Riceburner 284 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 As some of you maybe aware,i had a few days in Sweden last week courtesy of Toyota/Yokohama at their winter Tyre Proving ground 16 miles from the Arctic circle. Three flights and one fast minibus journey(on roads covered in snow & ice)reaching speeds of 80mph and we arrived at storforsen Hotel in rediness for the full event day ahead. Taken by coach to the Proving ground,Arctic Falls and had a fantastic day out tyre testing in Vw golfs,Audis,and BMws with variuos tyrs fitted and varying surfaces.No driving licences were checked and no instructors to slow you down,it was get in the cars and away you go. Had an absolute blast and learnt the limits of each type of tyre.I was most impressed with the ice track shown in the pic below,you couldnt even stand up without slipping over getting into the car,but out on track with studded winter tyres,you could drive with great grip up to impressive speeds & turning the car with relatively good control. Great few days and proof that winter tyres are essential bit of kit. 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tareim 343 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 you lucky man, I'd love to have a go at that looks like great fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Duff 79 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Great stuff, but did you need to take out a second mortgage to get a round in - according to this essential online tool it's around a fiver a pint over there http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/Sweden/GBP.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riceburner 284 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Great stuff, but did you need to take out a second mortgage to get a round in - according to this essential online tool it's around a fiver a pint over there http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/Sweden/GBP.htm Correction there captain,it was £7.41 a pint Not as bad as Switzerland where i paid £11.00 a pint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_GRMN 177 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Looks like a brilliant trip Richard, not that I can complain, I spent the back end of last week in a lovely warm Barcelona on business Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Looks like a lot of fun. Considering an ice track driving holiday for new year next year instead of Amsterdam. Want RWD on the ice of course, so will be looking into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Jealous, I want to move to Sweden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Only trouble is these ice driving holidays seem to be very expensive. Minimum of a grand a day it seems! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riceburner 284 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 This seems to be the one to go for; http://www.belowzeroicedriving.com/ Maybe Mikael off the forum will be able to help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 18, 2015 Yep, a snip at only £2000 per day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
