2/21/2005 Skiing in Whistler

Magnus and Jonas had a great time in Whister with Jörgen, Jenny and Anders.  See pictures here.

12/9/2004 New York

We decided to go to New York and celebrate our 30'th wedding anniversary!  We spent three days/two night.  See this link for more pictures.

Thanks for the Champagne, kids!

12/4/2004 Trip to the Cabin

Last trip to the Cabin this year.  More pictures here.

12/1/2004 New web site

All motorsport stuff has now moved to www.magnuskarlssonracing.com

9/27/2004  Safety gear

Ready for the track :)

09/22/2004  NASA HPDE event at Thunderhill

Got my lap time down to 2.17.53 (with the bypass at turn 5).  Pics:

Cars waiting to be checked.

This guy wasn't too happy after making his Z06 Corvette into mush on the back straight wall

09/14/2004 Back to Thunderhill

Another day of driving at TH, this time with the Golden Gate Lotus Club.  Did a 2.21.07 lap :)

Pictures:

Setting up at the track next to a Ferrari 355 and a Lotus Elan..

Some nice S2000 too...

Getting chased by Dave Kennedy in his S2000

Having fun

08/30/2004 TracQuest event at Thunderhill

Took the Spec Miata and the Honda S2000 to Thunderhill for two days of track driving with TracQuest..

Thunderhill is located about 90 miles north of Sacramento. See www.thunderhill.com for more info on the track.

Pictures:

Getting ready to tow the Spec Miata.

Setting up at the track

Ready for a session

Lining up in the hot-pit

Down the front straight with the "cyclone" in the background

Here comes the S2000

Resting after a hot session

Getting ready to leave the track after two good days of driving

08/18/2004  Yes, we needed another car ;-)

She is tuff and she is strong.  She will be the big towing sister for mr. Spec Miata....

08/17/2004  We spent five days at the cabin.

Mattias, Ellie and Gus came and visit two days.

The water in the river is very clear. Look, Magnus captured the rare appearance of a pretty bird sitting on a rock.

We took a day-trip to the near-by Crystal Basin recreational area.  We used a tree stump as picnic table!

Dark Lake

Wright Lake at 7200 ft elevation

08/10/2004  Working on the Vette

Yes, it still starts :)

08/07/2004   Ellie's Birthday lunch at Matt and Ellie's place in Vallejo

They really can make the most wonderful gourmet dishes, and the strawberry juice was deliciously spiced with rosemary.

Birthdays are hard work says Guster Karlsson

07/22/2004 Spec Miata race car

Here are a few pictures of the car

07/15/2004: Wedding

The wedding was absolutely perfect.  See more pictures here

05/27/2004: Back from Willow Springs

That was really great!  Got eight 1/2-hour sessions driving on the track and about an hour as passenger in other cars.

I got up to 113 MPH on the straight before turn 1 and did about 73 MPH through turn 2 (but it's possible to go much faster).

The back side was really fast in the down-wind but turn 9 came up quickly.  I did about 85 MPH through turn 9.

Here is a map and a few pics:

The "cold" pit with a view of the track.  The "omega" part in the far (turn 3, 4 and 5) is really fun!

Cars lined up in the cold pit:

Ready for a 1/2 hour session:

End of the straight going into turn 1:

Review with the instructor after a session:

This is how the tires look after a day on the track.  You can see the rubber that has been shaved off from the tire.

05/17/2004: Racing at Willow Springs

This coming weekend we are going to Willow Springs International Raceway with the S2000.  See link below.

www.tracquest.com/default.asp

Working on getting the car ready - new breaks, new break fluid, oil change etc.  Got a flashy helmet today :)