Per Eklund Holds 4th With BioPower Saab 9-3 In Sweden

Posted on 04. Aug, 2008 by Ryan in 2000-2009, Personalities

Photo Credit: Per Eklund / Trollspeed

Per Eklund, legendary Swedish Saab rally driver, has made it to 4th place in the Strägnäs, Sweden rally event.

Here is the news thanks to Per Eklund Saab Enthusiast, Mike Jager .

After almost 3 weeks after Höljes, the 4th race fr the Swedish championship rallycross was held at the Strägnäs Motorstadion.

Eklund drove in the qualification heat a 5th, a 3rd and a 7th time. The last qualification he had a puncture. The times equals a 4th in the A-final.

In the A-final, Norwegian Sverre Isachsen started the A final from pole ahead of Michael Jernberg who set fastest time in the second heat. Andréas Eriksson and Per Eklund qualified third and fourth

Hedström then made a remarkable start and grabbed the lead of the A final away from Isachsen with Eklund initially running third. Eriksson passed Eklund to gain a podium finish, Eklund holding on to fourth place ahead of Croon and Jernberg, the latter retaining the championship lead ahead of Eriksson.

Results:

1. Peter Hedström, Ford Fiesta ST, 30
2. Sverre Isachsen, Ford Focus ST, 27+3
3. Andréas Eriksson, Ford Fiesta ST, 25+1
4. Per Eklund, SAAB 9-3 SportSedan, 23
5. Tony Croon, Ford Focus, 22
6. Michael Jernberg, Å koda Fabia, 21+2
7. Stig-Olov Walfridsson, Renault Clio, 20
8. Stefan Jansson, Hyundai Accent, 19
9. Silvo Viitanen, Ford Focus, 18
10. Guttorm Lindefjell, Å koda Fabia, 17
11. Frode Holte, Volvo S40, 10

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