JULY 18, 2002

Bjork joins Nordic

Nordic Racing has signed Sweden's Thed Bjork to replace Australia's Ryan Briscoe in Formula 3000.

NORDIC RACING has signed Sweden's Thed Bjork to replace Australia's Ryan Briscoe in Formula 3000. The 20-year-old was a highly-successful kartist before moving into car racing and won the Nordic Formula 3 title in 2000 before switching to sportscar racing. Last year he won the SR2 title at the wheel of a Lola but has been looking this year for a way back into single-seaters.

Bjork comes from the town of Orebro which F1 fans will remember as the place which produced the great F1 driver Ronnie Peterson.