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Vålerbanen
Vålerbanen is a race track located in the village of Braskereidfoss in Våler Municipality (Innlandet), Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is a part of Norsk Trafikksenter and is also used for driving practice by driver's license students, in particular driving under special conditions such as on icy roads. Among the more popular events hosted at Vålerbanen are the annual Gatebil event and Norway's largest amateur racing event and sports car display, Classic & Sportscar Meeting. On 14 September 2008, the track hosted the tenth race of the 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship 2008 STCC Season, season. Although not as technically demanding as Rudskogen, it is significantly faster and allows better chances for overtaking. For the 2008 season, a newly built track section was added. Although not usable for racing, it is regularly used for trackday meets and driving practice. Facilities * circular track * off-road track for four-wheeled vehicles * outdoor go-kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Våler Municipality (Innlandet)
Våler is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Våler (village), Våler. Other villages in Våler include Braskereidfoss, Gravberget, and Risberget, Våler, Risberget. The municipality is the 164th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Våler Municipality is the 214th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,559. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The area that is now Våler Municipality was historically part of the old Hof Municipality (Hedmark), Hof Municipality which was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). When it was established, Hof Municipality was made up of three areas: Hof, Aasnes, and Vaaler. In 1849, Hof Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship
The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. Drivers These were the STCC entries for the 2008 season. Entrants with numbers 90 and above also competed in the privateer competition known as Semcon Cup. All teams were Swedish-registered. Race calendar The calendar for the 2008 season were as follows: Results and standings Drivers' championship The drivers' championship 2008 was won by Richard Göransson. Teams' championship Manufacturers' championship Semcon Cup References External linksSTCC Official Website (Swedish) {{Swedish Touring Car Championship years Swedish Touring Car Championship seasons Swedish Touring Car Championship Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on ... Swedish Touring Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia is a Spec racing, one make racing championship held in Scandinavian countries with the majority of the races being in Sweden. The cars are currently Porsche 911 GT3#Motorsport, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991.2) with 4.0 liters, flat-6 naturally aspirated engines that produce and 480 N·m. Inspired by the success of the Porsche Carrera Cup in France and Germany, the first race in the Scandinavian edition was held on 1 May 2004.Carrera Cup Tävlingen Since then it has been one of the support series for the Swedish Touring Car Championship. Among the competitors are former Speedway World Championship, Speedway World Champion Tony Rickardsson and Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. There has also been a number of famous guest drivers, like Mika Häkkinen, Kenny Bräck and Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 STCC Season
The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. Drivers These were the STCC entries for the 2008 season. Entrants with numbers 90 and above also competed in the privateer competition known as Semcon Cup. All teams were Swedish-registered. Race calendar The calendar for the 2008 season were as follows: Results and standings Drivers' championship The drivers' championship 2008 was won by Richard Göransson. Teams' championship Manufacturers' championship Semcon Cup References External linksSTCC Official Website (Swedish) {{Swedish Touring Car Championship years Swedish Touring Car Championship seasons Swedish Touring Car Championship Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on ... Swedish Touring Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opel Vectra
The Opel Vectra is a mid-size car (large family car) that was engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel from 1988 until 2010. Available in Sedan (automobile), saloon, hatchback and Station wagon, estate (from model year 1997 onwards) body styles, the Vectra was also sold by the Vauxhall Motors, Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom as the Vauxhall Cavalier from 1988 to 1995 and then as the Vauxhall Vectra from 1995 to 2008, and it was also sold by Holden in Australia as the Holden Vectra, by Chevrolet in Latin America as the Chevrolet Vectra. The Vectra was introduced in October 1988 as a replacement for the Opel Ascona, and was itself replaced in November 2008 by the new Opel Insignia, the nameplate spanning three generations and almost twenty-one years. Vectra A (1988–1995) The first generation Vectra, known as the Vectra A, was introduced in October 1988 for the 1989 model year, as a four-door notchback sedan (car), saloon, replacing the Opel Ascona C. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarle Gåsland
