Classes European Drag Racing
Series EDRS Since
2012 the Funny Bike Class is run within the EDRS European Drag
Racing Series. It is a class with teams spread in many countries in
Europe and the class is stable and growing. The strongest-running Funny Bikes achieve
6-second elapsed times over the quarter-mile with terminal speeds of
well over 300km/h (186mph). These machines tend to use larger turbos and
methanol, with three or four gears and multi-stage clutches. The engines
can generate up to 800hkr/hp. Portable starters are generally
used. Maximum rear-tyre width for Funny Bikes is 14
inches and wheelie bars are required. The class uses the Pro Tree start
system. Smokey burnouts are the norm and engines are usually dismantled
and clutches adjusted between rounds. Each country’s national rules
apply.
Funny Bike
Rickard Gustafsson from Sweden is Europe’s most
successful Funny Bike racer. Gustafsson’s personal-best figures which are
also the current European Records are 6.466sec, 346.15km/h,
215.09mph.
Photo: Ivan Sansom - track Kunmadaras Hungary
2011
Funny Bike is a drag
racing class for motorcycles. It is the two-wheeled equivalent of Top
Methanol Funny Car.
The class consists of heavily modified
motorcycles equipped with different combinations of turbocharger or
supercharger, fuel injection or carburetor, and powered by methanol,
ethanol, gasoline or nitromethane. Turbochargers and superchargers may
not be used with nitromethane. Some countries allow nitrous oxide
injection. Transmissions are purpose-built.
Please
note, the class association has agreed on a united regulations set for
the countries where EDRS Funny Bike events are run (was initially
planned to be on national regulations basis). Some National differences apply
Class contact person Funny Bike is
Anders Forsberg (click the name
to open email program) - Contact Anders with any regulations questions you may have.
REGULATIONS FUNNY BIKE EDRS 2013
Speedgroup´s assigned contact persons for Funny
Bike:
series/events questions contact: Åsa Kinnemar asa.kinnemar@speedgroup.eu
technical/regulations questions contact: Tomas Pettersson tomas.pettersson@speedgroup.eu