Pro Modified racer Niclas Andersson suffered massive tyre shake just off the line on both his passes today and ended the day in 20th place out of 23 runners.

Pro Modified racer Anders Nilsson is getting to grips with the ex-Graham Ellis Cuda and ran a best of 6.69 to go ninth by the end of the day.

Pro Modified racer Tero Laukanen is running twin turbos in his Mustang and the Finnish team are still in shakedown mode, running a best of 8.81 to go 18th. More details can be seen at www.laukkanen-motorsport.com.

Pro Modified racer Jari Parén ran a 6.70 in the nitrous-assisted Corvette to go 10th by the end of Friday. The team's web site is www.parenracing.com.

Pro Modified racer Norbert Schneider made his fourth and fifth runs in the Lucas Oils-sponsored Avenger I. He said "This is my first time at Tierp and I was very impressed driving under the arch to come out in the Arena area. The stadium feeling is awesome." Norbert ran a best of 7.9344/294.44 to go 15th but we are expecting the bump spot to reduce considerably tomorrow.

Pro Modified racer Jöran Persåker now has 91mm turbos on the Pontiac Firebird that he has raced for many years however the performance in round one was 8.30/277 and he was in 17th by the end of the day.

Pro Modified racer Mattias Wulcan said "We wanted to start well and going 6.11 for fifth place was good. I love Santa Pod and the surrounding countryside, it was great to visit the UK and I'm sure we will be back."

Pro Modified racer Urban Johansson ran quick in the first session with a 6.04 to go no.2. He said "There was some shake but I was dancing with the car. I'm having fun and this season I will be just doing four Tierp meetings and Sundsvall to concentrate on the Swedish championship. I am using Linda's engine as she has parked her Camaro for the moment. I was the first European Pro Mod champion and you can't take that away. I am driving another car for Mats Jonsson, a '53 Vette in Pro Xtreme at Malmö. The car uses my blower, heads and fuel system and the rest is Mats'. It's lighter than my '63 by 63kg and fun to race although I almost forgot it was an eighth mile track and had to stop quick."

Pro Modified racer Michael Gullqvist is no.1 qualifier with 5.96/393kph, the only five of the class at this event so far. Crew member Stefan Petersson said "We made a big change since Santa Pod by replacing the Tim McAmis steel rear end with a Mark Williams aluminium one which is about the same weight but easier to obtain. So we are really pleased at running so quick first time out and it seems to react well."

Pro Modified racer Freddy Fagerström ran an early shut-off 6.66 and 6.46 the latter in typically wild style to go eighth by the end of the day.

Pro Stock racer Magnus Petersson said he learned from racing at Santa Pod and in particular from a slow motion movie produced by SPR's resident photographer Ian Blackett. He said "The first run was good but I need to work on getting more speed." A 6.78/330kph was followed by a bang on the second run leaving him in fifth place and a hurt engine.

Pro Stock racer Micke Callin said "Our target is to run a 6.6 to get more competitive with the top guys and we got a 6.71 at Santa Pod. He improved from a 6.78 to in the first session to a 6.7498/330.68 which put him in fourth. But, as you can see, he and his crew were still pretty relaxed.

Top Methanol Funny Car racer Adam Flamholc is racing regularly in Europe and the US's ADRL Series where he runs Pro Mod in eighth mile competition. He said "On my second pass the tyre came off at the hit. It felt like I had blown the tyres off but it was a different smell to usual as it was the inner liner. The first run was a good 5.94/392kph and I wanted to step it up as the track is great." In the US Adam ran an ADRL race at Richmond last weekend and qualified sixth but suffered with air being 4000ft equivalent with 95% humidity and blower cars being restricted to 40% overdrive. "We ran 3.96 in that air and had run 3.86 at Rockingham. But the nitrous cars ran 3.91 at both events."

Pro Stock racer Fredrik Fredlund had a scary first pass when the bike crossed lanes close to a fast exiting Ulf Ögge. He said "The rear wheel axle was not where it should have been. I tried to squeeze it back but it wanted to go to the left. It was my first pass of the year and we are all struggling with wind but I had an additional problem. I was ahead of ulf but took the clutch out and avoided the cones. We are hosting 150 people from Åland on behalf of my main sponsor PAF." Fredrik is pictured with son Joel.

