This is the reason why we are here, regular riding day in Sweden...

Dirtysmile56 10/6/2012 6:46pm
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Great post Doc ! I love how you guys do everything with such small vehicles. I was surprised to see those couple of American rigs in the parking lot, I know it is very expensive to have those in Europe. The scenery at the track is beautiful. I might have to do a photo essay tomorrow, I am driving from Bend,Oregon (East side of the Cascade Mnts) to Albany,Oregon (West Side of the Cascade mnts) for a practice day at Albany MX park. Summer is still hanging on in the NW right now. No rain or snow yet this fall, it's just getting chilly at night.
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Rupert X 10/6/2012 8:54pm
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uufta ! Dig it Doc.
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Dirtysmile56 wrote:
Great post Doc ! I love how you guys do everything with such small vehicles. I was surprised to see those couple of American rigs in...
Great post Doc ! I love how you guys do everything with such small vehicles. I was surprised to see those couple of American rigs in the parking lot, I know it is very expensive to have those in Europe. The scenery at the track is beautiful. I might have to do a photo essay tomorrow, I am driving from Bend,Oregon (East side of the Cascade Mnts) to Albany,Oregon (West Side of the Cascade mnts) for a practice day at Albany MX park. Summer is still hanging on in the NW right now. No rain or snow yet this fall, it's just getting chilly at night.
Damn, that's a long way to go for a practice day. Does moto shut down in the winter?
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tunedlength 10/6/2012 11:15pm
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Great post Doc.
Moto, then go home and kickback with the family.
Life is good!

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Big 10/7/2012 8:53am
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Sweet day in life! Nice to see you are a Stockholmers?Laughing Maybe see you at Arlanda one day?Saw your film and think i can beat you easily...........in hotdog eatingcontest after training.Whistling Since im an old man i wait for a dry and sunnier day to ride a little. So my body have a chance to become warm.Wink
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mpy 10/7/2012 10:00am
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Toppen! Gillade detta inlägg också! Påminner mig om mina motocross dagar i Finland, även om det är några år sedan det.
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DrSweden 10/7/2012 10:21am
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My American upbringing has led me to believe Sweden is under snow for all but one month of the year :P Why exactly are there no...
My American upbringing has led me to believe Sweden is under snow for all but one month of the year Tongue Why exactly are there no waivers up there? That blows my mind, yet sounds so awesome at the time seeing as how people sue for sneezing in their direction here.

I imagine that a family sport that keeps kids out of trouble is quite appealing/ accepted considering Sweden's low birth rate troubles. And Sweden has sure turned out some awesome riders. I know I'm rooting for the ones who regular the American Nationals.
Ha, no we have some warm weather in between. The base for the "not sue" thing is our tax-funded health care. If you get paralyzed, EVERYTHING will be taken care of, from adjusting the apartment, car and adapting to the previous work, or get a new one despite you might not make another dime in your life. The whole system depends on the model that it might actually happen to me, so if me and a large group share the cost from day one (government take care of that with the taxes), there's enough for the unlucky person it happens to, when/if the day come, and it does. People are stupid, or unlucky.

Not everybody like this system, but the majority here digs it, and despite I have newer been a burden to society, and might financially be better of with a different system, since I feel it might not happen to me, I still dig supporting the idea because I know it could happen to me you know! Wink
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DrSweden 10/7/2012 10:53am
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Sweet day in life! Nice to see you are a Stockholmers?:laugh: Maybe see you at Arlanda one day?Saw your film and think i can beat you...
Sweet day in life! Nice to see you are a Stockholmers?Laughing Maybe see you at Arlanda one day?Saw your film and think i can beat you easily...........in hotdog eatingcontest after training.Whistling Since im an old man i wait for a dry and sunnier day to ride a little. So my body have a chance to become warm.Wink
LOL! Hey, pm me the next time you go to Arlanda, and we can have a hotdog championship at least!
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DrSweden 10/7/2012 11:02am
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Dirtysmile56 wrote:
Great post Doc ! I love how you guys do everything with such small vehicles. I was surprised to see those couple of American rigs in...
Great post Doc ! I love how you guys do everything with such small vehicles. I was surprised to see those couple of American rigs in the parking lot, I know it is very expensive to have those in Europe. The scenery at the track is beautiful. I might have to do a photo essay tomorrow, I am driving from Bend,Oregon (East side of the Cascade Mnts) to Albany,Oregon (West Side of the Cascade mnts) for a practice day at Albany MX park. Summer is still hanging on in the NW right now. No rain or snow yet this fall, it's just getting chilly at night.
Yeah, the small vehicles makes more sense since parking and gas prices are a bitch around here. But in places like Paris, smaller cars are even more common. Swedes in contrast to many other Euros still choose bigger engines and cars.

