Editing Drag racing (section)

===Europe===
Drag racing was imported to Europe by American NATO troops during the Cold War.<ref name="francedrag">{{cite web |url=http://promotop.org/francedrag/modules/news/ |title=History |publisher=francedrag.com}}</ref> Races were held in West Germany beginning in the 1960s at the airbases at [[Ramstein Air Base|Ramstein]] and Sembach<ref name="germany">{{cite web |url=http://www.dragracinghistory.de/contents/history1949.html |title=Drag racing history in Germany |publisher=dragracinghistory.de }}</ref> and in the UK at various airstrips and racing circuits<ref name="uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.trakbytes.co.uk/6064.html|title=UK drag racing history 1960–1964|publisher=www.trakbytes.co.uk}}</ref> before the opening of Europe's first permanent drag strip at [[Santa Pod Raceway]] in 1966. In the 1990s some former russian and NVA airfields in former GDR were used for dragracing events. 

The [[FIA]] organises a Europe-wide four wheeled championship for the Top Fuel, Top Methanol Dragster, Top Methanol Funny Car, Pro Modified and Pro Stock classes. [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM Europe]] organises a similar championship for bike classes. In addition, championships are run for sportsman classes in many countries throughout Europe by the various national motorsport governing bodies.

One of the greatest tournament is the yearly [[:de:NitrolympX|NitrolympiX]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=NitrOlympX - Wenn die Luft brennt und das Motodrom zittert |url=https://www.nitrolympx.de/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=NitrOlympX |language=de-DE}}</ref> on the [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]] racetrac.