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RG Engineering builds new Race Shop!

After ending our race season in the US we have put all time and work into build our new shop.
Working day and night, 7 days a week from December we are now almost ready and have moved and start to work in our new building. We still do all motorcycle related work for both racing […]

US Tour 2008 | Finals in Valdosta

After the Norwalk event we flew back home to work and get everything ready for Valdosta, our second AMA race.
In the beginning of November, with our suitcases full of heads that we welded and repaired, a new tire and some more spare parts we where ready to fly over to South Bend and pick […]

US Tour 2008 | Fall Nationals Norwalk

After the Final in England we got back home and I had to rebuild my engine. I know that I had to put the bike on a plane as soon as possible to get it through the customer service in time. After two days the bike was ready to crate up and the day after […]

UEM Final Event Santa Pod England 2008

With 12 point leed in the European Top Fuel Champinship we were excited for this last race this season in Europe. After a long journey down to Calais we arrived to England and the wet weather that this country often is associate with. This condition last both Friday and Saturday and made all the qualification […]

Mosten Raceday Danmark 2008

After last years succes we were really looking forward to this 1/8 mile event. This year we had our friend and supporter Peder with us. We arrived late thursday night and because the wet condition we decided to unpack everything until next morning. After a good night sleep we woke up to a sunny Denmark. […]

Hockenheim Nitro Olympix 2008

After a lot of discussion of allowing us attending the Nitro Thunder class at Hockenheim we were finally invited. I really like this track, the audience and the atmosphere! So it was very fun to be back for the third year in a row. The rain stopped our chanses for testing the track on friday. […]

UEM Event Gardemoen Norway 2008

We arrived at the track on Thursday evening and unpacked the bike and all parts. Thanks to all helping hands! On Fridays qualifications we had some serious problem to find the right set up for the clutch. The condition was nearly what we had experienced in Finland. I only manage to run a slow 7.6 […]

UEM Event Mantorp park Veidec Dragrace Festival 2008

We went up to Mantorp on Wednesday to represent the Top Fuel class at the press day. We did a interview and one round on the track for the media. The track condition was really bad and our run was more like a very long burn out. I went back home to Falkenberg to work […]

UEM Event Alastaro Finland 2008

After the rain out of the Main event we were peckish to continue the championship. We drove up to Stockholm where we meet up the crew of Team Fredlund. We took the ferry together to Åland to spend the night at Fredrik Fredlunds home. We are greatful for his and Tinas hospitality. Next day did […]

Main Event, Santa Pod 2008

First we went down to south of Sweden to help Ulf Ögge transporting his new Buell Pro Stock Bike to the Pod. After the long journey to the ferry at Donkerque we discovered that there was a strike at Calais harbour and that all the trucks had to go by Donkerque. After 9h waiting we […]


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