Jarle is a masculine Norwegian given name and may refer to: People Given name *Jarle Aambø (born 1960), Norwegian sports official *Jarle Aarbakke (born 1942), Norwegian pharmacologist *Jarle Andhøy (born 1977), Norwegian sailor and explorer * Jarle Benum (1928–2021), Norwegian politician *Jarle Bernhoft (born 1976), Norwegian musician and singer * Jarle Bondevik (1934–2016), Norwegian philologist * Jarle Friis (born 1964), Norwegian ice hockey player *Jarle Halsnes (born 1957), Norwegian alpine skier * Jarle Høysæter (1933–2017), Norwegian journalist *Jarle Ofstad (1927–2014), Norwegian physician *Jarle Pedersen (born 1955), Norwegian speed skater *Jarle Simensen (born 1937), Norwegian historian *Jarle Steinsland (born 1980), Norwegian footballer *Jarle Vespestad (born 1966), Norwegian jazz percussionist *Jarle Wee (born 1972), Norwegian footballer Middle name *Rolf Jarle Brøske (born 1980), Norwegian politician *Oskar Jarle Grimstad (born 1954), Norwegian politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Touring
Super Touring, Class 2 or Class II was a auto racing, motor racing touring car category defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for national touring car racing in 1993. It was based on the "2 litre Touring Car Formula" created for the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 1990. The FIA organised a Touring Car World Cup, World Cup for the category each year from 1993 to 1995, and adopted the term ''super tourer'' from 1995. Super Touring replaced Group A as the norm in nearly every touring car championship across the world, but escalating costs, and the withdrawal of Factory-backed, works teams caused the category to collapse in the late 1990s because of the loosely regulated aerodynamics required the team to invest resources equivalent as a professional Formula 1 team, and the 8,500 rpm speed limit required the team to use extremely unusual construction in engine modifications to allow the engine to break through more than 300 horsepower. An e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volvo C30
The Volvo C30 is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive Luxury vehicle#Premium compact segment, premium compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 2006 to 2013, in a single generation. Powered by Inline-four engine, inline-four and straight-five engines, the C30 is a variant of the Volvo S40, Volvo S40/V50/Volvo C70, C70 range, sharing the same Ford C1 platform, Ford C1/Volvo P1 platform. Volvo marketed the C30 as a premium hatchback / sports coupe. The C30's rear styling and frameless glass rear hatch recall Volvo's earlier Volvo P1800#1800 ES, P1800 ES and Volvo 480. Pre-production concepts Volvo SCC (2001) The Volvo SCC (Safety Concept Car) is a concept vehicle incorporating the rear hatch design from the Volvo P1800, Volvo P1800ES and the glass hatch from Volvo 480, Volvo 480ES. Its safety features included forward collision warning, blind spot monitor and alert, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, flashing brake lights during hard bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dahlgren
Björn Thomas Robert Dahlgren (born 1 December 1979 in Skellefteå) is a Sweden, Swedish auto racing driver who currently competes for the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He previously competed in Australia and New Zealand for a single season in the V8 Supercars, V8 Supercars Championship for Garry Rogers Motorsport, as well as in the World Touring Car Championship, World and for Polestar Racing, accessed 27 May 2010 making him the longest-serving factory-supported Volvo Cars, Volvo driver. Career In 1998 he won the Nordic and Swedish Formula Ford Championships, before racing in Great Britain with Formula Ford. He won the Formula Ford Championship in 2001. He switched to British Formula 3 in 2002, finishing seventeenth in his first year. In his second year he finished ninth on points in 2003. Since 2004 he has c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super 2000
Super 2000 is an Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA powertrain specification used in the World Rally Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and other touring car racing, touring car championships. The engines were originally 2 L naturally aspirated, and later 1.6 L turbocharged units were allowed producing approximately 280 bhp. The goal of the Super 2000 classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car. In order to cut costs and shorten development time, the Super 2000 rally cars originally used a common control gearbox and drivetrain made by the French company, Sadev. The FIA has since announced that Xtrac Limited, Xtrac and Ricardo Consulting Engineers will be allowed to also manufacture S2000 gearboxes to FIA specification. This is to further cut costs by introducing competition into gearbox supply. These new rules allowed Ford Motor Company, For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
