![]() ![]() That moment was almost life changing for me. There was an old Volvo 142 drifting and linking the entire big track and the announcer was going bonkers, hyping the crowd to the max. I remember randomly ending up at on of the first Gatebil festivals at Rudskogen, around 1998-99, which happened to share the pits with the gokart families that were there to practice on the small track. I think there's something magical about taming an animal, or in this sense, a car into doing something it wasn't really made to do. I've often said "drifting is the art of controlling a car that's out of control". ![]() I was in awe with how he was whipping the car around, sideways.įredric's father Albert Aasbø as rallycross driver. And when I discovered drifting one late night browsing the early internet, by finding an old video of Japanese legendary drifter Katsuhiro Ueo, I fell in love with the sport instantly. ![]() But instead of looking up to the fastest drivers, I always ended up admiring the drivers that had the most control in the wet, or the drivers with the most style and "flair". When I turned 12, he was able to take me gokarting and that ended up being a father/son activity that created a very strong bond. He was working a lot too, and I didn't see him that much, growing up. My dad was into grassroots rallycross when I grew up and he was a fantastic driver, but with two kids and limited money he never got to be in competitive cars and build a career out of it. ![]()
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