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There is no way that I could possibly truly describe Gatebil, it’s just not possible. For some inexplicable reason, 44,000 people gather at Rudskogen Motorsenter in Norway, for a 3-day long, what the event organizers call “track day.” Although to call this just a “track day” would be the most serious understatement of all time.
Gatebil is way more than just a track day; hell it’s pretty much a way of life. Some cars are built explicitly for the purpose of going as fast as they can completely sideways, and creating as much of a spectacle as possible. Others are built to go as fast as they while hanging on the fringe of grip. But many of the cars you see going round the track at Gatebil are there, simply because, why not? That alone makes Gatebil unlike any other event anywhere in the world.
It’s safe to say that this mentality doesn’t only exist with the car builders and drivers at Gatebil either. I don’t think I have ever been to a track where it was ok to cross while the track was still hot. Yes that’s right, simply make sure that there are no cars coming and you’re free to cross the track. Something about that felt so wrong, yet so right. Watching cars come down the front straight timing a gap just long enough so you could sprint across the track really did make for quite the adrenaline rush. Continue reading
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