Author Archives: Fredrik
The night before Elmia
Once a year, all of the motoring enthusiasts in Sweden gather at the Elmia exhibition halls in Jönköping for the Bilsport Performance show. 2011 is no different and just as usual you can find anything between 100 year old veterans … Continue reading
The Trackday Update
My apologies for not writing this up earlier. The 300+ emails in my work inbox had to be attended to first. We continue the story on Saturday afternoon. We have left the free McDonalds wifi and driven back to the … Continue reading
On the E4, just outside Jönköping
Henrik and I are now about two hours away from home. Except for the accident in Holland everything has been smooth sailings. The promised report from the trackday has to suffer yet another delay. Henrik and I are simply too … Continue reading
Rear-ended
Writing up an accident report on the Dutch motorway. This is what happens when you don’t keep your distance and pay attention to traffic. No injuries, but the car needs a new bumper. Posted from WordPress for Android
We’re on a boat.. Again!
It’s been a while since our last update. Unfortunately there was no WiFi and very bad coverage on the Snetterton Circuit so blogging live was impossible. The satellite connection on the ferry is very unstable, all the picture updates keep … Continue reading
We have arrived!
At 5:30 this morning we got the wake-up call. It was time to go up and roll off the ferry on to UK soil. Immediately upon exiting the ferry terminal we remembered that England is a part of the small … Continue reading
We’re on a boat!
The Stena Britannica to Harwich, to be precise. It was a close call, but after some spirited driving we actually made it. The stau lasted far longer than expected, we lost five or six hours of useful driving. As you … Continue reading
Stau
We have now encountered our first “stau”, a german autobahn traffic jam. Movement is measured in geological terms and it shows no signs of clearing up in the near future. Time lost so far is 25 minutes.
Location update: Hallo Deutschland!
We have now entered Germany and are about 100 km north of Hamburg. Weather is about the same as when we started this morning but at least the roads have dried up. UPDATE: De-restricted autobahn! Posted from WordPress for Android
Morning glory?
We had been promised clear skies and at least a few degrees above freezing. Day one ended in fog and day two continues into the fog with an addition of light drizzle. Henrik is back in the drivers seat for … Continue reading
