the lack of traction made it hard to launch the car.

First qualification 6,735s 204,41 mph took us to nr 2 spot.

The sunday was sadly aborted due to massive rain.  Second qualification was no improvment, 6.750s and 206,02 mph

First Elimination round is against Conrad Stanley. Our 6,659s 207,95 mph took the breath out of everyone on the grandstand. Not only did we win the race and move on to the final…We did the fastest run ever, in a European Prostock car.

Micke Callin had a solo in his first round but didnt really make it down the track, Thomas got the lanechoice for the final, and the team put the car up for another great run. Thomas made 6,716 s 206,01 run and that backed up the speed record and made Team R/T the winner in Pro stock , Main event,  Santa pod 2012.

One week to Championship event nr 2, in Tierp.  Be there and watch us put fear in the General Motors boys.