RIP Erik Carlsson | Retro Rides

accord83 Posted a lot Posts: 1,217 Club RR Member Number: 51	RIP Erik Carlsson accord83 @accord83 Club Retro Rides Member 51
	May 28, 2015 16:28:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	One of the rallying greats died today, he made Saabs special. Nice obituary on Hemmings. blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/05/27/vale-pa-taket-saab-rally-legend-erik-carlsson-1929-2015/?refer=news.
	74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.

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encino Part of things Posts: 172	RIP Erik Carlsson encino @encino
	May 28, 2015 21:31:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fantastic driver, watched him on the RAC rally in the early sixties, posting many fastest stage times, beating the top works teams with a 850cc 2 stroke FWD car. He married Pat Moss, Stirling's sister,who was no slouch in a rally car herself, winning many rallies in the lady's class and beating many of the top men drivers along the way. Eric invented left foot braking, enabling him to slide the back end whilst keeping his boot down on the throttle in order to keep the high revving 2 stroke motor on the cam. RIP Eric Carlsson.


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carledo Posted a lot Posts: 1,012	RIP Erik Carlsson carledo @carledo
	May 28, 2015 22:02:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	May 28, 2015 21:31:09 GMT encino said: Fantastic driver, watched him on the RAC rally in the early sixties, posting many fastest stage times, beating the top works teams with a 850cc 2 stroke FWD car. He married Pat Moss, Stirling's sister,who was no slouch in a rally car herself, winning many rallies in the lady's class and beating many of the top men drivers along the way. Eric invented left foot braking, enabling him to slide the back end whilst keeping his boot down on the throttle in order to keep the high revving 2 stroke motor on the cam. RIP Eric Carlsson. The man was indeed a legend and as a long time Saab fan I appreciate what he did to make them famous. Point of detail though, 2 strokes don't have valves and therefore don't have cams either so he wasn't keeping it "on the cam", I think he just loved to rev the nuts off them! Steve


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courseout Part of things Posts: 247	RIP Erik Carlsson courseout @courseout
	May 28, 2015 22:12:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	[/quote]The man was indeed a legend and as a long time Saab fan I appreciate what he did to make them famous. Point of detail though, 2 strokes don't have valves and therefore don't have cams either so he wasn't keeping it "on the cam", I think he just loved to rev the nuts off them! Steve [/quote] Perhaps "on the pipe" is a better term? haha Sad news, but you certainly couldn't argue it wasn't a life well lived - RIP


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