Two Danes in love with Swedish rallying 
Posted by wildert
Brian Klausen Ultra Moderator Location: Denmark Join Date: 03/21/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 388 Rally Car: VW Golf GTi 16V |
The Beyers have posted their 2014-edit of the Swedish rallies that they have attended.
There is a fair amount of action to say the least .
Obviously a bunch of Volvos of different vintages, but also a few other cars as well. It even has a Danish 240 in there - see if you can spot the yellow 240 with the Danish flag in the side window .
Good thing about the Swedes: they tend to apply the same recipe for tarmac rallying as for gravel. Ie: Lots of power steering, long soft suspension, and... well - what do you expect? Gravel tires of course . Not fast, but pretty entertaining .
Brgrds Brian 
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John Vanlandingham Professional Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
But Brian Volvo's are so boxy....
 John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2014 05:56PM by john vanlandingham. |
Thorkild Mathiasen Super Moderator Location: Denmark Join Date: 08/08/2014 Age: Settling Down Posts: 21 Rally Car: Maybe a Lada.. |
Man they really slinging those 940´s around.
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Pete Morris Junior Moderator Location: Los Angeles Join Date: 12/24/2012 Age: Fossilized Posts: 88 Rally Car: Sold. |
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John Vanlandingham Professional Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Welcome and yepp they can make them dance...too bad they they're no good in America.. See, things are different here....according to recent investigations Volvos are popular there "because that's where they made them" Volvo Retails 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 United States 48,000 53,798 54,177 63,038 71,151 87,841 97,915 Canada 5,512 7,002 8,020 8,654 8,168 8,454 8,516 As you see from these partial sales figures they only in that range sold half a miillion and sales went on to even bigger figures but but I guess that means they're rare only a few hundred thousand to choose from... And they didn't make them here... And "things are different here"...it goes without saying they are different.... That's why nobody ever says what the differences are. But that's why Volvos are not awesome here, even if the rallies are fast and wide and have long gentle curves...the "conditions" different--somehow. And that explains why 60% of the entry lists are Subaru because they made them.....wait..They are made in Japan... Er nevermind.. God Jul o Gott Nytt År även om du är dansk! John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Thorkild Mathiasen Super Moderator Location: Denmark Join Date: 08/08/2014 Age: Settling Down Posts: 21 Rally Car: Maybe a Lada.. |
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John Vanlandingham Professional Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
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