Due to COVID19, there will not be any ACU and FIM Championships in 2020. But Santa Pod has saved the day and decided to run three races in a club series. This is the Green Light Nationals. Funnybike Funnybike riders faced a strong headwind during qualifying on Saturday, but the…
English Beat: Moxley at the NSRA Hot Rod Drags
The 2019 NSRA Hot Rod Drags at Santa Pod Raceway were blessed with warm, sunny weather over the entire weekend. This was the final round of the Outlaw Anglia and Gasser Circus. Outlaw Anglia Twenty-Five cars entered the final round of the 2019 Outlaw Anglia Championship. Scotty Crookston was the…
English Beat: Moxley at the National Finals
After a full day of qualifying for the STP National Finals—ACU Championships Round 6 at Santa Pod Raceway—rain on raceday decided all the outcomes of the championships. Top Fuel Bike Coming into this event, reigning ACU Top Fuel Bike champion Steve Woollatt had a 15 point lead over Neil Midgley.…
English Beat: Moxley at the Santa Pod European Finals
The final round of the 2019 European FIM Championships at Santa Pod Raceway will always be remembered for the stunning string of records laid down by Top Fuel Bike champion Filippos Papafilippou and the Gulf Oil Racing Puma (above). The event was disrupted on Friday by rain during qualifying between…
12 Times FIM European Champions—Gulf Oil Drag Racing 2019 Season Review
Following their 11thFIM European Championship win in 2018, the Gulf Oil Drag Racing team embarked on an ambitious update program over the winter. The plan was to investigate the effect on the performance characteristics by reducing weight where possible and test a direct drive (gearbox-less) drivetrain. The extensive program saw…
English Beat: Moxley at the ACU Championships Round 5
Rain at Santa Pod Raceway on Sunday delayed the start of qualifying for the STP Green Light Nationals, and it meant a one shot qualifier for the bikes in Round 5 of the ACU Championships. Funny Bike Funny Bike championship points leader Kars Van Den Belt suffered low oil pressure…
English Beat: Moxley at the ACU Championships Round 4
The STP Green Light Nationals at Santa Pod Raceway were a double header for the bike classes. Round 4 was on Saturday with qualifying in the morning and eliminations in the afternoon. Same format for round 5 on Sunday, which will be covered in a separate article here on Eatmyink.…
EDRS Pro Nordic MC coming to Tierp Arena
Two months after the kick off, the EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship is back at Tierp Arena for the Summit Racing Equipment Internationals—the fourth round and grand finale of the 2019 championship. The EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship started the season with the Tierp and Kauhava rounds, races that were…
Moxley at the Main Event: Santa Pod
The 2019 European FIM Championships got underway at Santa Pod Raceway with the Main Event under overcast skies and showers on and off on Sunday and Monday of the Whitsun bank holiday weekend. Some new records were set at the meeting. Top Fuel Bike Rikard Gustafsson dominated Top Fuel Bike…
EDRS Pro Nordic MC round 3 is “Go” at Gardermoen
The EDRS Pro Nordic Motorcycle Championship is at the halfway point of the season and, with the Drag Challenge at Gardermoen Raceway in Norway, the riders kick off part two of their title race. After two races, Marcus Christiansen, Filippos Papafilippou, Fredrik Fredlund and Vesa Ruhanen are the leaders in…