Rain and midnight sun on SOT 2000

    Sweden Offroad Tour 2000 attracted 4x4 cars from 12 different during its 22 offroad days! With an avarage of 50 vehicles per offroad day Sweden's longest 4x4 adventure had in total 400 different cars - which now also makes it the country's biggest offroad event.
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    12 different nations means that Sweden Offroad Tour is by far the most international 4x4 event in Sweden. There where cars from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, England, Ireland, Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland, Poland and Russia.

    For the first time in Swedish offroad history a team from Russia took part. Oleg Logunov and Olga Bassova drove all the way from Moscow in their old looking UAZ, which actually was of 1999 year model. They are both working for telecom company Ericsson and also visited its head quarters in Stockholm.

    – We liked the relaxed offroading in Sweden. Back home in Russia we are always competing and hurrying on our meetings, says Olog.

    Swedish record

    22 offroad days means not only a record for Sweden, but probably also for Western Europe. Sweden Offroad Tour is a real offroad-marathon! But only one (1) participant drove on all the 22 offroad days and that was englisman Michael Miles in his overloaded Range Rover 1990. Mr Miles took part in the the whole tour for the third year in a row!

    – No cheating! I really want to drive the whole tour - that's a real challenge! I love the northern part of Sweden, Lapland, because there is so few people, says Michael Miles.

    Sweden Offroad Toru was heavily covered by media. American Four Wheeler - the world's first and most respected 4x4 magazine with one million readers - took part. Feature editor Michael Rudd was very impressed by the variety of both cars and terrain during the tour.
    - Wow! This was one of my best offroad experiences in my life so far! says Michael Rudd.

    Brilliant idea

    British Land Rover Owner International - Great Britain's largest offroad magazine - also participated in the tour.
    - The Sweden Offroad Tour concept is so brilliant that our magazine must copy it in Britain! It would be perfect with a tour from Land's End to John O'Grootes, says editor David Phillips.

    But the best thing about Sweden Offroad Tour is the people and the terrain. The tour is one long offroad party with a large international "4x4-family" slowly moving north through Sweden. And you never get tired of it because every day there is a new town, a new camping, a new offroad area, new cars and new people - because participants can go on and of the tour when ever they want - there is no pre -registration - come as you are!

    Rainy summer

    With 22 offroad days on 22 different military offroad areas all over the country, Sweden Offroad Tour offers the best and most of offroading. The superior areas are Älvdalen and Boden in the north of Sweden with their enormous areas and variety of terrain up to 765 meters high mountains.

    Although middle of Sweden experienced its rainiest summer in a century it was no problem for Sweden Offroad Tour. The worse weather - the better offroading! The trails looked more like creeks and the ground turned into one big layer of mud - with the 4x4 cars sliding around like butter in hot fry pans!

    But the Gods of weather where forgotten when they offered a perfect midnight sun in Kiruna, in Sweden's northernmost town, way above the Arctic Circle!
    The 6:th Sweden Offroad Tour is planned for June 30 - July 15 2001. You will find all info on www.swedenoffroad.com or by calling organizer Peter Öjerskog on telephone +46 708 52 99 13.

    Michael Rudd at Four Wheeler writes:

    "As a journalist from Four Wheeler Magazine based in Los Angeles, California, I have covered almost every type of off-road event imaginable, all over the world. Every event is unique; exotic locales, interesting cultures and great people, in both competitive settings and sometimes more relaxed trailrides.

    Recently, I had the previlige to join Peter Öjerskog and his associates organizer of the Sweden Offroad Tour as well as representatives from Mitsubishi Motors Sales Sweden for an exciting 23- day four-wheel drive adventure to the land of The Midnight Sun.

    This amazing event was designed for off-road enthusiasts with all levels of experience, from novice to expert, and provided excitement for the entire family. Along the way, from Simrishamn in the south to Kiruna in the far north, participants were able to fully enjoy the awesome four- wheeling that their country has to offer.

    Peter caters to the needs of everyone, and even provides offroad instruction for the folks with little or no experience.

    The group from Mitsubishi are fully involved as well, and offered their vehicles for people to test drive.

    All in all, I feel the Sweden Offroad Tour is one of the most succesful and enjoyable events I've ever been part of and want to congratulate everyone who had the opportunity to share in this fantastic European off-road adventure."


    Miechael Rudd
    Features editor
    Four Wheeler Magazine



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