2008 NitrolympX Sunday (eliminations) Pictures are ©Eurodragster.com and must not be taken, copied or used in any way without written permission. Unauthorised use may result in legal action. To enquire about purchasing copies please see the Eurodragster.com FAQ or E-Mail photography@eurodragster.com. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view, click on your Browser's Back button to return. Thomas Granica held the rest of Europe's honour as the rest of the quarter finalists in Super Street Bike were from the UK. Rolf Amman made it all the way to the final of Pro Mod... ...but in round one Marc Meihuizen took the idea of chasing Rolf down a bit too literally. Paul Ingar Udtian lost a fuel hose in the first round of Top Methanol Dragster and the Islanders team feared that the fuel-starved engine was badly damaged. Dave Wilson set a new European Top Methanol Dragster speed record of 425.25 kmh or 264.24 mph. Timo Habermann won the event and has the lead in the FIA European Top Methanol Dragster Championship going in to the FIA European Finals. Ronald Jutting suffered a fire in Comp Eliminator eliminations but he was OK and the car was not too badly damaged. Rikard Gustafsson's Funny Bike was running consistent mid-sixes in Nitro Bike Thunder. Pirmin Schmid made the semi-finals of Junior Dragster. How close can you get to 200 mph without actually running it? 199.40 mph was Steve Venables' best in Super Street Bike. Ulrike Golde was #1 qualifier in the V-Rod Destroyer Cup and she made it to round 2. Christian Jaeger ran a number of Personal Bests on his way to the Pro Bike win. Frank Heitmann took the event title in Supertwin Top Gas. Jan Hardkopf's Super Gas victory was very popular with an unashamedly partisan crowd, and why shouldn't they be. Fred Hanssen's foot-and-brain throttle-stopping technique did the trick in Super Comp. John Tebenham's Probe ran way below index in Comp Eliminator and he made it to the semis. Jürgen Nagel made it to the Top Methanol Funny Car final only to have his motor fail to start. Lex Joon ran Low ET of the event, 4.774 seconds in this morning's first round of Top Fuel Dragster. Werner Zudrell had a short trip to Hockenheim, at least relative to his trips to Santa Pod Raceway in the UK. Stefan Schnarwiler was the winner in the V-Rod Destroyer Cup. Tom Tinndahn ran several 7.2s on his Pro Stock Bike, which he ran in Supertwin Top Gas this weekend. Lorenz Stäuble was the Supertwin representative in the final of Nitro Bike Thunder and was runner-up. Ex-pat UK racer Tony Morris took a few turns in Eric Pflug's Super Comp dragster. Next week he climbs into Spencer Tramm's Super Pro ET VW Corrado. John Spuffard took a bye to take the event win in Fuel Funny Car after Thomas Nataas suffered a leaking blower. Gerd Habermann of the many vehicles was runner-up in Super Comp. Dave Smith has won the NitrolympX Super Street Bike Shootout no less than three times. Ian King took Nitro Bike Thunder in impressive style on his Top Fuel Bike, running low to mid sixes all weekend. Good preparation for the upcoming European Finals. Micke Lindahl not only took the event win in Pro Mod but was the first European to blast through the 240 mph barrier, setting a new European speed record of 388.31 kmh or 241.28 mph. Leif Andréasson had to take a bye for the Top Methanol FC event title. Micke Kågered is in the running for this year's FIA European Top Fuel Dragster Championship after taking the event win. Return to Event Index