Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racing

2
APR

Heading home, Custom Motor Show 2018 is over!

Leaving Jönköping and Bilsport Performance Custom Motor Show 2018, thanks to everyone involved! The crew from Sundsvall Raceway / SHRA Sundsvall, Sofi Stam, Johan Lindberg, TTR Jompa and Tommy Ledberg! It was a long but great weekend in many ways! 😀

It’s crazy how quick this place gets empty when the show closes!

It did go way faster to load the Chevelle today compared to Wednesday last week….

And in a great weather for once..! 😉

Just about 5-6 hours to get back home to the shop again.

Written by Andreas Sjödin on April 2, 2018 at 6:09 pm

2
APR

Last day at Custom Motor Show 2018!

Last day here at Elmia Bilsport Performance Custom Motor Show 2018! Visitor records every day so far compared to last year, and by looking at the crowd today I guess it’s a record setting day today again even that it is a Monday!

A lot of interest around our showcase! 🙂

And I found my own favorite place on the show! 😀

Forgot to show this picture Saturday when the rooster from SHRA Sundsvall showed up and made a success here in our showcase! 😀

3.5 hours to go before it’s time to load up the Chevelle and be heading home to the shop again!

Written by Andreas Sjödin on April 2, 2018 at 12:34 pm

30
MAR

A lot of people here at Elmia!

They opened up the doors to Bilsport Performance Custom Motor Show 2018 less than 2 hours ago and the place is packed already!! 🙂

A lot of interested people here! =D

Written by Andreas Sjödin on March 30, 2018 at 11:52 am

29
MAR

Unloaded at Elmia Custom Motor Show!

We are ready for the opening tomorrow!

Pretty nice display area here in the SHRA Sundsvall / Sundsvall Raceway showcase!

Hope to see some of you guys here tomorrow! 🙂

Written by Andreas Sjödin on March 29, 2018 at 8:17 pm

29
MAR

Next stop Jönköping and Elmia Custom Motor Show 2018!

And here we go, next stop the biggest car show in Sweden during Easter at Elmia Custom Motor show in Jönköping!

Please come by the Sundsvall Raceway / SHRA Sundsvalls showcase with number B02:100 for a chat about Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racing and Top Doorslammer! A huge thanks to Sofi Stam, Tommy Ledberg, TTR Jompa, Johan Lindberg and Sundsvall Raceway / SHRA Sundsvall for making this happen!

It was a bit messy to get the Chevelle in to the trailer, yes it’s a full size original body…. 😉 But now we are on the way, looking forward to this weekend now! 😀

Btw, the Dodge truck is for sale! Contact Johan Lindberg if interested! Also thanks to Johan for the Easter candy! 🙂

See you this weekend at Elmia Custom Motor Show!

Written by Andreas Sjödin on March 29, 2018 at 12:08 pm

27
MAR

The 2018 schedule for Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racing!

The events below is what Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racing will attend during our soft 2018 season!

Starting already this week on Friday March 30 on Elmia Bilsport Custom Motor Show in Jönköping. It’s a great place to be at to advertise my racing and our sponsors and partners, I see it as a way to give something back to the ones that supports us and our racing! =D

The plan from the beginning was not to race at all this year due to some private stuff and due to all problems during the last couple of years when it comes to parts issues and promise that made me lose the spirit totally… BUT because of our awesome partners I changed my mind a bit and will do a couple of test races / outings only to chase that scoreboard to light up a 3.7??…

All partners that are helping out in some little way are really important to me and I really appreciate their help no matter what I get from them or what they do to me.

Then I of course have our own companies Åkes Bil & Motor, Birka Motorrenoveringar and Sjödin Motorsport Race Cars that me and my dad are running, without them nothing of my racing would be possible due to all the time I spend in the shop working on stuff to make the racing circus work both during my “free time” or we can call it after business hours but also during business hours… But what a hell, hard work pays off and if you really want something you are able to do it because it’s pretty much only yourself that stops you from doing what you really want!

But when it comes this year there is a couple of key persons / companies in Sweden outside our own shop that made it possible to be a part of the outings we will attend this year. I can’t describe in words how much I appreciate that all of these companies are helping us out because they believe in us and have an interest in seeing us succeed with the things we are aiming for and they also enjoy doing it, it makes me happy that they want a crazy person like me to live my child dream! So send a special thanks to the following companies below for supporting Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racing!

Anders at Anders Bremö Byggnads.

Roffe at The Parts Stop Sweden.

Ulf at Winassist System.

Erik, Lasse and Per at Bengtssons Smide.

Peter and Patrik at Rörmekano.

Johan at Swelube / Amalie Motor Oil.

Tobbe and Björn at Thorbjörn Grundström Plåtslageri.

Written by Andreas Sjödin on March 27, 2018 at 7:37 pm

26
MAR

The Chevelle will be at Elmia Custom Motor Show!

Me and Sofi will exhibit the Chevelle at Elmia Custom Motor Show in Jönköping on Easter, March 30 to April 2! You will find us and the Chevelle in Sundsvall Raceway / SHRA Sundsvalls showcase with number B02:100

So please swing by for a chat and take a look at Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racings Swedish Self-Built Bad Ass Top Doorslammer!

I know I said it before but it feels pretty good to repeat that the Chevelle is the fastest door car in Europe with a Chevrolet Big Block power plant and also the worlds fastest doorslammer using a Chevy Big Block with conventional cylinder heads!

I will also represent the Top Doorslammer driver association when I’m there so if you wonder about anything please come by and I will answer your questions!

Thanks to TTR Jompa, Johan Lindberg, Tommy Ledberg, Sofi Stam and Sundsvall Raceway / SHRA Sundsvall to make this happen and once again, thanks to the ones that made this soft 2018 season possible!

All of our awesome partners!! 😀

Written by Andreas Sjödin on March 26, 2018 at 9:57 pm

20
MAR

Firing up the 2018 season!

The season 2018 have started! This past weekend was a good one to dust off the Chevelle and fire up the 2018 season for real! 🙂

Been pretty tired of the racing circus for a long time now, this was actually the first time I saw and did something on the Chevelle since me and Sofi took the motor apart just to control it after the season 2017 and that’s already 5 months ago! This was also the first time since the last outing 8 months ago that me and Max are working on the car together, it’s cray how time flies!… But at the same time it felt little fun to see the car and work some on it again, guess that some time away from it did help me get some of my spirit back again!?… 😉

Anyway, the whole car is checked trough and everything looks good, chassis cleaned up and inspected.

Bruno Drive and the transmission have been apart and is back together again, converter and third member is apart and I’m working on some tuning changes for it…. 😀

So pretty much now we are just waiting on parts to arrive to the car and then we are able to put it back together again and just wait for the first race event that Sjödin Motorsport / ÅBM Racing will attend this year at Mantorp Park the last weekend in July!

It’s the first time since 2010 that they will have an big event at Mantorp with faster cars and this is also the first time ever that Top Doorslammer will be racing at this legendary race track and also the first time for myself to take the Chevelle down the Mantorp Strip! If you ask me I can’t see a better way to celebrate 50 years of dragracing in Sweden! DON’T MISS THIS EVENT! It will be THE RACE to be at in 2018!