The Right Way, The Wrong Way, The Gatebil Way
The myth of Gatebil Rudskogen is one I’ve been hearing from friends for quite some time. As a Speedhunters reader I have long been aware of the shenanigans and the completely mental machines but I...
View ArticleThe Smoke Clears: My Final Look At Gatebil
During my return to Japan I had time to reflect over the mind-blowing experience that Gatebil has been for all that participated. I mean to think that Norway barely has a population of 5-million...
View ArticleMadmike, Dmac, Rod And Fredric On Gatebil 2012
Although the Speedhunters Gatebil 2012 drift and media team have now scattered to the corners of the globe, we are all still basking in the afterglow of the experience of a lifetime. The event was...
View ArticleYou Know, That One Audi… That Drifts
It’s quite rare, but every so often you stumble upon a car that is so raw and insane that you can’t help but fall in love with it. I’m talking about the type of car where no two panels are the same...
View ArticleSpeedhunters Drift Team: Rudskogen Rendezvous
The Speedhunters drift team was kept secret for so long that I never really got used to the idea. I was track-side at Rudskogen Raceway on the last day of the Gatebil festival when suddenly these three...
View ArticleThe Mini That’s Not Really A Mini
Nothing is as it seems at Gatebil. One thing you can be certain of however is that pretty much every car there might as well deserve its very own feature. I have never come across an event quite like...
View ArticleA Corolla With A Viking Heart
We are all products of our own environments. It’s our surroundings that shape the decisions we make and the paths we choose, and this notion can be applied to quite a lot of things. Take cars for...
View ArticleThrough My Lens: Dreaming Of Speedhunting Bliss
I often think to myself ‘Why must connecting flights have terminals that are so damn far apart?’. I am not complaining, because I have found my dream job – I get to travel the world hunting speed. But...
View ArticleBanshees In The Woods; Gatebil September
Approaching the Rudskogen Motorsenter it was clear that there was something unholy going on in the forest. Turning off the main road, smoke was rising over the trees and there was a terrible howling...
View ArticleRoad, Race, Rallycross: All Raucous, All Gatebil
Gatebil isn’t exclusive. It isn’t about the latest and greatest supercar, or any my-turbo’s-bigger-than-your-turbo posturing. Gatebil actually operates under some very simple objectives: fun; the...
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