One year’s work on 14 days?!

During my 14 days in Sweden I try to be as effective as possible and do so much I can. My day started with some computer work, read/answer e-mails, presentations, documentations etc. Than after lunch I met one of my friends at the gym and worked out for couple of hours !

And directly from the fitness I had an appointment with the journalist Fredrik Gustafsson from the magazine ENA . He did a great article about my journey to America just before I left Sweden in January. It’s in Swedish but you can read it right Here !

He asked me some great questions which make it obviously for me how much I’ve learned and what a big opportunity I’ve and how much I have been able to do!

After the interview I made some phone calls and planed the rest of my week ! And now it’s time for dinner, Swedish dinner !

Best,
Marten

“Beware of The Speed Swede” !

My flight from CA to Sweden went very well and I also took the sunny California weather with me! My first day in Sweden I got a very nice e-mailed! It was a very nice and appreciated article about me and my NASCAR career in Sweden’s biggest motorsport TV-Channel, Viasat Motor, and Sweden’s biggest Newspaper, Aftonbladet, and on NASCAR.se!!














The journalist is Ted Westerfors who inform and keep the whole Sweden update with the latest NASCAR, Camaro Cup news and many more! I find his NASCAR Blog very interesting with a lot of inside information, thoughts and results! You find it all on Ted’s NASCAR Blog – right Here !

I’ve met a lot of friends and family and kept myself very busy here in Sweden, which is very fun ! Beginning of next week I’ve some meetings and then it’s time for racing, next weekend!! I’ll not drive but it’s always fun to be on a racetrack!

/Marten from Sweden !!

From warm to cold!

Monday morning I’ll fly to Sweden and be there for two weeks. It’ll be a lot of work and I looking forward to my trip. Except the long flight, 20 hours ! I traveled once per month between Sweden and America from November month but now it has been a while so it’ll be fine !

The weather has been great these couple of days in California 90°F/32°C and it feels weird to not pack shorts, sunglasses, sun block etc. Most of my time in Sweden I’ll work with sponsors and media and also see couple of friends and family. I left Sweden January 14 so it was awhile ago and it’s kind of funny to look back and see how much has happened, both with me in the US and everything in Sweden!


















My last days in Sweden I’ll arrive to the premier race of STCC/Camaro Cup, the series I raced before ! I’ll help some drivers with coaching and I’m excited to see the race in STCC, Camaro Cup and JTCC with all the new drivers and teams. For more information STCC – Camaro Cup !














Best,
Marten

“....The shop and the racetrack maybe ?!”

Last week my parents flew over to California for visit me and see my second race. I haven’t seen them from January so these last couple of days we have been driving, travel around in northern California. They asked me; What do you recommend to see and do here ? “- hmm…I don’t know I haven’t seen so much !?....The shop and the racetrack maybe ?!”

Last Sunday my parents and I got invited for Easter at an American family. It was very nice and fun to celebrate Easter with an American touch! And couple of days later we got invited to try some Buffalo Burgers which taste really good. After the great dinner we played Pass the Pigs, instead of two ordinary dices you’re playing with two small pig dices!?

Now I need to ride over to the shop !

Take care,
Marten

Viva Las Vegas !

Yesterday night I come back from our race in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, what can I say; The city that never sleeps! What happens in Vegas – Stays in Vegas!

It was a great trip which include great people, racing, Las Vegas, The Strip, nice environment, good food, great music etc. The racing track, Las Vegas Speedway was complete with a drag strip, a road course, two oval tracks, Shelby’s fabric and only 20 min to the strip. I really recommend visiting Vegas and make sure you’re able to be there for at least 2 weeks, it’s so much to see!

I heard to great comments from our Vegas trip.

“Nothing will be the same anymore”
“You know you’re in Vegas when one of your reference points is a strip club billboard”

Here are some great pictures – Las Vegas !

On the Road Again !

I’ve been super busy the last couple of weeks and most of the time when I’m traveling I don’t have access to the internet. So I’ve been bad of updating what is happening here in California ?!

Tomorrow morning I’ll go to Las Vegas and help out the team during the race and I’ll be gone again for four days. But until I’m back please check this Link out, there you can find pictures from the race, practices and some beautiful pictures from Tahoe in the California folder !!!A lot of new and exciting news will be updated next week – Stay Tuned !

Best,
Marten