LEX JOON: "The Flying Dutchman"
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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