GATEBIL indoor exhibition, 24th-26th of November

Author: Torgeir "Torill" Toft Engerud / Henrik Thorstensen

While cold windy days stormed outside, the exhibition hall were filled with pleasent sounds of engines pushed to the maximum. In co-operation with Bjørnstad Bil, several of Norways most extreme cars was taken to the limits as they got to prove the power distrubuted trough the wheels on the dyno, surounded by hundreds of fans eager to see the final results.

The announced "Supra-battle" took place on Saturday and Sunday between the three most modified Toyota Supra's in Norway. Tommy Hammerstrøm won the challenge, with 869 horsepower, on the rearwheels.

After winning the big lottery, the GATEBIL TAXI is now owned by Ørjan Haukeland, a 18 year old mechanic and long-time enthusiast. Congratulations!
Rolf Klypen won the "Gatebil of the year"-award and 100.000 Norwegian Kroners with his stunning Ford Cosworth RS500, formerly raced by Stig Blomquist in DTM during the late eightees. He assures that the money will be well-spent, and that this award will result in an even better car next year! We're already looking forward to see Rolf's dreams of replacing the Cosworth YB with a light-weight F1 V8 engine.