The “Nitro Hunter” is already looking forward to his home race and those who know him are fully aware that he has used the time between the championship runs well to optimise his bike in a camouflage look. He is trailed by Marcus Christiansen from Denmark with 68 points, followed by the Brit Niel Midgley, emerging from Santa Pod with 47 points.Īlthough the German Christian Jäger, who entered with a completely new SSTF bike in 2017, was not able to gain any “race points” in Santa Pod, every race he successfully completed was extremely important to “break in” his new machine. Per Bengtsson from Sweden holds the European record with 363.88 km/h, the Norwegian Svein Olav Rolfstad the best scope of 6.409 seconds on the quarter mile.Īfter the first “round” of the European Championships, Hans Olav Olstad (NOR) is in first place, having earned 86 points with his Puma. When riders get ready at the starting lights with their Super Twin Top Fuel bikes, bristling with 900 hp V2 engines, the distinctively powerful roars are enough to make anyone’s hairs stand on end – not just those of “Harley fans”. With only three season races, the European Championship is still wide open at the NitrOlympX. Having bagged 44 points, the Brit Lorcan Parnell (Yamaha Puma) is also in the running against his competitors on the Rico Anthes Quartermile. “Lurking” behind with 70 points is Richard Gustafsson (SWE), who is racing his Puma Suzuki. These “HP monsters” can reach speeds of over 400 km/h and times of about 5.7 seconds on the quarter mile.Īfter the first round of the championship, Filippos Papafilippou from Greece leads the peloton with his Suzuki Pro Extreme – his score 88 points. The four-cylinder engines deliver a power of around 1500 hp thanks to a compressor and turbocharger. The Top Fuel Bikes enjoy an almost royal status among drag bikes. The FIM classes Super Street Bike and the new FIM class Junior Drag Bike also got off to a flying start in Kunmadaras (HUN), an opportunity to gain valuable points. Having begun in Santa Pod (GB) in May, their season will continue in August on the Hockenheimring followed by a culmination at the Finals in September, again in Santa Pod. For the Top Fuel, Super Twin Top Fuel and Pro Stock Bike classes, the NitrOlympX is the second out of a total of three stations towards the title. The expectations of all bike teams are just as high for this year’s event. The Hockenheim quarter mile has always been an excellent strip for records, especially for motorbike racers. They will be joined by a host of ambitious amateur classes battling it out in exciting duals. Divided into four car classes and five motorbike classes each, riders will compete for valuable points in the FIA and FIM/E Drag Racing European Championships. Around 260 international teams will vie against each other there in several hundred drag racing runs on the Rico Anthes Quartermile in the Motodrom. The 33rd NitrOlympX is set for action at the Hockenheimring from 17 to 19 August 2018.
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