News 2003-10-13
Klicka pa flaggan för svenska
The trip to Las Vegas 2002 press here
2003-01-06 Are building a new hood to the car and waiting for the engine so we don't have so match to tell just now
...........................................................................................
2002-12-30 We has take engine apart and we have been lucky we was minutes away to blow up this engine to. Richard (Verkstan) notice that the crankshaft had some cracks so now we must by a new one but that is not expensive compare what a blown engine had cost. so now I'm going to look at the chassis and see if we can do any changes. We come back when we have something new to tell
..................................................................
2002-10-21 Now have the race car gone to sleep to the spring. We have been in US and bayed some parts to 2003.Whats happening in 2003 are not knowing get, but we are update you when something new are happening. Now shell we have some time with our family's how has pot out everything this season. Se you later
..................................................................................
2002-09-02 Tullinge with NOS in Super Pro Street
Putt on nos try to go fast this weekend. Turbo, L-A Bengtsson and Kjelle was crews. We started Carefull with a 9.03 run then we get a 60 fot 1.21 but the gaspump dropped out so the time was only 8.80. After some talking with the crews desided we that was the end of this sesson and we dident whant to brake any thing to next year
The sesson has been good but hard, we get the 3 place in Super Gas so next year its the only place number 1
........................................................................................
2002-08-30 Finals on Gardemoen Norway
L-A Bengtsson was my mechanic. Ralf was working so we where only 2. we leaving Stockholm on Friday afternoon and the weather was sunny
Now its only one thing how matters to take out, Antti K from Finland with his Konica Anglia. I am some point before him so if I get one round more than him the second place in overall its enough
We gat some problem on the Saturday night, the oilpresure was zero so the only thing we can do are to take apart the engine that's mean work all night long.
We found the problem its was the oil pump so Richard (Verkstan) built a new one, so we was ready to the last qual on Sunday morning an what a ride the time was okay or? 9.903 and the fastest speed of all
Super Gas Qualifying
Pos# Name Round 1/4 ET
1 HAAKONSEN TERJE 10 9,900 220,41
2 KARLSSON MIKAEL 4 9,901 215,14
3 TIAINEN MORTEN 10 9,901 174,19
4 MATTSON HAAKAN 10 9,903 238,94
5 OEDEGAARD ROY J 2 9,904 213,44
6 ANDERSEN R BUGGE 4 9,905 178,22
7 RAISKI VESA 8 9,906 230,77
8 OEVSTETUN O ASLE 5 9,908 210,12
9 NORDIN B TERJE 7 9,908 220,41
10 SUKKESTAD PETTER 7 9,909 196,36
11 KIVINUMMI ANTTI 9 9,909 223,14
12 NILSEN A CHRISTINE 8 9,924 197,80
13 MARHEIM OYVIND 10 9,924 184,30
14 HALL BOSSE 3 9,944 200,74
15 LOEVOLD STEINAR 1 9,996 195,65
And the nightmare come thro I get to meat Annti in the first qual and was the more hungry one hi take me on reacWin KIVINUMMI ANTTI 0,457 9,942 208,49
Loose MATTSON HAAKAN 0,474 9,935 228,81So I get the 3 spot in Nordic Drag racing Series overall this year. But when the must anger had lay down so are we pleased, we has got a good car how now is working like a real s/g car and we have started with a new car or a new engine every year so next year we are only going to look over all details.
So next year are we going to get all the finish boys a nightmare and go for the first place nothing else are we pleased with
................................................................................................................
2002-07-30 Sko Uno
What a weekend!!!!!
Ralf Stroberg and L-A Bengtsson is my crew. we had a very sunny weather and Mantorp Park was restore and we have 4 days of fun in front of us.
After 2 days of qual hade we the 8 spot of 28 teams
The best one was read and weep! Geir Vidar Strom the old Norwegian with 0.400 in reac and 9.900 (I don't think that's happens in Sweden before)
We whet thro the elm with a furious speed and I was bad this weekend on the reactimes. The reac was under 0.430 the hole weekend. The best win was when I take out the English number one, Tim Adams. He now my reac so he was taking a chance and redligted with 7 thousand and sudden we was there final against "Alands Pelle"(Aland are a little island outside the Swedens coast)
I shell try describe my thought before the final!
In uplaine:
::::Phu! Its hot, hope I see the cristmastree the sun are straight in the windshield
:::: What a mess with all the finalist on the uplaine I get ready in case!
::::: F-ck Raffen are nervous for the first time this weekend!
:::::Hope I put the trottlestop straight this time its going faster on the evening, its going to be a close one perhaps a breakout so I must not forget that
::::: What time its take!!!!
::::: Now f-ck shell a take Pelle wake up Mattsson I can take him I must be like a cobra on the tree!!!!
