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Congratulations to the 2024 champion, Conny Karlsson from Sweden.

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Round three in the 2024 Euroserie, the Topgas finals at Mosten Raceday in Denmark.

Just like in each season in the recent past, the Euroserie championship was decided at the last race, on the best 1.8 mile track in Europe, near Randers in Denmark. Ten topgas racers tried to qualify, below is the list.

Peter Niklas (above) and Tom Krause (below) failed to qualify. Both riders were absent, the last few years. It was good them both back in the saddle. Peter adjusted his wheelybar after the first round.

John Hanssen was the number three in the championship last year. This year in Mosten he qualified at place #8.

The last time we saw Jaakko Mietinen from Finland race at Mosten, he was on a V-rod Destroyer. Now he is back with a "Twin Cycle" topgas bike.

Horst Peterson was able to stay ahead of the other V-rod and of Jaakko.

Mike Dolata had raced the previous weekend in the Supercomp bike class in Hockenheim.

Herman Jolink is still refining the new dragbike with the Ducati Pangale engine.

Herman qualified at place#4, not a bad result at all for the veteran.

Jan Malmerg still had a chance to become the champion this season.

But his opponent Conny Karlsson was quicker in the qualifications.

Gerd Caspari had raced the weekend before at Hockenheim, where he sharpened his personal best.

And he became the top qualifier at Mosten.

On saturday morning the best eight riders made a pass and the best four would continue.

Herman Jolink leaned heavily to keep his bike at the right trail, but was not able to repeat his best time so far, and was out in the first round.

Caspari, Karlsson, Malberg and Mike Dolata continued.

Malmberg lost the breather of his catch can after the burnout in the semi finals, and was instructed to shut the bike off.

Gerd Caspari and Conny Karlsson advanced to the finals and Gerd won the race.

Conny Karlsson won the 2024 Euroserie.

Jan Malmberg (left on the picture) became the runner up, and Horst Peterson made third place, much to his own surprise.

Another great race at Mosten!

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Round two in the Euroserie. Mantorp Park

Three racers were present at the second STTG Euroserie race.

Herman Jolink with his Panigale-Ducati. Jan Malmberg with his blown "Derringer".

And Conny Karlsson on his Turbo-Harley.

A ceremony was held, to give Karlsson his award for winning Malmö.

And he also managed to win the race at Mantorp.

Qualifications were done on the 1/4 mile and eliminations were on the 1/8 mile.

There are seven topgassers on the list for the last race of the season, Mosten raceday.

Ole Schleichert decided to stop racing, and his bike is now for sale.
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The first round of the 2024 euroserie Supertwin top gas was held in Malmö at the 11th and 12 of May.

Nice weather on both days and the track was in good condition. Seven racers had voted in favour of that date, but unfortunately only four teams showed up.

Three rounds of qualifications were held on saturday, followed by two rounds of eliminations.

Jan Malmberg was the quickest on Saturday. He suffered wheelspin at the start during the semi finals, and a broken gearbox during the finals (sprag) prevented him from making a decent pass on Sunday.

Conny Karlsson qualified as the #2 on Saturday, and won the race on Sunday.

Malte Foit was able stay close to him at the first half of the track during the semi finals, when Conny had a bad start.

But Karlsson made no mistakes in the finals, won the race and set his best time and speed of the weekend.

Ole and Petra have sold their V-rod Destroyer, and Ole Schleichert is now in the saddle of the bike that Gerd Caspari, Bernd Niessen and Karsten Hormann have raced in the past.

He still needs some track time on it, and the eight mile strip at Malmö was a great place to get used to the bike and the routine that comes with it. Ole and made another pass after he got eliminated on sunday.

Times set during that weekend can be seen here...

The next race in the euroserie will be at the Meguiar's Drag Festival at the legendary drag strip at Mantorp Park, at the last weekend of July.
A four days event, a quarter mile race, a bigger field, and a few teams from Finland.

See you there!

