Gatebil... Sweden and Norway info needed

I love the scandinavians and thier love of mad cars have fun!

videos.streetfire.net/video/Volvo-DRIFTING-GOOD-CARS_65251.htm

www.gunstig.no/v2/?page=videoprod

bryn in da house;
it's a fast blast over the border into Norway from where I'll be.

What ever you do, DON'T speed in Norway!!! It can be a verry quick end to your plans, fines are INSANE and if you have a foreign license you'll have to pay the fines on the spot, Norwegian Police have credit card machines in their cars!!!! Almost....

Sadly you arrive to the "wrong side" (locals call it Swedens front side but I don't think so...) of Sweden or I would be more than happy to room & feed you at Mosta Hill and guide you around, also September is at the end of the short Swedish Show & Meet season and GateBil is more or less the finale of summer fun with cars, I have never been since I'm more of the bike & Hot Rod type and usually hang around those types of events. This next coming Saturday is two of the biggest bike & car events around the Capital (and all of Sweden), during the day is MCM's Mälaren Runt and at night Stockholm Crusing, I guess it'll be a loooong Saturday...

Pix, Dee-Dee Ducati my girlfriend and what I'll be doing many km's on Saturday....



DP says: When you plan a visit to "the right side" of Sweden, call me...

Here are the speeding fines:
§ 1. Traffic vilences that you can be issued fines for
1. Speeding fines
- When speedlimit is 60 km/t or lower, and the recorded speed is,
a) up to and including 5 km/t above , kr 600,- (£60)
b) up to and including 10 km/t above kr 1600,- (£160)
c) up to and including 15 km/t above kr 2900,- (£290)
d) up to and including 20 km/t above kr 4200,- (£420)
e) up to and including 25 km/t above kr 6500,- (£650)
- When speedlimit is 70 km/t or higher, and the recorded speed is, ,
j) up to and including 5 km/t above kr 600,- (£60)
k) up to and including 10 km/t above kr 1600,- (£160)
l) up to and including 15 km/t above kr 2600,- (£260)
m) up to and including 20 km/t above kr 3600,- (£360)
n) up to and including 25 km/t above kr 4900,- (£490)
o) up to and including 30 km/t above kr 6500,- (£650)
p) up to and including 35 km/t above kr 7800,- (£780)

Do NOT go above 40% above the speed limit, this will most lilkely end you in Jail.

Fill your petrol on sundays as it's cheapsest then. 1 liter of 95 Octane is at the moment approx. 12,50 kroner (£1,25) Diesel is approx £1 a liter.

By food and petrol in Sweden if you can.

Do not smuggle boose with more than 60% alcohol as it is classed as drugs.

You are only allowed 1 liter of liqour (above17,5% spritus) when entering Norway + Wine, beer.

Norwegians are friendlky when you get to talk to them. Most of the cars you'll see in Norway on Gatebil will never ebe allowed out on the open road due to very strict rules about modifiying cars. Most opt for either track cars or gamble and hope not to have their cars checked by the police.

Car related stuff cost and arm and a leg. For example a brand new Corvette will cost you in the region of £200.000 - www.finn.no/finn/car/object?finnkode=18232724

Welcome

A few reasons are Swedish Ladies! A majority of them are absolutely stunning! True neck breakers ;D We're going back next year I hope. They are very friendly and hospitable. You might want to stay or move there.. Which we would love to do in the future.

One thing I noticed when at a bus stop out in Arsta, at the traffic lights: Mercedes, Volvo, Volvo, Saab, Volvo, Saab, Harley Davidson, Yank Tank, Saab, Volvo... Love it!

most has been said..

have lunch not dinner in restaurants in Sweden, eat a sandwich for dinner... The Swedes do so and having Lunch will cost a fiver and dinner is a lot more expensive if you can find any restaurants being opened in the evening.

have fun!

We took an H van to Norway. No possibility of speeding, especially uphill! Still remember slogging up a hill for 4kms in second gear, in a tunnel the whole way! Very odd.

I adore scandinavia though. Norway and Sweden are very lovely places, everyone seems friendly and spoils you by speaking rather good English (I always feel guilty about that!) and while they aren't cheap countries, we didn't find them as terrifying expensive as some folk would have you believe.

Have fun!

Well thank you both. English is compulsary in school form the age of 10 or 11 if I'm not mistaken. Some of the older people don't speak to well, but they'll try. No one will be annoyed if you contact them in English as some people in other countries will be. Bring your passport as other UK IDs aren't really valid as ID in Norway (same thing the other way around when we go abroad) even though we are within the Shengen (sp?) community.

Let me know if there's anything in particular you want to know

Oh and welcome

will you please bring the land rover of yours bryn? I'd like to have a good look as we can only dream of getting a car that modded approved in Norway

In my opinion, Norway is a great country to be a tourist in, but expensive (like said earlier). Regarding speed limits and fines, watch out for speed cameras as they are all over the place. There are non on the motorways though - good to know I guess. On the other hand, unmarked cars are used extensively on the m-ways, and also on regular roads.

Unlike many other countries, Norwegian motorways are lit at night - not just around cities, but all stretches. There are only between 3 and 500 km with motorways though, I guess that's why

Gatebil is like the rest of the stuff you do in Norway, very expensive, and if you arrive late at the gates, Rudskogen involves a lot of walking. There are no brigdes and the pits are on the other side of the track when you enter. Also nice to know I guess, so you don't end up walking around in flip-flops Some nice shoes, a camping chair and a nice and cold drink and you're set.

PS: Norwegian girls are as hot as the Swedish ones! Well, almost atleast


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