With winter in sight, the quarter-mile season has ended, and for the D.R.U. challenge competitor, it was no different. The season brought travel and thrill races, but weather also played a huge role. A total of 64 racers entered the Super Pro E.T. (24 competitors), Pro E.T. (32 competitors), and SuperComp (8 competitors) categories, racing across Europe to collect points […]
D.R.U Challenge – season’s summary 2026
Supercar Madness/Viva Italia – TT Circuit 2026
TT Circuit Assen, The Netherlands, 11th October 2026: After a successful Supercar edition at the start of the year, it was time for the second edition, this time at the Cathedral of Speed: the TT Circuit in Assen. Around 300+ super/hypercar owners exhibited their vehicles in front of several thousand visitors who didn’t mind the rainy Sunday and traveled up […]
DMSB Deutscher Drag Racing Pokal – Championship Summary
With the Nitrolympx weekend in the rearview mirror, the DMSB (Deutscher Motor Sport Bund) Drag Racing Pokal or Cup (DSMB DRP) closed the 2026 season. As in previous years, the season kicked off in Clastres, France, in May (29th European Dragster weekend) and June (30th European Dragster weekend), then moved to the third and final round at the Rico Anthes […]
Heaven 911 – The Greatest Hits
Vasim, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20th September 2026:The Vasim in Nijmegen became a Porsche Walhalla for a day when the team from Heaven 911 brought some of the most recognizable and iconic Porsches from the last seven decades for their 911 greatest hits edition. Heaven 911 is, of course, an exhibition that attracted all types of car enthusiasts, but especially Porsche […]
Wheels Mariënwaerdt 2026
Landgoed Mariënwaerdt, Beesd, The Netherlands 11/12/13th September 2026: an historic car collection to enhance the past, admire the present, and look forward to the future, all at an historic location, the main concept of Wheels Mariënwaerdt. Ferrari collection, a car talk, the pre-war sprint, the Concours d’Elegance, and the Cricklewood Bentley collection were some of the highlights of the third […]
GoJapan at Louwman’s Toyota World.
JDM Passion Takes Center Stage: GoJapan at Louwman’s Toyota World Raamsdonkveer 30th august 2026, Last Sunday, the grounds of Louwman’s Toyota World in Raamsdonksveer transformed into a JDM paradise as thousands of automotive enthusiasts gathered for the annual GoJapan car show. Featuring over 1,500 Japanese vehicles, the event celebrated the rich heritage, engineering, and culture of the JDM (Japanese Domestic […]
Nitrolympx 2026 – Sportsman Class – Eliminations (DAY-3)
Rico Anthes Quartermile, Hockenheimring, Germany, 23rd August 2026: It’s Sunday, like for the FIA and FIM classes; it also means race day for the sportsman classes! The weather conditions were ideal, with 20+ degrees and no rain in sight. Perfect conditions for the elimination. Unfortunately, bad luck struck, as an oil down in the final round of Funny Bike caused […]
Nitrolympx 2026 FIA/FIM Eliminations (DAY-3)
Rico Anthes Quartermile, Hockenheimring, Germany, 23rd August 2026: It’s Sunday, meaning race day! Only Super Street Bike Competitors had a last qualification round early in the morning before going into elimination, to compensate for the lost session on Saturday. The weather conditions were ideal, with 20+ degrees and no rain in sight. Perfect conditions for the elimination. With some minor […]
Nitrolympx 2026 Sportsman Class Qualifications (DAY-2)
Rico Anthes Quartermile, Hockenheimring, Germany, 22nd August 2026: Qualifications also continued for the sportsman categories here at the Rico Anthes Quartermile. As in the FIA and FIM categories, the qualification rounds for the sportsman categories were also affected by weather. Some rounds have been canceled. The top qualifiers in the sportsman categories after the final day of qualifications are Julian […]
Nitrolympx 2026 FIA/FIM Qualifications (DAY-2)
Rico Anthes Quartermile, Hockenheimring, Germany, 22nd August 2026: Qualifications continued here at the Rico Anthes Quartermile. Although the weather forecast was not in our favor, it was dry all morning, and the conditions were better than yesterday, as evidenced by the elapsed time. The first Pro categories to qualify today, after some sportsman categories, were the FIM classes. Afterward, there […]