Pro Stock racer Tommy Leindahl is racing just at Tierp this year, at all four drag races. "I don't have so much time to spend but am impressed at the level of competition. It may take a mid to high 6.7 to qualify. I have a rebuilt engine as I blew a piston at Hockenheim in 2011 and sent it back to Bob Ingles in the States for new liners and cylinder heads. The cat is back!" Tommy is pictured with crew members Anders and Rickard.

Top Fuel Dragster racer Timo Lehtimäki is back on track but with a lot of effort, said crew chief Ulf Hultholm. One was thus avoiding a special SFI inspection by borrowing Janne Ahonen's front wing after the fellow Finn said he is taking a year out. "We have made changes to the car so our first run was just a check-out. We had a small problem on the fuel system but are otherwise fine. We will race twice at Tierp and at Alastaro. We want more money to do the full tour next year but we have got the right equipment. You can't race in this class with less than three engines otherwise

Top Fuel Dragster racer Stig Neergaard said "We decided to come at the last minute as we need the points for the Championship. We are missing John Smith but he has to be at home due to family illness. We have had an upgrade to the engine and tune-up help from Alan Johnson who allowed us to run our fuel system on his flow bench. If we leave here in the top three we will attend Finland otherwise our next race is Hockenheim. We are looking forward to possibly running in the US in October when my grandstand business gets quieter."

Top Fuel Dragster racer Anita Mäkelä said "We may have run quicker than at the Main Event but are still working on a power loss. Our tuning adviser Donnie Bender is in Bristol at the NHRA event this weekend so Simo Lehtimaki is working on it. We are missing the top speed and I really noticed it when Antti outrun us."

Pro Mod racer Roger Johansson suffered a leaking brake line on his first pass and two dead spark plugs on the second where he recorded an 8.18 to go 16th.

Top Fuel Dragster racer Antti Horto was happy with a 4.07 at a slowing 447kph. Crew member Tony Pearson said "Antti's chassis seems to work well on most tracks. The speed was down due to a head gasket burning which cause a burn on one of the cylinder heads. But Antti is a great driver and the speed was down because he knew there was a problem starting. We won't run the next session but will rebuild the engine methodically. Rune's team has got drivers that are former champions and that is an asset."

Pro Mod racer Johan Westberg suffered a broken third member on his first run which cause the driveshaft to break (see the makeshift duck tape repair?). Crew member Ulf Eklund said "Johan is driving down to Stockholm where he has spare parts and we will be fit for tomorrow."

Top Fuel Dragster racer Micke Kågered is experiencing an unusual weekend renting a racecar from Rune Fjeld instead of being an owner/driver. "Scotch" Rob Inglis (pictured) said "The teams have come together easily but most of us have known each other for a long time. Roles got agreed. Renting a car is different when you don't have control of some things, however it should give enough confidence to make good runs and impress the sponsors who will be attending. It's just for this race. People are working different ways to get the same result, Leon and Mark are from both teams and are working on the clutch. Me? I've never had cleaner hands at a race meeting!"

Top Fuel Dragster racer Jari Halinen's team is joined for this weekend by US tuner Jimmy Walsh, who in a career spanning thirty years has been crew chief for Joe Amato, Kenny Bernstein, Morgan Lucas and Tony Pedregon. He said "I have known Rune for over twenty years and am impressed with his strong operation. It's my first time in Europe - I did plan to come over ten years ago but didn't make it. I am impressed with the track, the teams should be able to run a three second time here in the right conditions. The teams are used to being quite conservative in their approach and they need more aggression."

Top Fuel Dragster racer Micke Kågered is racing in a Rune Fjeld-owned and tuned car this weekend, the team including Rune wearing the Bahco liveried crew shirts and including members of Micke's own crew as well as Rune's. On his first run in the car, Micke ran a planned launch after a smokeless burnout. More to come!

Top Fuel Dragster racer Thomas Nataas's ride is owned and tuned by Carsten Andersen (pictured left) and Per Andersen. The car went into shake on its first pass as the team seek the right setup going from a new all ashphalt track to the all concrete surface at Tierp. They said "With eight cars here and no US tuners with us we are feeling the pressure a little."

