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I'm really
excited to give you a look at roadracing on the other side of the
Atlantic. Here you'll see racers from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and
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Click on the photos to see the full sized version !
 Anders Källman Sweden |
 André Løwen Norway |
 Bengt Albertsson Sweden |
 Bjørn Bye Norway |
 Carlbark - Løwen - Sundby Sundby goes for the pass ! |
 Christer Miinin Sweden |
 Claes Johansson Sweden |
 Dag-Steinar Sundby Norway |
 Håkan Olsson Pauli Pekkanen Håkan goes for the pass in the rain |
 Hampus Ahlsén Sweden |
 Henrik Gustavsson Sweden |
 Henrik Nordgren Sweden |
 Jan Greven Sweden |
 Jim Jimmerholt Sweden |
 Jimmy Pallander Sweden |
 Joel Vides Estonia |
 Joel Vides Estonia |
 Jonas Svensson Sweden |
 Kim Jensen Denmark |
 Lars-Erik Landström Sweden |
 Lars Lönn Sweden |
 Lars Rulffs Denmark |
 Lasse Carlbark Sweden |
 Magnus Vesterberg Sweden |
 Marcus Nilsson Sweden |
 Mathias Mattsson Sweden |
 Mattias Johansson Sweden |
 Niklas Hedlund Sweden |
"Road Trip" to Denmark !!
When it looked like rain for Sunday, Øyvind and I had to find some more
rain tires. The problem was we could only get them by driving down to the
southern tip of Sweden, and taking a ferry to Denmark.
Ferries are a way of life in Scandinavia, because the countries are
surrounded by sea, and especially in western Norway, the fjords (wide, deep
mountain rivers) separate many cities and villages from each other. When the
roads end at water in Scandinavia, you just drive up into a ferry !
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" Rain Tired " ...
It was raining for Friday practice and Saturday's qualifying. The racers in
Scandinavia are some of the best rain riders in the world. It was simply amazing
to watch them flying in the rain, but I was really hoping for a dry race on
Sunday so I could get some better photos...
Of course, when we got back from Denmark with the rain tires, the rain
stopped after Sunday's morning practice and the track became 100% dry ... but hey,
it was a great excuse to see a new country !
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The Crash !!
It was just a matter of 2 riders
trying to occupy the same line on the turn entrance. Fortunately, no one was
hurt, maybe just a " little muddy " from the rain saturated ground ...
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Girls Going Fast !!
It's cool to see women getting into
roadracing. Here are 2 of the top racers from the 2001 "Jente Cup"
series in Norway. [Jente means girl in Norwegian] :)
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More Wild Wet, Dry and "Kinda Dry" Roadracing Action:
 Ole Gram Denmark |
 Ola Johansson Sweden |
 Ove Meisingset Norway |
 Øystein Borch Norway |
 Pär Johansson Sweden |
 Pauli Pekkanen Finland |
 Peter Sköld Sweden |
 Peter Söderholm Sweden |
 René Prang Denmark |
 Rickard Mouritzen Sweden |
 Stefan Folkesson Sweden |
 Terje Kaltoft Norway |
 Thomas Pallander Sweden |
 Tony Nilsson Sweden |
 Topi Haarala Finland |
 Torbjörn Andersson Sweden |
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 Vegar Hjellødegård Norway |
 Vesa Kallio Finland Thomas Pallander Sweden |
 Victor Zuber Sweden |
Exclusive: Kawasaki Superbike
"Spy" Photos !!
Jan Greven
was real fast on the track, taking an impressive 3rd in the Superbike Race. He was also kind
enough to let me take some photos of his very trick 163 horsepower Kawasaki Superbike.
The bike is loaded with externally visible speed tricks, but the most interesting thing was a feature that
Jan added, which links the rear
brake to the front. It was invented by a man from Switzerland.
Unlike the simple linked braking systems used on some streetbikes, this one features 2 rear
brake calipers, one above the disc and a much smaller one below it. The main purpose
is to transfer force through a system of levers to provide an ingenious advantage
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The Advantage:
The upper caliper functions as a normal rear brake, that is to stop the wheel.
But, the lower caliper isn't actually used for stopping force, (although it does
do that too.) Instead, a system of linkage "torque" arms transfers the braking torque from
the lower caliper to the swingarm and frame.
When the lower caliper grips the
disc it naturally "wants" to rotate towards the rear of the bike. This
torque force is transferred via the linkage rods, so it actually
"pulls" down on the swingarm. This makes it harder for the rear tire
to lift off the ground under hard braking ("stoppies" are cool to
watch, but you don't want them while racing !) The result is increased braking stability
as well as allowing much harder
braking ! Since the rear brake is linked to the front, it works
automatically. Wow !!!
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