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The 2024 Euroserie Supertwin Top Gas championship races:

11-12 May, Malmö, Sweden,

25-28 July, Drag Festival, Mantorp Park, Sweden.

29-31 August, Mosten Raceday, Denmark.

See you there.

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Race #5 in the 2022 Euroserie supertwin top gas.
Nitrolympix, Hockenheim, 26-28 august.

There were five top gas racers on the entree list, Martin Buehler and Olaf Menzie from Switzerland, and Carsten Hormann, Gerd Caspari and Joerg Lymant from Germany.
A 4-field drag race was planned for sunday. The weather conditions were tropical.

Gerd Caspari had bought Serge Pinet's Buell and had sold his old bike to Carsten Hormann. The first qualification round was held on Friday morning. Gerd and Carsten were first in line. Hormann did 8.8 and Caspari 8.0 seconds.

Martin Buehler's bike spit out some debree when he left the start line, and did a poor 10.4.

Olaf Menzi was in the other lane, and his bike stopped shortly after the start.

Then Joerg Lymant did 7.5.

Martin Buehler and his helper Bend Foit had to wrench for the rest of the day, the other four racers went to the start line again on friday afternoon.

Hormann and Caspari could not improve their times, Lymant did another 7.5, slightly quicker then his first run.

Olaf Menzie had not been able to solve his problem. His bike stopped again, shortly after the start. Menzie did not come out on saturday for round #3. Martin Buehler had repaired his bike and did a nice 8.3.

Caspari left the start line way too early and did not set a time. Hormann and Lymant did not improve.

Round #4: Carten Hormann did set his best time so far, 8.76.

In the other lane Gerd Caspari improved to 7.51 and became the top qualifier for about five minutes. Last chance to qualify for Olaf Menzie, but again the same problem. And Martin Buehler was not able to reach the finish line. Then Joerg Lymant set things straight with 7.38.

Carsten Hormann did 8.78 in the semi finals. But he was sent home by Joeg Lymant, who sharpened the topgas class record to 7.36. Then Gerd Caspari caused an upset doing 7.27 and 298 KmH.

Martin Buehler disappointed with 10.2 seconds.

The final race could have been exciting, but Gerd Caspari's bike stopped right after the start, while Lymant did 7.4 and won the race.

Below are Gerd, Joerg and Carsten.

Joerg Lymant also secured the 2022 Euroserie championship at Hockenheim.

Martin Buehler and Jan Malmberg need to decide at Mosten who will become the runner up.
Gerd Caspari became Europe's quickest topgas biker ever, at the the semi finals at the NOX, but his bike suffered major damage.

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Race #6 in the 2022 Euroserie supertwin top gas: Mosten Race Day at the Bode Engvej in Denmark. The last race of the serie.

There were 13 topgassers on the entree list, but not all of them showed up. Still it was the biggest field of the season. Nice and sunny weather and a great atmosphere. Like always, the 1/8 mile "Custom Cycle Raceway" was in excellent condition.

Two qualification rounds were held on friday, and the best eight would advance to the eliminations on saturday.

Olaf Menzie was the first topgasser on the track.

But his bike did not perform the way it should be.

Neither did Martin Buehler's bike.

6.12 second for Horst Petersen on the V-rod Destroyer.

Cord Albers on an NCCR-Buell.

Malte Foit's engine is similar to the one in in Albers's bike.

And Malte was slightly quicker then Cord in the first round.

A nice 60 foot time for Jan Malmberg, but no more power after that. The problem seems to be a damaged piston, just like at Mantorp, earlier this season.

Another nice pass by a V-rod Destroyer, John Hansen was not as quick as Petersen, but good for the third place that morning.

Carsten "Mecky" Hormann was at the podium at Hockenheim, and became the quickest after round one in Mosten.

Martin Buehler improved in the second round and went from the bump spot to place #5 in the list.

Malte Fiot also did better in that round.

A nice launch for Cord Albers in the second round, but his bike broke down shortly after that, and the race was over for him.

