MORNING CHAPS,
OK, I HOPE YOU ALL DON'T MIND....?
BUT I AM STARTING,THE RALLY THREAD HERE....
IT WILL BE LINKED INTO THE 'REAL SWEDEN' THREAD BACK HOME AT 'UK SAABS',SO ALL MY FELLOW SAAB NUTTERS CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT,,AND IT HELPS TO PROMOTE THIS EXCELLENT COMMUNITY/WEBSITE ON SAABRALLY.COM.....
MY SON,AND I MADE THE TRIP FOR THE RALLY SWEDEN,FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WINTER, TO 'VARMLAND'.....
I WAS AWARE,THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE A 'PACKAGE' TYPE DEAL,TO COME AND WATCH THE RALLY SWEDEN,WITH FLIGHT/BUSS TRANSFERS ETC.......
BUT THIS, SEEMED FAR TOO ORGANISED FOR US......
SO WE HEADED TO NORWAY,FOR OUR FLIGHT FROM LIVERPOOL UK... EARLY MORNING,FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARI.....
AND THE ADVENTURE BEGAN....
CAN WE ASK FOR A LITTLE PATIENCE,AS 75% OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY,WAS ON THE MOVE?.....WITH AN I-PAD DOING TIME LAPSE,FOR THE WHOLE 4 DAY JOURNEY,SAT ON THE DASHBOARD....
SO WE MUST JUST SORT OUT&DOWNLOAD THE NECESSARY...?
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CURRENTLY THE EXCHANGE RATE,IS VERY GOOD IN OUR FAVOUR AT 11.5 NOK AND 11.75 SEK TO THE POUND,SO FOR A CHANGE IT WAS A LITTLE CHEAPER TO VENTURE INTO SCANDINAVIA......
THE HIRE CAR WAS AROUND 1100 NOK,PLUS A FURTHER 725 NOK TO REDUCE THE EXCESS ON THE INSUSRANCE DOWN TO 1000 NOK, FROM 9500 NOK.....
AFTER ALL.WE REALLY HAD NO IDEA,WHAT SORT OF WEATHER AND TERRITORY WE WERE HEADING INTO....?
I HAD TAKEN THE LIBERTY,OF CARRYING SOME FOIL THERMAL SURVIVAL BLANKETS,NEWSPAPER,FIRESTEEL,THERMOS FLASK ETC IN THE HOLD LUGGAGE....
OK,SO ON ARRIVAL AT 'TORP' AIRPORT NEAR SANDEFJORD,WE HAD HIRED A CAR FOR THE DURATION....
THIS WAS DESCRIBED AS A VW GOLF OR SIMILAR...?
ON THE PREVIOUS,TRIPS TO SWEDEN/NORWAY WE HAVE ONLY EVER HAD A VW GOLF(RABBIT) ONCE....WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERING MACHINES,ALL SUPPLIED CLEAN AND FULL OF FUEL....
WE HAD A BET,ON WHAT SORT OF CAR WE WOULD GET THIS TIME....ME PERSONALLY HOPING IT WOULD NOT BE FRENCH !!
HMM,OH WELL AT LEAST IT WAS BRAND NEW...?
FIRST JOB,TO GET THE SAAB DEALER TEAM STICKER ON....THEN HEAD HALF AN HOUR NORTH,TO 'HORTEN' TO CATCH THE FERRY ACROSS THE OSLO FJORD...TO 'MOSS'
CARLSSON TO BLOMQVIST......
''WHAT IS THIS TERRIBLE THING YOU HAVE TAUGHT YOURSELF,YOU MUST UNLEARN IT.....''
LEFT FOOT BRAKING