LEX JOON:  "The Flying Dutchman"

Years Racing: +25
Hobbie's: Horseback riding
Wife and Team Manager: Gerda Joon-Dijkstra
Children: Martijn & Ruben
Tuning / Crewchief: Kevin Poynter

Personals records:

  •   3.95 seconds, October,2009, Las Vegas NV, USA
  • 312.87 mph (500,60 km/u), August 2008, Hockenheim, Germany

 

Racing Career:

2009:

  • No 1 qualifier Main Event, Santa Pod Raceway, England
  • Winner “Best Appearing Crew” Las Vegas, NV
  • First Dutchman ever to run a Top Fuel dragster in the USA. The American Dream Tour.
  • New Personal Best, 3.95 seconds Las Vegas, NV

2008:

  • Winner Nitro Nationals, Alastaro, Finland, 2nd round FIA Top Fuel Dragster Championship
  • Finalist, Easter Thunderball Santa Pod Raceway, England
  • No 1 Qualifier NitrOlympics Hockenheim, Germany
  • New 1/4 mile track record, 4.77 sec, NitrOlympics Hockenheim, Germany
  • Finalist NitrOlympics Hockenheim, Germany
  • First 4 second run ever during night show NitrOlympics Hockenheim, Germany
  • Finalist European Finals, Santa Pod Raceway, England
  • Runner up FIA Top Fuel Dragster Championship

2007:

  • Winner Easter Thunderball, Santa Pod Raceway, England
  • New personal best, 4.750 sec, Easter Thunderball Santa Pod Raceway, England
  • Winner Veidec Festival, Mantorp Park, Sweden, 3rd round FIA Top Fuel Dragster Championship
  • New 1/4 mile track record, 4.79 sec, NitrOlympics Hockenheim, Germany
  • Runner up FIA Top Fuel Dragster Championship

 

2006:

  • Winner Explorama Drag Challenge at Amcar Raceway,Gardermoen, Norway, August 8th, 2006
  • Moved up in the championship from 5th to 3rd in standings
  • Beat all of the 2006 FIA event winners: Fallstrom–round 1 (Santa Pod), Nataas–round 2 (Finland), and Nilsson–round 3 (Sweden)

 

2005:

  • FIA European TF Champion
  • Winner Main Event Santa Pod, 1st round FIA European Championship
  • First Dutchman winning a FIA dragrace title
  • First Dutchman breaking the 5 second barrier, May 29th, Main Event, Santa Pod, 4.920 seconds
  • First Dutchman breaking the 300 mph barrier, September 11th, European Finals, 304.19 mph
  • Track record Airstrip Drachten, July 17th, MPM Internationals, Drachten, 3.64 seconds
  • First Dutchman breaking the 4 second barrier, July 16th, MPM Internationals, Drachten, 3.67 seconds
  • Runner Up Top Fuel Challenge NitrOlympics, August 21st, Hockenheim, Germany
  • Quickest TF run of the 2005 season, July 31st, Mantorp Park, Sweden, 4.788 seconds
  • Quickest side by side run, 4.788 Lex Joon def. 4.953 Andy Carter, July 31st, Mantorp Park, Sweden
  • Start own TF team

 

2004:

  • Finised 7th FIA Top Fuel European Championship
  • Semi finals: Mantorp Park (Sweden), European Finals (Santa Pod)
  • Runner Up Pro Fuel Shoot Out, Easter Thunderball, Santa Pod
  • Debut TF class (CBD- team)

 

2003:

  • Two races with Top Fuel Funny Car
  • Immense fire with TF Funny Car, Shakespeare County Raceway, England
  • First year with MPM International Oil Company as main sponsor

 

2002:

  • Finished 3rd FIA Top Methanol Funny Car Championship (entered 5 out of 6 races)
  • Winner Gardermoen, Norway, 4th round FIA European Championship
  • First Dutchman winning FIA dragrace event
  • Runner Up Sko Uno Festival, Mantorp Park, Sweden
  • European Record holder: September, European Finals, Santa Pod, 5.778 seconds

 

2001:

  • Finished 8th FIA Top Methanol Funny Car Championship (entered 2 out of 5 races)

 

2000:

  • Finished 7th FIA Top Methanol Funny Car Championship (entered 2 out of 5 races)
  • Entered NHRA Auto Club Finals race, November, Pomona Raceway, USA

 

1999:

  • Finished 7th FIA Top Methanol Funny Car Championship (entered 2 out of 5 races)
  • Finished 3rd MSA British Drag Racing Chamionship

 

1998:

  • Finished 4th FIA Top Methanol Funny Car Championship (entered 4 out of 5 races)
  • Two Runner Up finishes in FIA European Championship

 

1997:

  • Finished 11th FIA Top Methanol Funny Car/ Dragster Championship (entered 3 out of 5 races)
  • Winner NitrOlympics, Hockenheim, Germany

 

1996:

  • Finished 8th FIA Top Methanol Funny Car/ Dragster Championship (entered 3 out of 4 races)
  • Winner Cannonball, Santa Pod, Funny Car race with Nitro and Alcohol floppers.

 

1995:

  •   Rookie of the year Top Methanol Funny Car Class

 

1984- 1994:

  • Entered the classes Pro Street and Competition classes
  • European Champion Pro Street 1989
  • Dutch Champion 7 times