Both Petersen and Hansen did better in this round, and Hansen managed to stay ahead of Menzi and Buehler.

Hormann did 5.44, and dropped to #2 on the list.

Anders Jensen came out for the first time.

But it is not clear what time he did. Anders was also coaching his crew members that were successful in other classes.

Olaf Menzi was able to improved his time, but was passed by Martin Buehler in the ranking.

And by Joerg Lymant, who became the top qualifier.

On saturday morning, the eight quickest were to battle it out, but only five came to the start for the first round, de four quickest would advance.

Petersen opened with a poor 6.9. Malte Foit was next, he should be able to beat that time, but he could not.

Consistent runs for Hormann and Lymant, and Martin Buehler also advanced to the semi finals, where Petersen produced his best run of the weekend.

Mecky Hormann had a bit of a wild ride but managed to go quicker then Petersen.

Martin Buehler did not come out, and Joerg Lymant produced another 4.7.

The seat of Hormann's bike was damaged beyond quick repair, so he did not race the final round. So Joerg Lymant could take it easy, he used 4.9 seconds for his last run at Mosten.

Below is the podium of Mosten, Mecky Hormann on the left, Hort Petersen on the right side, and Joerg Lymant, the 2022 champion, in the middle.

Jan Malmberg is the 2022 runner up, Martin Buehler was not able to pass him during the last race, Martin became the #3.

European Dragracing Database.

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Read the report on the first race, Malmo 2022, here.

Report on Tierp Arena 2022 here...

Report on Mantorp 2022 here...

The 2019 calendar for the Euroserie Supertwin Top Gas:
Season's opener: EDRS, Malmö, Sweden: 11 and 12 May. (read report)

Race #2: Norwegian Bike Festival, Gardermoen, Norway: 14-16 June. (read report)

Race #3: Mantorp Drag Revival, Mantorp park, Sweden. 25-28 July. (read report)

Race # 4: Hockenheim, Germany: 16-18 August. (read report)

Race #5: Mosten Raceday, Denmark: 29 august - 1 September. (read report)

Race #6: Drachten Finals, DHRA, The Netherlands: 20 - 22 September. Cancelled!

The five best results of these six races will count for the 2019 Euroserie championship.

Calendar in PDF with details here...

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Official 1/4 mile record: 7.360 sec.

Set by Joerg Lymant,Germany. set at the Nitrolymx in august 2022.

Official 1/8 mile record: 4.591 sec.

Set by Joerg Lymant,Germany, set at Malmö raceway, Sweden, on the 12th of may 2019.

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The 2018 calendar for the Euroserie Supertwin Top Gas:

Season's opener: EDRS, Malmö, Sweden: 19 may and 20 may.(read report)

Race #2: Speeddays, Alkersleben, Germany: 07-10 june. (read report)

Race #3: Drag day, Hoškovice, Czech Rep: 23-24 june. (read report)

Race : 4: Main Event, Drachten, The Netherlands: 27-29 july. (read report)

Race #5: Hockenheim, Germany: 16-19 August. (read report)

Race #6 Mosten Raceday, Denmark: 31 august - 2 september. (read report)
The five best results of these six races will count for the 2018 Euroserie championship.

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2017 Calendar:

Season's opener: Malmö, Sweden: 13-14 may (read report)

Race #2: Malmö, Sweden: 3-4 june (read report)

Race #3: Drachten, The Netherlands: 28-30 july (read report)

:Race #4: Hockenheim, Germany: 18-20 august (read report)

Race #5: Mosten Racedays, Denmark: 1 & 2 september (read report)

Race #6: Drachten, The Netherlands: 29 sept-1 october (not valid)

Read the season's review.

