The historic Straand Hotel in Vrådal works continuously with innovation and product development for motorcyclists and guests with an interest in classic cars and bicycles.
This year, a new annual event will be launched with a focus on driver development in close collaboration with the best research and driver development environments we have in Norway.
On the weekend of 27 to 29 May, there will be a driver development program for motorcyclists at Straand, where the main part of the driving on Saturday will take place at the airstrip in Fyresdal.

Telemark has long traditions where driver development has been in focus, there are many who know well the road safety days for motorcycles that have been arranged with great success at Geiteryggen. We are very happy that Jan Petter Lyng and his team are with us to arrange Straand Driver Development 27 to 29 May. Our goal is to continue and bring new elements into the annual Geiteryggen event by uniting old and new minds and to build on this well-established event. Based at Straand Hotel, we will gather the best in research and driver development to offer motorcyclists wonderful driving experiences and new learning this weekend. Knowledge and skills must be combined with good experiences, just as we can at Straand Hotel in Vrådal. The majority of the skills training will take place at the airstrip in Fyresdal, but we will focus on driver development already at the hotel stairs. The great trip up along Nisser and Vråvatn will be done in groups where there will be an opportunity for guidance along the way by knowledgeable instructors.

The coordinator of the event is Trond Olsen, who is also responsible for Straand Treffet.
After 4 years of very successful motorcycle meetings at Straand Hotel in Telemark, we are now focusing on a new and adapted offer for motorcyclists. We will create a new arena for good experiences for motorcyclists with a strong focus on driver development combined with good touring and driving experiences. We build on the best from the long-standing road safety days at Geiteryggen and put this together with the driver development competence environments, the national traffic research environment and a focus on driving experiences and the roads in the region. The purpose is to create good driving experiences and increased skill level through training and driver development. As we always do, we put the event in a social setting that is spiced up with motorcycles, knowledge, good food and lots of good conversations. In the evening, we will learn more about how researchers think and how they work to make us even better and safer drivers.
If you want more information about the driver development weekend or want to contribute to the event, Trond Olsen can be contacted by e-mail straandtreffet@straand.no

Welcome to us: Katrine and Lars Arne Straand, Host family and 5th generation at Straand Hotel