Saab Two-Strokers on track

Posted by swade on July 2nd, 2007 11 Comments Printer-Friendly

I’m slowly getting through the various videos shot whilst in Sweden last month.

This one’s got some film of the various two-stroke Saabs that took to the track at Kinnekulle Raceway on Saturday, June 9. They started out like a house on fire but many of them slowed down after a few laps, and given that parts must be hard to get if things go wrong I could understand why.

I really was a pleasure to see them all going ’round. And there was considerable enthusiasm in the pit lane for all these old cars before they actually got out too.

Please enjoy!

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robin m said:

Swade, I recon some or maybe most of those were going faster than you and I.

-July 2nd, 2007 at 8:50 am
Swade said:

Robin, I would dare say you’re 100% correct. Some of them are definitely going quicker than my diesel auto convertible. Not sure about the 9-5, though, but definitely the diesel.

-July 2nd, 2007 at 9:33 am
robin m said:

good memories. 3 weeks ago. or was it yesterday?

-July 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 am
jeff k said:

those babies sound amazing! you totally made my weekend getting to see those old girls race around and make such nice sounds. thanks swade…

-July 2nd, 2007 at 9:56 am
Ted Y said:

Oh, so many two-strokers, I’ve got to get there some day! Nice snappy intro music, and then the music only got better, had the volume turned way up for this one. Thanks for not forgetting us old timers swade.

-July 2nd, 2007 at 10:20 am
Saaboy said:

haha two stroke!!! I love that sound, now I know what everyone talks about… Never actually heard em on the track…

they should try putting turbo’s on those things ;);)

-July 2nd, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Jeff said:

I love the two-stroke “popcorn” sound, and I like how they sound like old airplanes at speed.

-July 2nd, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Gunnar Heinrich said:

Wow that’s what Sweden looks like? Reminds me of New England.

Thank you, Swade, for the video. You’ve inspired me to visit.

-July 2nd, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Swade said:

Gunnar and Ted (and everyone) - if you can possibly get there at all, whether by begging, stealing or borrowing, then make sure you do.

2009 is the next festival and it’s well worth the trip.

-July 2nd, 2007 at 4:21 pm
papluh said:

This was one of my highlights of the track day. Till this day two-strokes generally were for me classic cars driven for display, even on those public road ‘rallies’ on meetings the drive usually carefully (and according to law )
But what what I saw there left me with just 1, oh 2 issues … where to get one and how to set money aside

-July 2nd, 2007 at 5:39 pm
eggsngrits said:

Love the old Saabs! Well, really, I love most Saabs.

-July 3rd, 2007 at 10:06 am