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PDRA
Continues to Grow in International Racers
Swedish Wulcano Racing Team Plans to Run Entire 2017
Schedule
PITTSBORO, N.C. (December 6, 2016): The 2014 F.I.A. Pro
Mod Champion will give PDRA Pro Extreme racers a new
challenge in 2017. Wulcano Racing Team, led by driver
Mattias Wulcan and crew chief Pelle Eriksson, plans to run
the entire PDRA series next season with their blown ‘69
Camaro.
The team has only been together since 2010, but has
accomplished much in that short time. In 2013, Wulcan
finished second in the FIA European Championship and
proceeded to follow that up with the championship title in
2014. At the end of 2014, Wulcano Racing began their
international racing endeavors, competing in Qatar with
the Arabian Drag Racing League. Shortly after their
appearance with the ADRL, Wulcan suffered a horrific
crash, destroying the car and leaving him with an
extensive recovery time. When the team returned to the
track this year, they won their first race out, became the
first and only car to run 3.60s in Europe, set four new
European records, and six new track records. Now the
Swedish team is ready to compete with the quickest and
fastest U.S. competitors.
“It has always been a big dream to come to the U.S. and
race with the best teams in the land that invented and is
the home of drag racing,” told Eriksson. “We want to race
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in the world! PDRA is first
class, hands down. We were at the first race of PDRA 2016 in Tulsa, and we
were amazed with the amount of fast doorslammers. We stood on the
startline for three days and watched; it was awesome! And in the pits,
people were really nice to us. We liked the friendly atmosphere, a big
racing family.”
The Wulcano Racing Team family, consisting of Oliver Johnsson, Thomas
Dahlblom and Joakim Andersson, in addition to Wulcan and Eriksson, has
reached the limits of what’s possible in Europe, having run as fast as the
safety break there allows at 3.66.
“We’re ready to have a lot of fun and win rounds,” Eriksson added. “This
is our big dream and we are going to enjoy it! It’s a learning curve for
us, and every track we go to will be new to us, but we of course want to
be in the top. It’s small marginals between success and going home early
and we do not like to be beaten.”
Check out the Wulcano Racing Team on Facebook and follow their journey
throughout the 2017 PDRA tour.
ABOUT THE PDRA
Based in Pittsboro, North Carolina, the Professional Drag Racers
Association is the top sanctioning body in the United States for the sport
of eighth-mile drag racing. The PDRA’s professional categories include Pro
Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Boost, and Pro Extreme Motorcycle along with Top
Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Jr. Dragster, and Top Jr. Dragster. The 2016
PDRA schedule consists of nine national events. For more on the world’s
premier eighth mile drag racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
Follow the PDRA:
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram,
YouTube.
PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
704.692.4636
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