Newsroom · Field report
What the photos didn’t show
Anderstorp, May 2026
The photos from the opening weekend are already live. Here’s the chain that got the rigs ready — and what happened when plan A met traffic, a print shop, and a deadline that didn’t hold.
Scope
Four days
Crew
Three people
Effort
~200 hours total
Wednesday — packing
We pack the trailer. Everything fits in one car and one trailer if you do it right — and here “right” means every centimetre counts and nothing can shift when we head south.
Thursday — departure 08:00
We get stuck in traffic and have to swing by a print shop on the way to pick up flyers that weren’t ready the day before. We reach Anderstorp around 16:00. Unpack, pitch the tent, configure the rigs. Late evening the circuit helps with tractor and towing to move the rigs into the paddock. Home at two in the morning.
Friday — up at 06:00, at the track 07:00
Windows on Stage 1 stops working. We reinstall on site. It works. People start showing up and the rigs are staffed almost all day. We also help crew the TV cameras and film the race live — not planned, but we do it. Home shortly after one.
Saturday — queues and pace
Constant queues all day. We don’t eat until late afternoon. Race drivers stop by and drive. It’s Stage 2 people react to — the active brake pedal makes the difference and most get it immediately. Several ask about Stage 3. The tent comes down but people stay in the rigs.
Departure
Anderstorp 21:00. Back in Stockholm when the clock is almost striking four.
It’s Stage 2 people react to — the active brake pedal makes the difference and most get it immediately.
From the same weekend
A selection from the image bank — angles and atmosphere that don’t always fit the feed.
