2019 FHRA Nitro Nationals – Live Coverage

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06 Jul 2019 16:22

FHRA – European Championship
Nitro Nationals
Kauhava Airfield
July 4-7, 2019

Qualifying Notes by Rose Hughes

Nitro Nationals

Round Four – Top Qualifiers

The quickest in each class in fourth and final qualifying session: Kenneth Holmberg (Pro Stock Bike) 7.544; Harry Piensalmi (Super Twin) 6.936; Jan Sturla Hegre (Top Fuel Bike) 6.561; Vesa Ruhanen (Super Street Bike) 7.300. Fredlund, Christiansen, Gustafsson and Ruhanen low qualifiers going into eliminations tomorrow.

Round Three – Top Qualifiers

The quickest in each class this session: Fredrik Fredlund (Pro Stock Bike) 7.118; Harry Piensalmi (Super Twin) 6.754; Rikard Gustafsson (Top Fuel Bike) 5.860 at a huge 254.52mph – resetting the fastest pass in Europe again [alongside Fil Papafilippou’s 5.960]; Alex Hope (Super Street Bike) 7.227 – Fredlund, Marcus Christiansen, Gustafsson and Vesa Ruhanen remain low qualifiers after three qualifying sessions

Round Two – Top Qualifiers

Rikard Gustafsson takes over the top spot in Top Fuel Bike with a 5.836/246 with Fil also improving with 5.865!! Fredlund improves to a 7.094 in Pro Stock Bike; Martjin de Haas runs low of the session with a 6.644 in Super Twin.

Round One – Top Qualifiers

Low qualifiers after session one are Pro Stock Bike Fredrik Fredlund 7.198; Super Twin Bike Marcus Christiansen 6.425, Top Fuel Bike Fil Papafilippou 5.975, [first five-second bike pass in Finland], Super Street Bike Vesa Ruhanen 7.085.

Congratulations to Filippos Papafilippou on running the first FIVE-second pass in Finland at the Nitro Nationals on the Gulf Oil/PUMA Engineering/King Racing Top Fuel Fuel motorcycle!