Remembering Gatebil Rudskogen

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In 2013 I went to Gatebil for the first time and caught the bug.. I came back in 2014 and already booked the trip for 2015. I seen Gatebil action on “Getaway in Stockholm” DVDs and never understood what is actually happening. Top rated car media blessed this event and as soon as I got there I agreed with them. I know why it’s the best speed festival on Earth – because Scandinavians. People in the North don’t know how to drink moderate, don’t know how to keep a moderate number of cars on the track, don’t know how to put moderate amount of horse power in the car and probably they don’t know the word moderate at all.. and that’s a good thing!

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2. When you just get to the track, it’s hard to understand what’s happening. Everything looks like chaos, but after some time you understand that it’s a controlled chaos – everybody are sensing this chaotic situation and react accordingly.

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3. It’s also a great variety of cars: drift builds, time attack monsters, exotics, hatchbacks that look like they’re from Mad Max movie

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4. Still, mainly it’s a drift festival, so even if you brought your family car, it needs to drift, that’s the rules

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5. Volvo of course has a certain popularity in Scandinavia

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6. Supra is probably the most common car at the festival: 2JZ Supra, RB26 Supra, M5 Supra or some other Supra that is

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7. Kenneth Moen brought one

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8. Drift Monkey’s got a few, also they brought Ken Gushi

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9. And just to finish with Supras, here are few more

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10. And more

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11. And more…

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12. And more.. that’s how cloudy it is most of the time

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13. And few more

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14. And some more…

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15. Tired of Supras? Well, here’s a S15

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16. This is also a Supra

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17. Rudskogen race track actually has a big straight, but nobody uses it as such…

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18. Participants also like to play some games: dirt drop on 200km/h is one, other one is “run the wall”

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19. Games make everybody happy

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20. but even without the games there’s plenty of action

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21. as you noticed, quite a few Formula D drivers like to appear at the event. Vaughn Gittin jr. for example

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22. Ryan Tuerck was here in 2013, when he hooked up with Russia’s Fail Crew, who are always at the event

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23. In 2014 they gave one of the cars to Mark Webb

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24. and Max Tvardovkiy was in his usual Skyline

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25. and here are Max and Felix preparing for the powerslide championship

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26. Ardo, owner of Wisefab is also one of the usuals

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27. Another thing I noticed at the event, it’s the amount of tattooed people, maybe there’s a discount at the ticket area?

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28. this sleeve probably got ready for this year’s event

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29. Webby and Butsy, good fellows)

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30. looks like she went for shopping

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31. Monster is one of the big sponsors of the festival

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32. One of the drift monkeys

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33. who else were there? Magnus Walker was brought by Speedhunters

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34. Bil Baldwin, probably the most famous track marshal came to a great holiday location

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35. Niall Gunn, the one responsible for Drift Allstars

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36. Fredric Aasbo, of course, patron of the event

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37. Bandana boy, did a great job with Drift Allstars cinematography in 2014

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38. in the end, it seems that the only person without a tattoo was this girl working for a tattoo parlour (:

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39. When racing day ends at Gatebil, photographers try to take as many cool cars they can to the racetrack and photograph them for future issues

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40. Light is perfect in the evening

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41. Speedhunters try to do the most features out of this weekend

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42. Superb Porsches these were

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43. Boxster with a surprise

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44. some more shoots are coming

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45. Otherwise track is empty and all motors must be shut down

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46. I caught a full Moon just earlier in the year at Le Mans 24H and now it was shining here

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47. Day 2. Day when Powerslide qualification is held – only drift event out here that has rules and probably it’s the most boring

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48. Top cars need to make an ideal run

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49. Fredric is always one of the leaders here

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50. but it was Taavi Toomara who took the top qualifying spot

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51. after the heats Aasbo and Gittin went for some tandems and showing off

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52. There’s always a tuning show near by

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53. Well, basically the whole thing is one big tuning show

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54. To be honest I would like to see these cars on the track as well

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55. Imagine this Opel drifting?

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56. Second day was as usual

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57. Drifting…

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58. … and chilling

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59. Drifting…

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60. … and chilling

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61. Drifting…

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62. … and chilling a bit more

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63. some racing…

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64. … chilling

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65. A bit more smoking…

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66. 4WD Drifting…

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67. and some more chilling

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68. Posing…

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69. Working…

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70. Chilling…

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71. Riding…

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72. More riding…

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73. Backwards entry-ing…

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74. Racing…

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75. Trainspotting…

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76. Even more drifting…

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77. You got the idea? It doesn’t end..

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78. One thing I did in 2014 is that I went to the mountains, where I haven’t been the year before. What I saw there?

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79. You’re right: racing and drifting

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80. What else you need to know? You can get a taxi ride there

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81. So, do you want to come this year?

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