2002 Christmas Messages
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Urs Erbacher Racing from Switzerland wishes all teams, friends and sponsors a merry Christmas and a good run in the new Year. Special thanks to Tog, Sharkman and David Alexander.

Urs Erbacher Racing, Top Methanol Funny Car, Switzerland

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Happy New Year and looking forward to 2003 to all 10.90 and 9.90 Bike riders in the UK National Championships.

Fred Furlong, Team Crescent Suzuki Racing, 9.90 Bike

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Thanks to all my crew Al, Baggey, Phil and my son Benito. Thanks to all my fans. Have a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have new suprises for next year.

George Chiarella, Super Comp, UK

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Merry Christmas to everyone that know us, looking forward to 2003 season with Scottie's new altered 'In the DOG HOUSE again'. Thanks to everyone who has helped us this year! See you all next year, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The guys and girls from Dog Squad Racing, Wild Bunch, UK

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God Jul och ett Gott Nytt År!

-- Axeldal family, Super Comp and Junior Dragster, Sweden

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Hope all of you have a great Xmas and New Year. Roll on Easter.

-- Azza, fan, UK

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Merry Christmas and a happy and successful New Year to all race teams, friends, fans and Eurodragster readers. And a special thank you to Tog and Sharkman for the excellent coverage.

-- Peter Beck and Top Fuel Team Switzerland

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To all of you from all of us, a very Merry Christmas!

-- Christer Abrahamson, Svensk Dragracing

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS! It's here already, I'm sure they bring it forward each year. This is the time of year when everyone says nice things to everyone for a week or two, so here goes. Thanks to all who make each event at Santa Pod and Shakespeare County run smoothly each year. Thanks to the poor bloke who sits in his car at the bottom end of Shakespeare County, thanks to the people who keep the bogs clean at Shakespeare County, thanks to Bruno for looking so tough with his big dagger in his firesuit! Big thanks to John Price, I mean what a player he is, he is the voice of British drag racing. Thanks to Terry and Tina Gibbs for being a good laugh and for five years of Super Series, thanks to Ian Marshall for smiling at least once during the season - I have the picture Ian. A big thanks to everyone involved in drag racing in the UK and Europe, you are what makes me tick, I love it don't you!

-- Rob Faulkner and the Crossfire Super Comp team, UK

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Everyone here would like to wish our fans, sponsors, fellow racers and all those crazy press folk a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2003. A particular tip of the hat to Tog and Sharkman for all their excellent, voluntary work throughout the season.

We look forward to seeing you all again at the races and if any of you are visiting the Autosport show next month, be sure to drop by our stand and say hi.

-- American Car Imports Racing Top Methanol Dragster team, UK

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Team Top Banana would like to wish everybody into drag racing a Happy Xmas and a Happy non red lighting New Year. Take it from a team that knows.

Brian, Lee, Marc, Neil and Richie, Team Top Banana, UK

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We would like to wish all racers and fans a Very Merry Christmas.

-- Anders Magnusson, Andréasson Motorsports Top Methanol FC team, Sweden

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A Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for 2003 to all drag fans.

-- Carl Wadkin-Snaith, The Fang Supertwin team, UK

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We would like to send season's greetings to our crew which did excellent work, to all fellow racers, track marshals and to our sponsors. We couldn't have done this without any of them. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us to all of you.

-- Callin Racing, FIA Top Fuel Dragster #3, Sweden

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To everyone involved in the sport, may I wish you all a peaceful Christmas and may all your final Xmas Tree lights be green (not that racers should be seeing them)!

-- Jim Broome, British Nitro Funny Car Championship Co-ordinator

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Mad Bomber Racing wishes all teams, friends, fans and Eurodragster readers a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

-- Mad Bomber Racing Top Methanol Dragster team, Finland

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Have a very Happy Christmas and New Year. I'm be bringing back “some parts” for my old Suzuki from Florida, so all the 10.90 bikers should look out because it WILL run consistent 10.90s next year! Seasons Greetings to all racers too.

-- John and Alison Hackney, Santa Pod Raceway timing crew, UK

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Wishing you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy eventful New Year. To all my loyal engine users and parts buyers a very big thank you for all your support in 2002 .

