Rally Sweden 2015

[Luke]

well that made my day!



https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10 ... nref=story

[Geoff]

It's not weird that I just sat at my desk with my headphones on listening to the sound while working is it?

Thanks for the link Krister! And thanks for getting the privacy settings changed so those of us who aren't "friends" on facespace (or even on it at all) could see it!

[gmreider]

You watch that and all you can think is " I want to see more !!". I f I drove like that around my home ( where I have gravel roads) I would have probably killed several cats and dogs and maybe a walker or 2.

[DeLorean]

Gotta watch out for the pedestrians! Wipe out one of those on a public road, while hooning, and it's bad news... As Bob Sinclair used to say "I try to do dangerous things as safely as possible"

[BIRDIEMANGO]

I just shared a video on the Facebook group "Saab sport & rally" of Jocke Nilssons 16v 99. I think it´s his girlfriend who filmed him doing some testruns. She has a couple more videos on her profile.
That noise...

JUST GOT IN FROM WORK,AND MY SON SHOVED HIS PHONE IN FRONT OF MY NOSE....

'ERE,WATCH THIS DAD....'

EXCELLENT FOOTAGE,HOPE IT'S STILL IN THE EVENT BY SATURDAY MORNING.....

GOING A LONG WAY, TO SEE IT......

[Crazyswede]

Sounds great. Sounds like no Saab I have ever heard....definitely different sound than an 8v or even a modern 16v. Hope it all goes well for the main event.

[Krister K]

This is not confirmed in any way, but it seems Jocke Nilsson has had some heat related problems with the engine today. Hope he is still in the race.

[Jordan]

I bet they forgot to put the radiator cap on

[Crazyswede]

Perhaps it still has the stock water pump impeller....vs on trimmed for high rpm.

[Krister K]

No sight of the 16v 99 today...

[Krister K]

Perhaps it still has the stock water pump impeller....vs on trimmed for high rpm.

It seems it was the water pump that broke down. Don't know which impeller he is using.

[Crazyswede]

I forget if they just cut off several vanes or if the trimmed them radially so there was less pumping and therefore less cavitation at high rpm.

[BIRDIEMANGO]

HEJ,HEJ....
WE GOT TO RAMMEN 1 O8.10 , GOOD TO DRIVE IN SVERIGE IN THE SNOW!
COVERED OVER 500 MILES(800 KM) DRIVING...

WE GOT TO SEE THE 99 TURBO & THE 99 EMS 8V....

I THINK THE 16V 99 ORIGINALLY RAN AN ALLOY IMPELLER ON THE WATER PUMP TO STOP THE HEAVY INERTIA TORSION FORCES,FROM THE CAST IRON IMPELLOR? I MAY HAVE A PHOTO AT HOME.....?

HUGE REPORT& PHOTOS TO COME,WHEN WE GET BACK.....

FINT,BRA.....RALLYT !!!

[Luke]

I do know that particular 16V engine was outfitted with a special alloy impeller (unless he changed it back to stock for some reason)
Frank at swedespeed in the netherlands made up a batch of them. 60 grams instead of 180 gram stock.

[BIRDIEMANGO]

MORNING CHAPS,

OK, I HOPE YOU ALL DON'T MIND....?

BUT I AM STARTING,THE RALLY THREAD HERE....

IT WILL BE LINKED INTO THE 'REAL SWEDEN' THREAD BACK HOME AT 'UK SAABS',SO ALL MY FELLOW SAAB NUTTERS CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT,,AND IT HELPS TO PROMOTE THIS EXCELLENT COMMUNITY/WEBSITE ON SAABRALLY.COM.....

MY SON,AND I MADE THE TRIP FOR THE RALLY SWEDEN,FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WINTER, TO 'VARMLAND'.....

I WAS AWARE,THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE A 'PACKAGE' TYPE DEAL,TO COME AND WATCH THE RALLY SWEDEN,WITH FLIGHT/BUSS TRANSFERS ETC.......
BUT THIS, SEEMED FAR TOO ORGANISED FOR US......

SO WE HEADED TO NORWAY,FOR OUR FLIGHT FROM LIVERPOOL UK... EARLY MORNING,FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARI.....

AND THE ADVENTURE BEGAN....

CAN WE ASK FOR A LITTLE PATIENCE,AS 75% OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY,WAS ON THE MOVE?.....WITH AN I-PAD DOING TIME LAPSE,FOR THE WHOLE 4 DAY JOURNEY,SAT ON THE DASHBOARD....

SO WE MUST JUST SORT OUT&DOWNLOAD THE NECESSARY...?
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CURRENTLY THE EXCHANGE RATE,IS VERY GOOD IN OUR FAVOUR AT 11.5 NOK AND 11.75 SEK TO THE POUND,SO FOR A CHANGE IT WAS A LITTLE CHEAPER TO VENTURE INTO SCANDINAVIA......

THE HIRE CAR WAS AROUND 1100 NOK,PLUS A FURTHER 725 NOK TO REDUCE THE EXCESS ON THE INSUSRANCE DOWN TO 1000 NOK, FROM 9500 NOK.....

AFTER ALL.WE REALLY HAD NO IDEA,WHAT SORT OF WEATHER AND TERRITORY WE WERE HEADING INTO....?

I HAD TAKEN THE LIBERTY,OF CARRYING SOME FOIL THERMAL SURVIVAL BLANKETS,NEWSPAPER,FIRESTEEL,THERMOS FLASK ETC IN THE HOLD LUGGAGE....

OK,SO ON ARRIVAL AT 'TORP' AIRPORT NEAR SANDEFJORD,WE HAD HIRED A CAR FOR THE DURATION....

THIS WAS DESCRIBED AS A VW GOLF OR SIMILAR...?

ON THE PREVIOUS,TRIPS TO SWEDEN/NORWAY WE HAVE ONLY EVER HAD A VW GOLF(RABBIT) ONCE....WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERING MACHINES,ALL SUPPLIED CLEAN AND FULL OF FUEL....

WE HAD A BET,ON WHAT SORT OF CAR WE WOULD GET THIS TIME....ME PERSONALLY HOPING IT WOULD NOT BE FRENCH !!

HMM,OH WELL AT LEAST IT WAS BRAND NEW...?

FIRST JOB,TO GET THE SAAB DEALER TEAM STICKER ON....THEN HEAD HALF AN HOUR NORTH,TO 'HORTEN' TO CATCH THE FERRY ACROSS THE OSLO FJORD...TO 'MOSS'