Drag Challenge 2026
This weekend's Drag Challenge at Gardermoen Raceway gave the crowd a bang for their buck. Perfect weather conditions and a well-prepared track surface made for good times and lots of driving, and the classic drag bike class literally left its mark on the asphalt.
Bernhard Lie rides in the Classic Dragbike with his tuned 970 cc Honda
Watching motorcycles on tight wires chase the finish line at 402.33 meters is great entertainment, and of course the classic drag bike class was well represented.
Among those who started on "old iron" was Bernhard Lie from Sandefjord. With his home-built drag bike, equipped with a well-tuned Honda engine from 1972, he drove a quarter mile in 10.72 seconds, with a top speed of 204.26 km/h. The engine is drilled up to 970 cubic centimeters, and the four Mikuni carburetors feed the machinery with 102-octane. "I like speed and excitement, and the idea of joining the game was conceived in 2019," says Bernhard. Then he started building the bike, and this year he made his debut here at Gardermoen at the Summet Nats.
Lin Amundsen (with sunglasses) has meant a lot to drag bike sport in Norway
The raceway at Gardermoen is now among the fastest in Europe, and the club NDRG (Norwegian Dragrace Gardermoen) knows the art of facilitating for both participants and spectators. Lin Amundsen, who is the jury leader for mc, smiled as she raced with the sun, together with enthusiastic participants on 2 wheels. Lin has been involved in building up the drag racing environment at Gardermoen, and also serves as the branch leader for dragbike in the Norwegian Motorsport Association. Here are some of the highlights from this weekend's race.
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