::::: Stage ground now I don't want to have the red lamp slow now!!!!!!
::::: Here we go, yeas we was away the same time we are goooiiing but are Pelle not breaking????
::::: Pelle: You win I was taking a red-light congratulations!!!
::::: Me : What did a win are you sure you was before me at the finish line, I didn't see any red-light!!
:::: Me :Its true Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
The result was that Pelle had red lighted with a one thousand sec. Hes time was 9.894 and I get 9.914
Its hard to describe the feeling but a time of joy. I heard that L-A Bengtsson was having a rain dance with the Swedish flag in the starting area and Ralf was not understanding what's happened This was the second victory on 3 attempt in the largest European event( I was winning 2001 too) Some pics click to enlarge
See you!!!!
.............................................................................................................
2002-07-20 Gold Town Skelleftea
Raffen Was picking me up on the airport he had picket up the race bus from Pita the night before and we get to the track about 10 pm and everything was looking nice.
The rain was poring down Saturday morning so we didn't had to hurry so we was laying in the beds very long but the meteorologist had say that its coming to clear up to. First qual was a nightmare the slicks was dead and we was going around in the pit to look for new slicks but nobody had our size. So we try some trakebite over the night but in the first elm we try to drive without stop and transbrake and we looked like John Force with spinning slicks over the 1/8 but we had try and on the finish line we lose only with 7 thousand
(Now we are second overall in NDRS )
Sko-Uno next weekend
--------------------------------------------------------------------
2002-07-15 Midnight sun Pitea
I fly up to Kallax Lulea in the north of Sweden on Friday night. Richard Nordstrom was meeting me there with team(Nordstom bros team). They are going to help me this weekend because my regular team are not available
Qual on Saturday was good first place with 9.901 ouch but was losing against Vesa Raski in the semifinals with 4 thousand This begins to be boring 3-0 to Vesa.
One great thanks to Richard and Patrik Nordström + team shall not down it with out you gays
Next weekend Skelleftea and 1/8 track.
............................................................................
2002-07-10 Em I Alastaro
Traveling with Richard Nordström as Crewcheif
The weather was not good on Friday the rain was poring all day.
Saturday morning the weather was better after today's qual we have the 7 spot how is a good place to be if you are looking on the ladder and we get the speed Records in S/G 252 km (156,5 miles/h)
The rain come and the race was cannceld.Richard and I was discussing if we now when we have time to drive around the long way to Pitea instead for taking the ferry to Stockholm and save some many. we did that and take turns the driving. We stopped in Pitea 03:00 in the morning (683miles) and sleep one hour then take the airplane to Stockholm good night!!!!!
Pit
.................................................................................................................
29-30/7 Aros Nats in Vasteras
Only one qual on Saturday because the rain was coming in and out. On the evening we found a fault on the Barry Grant regulator so we decided to go home and pick up a new one, its was only 62 miles home so my brother kjelle and I was sleeping at home
Sunday morning clear sky's and full speed on the track. after 3 qual had we the 12 spot but get a solo in the first elm because the Norwegian gay we suppose to meat had broke down. The second elm did a get a hole shoot with a reac 0.482!
Semifinal against Vesa Raski same reac both 0.465 but loose again with a break out 9.889 Vesa had 9.92 F---CK!!!!!!!!!!! Next Em in Alastaro Finland 5-7 July !!!!!
Halmhatt
Vesa Raski
.................................................................................................................
20-21/7 Deep Forest Nat's
WE qual 9 spot as usually. The rain come so the race was canceled
1-2/6 2002 NDRG Summer Nat's
The race was going in Gardemoen Norway and under clear sky's and this was the first race in Nordic Drag racing Series 2002.
We get to the track Friday night at 01:00 and when we had packer everything up the clock was 03:00 in the morning
Saturday morning: The track was in excellent condition. We get 7 qual an had the 9 spot and was very happy that the new engine is working very fine
Sunday: Everything is working well and my reac has never been so good and hux flux was we in the final against Vesa Raski But I was little hot on the tree so a take a red-light I stage wrong the car was swinging back and for so I must look if the tranny works right. We are very pleased after we got the runner up se beware all of you other racers!
........................................................................................................................................
2002-05-30 Pro Street in SDC I Nykoping
The first race 2003 so the NOS are there on the engine. Peter "Mora" (How won s/g overall in 1996 and 1997.97 was helping me
The first run we didn't with NOS and get the time 9.03 speed 155 miles/h ho was a good surprise
We some luck we get to semifinals and we lose against Swedish team Kutrygg Racing med 8.81 going up in smoke the first bit of the track but a speed 167 miles/h so I am pleased. But now starts the seriousness in Super Gas next weekend in Norway
