To shut out 2024, we’ve requested our three busiest Speedhunters of the yr to spotlight their three favourite tales from the previous 12 months – from characteristic automobiles to occasions and the whole lot in between. Let’s kick issues off with Alen Haseta, our man on the bottom in Scandinavia.
AH: This yr, I used to be fortunate sufficient to test off quite a few issues I’ve lengthy needed to do since changing into a Speedhunter…
Firstly, I satisfied Olav Haugen Hasdal to take me for a trip in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class drift monster at Gatebil’s 2024 Summer season Pageant again in July. Sliding across the automotive playground that’s Rudskogen Motorsenter, taking part in cat and mouse with different automobiles, was an unforgettable expertise. The spotlight got here on the Norwegian circuit’s well-known straight, the place the very first thing you see when initiating the drift is a looming concrete wall – earlier than rapidly correcting and heading rearward into the primary nook. What a trip.
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My journey to the annual Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix at Bellahøj Park in Denmark was a serious spotlight this yr. Capturing the Nineteen Nineties Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) in motion isn’t a possibility that comes round usually, not less than not for me. Watching these legends battle it out on the tight, tough road circuit, with the scream of engines echoing off the concrete partitions, left a long-lasting impression. The occasion has sparked a curiosity about related occasions throughout Europe – I’m hoping to make it to some extra in 2025.
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Lastly, my final shoot of the summer time took me to Stockholm, the place I met up with Daniel Zetterval and his Ford Escort Mk1, which he constructed along with his father, Mats. There’s one thing particularly significant a couple of father-son mission, however this one was much more vital. The Mk1 is the only survivor of a devastating storage hearth that destroyed seven automobiles, a few of which had been within the household for many years. The Escort stands as greater than only a bodily construct – it’s a reminder of the late nights Daniel and Mats spent collectively within the storage, creating what Daniel now calls his “without end automotive.”
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Glad New 12 months to everybody!
Alen Haseta
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