The best 5 results count for the 2017 championship
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Season 2016:

Season's opener: 13-15 may Malmö, Sweden. (read report)

Race #2: Bechyne, Czech Rep: (read report)

Race #3: Drachten, The Netherlands: 1-3-july (read report)

Race #4: Hoškovice, Czech Rep: 16 july (read report)

Race #5: Drachten, The Netherlands: 22-24-july (read report)

Race #6: Hockenheim, Germany: 19-21 august (read report)

Race #7: Mosten Racedays, Denmark: 2 & 3 september (read report)

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Season 2015:

Season's opener: Hoskovice, Czech Rep., 9 & 10 may (read report)

Race #2: Bechyne, Czech Rep: 30 & 31 may (read report)

Race #3: Malmö, Sweden: 26 - 28 june (read report)

Race #4: Drachten, The Netherlands: 10 - 12-july (read report)

Race #5: Hockenheim, Germany: 7- 9 august (read report)

Race #6: Mosten, Denmark: 28 & 29 august (read report)

Finals: Malmö, Denmark: 11-13 september (read report)

Season's preview

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Read the 2014 preview.

Race Dates Supertwin Top Gas 2014:

3-4 may: Hoskovice airfield, Cz. Drag Day One, Knebl Drag Promotion (read report)

31 may-1june: Bechyne airbase, Cz. MSTO (read report)

28-29 june: Santa Pod raceway, UK. Summernationals SPRC (read report)

18-20 july: Malmö Raceway, Sweden (read report)

8-10 aug: Hockenheim, NitrOlympX, Germany (read report)

29-30 aug: Mosten Raceway, near Randers, Denmark (read report)

13-14 sept: Hoskovice airfield, Cz. Drag day Three, Knebl Drag Promotion (read report)

Read the 2015 preview.

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If you want to join in and need a good bike to compete, check the 4sale section.

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Race Dates Supertwin Topgas 2013:

4.-5. May, Drag Day Open Hoskovice CZ (read report)

25.-27. May, NAST Championship, Avon Park GB ( read report)

31. May – 2. Juni, Grand Nationals Bechyne CZ ( read report)

3.-4. August, Vandel, Denmark ( read report)

9.-11. August, NitrOlympX Hockenheim D (read report)

16.-18. August, Dutch Finals Drachten NL Cancelled!!!

30-31. August, Mosten Race Days, Randers DK (read report)

15 September, Drag Day Finals Hoskovice CZ (read report)

The best six results count for the 2013 championship.

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These were the 2012 race dates:

09-10 june: Drag Day Europe Hoskovice CZ (read report)

22-23-24 june: Dutch Open Drachten NL (read report)

29-30 juni/1 july: Dragster Eurogames Bechyne CZ (read report)

20-21-22 july: Dutch Open Drachten NL Cancelled!!!

10-11-12 aug: NitrOlympx Hockenheim D (read report)

17-18-19 aug: Dutch Open Finals Drachten NL (read report)

31aug-01 sep: Mosten Race Days Randers DK (read report)

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2011 Euroserie dates:

07-08 may: Drag days1 Hoskovice Czech republic. (read report)
04-05 june: Drag days 2 Hoskovice Czech republic. (read report)
17-19 june: Dutch Open Drachten 1,The Netherlands (read report)
15-17 july: Dutch Open, Drachten 2,The Netherlands (read report)
12-14 aug: , Nitrolympx Hockenheim, Germany. (read report)
26-28 aug: Dutch open finals, Drachten 3, The Netherlands (read report)
01-04 sept: Mosten MC Race days, Randers, Denmark.(read report)

Season's review 2012

The six best results count for the 2011 championship.

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These were the 2010 Euroserie Supertwin Topgas race dates:

8-9 mai: Hoskovice, Cz (read report)

18-20 june: Drachten, Nl (read report)

9-11 july: Drachten, Nl (read report)

29 july - 1 august: Mantorp, Se (read report)

13-15 august: Hockenheim, De (read report)

20-22 august: Drachten, Nl (read report)

2-4 september: Mosten, Dk (read report)

Best six results count for the 2010 championship.

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This were he race dates for the euroserie supertwin topgas 2009.