At the tracks one sees more american vehicles than average, most likely riders (special breed) usually feel more appealed to that typical American way (you have plenty of Toyota Prius as well) despite gas prices in combo with the poor MPG from a full size pic up is close to absurd.
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Xsenter 10/7/2012 12:08pm
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In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ?

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In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/10/07/hynboholm4_136479.JPG[/img]
In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ?

Good work!! very nice to see that it's still possible, the 5% who likes to be called "enviromentalist" makes it almost impossible sometime for motocross, whithout reason just because they don't like it (don't know, maybe it's too much fun for them)...

The track looks very nice, is it sand or just a sandy mixture??
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DrSweden 10/7/2012 12:18pm
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Xsenter wrote:
In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/10/07/hynboholm4_136479.JPG[/img]
In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ?

That looks awesome! You need some serious horsepower in that grooming vehicle going uphill? Smile

Found the link, to bad it's a bit to far (at least now) for a day trip for us living east. But if there's a will, there's a way! Smile

http://www3.idrottonline.se/KarlstadMXKlubb-Motorcykel/Nyheter/Nyheterf…
Crashinskinoff 10/7/2012 12:36pm
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I dig them old buildings, We don't take care of old buildings. Tear them down or just let them go to hell until they get torn down.
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Egra372 10/7/2012 1:02pm
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Xsenter wrote:
In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/10/07/hynboholm4_136479.JPG[/img]
In the west part of Sweden a new track had it´s grand opening today....not that bad huh ?

Hvor er dette?
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DrSweden 10/7/2012 1:11pm
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Hvor er dette?
Karlstad, pretty close to your country! For the Americans and others, Norway and Sweden are glued together, this town is close to Norway, which means they can pay a visit as well!
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speyer 10/7/2012 1:45pm
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great pics doc! used to go to that track in the 90´s....
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J.F.S 10/7/2012 2:22pm
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Nice thread yo! Next one should be with spike tires and snow Smile
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Dirtydane 10/7/2012 3:39pm
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GRYM TRÅD! Tack för att du delar med dig, man känner verkligen igen sig!

I really hope this inspires other people form other parts of the world to start similar threads.

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chillrich 10/7/2012 4:08pm
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Cool info Doc, didn't realize the climate was so mild in parts o Sweden. Mind if I post some pics of our ride today in SK, Canada or would you rather I start another thread.
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DrSweden 10/8/2012 12:57pm
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Cool info Doc, didn't realize the climate was so mild in parts o Sweden. Mind if I post some pics of our ride today in SK...
Cool info Doc, didn't realize the climate was so mild in parts o Sweden. Mind if I post some pics of our ride today in SK, Canada or would you rather I start another thread.
I don't mind at all. Do what you feel is best for you.
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I really enjoyed this thread! Good to see daily moto life outside the US
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Banger 10/9/2012 2:35am
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Brilliant post! This is truly what riding is all about. And how riding for most of us look. Great job, man.
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tns 10/9/2012 3:25am
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think your self lucky to ride that track this is from sunday at the canada heights track its a championship round and was cancelled because of track conditions

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heres another looked like hard work
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tns 10/9/2012 3:31am
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tns wrote:
heres another looked like hard work
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rangot 10/9/2012 4:22am
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Awesome Doc ! I think i rode that track once in mid-90's, beetween two European championships races in Finland and Sweden. Just one note : get rid of that Skoda and buy a Volvo !

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