Olle, born 1937, has lived all his life in Strängnäs. The town is, by Swedish standards, medium-sized and of modest importance. During Olle’s time as a youngster in the Fifties, Sweden boomed economically. Wealth, although minuscule by today’s measurement, was reflected in a growing motorbike scene and a bigger variety of Hollywood films at the local cinema.
All this made a huge impact on Olle, who soon bought his first motorbike, an NV with a 128cc engine. In those days motocross was a big thing in Sweden. Stars were celebrated as national heroes but as the decade went along further economic growth slowly started to undermine the motorbike scene. People could suddenly afford small cars and less sponsor money went into motorcycle racing.
Olle started racing back in 1954 but…