Posts Tagged ‘rally-sm’

Video: Peter Zachrisson the crazy guy!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Peter Zachrisson, from Säffle (the same small town where Daniel Carlsson, Tina Thörner, L-E Torph, Mats Karlsson and a lot of other Swedish rally people come from), is doing his first start in this years Swedish Championship this weekend. I don’t often to write about the Swedish Championship – but it happens and Peter really is a fresh wind so…

In today’s NWT Peter tells that he has installed active differentials and paddle gearshift in his car – a Volvo 940(!!!). That’s quite amazing!

So, now you think: “Who cares about Zachrisson?”. Peter had a few OK chances a some years ago doing the Swedish Rally and planning an international career, but sadly it never really happened for him because of financial trouble. However, Peter is a hell of a driver and I tell you – watch this video, and then you’ll care. Especially – listen to the sound when he passes in front of the camera:

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Thanks to Adielssonmotorsport for the video.

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Decide your own heats on the Swedish super special stage next year!?

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Not long ago I told by the Swedish Rally organisers initiative to let the spectators decide the heats on the super special stage in Swedish Rally 2009 – this year arranged as a Swedish Championship rally since Sweden doesn’t have WRC status again until next year. Now the idea has been tested in real life, and the organisers say that they got a lot of suggestions of heats.

Already when I wrote the first post, I pushed for the Swedish Rally to test this thing in the WRC too – and now that seems to become true. In today’s VF (Swedish newspaper) Bertil Klarin, managing director of the Swedish Rally, says that they hope to repeat the same next year. Awesome!

 

Jimmy Joge, Värmland Runt/Swedish Rally 2009, Photo: Micke Fransson, teambild.se

Jimmy Joge, Värmland Runt/Swedish Rally 2009, Photo: Micke Fransson, teambild.se

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