-- Jeff Bull and Belinda Southernwood, Jeff Bull Race Engines, UK

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Team Christmas Cards, designed and sent to us by Stefan Boman:

Anders Karling, 2002 FIM/UEM European Supertwin Top Fuel Bike Champion, Sweden
Michael Malmgren, 2002 FIA European Pro Stock Champion, Sweden
Håkan Nilsson, 2002 NDRS Bilsport Pro Mod Series Champion, Sweden

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Thanks to Sharkman and Tog for making me laugh when things were going crap this year, and to all the other friends and racers, because without your help we would never have won the National Championship this year. So all the best to Syd, Pete, Brownie and Keith, Luke, Tom and Rayner, Steve Johnson and Kev Cerasale who kept the gears turning. Merry Christmas to all you Eurodragster readers

-- Crunch, Crew Chief for 2002 UK National Super Pro ET Champion Martyn Jones

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We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. To all the hard working APIRA and FAST marshals we also thank you for an excellent year - here's to next year and next season - cheers!

-- Jeremy Cookson, APIRA/Shakespeare County Raceway Press Officer

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From all of us, to all of you, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! With love

-- Fast Freddy Racing Team (Pro Modified), Sweden

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all race teams, officials, commentators and fans, see you next Summer.

-- Anne, Seppo, Sami, Toni, Jani and all of the Saapola Family Racing Team, Finland

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We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

-- Ulf Stadig, Veidec Racing/Nilsson Motorsports Pro Mod team, Sweden

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Merry Christmas to everyone involved with the sport. Hoping 2003 will be just as good as 2002.

-- CC Racing Top Methanol Funny Car team, UK

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all at Eurodragster....your coverage of drag racing has been excellent.

Thank you to Dave Branch for putting together a strong and reliable engine and for his patience, also to Paul Rose for his observations (!!?), to Steve French for pointing out the odd serious gaff, to my brother Robert and crew Denis and Chris for their hard work.

Christmas greetings to all fellow competitors in Comp Bike, and best wishes for a quicker 2003.

In closing, there could be no more worthy and honourable winner of this year's title than the quietly spoken Klaus Brinkmann....well done.

Now where did I put that packet of larger NOS and Fuel Jets.

-- Philip Leamon, CB4 Competition Bike, UK

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Just to say Happy Xmas to all the marshals and officials at Shakespeare County Raceway and to all who know me in the pits

-- Mark, ACU Scrutineer, UK

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We would like to send season's greetings to everyone involved in the sport. To each and every Wild Bunch member, even the ones that beat us, but especially to all those people at APIRA who make our visits the best fun you can have with your clothes on. See you ALL next year.

-- Alec, Tom, Kevin, Rita, Jenny and Janet (Mad R's Drag Racing), UK

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We'd like to wish everyone at Eurodragster, all racing teams, APIRA, FAST, SPR and PDRC marshalls and officials (thanks for all your hard work!), commentators, sponsors, promoters, photographers, magazine editors, fans and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2003. Looking forward to another great season already, and seeing you all at the tracks!! Best Wishes!

-- "Crazy" Chris, Claire and family and the "Backdraft" team, UK

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We Would like to wish all race fans, competitors, staff, marshals, reporters, photographers, promoters at Santa Pod Raceway and Shakespeare County Raceway, also our loyal and long suffering crew a great Christmas and here's to another fantastic year of racing in 2003! Thanks to everybody.

-- Malkie Wheels Up ("well a little bit!") and Marcie, Spellbound drag racing team, UK

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Thanks Eurodragster for the opportunity to wish all drag racing people a Merry Christmas and rapid New Year.

-- Fay, Dave, Paul and Clare at Speedflow, UK

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We would like to wish all the racers and team members we have seen in the medical centre and on the track at Santa Pod this year very Merry Christmas and a safe and successful New Year. To all the staff and racers and teams at Santa Pod Raceway and the rest of the safety team we look forward to working and seeing you all in the New Year. See you in January 2003 for the start of another year of drag racing.

-- The Doctors and Medics at APMS Ltd, UK

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Well 2002 came and went in a blur didn't it? To all racers, officials, safety workers, concession stand operators and, of course, race fans everywhere, have a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. Well just 'til until April, when the peace is shattered by the sound of race engines firing up to go at it all over again! It's been a fantastic year for me personally and I hope it was for everyone else...Here's to a better one in '03!!