Top Fuel Dragster racer Anita Mäkelä was ready for her first pass which was a 4.24/445kph with a softish 60ft time of 0.92. This was a better time than any of her passes at the Main Event, where her best was 4.29, and promises more performance later in the race.

Top Fuel Dragster racer Stig Neergaard is without usual tuner John Smith who is in the US. Nevertheless, Stig put in a stout 4.18/419kph to qualify second in the first of four planned sessions.

Top Fuel Bike racer Peter Andersson-Ström said "This is our first race this year - we just made small adjustments and maintenance over the weekend. We have run a best of 6.78 here but at only 268kph so we think we can go several tenths quicker, we just have to find it." Peter's engine would not fire in the first session but there are three more scheduled runs to qualify.

Super Twin racer Vesa Lipponen is on his third year with the bike which has a Dixie frame and unblown PRP engine. He said "I moved up from a street car class to Super Twin which was a jump. Our best time testing for this year with a couple of new parts was a 7.3 but we want to run a six. I will race the whole UEM series - it makes a difference having only four rounds to fund, as transport to the UK is 6000 Euros for the team."

Super Twin racer Jarkko "Jaakoppi" Laukkanen is on Vesa Lipponen's crew this weekend but is planning to race his own Super Twin bike next season. He said "I started racing at the 2011 Finals with Carina Sjutti's old bike. Unfortunately I misjudged the track and had an engine explosion on the launch. After I recover from a back injury I will work on the bike and be out in 2014." Jaakoppi also has news of Finnish Pro Mod racer Markko Lanto who is building a new Cuda and trailer to replace his Corvette.

Super Twin racer Svein Olaf Rofstad was optimistic after a successful test at Gardermoen and a visit to Valdosta in the US last November. "The bike is unchanged except we changed our setup after Valdosta and we are using some parts from the no.2 bike. We had a great eighth mile time there but still have problems keeping the engine alive after 250m. So we changed the ignition and are trying to lean it out to burn the fuel." Svein Olaf said that last year's team mate Jan Sturla Hegre will be riding a new Top Fuel Bike owned by Norwegian Per Åke Bengt for the last three rounds of the championship.

US Pro Stock Bike tuner Gary Stoffer is with Fredrick Fredlund on the PAF team this weekend. "I brought another engine over with me. We are looking to run a six but the minimum weight in Europe is 20lb higher. Our setup for clutch and rpm is totally different from the US and also different here from Santa Pod. So we can't compare data as well and we need to collect more data. Several bikes, Kalle's, Elvira's and Kenneth's all have state of the art parts but the different conditions and lack of track time hurt." In the US Gary is crew chief for NHRA PSB rider Katie Sullivan.

Pro Stock Bike racer Kenneth Vik announced a tie-up with Sovereign and George Bryce's Star Racing and is excited about the link-up. "I started on the project in 2012 when George Bryce asked me to ride for him. I wanted to try some new equipment and Star Racing has great possibilities. So I went to Star Racing in Georgia and tested the bike and was glad with the results. Then in Gardermoen last week I ran a 7.08 on a marginal track and could have gone quicker but we decided to spare the parts. Our objective is to prove to Jeno Rujp of Sovereign the potential of the team and to be a European showcase for Star Racing." Pictured with Kenneth is crew chief for this race Tor Erik Westbye.

Super Twin racer Ulf Ledström is racing his ex-Hans Olav Olstad bike again this season. It has a frame by Gunnar Olsson, PRP enginem Servex heads and Higear clutch. At the end of the first session Ulf was second with a new PB 6.98/286kph run.

Top Fuel Dragster racer Micke Kågered with two talented young drivers of his V8 Thunder Cars Series team (formerly Camaro Cup), Jocke and Andreas Ahlberg, who are at their first drag race. Andreas thinks that it’s going to be an exciting weekend. Jocke and Andreas each drive a car at circuits around Sweden and are in their third season with Team Kågered. Picture courtesy and ©Lena Perés.

Super Comp racer Kevin Yrjövaara has graduated from Junior Dragster at the age of 16. His father, crew chief and sponsor Olle said "This is our first race this year and we want to run the rest of the EDRS series. The car was bought from Jimmy Andersson. Kevin is from Habo, Sweden.

