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Saab 9-3 at  the 2012 X-Games Rallycross Championship
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On the move Saab 9-3 at  the 2012 X-Games Rallycross Championship
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Saab 9-3 at  the 2012 X-Games Rallycross Championship Radiator mounted on the trunk. Moves it out of the way in case of a crash (car can keep racing even if there is a frontal crash), and makes room for a huge intercooler in the front.
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Saab 9-3 at  the 2012 X-Games Rallycross Championship Notice the engine sitting longitudinally, and the Classic 900 head cover.
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Saab 9-3 at  the 2012 X-Games Rallycross Championship
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X-Games 2012. Great shot of the two Saabs.
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Scott-Eklund Racing Saab 9-3 Shows Pace At Charlotte

Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina – Saturday, May 26, 2012; Scott-Eklund Racing proved its pace against the established manufacturer-run Global Rallycross Championship teams during the season-opening official practice and seeding session on Friday, May 25, ahead of the first series round at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina.

Taking the wheel of the Scott-Eklund Racing Saab 9-3 with ENEOS Motor Oil for the first time, X Games bronze medallist Samuel Hübinette quickly mastered both car and course to seed eighth, just three tenths of a second adrift of multiple X Games gold medallist and four-time Rally America Champion, Travis Pastrana.

Andy Scott also impressed during his three official practice runs, cementing his form from Tuesday’s inaugural shakedown test on the .77 mile custom-built GRC course in which the Scott Trawlers-backed entry ran as one of the fastest of the field. The team founder, however, was denied the chance to truly battle for a top seed place when an issue with the Saab 9-3’s turbo charger prevented him from posting any flying laps during the 10-minute qualifying run.

Read more here.

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Scott-Eklund Racing complete first Saab 9-3 wheels-down test in France Dreux, France - Tuesday, March 27, 2012: Scott-Eklund Racing successfully completed its first wheels-down pre-season test at Le Circuit de Rallycross de Dreux in France on Tuesday, March 27, ahead of the teams’ debut Global RallyCross Championship season. Lead driver and Team Principal Andy Scott took both 2012 GRC-spec Saab 9-3 two-litre 16 Valve powerhouses rigorously through their paces, covering over 50 laps of the French circuit without a single glitch. Running in the glorious sunshine in ambient temperatures of up to 24ºC, the Scott-Eklund Racing crew, led by rallycross stalwart and team Technical Director Per Eklund, seamlessly transitioned the cars through each installation phase before completing tyre cycles. With the 600bhp Saabs responding well to technical input, the team gleaned an encouraging measure of performance on base settings and Scott turned up the pace to set continually improving lap times throughout the six hour session. Read more here. Scott-Eklund Racing Team Principal Andy Scott (right) with Scott-Eklund Racing Technical Director Per Eklund
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On board a FIA European Rallycross Championship car

SAAB 9-3 Rallycross Car

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SAAB 9-3 Rallycross car driven by Toomas Heikkinen

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Per Eklund wins Swedish Supercar Championship on his SAAB 9-3 The final weekend of the Swedish Rallycross Championship held at the Kinnekulle circuit near Götene hosted a Supercar final that would be a clean final competition and would thus crown a Swedish Supercar champion, (the championship having this year only hosted Super Nationell, National 2400 and the Swedish Junior Championship). Hedström had initially taken an early lead in the Supercar final but had his lead snatched away from him after his Skoda Fabia ‘Helga’ recently rented from Belgian Rallycross star, Jochen Coox, caught fire. Race Marshalls immediately ‘red flagged’ the race, leaving the race set to be restarted, and Hedström left to exit the circuit deflated and out Championship contention; his car’s damage too significant to enter the Final restart. It was Per Eklund who emerged as leader in the restarted final snatching victory form Swede Stig-Olov Walfridsson. The Swedish legend and Rallycross veteran took the win after passing Walfridsson who was forced to slow due to a puncture. For Peter Hedström, the events in the race could lead to damaging consequences. Hedström on ‘Facebook’ post-race: “These things happen in this sport, it is just a shame I was struck by such bad luck whilst taking the lead in the final, but it’s the nature of Rallycross.” Peter Hedström had rented the Skoda Fabia with hope of taking the Swedish title in Götene, the place where he grabbed the Swedish junior Rallycross Championship ten years ago. Hedström was reported to have had his sights set on gold here, and then to follow he would compete in the Czech Republic in the ERC, if the car was in good condition for the event next weekend. Speaking to Swedish Newspaper, “Värmland Folkblad” Hedström said: “It will be a tough competiton but my sights are set on gold. We take one thing at a time. But if the car is not too demolished then there is an absolute chance that I had could compete next weekend. You just have to hope that the sponsors are as generous as they are now.” Hedström was focused on a good European Championship effort which could pave the way for a hefty investment in the championship next year for the Swede. The Norwegian Ole Håbjørgtook the touring cars in Sweden ahead of Lars Rosendahl and Irishman, Derek Tohill. (c) 2011 Pär Backman1. Per Eklund (S), SAAB 9-32. Stig-Olov Walfridsson (S), Renault Clio3. Tomas Andersson (S), BMW E814. Mats Öhman (S), Volvo S405. Peter Hedström (S), Škoda Fabia6. Pekka Mustakallio, Lancer Evo 8
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Per Eklund driving his 530 hp SAAB in a rallycross race in Austria

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SAAB 9-3 Rallycross
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SAAB 9-3 Rallycross Car
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SAAB 9-3 Rallycross August 2011 Calendar More resolutions available here: http://www.classiccarprint.com/11-Cal-Html/Saab-Cal-Aug.html
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