-- Barry Bohannon, "ex 'Sting Boy and 'rookie' commentator", UK

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Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
Nitro's far away
Wish I had a DVD
To watch on Xmas day...

Wonder if Santa has to have safety updates on the sleigh? Merry Xmas all, won't be long till summer.

-- Steve Hiatt, Dragsterland web site, UK

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I'd also like to wish all the fans of the Red Victor 1 racing team, and all drag racers, a very merry Xmas and a prosperous New Year.

-- Andy Frost, Red Victor 1 Racing, UK

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Christmas Greetings to one and all. Thanks to Avon Park officials for the meetings this year also Bruno and FAST for all their hard work. See you all in 2003. Greetings to all The Maltese Drag Racing Association and racers.

-- Bob, Carole and Crew, Runaway Drag Racing Team, UK

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Peter Schöfer and team would like to wish all friends, fans, teams, sponsors and everyone who loves that sport a Merry Christmas and a Happy and successful New Year. And a special thanks to the Eurodragster.com team. See you next year.

-- Peter Schöfer Racing, Top Methanol Dragster, Germany

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We'd like to wish all drag fans, but particularly anyone involved in Street Eliminator a really great Christmas and a Happy New Year and to say a big thanks for the support and encouragement we've had in 2002. We hope we'll be back to entertain you big stylee with our new combo in April. Have a great one!

-- Ian Hook and the Cheltenham Fat Boys, race team, UK

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Happy Xmas and New Year to all our friends, racers, crews, SPR/SCR staff etc. See you all next season, if we have sobered up by then!

-- Al and Linda Platt, 2002 UK National Sportsman ET Champion

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I would like to thank all my customers this year and give them all a big pat on the back for going that extra mile and making the effort to put on a totally professional show. With more track officials and racers (even sportsman teams) wearing pro-uniforms it helped raise the profile of our sport as a whole and I feel privileged to have helped in some small way. When I stopped and took in the general scene at the European Finals at Santa Pod this year it was plain that our sport had moved up a notch. From the organisation of the race and the preparation of the facility to the appearance and performance of the race teams in both car and bike Championships you just could not have found a better weekend of world class sport anywhere. I look forward to even greater things for European drag racing next season. Merry Christmas everyone and roll on 2003!

And please, please get your uniform orders in early for next season!

-- Ian Turburville, photo-journalist, UK

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I would very much like to wish everybody a happy Christmas. This includes all fellow racers in every class, the marshals, and the staff at both Santa Pod and Shakespeare County. Most of all to Paul Wright, Rich Gilbertson, Smax Smith and Wendy Talbot and family, who treated me like a second son and who held things together for me and Lin, my kids and my crew after our two "Lightning doesn't strike twice" crashes this year. I would of course like to give a massive thanks to Tog and Sharkman at Eurodragster for their continuing support to our Drag Racing, and not to forget Jeff Bull and Kenny Coleman for their everlasting support and advice as regards the top built motors in this country.

Well, as you might agree, after this year my budget for racing has had a good kicking! We will be back with another car and hope to see you all at the track in the New Year. All the best from "Team Rooga!".

-- Gary Malin, racer, UK

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We want to wish all Drag Racing fans, drivers and team members and last but not least all those volunteers who always make an event look like an event a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Gardermoen Raceway and Norsk Dragracing Gardermoen. And remember to be kind!

-- Ove Rønning, NDRG official, Norway

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All of us at Carter Motorsports would like to wish everyone a great Christmas and a Happy New Year

-- Andy Carter, Top Fuel Dragster racer, UK

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All the crew at Malmgren Racing would like to take this opportunity to wish all our competitors, fellow racers, sponsors and everyone we met over the past year a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Work hard in your garages over the winter, we'll meet again next year.

-- Magnus Cato, AC Delco/Malmgren Racing Pro Stock team, Sweden

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Here's to a very Merry Christmas to all, from all the team at UK Event Safety

-- Glenn Ramsden, safety consultant, UK

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I would like to wish all Maltese racers and the Eurodragster.com staff and readers a Happy Christmas and a great 2003, both in Drag Racing and in their personal lives.

-- Michael Buhagiar, fan, Malta

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I'd like to wish my sponsors old and new, fans and fellow racers a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. I'll see you all next year!

-- Barry Sheavills, Top Fuel Dragster racer, UK

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