Stock/Super Stock racer Lars Björklund is racing this 327 cu in Camaro in G/SA and went 11.94 on a 12.00 index to go 21st. In the line-up we heard Eurodragster.com sponsor Dan Williams has had a problem with his water pump which prevented him running in session one and we hope he can locate a spare.

Stock/Super Stock racer Håkan Nordström from Falun has a '70 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda and is in A/SA with an index of 11.00. He ran 9.95 to go no.1 in the first session. Dave Schmitz Racing is the engine supplier with Don Little Racing heads.

Stock/Super Stock racer Erik Wallin from Uppsala also runs in A/SA in his 427cu in Camaro and ran a 10.41 to go no.9 in the first session.

Stock/Super Stock racer Christer Lidberg from Vilhelmina has a Plymouth Roadrunner and he has raced since 2009. He ran 10.60 on 11.25 index to go no.8.

Super Twin racer Matti Vähäsaari from Norway has bought the unblown Zodiac engine that Ton Pels used to run and tells us the bike is lighter as a result. "We have great hopes for performance and want to run the whole series including the Nordic championship."

Competition Eliminator racer Jan Ekström runs his D/D and it is his third year in the class with a best of 7.97. He said "We have a new convertor this year." Crew chief is father Johan and the engine a SBC of 320cu in. Troubles in session one meant he is qualified 15th.

Competition Eliminator racer Peter Emilsson last ran in Pro Stock in 2009 and is now returning with the same car but much smaller 267cu in engine and auto trans. He said "I ran in Comp Eliminator from 1997 and am aiming to run in EDRS and to go in the high eights."

Competition Eliminator racer Mathias Stenström has a turbo Volvo S90 with BMW engine and ran 7.02 on a 7.50 C/TA index to go seventh. The car has run as quick as 6.72/335kph.

Competition Eliminator racer Odd Erik Fossum is crewed by daughter Trine Fossum (pictured right) and guest crew and TMD racer Birgitte Bremnes. Trine said "We bought the car as a new build from Stroupe Race Cars in 2011 and run it in A/NA with a nitrous assisted 632cu in engine. It's more economical to run in Sportsman class although it could run in Pro Mod." Trine told us that her quick (7.63) JM/A dragster is for sale. Birgitte is looking forward to driving the Islanders' dragster at the European Finals.

Competition Eliminator racer Stefan "Stuff" Persson is racing this F/D. Crewman Jörgen Westling told us that the engine is a new Rodeck four banger of 180cu in with TH350 trans. This is the first race with the new engine and the old ran a best of 9.9. Problems prevented a time in the first session.

Competition Eliminator racer Yngve Solberg from Oslo, Norway, is crewed by his father and sponsor Øystein. He told us the car is for sale. "We bought the car almost new from North Dakota and the previous owner was 82 years old. The car holds the European AA/D record of 6.50/210mph and has a BBC with a short stroke of 3.5 inches to give 397 cu in and is easy to maintain and quick." Plans for the future? "We would like to get a front engined nostalgia Top Fuel car. I go to Bakersfield and have bought parts from Brandon Murray but there is no more space for another race car!"

Competition Eliminator racer Andreas Arthursson runs a '97 Chevy Monte Carlo and took it to 6.877 on 7.39 index to go no.5. The car was built by Gebharts Racecars and has a turbo Chevy small block with Hughes Powerglide. More details on PPF Racing Team are at www.pure-pf.com.

Competition Eliminator racer Lars-Georg Johansson runs an NS Racecars built blowen SBC engined Camaro with a best of 7.49/290kph. He ran 7.81 on the BA/A 8.40 index to go no.4.

Competition Eliminator racer Jens Eklund has this Audi A5 which ran 8.06 on an 8.77 index to go no.2. The self-built car has 25.1 chassis, and a turbo Audi 2.4 engine with Leanders clutch and Liberty 5 speed trans. Best time to date is 7.77 and more details are at www.eklundracing.se.

Eleven Super Gas Bikes made the call for the first session. Reigning champion Tomas Jonsson was no.1 with a 9.55.

Competition Eliminator racers Jens Eklund and Bjørn Johansen (in the Corvette) await their first qualifying attempt. Bjørn ran 7.14 on a 7.26 index to go 11th in his unblown, Stroup Racecars built machine.