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Title: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: marcus ösd on August 31, 2008, 21:57:19 pm Hakan lundgren crashed his beautiful texas brown racer at pite dragway this weekend. Hakan is ok but the car have seen better days, did about 200km/h when it happend flipped att least two times.forum.savarturbo.se/viewtopic.php?t=26421
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: ESH on August 31, 2008, 22:04:16 pm Good to know Hakan's OK but what a shame, was an awesome car. :-[
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: ugly duckling on August 31, 2008, 22:13:53 pm sorry to hear bad news. all that matters is that the drivers ok. good luck to him. UD.
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Jon on August 31, 2008, 22:49:24 pm Ohh NO!! Not again!! Thank god he is alright! Hope you still want to get back in the saddle Håkan!
http://forum.savarturbo.se/viewtopic.php?t=26421&highlight=h%E5kan (http://forum.savarturbo.se/viewtopic.php?t=26421&highlight=h%E5kan) Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Martin Greaves on August 31, 2008, 22:59:10 pm Dam not good i hate to hear when a Bug has crashed but as everyone has said least Håkan is OK.
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: sven on August 31, 2008, 23:00:26 pm Oh men, this is very bad news.
Hakan, I don't now you very long, It discovered you while i whas building my race car and checking the internet for my first Race with my new car at SCC. I now how much work it takes to build a race car like yours. I hope you find the courage to start again because your car was a real example for me, whis you als the best. Sven. Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Roman on August 31, 2008, 23:16:06 pm That is very sad news.
I know Håkan is on the edge of what is possible with a stock suspension and he has been talking about a chassis car again. He did a best time of 9.049 this weekend with a lousy 1.55 60-footer, so the 8's was soo close and I think that was the ultimate goal with the car. Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: JS on September 01, 2008, 06:02:24 am A real shame, one of europes coolest drag vw´s still with plates IMO. :(
I hope Håkan will build himself a new car, as he seems to build them both safe and fast! Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Tekken on September 01, 2008, 06:11:37 am :'( :'( I'm soo sorry to hear this!!!Hope to see you back at the track Håkan,thank god that you could walk away from a crast at that speed.
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Gunnar|Rennfahrer on September 01, 2008, 07:32:07 am Oh no!
I'm glad he's okay :) Too bad with the car, it would hve been be cool with an 8sec floorpan stock suspension car, but as Roman said, it's on the edge. I hope he builds a new car, his cars are always inspiring. Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Trond Dahl on September 01, 2008, 07:58:03 am The car was great yes, but just a car... glad to hear Håkan is okey
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Leif Nyström on September 01, 2008, 08:50:12 am I was there.. One of the most violent chrashes I've seen. Luckily he walked away. Hope he recovers...
Leif Nystrom Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Tobi/DFL on September 01, 2008, 08:54:50 am Good to know he is okay! I witnessed some of his very fast runs with one of the most beautiful race cars at this year´s SCC and hope that he will be back on the track very soon!
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Berger on September 01, 2008, 08:56:53 am So very, very sad :-[ :-[
But as Trond says, it`s only a car, and it`s a sure thing that safty pays of!! Happy that Håkan bulidt his car proper and is ok. Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: ESH on September 01, 2008, 09:11:25 am ... He did a best time of 9.049 this weekend with a lousy 1.55 60-footer, so the 8's was soo close and I think that was the ultimate goal with the car ... You couldn't reasonably have bet against an 8, his runs at SCC were like clockwork. I think there's a lot of people out there that will want to see him back out on track sometime. Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Martin on September 01, 2008, 09:18:49 am Stuning car, just how i like them, its a great shame its no more.
Glade to hear that Hakan lundgren is ok. and i hope he builds another car. 9.049, wow! do we know why it went over? Martin. Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Udo on September 01, 2008, 09:24:23 am Bad news about that nice car but good news that he is ok , Good luck to Hakan and hope to see him back on the track soon .
Udo Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Prowagen on September 01, 2008, 13:43:10 pm Such a shame it was a beautiful car! It is great to know Hakan walked away, I hope to see him back on track in the future!
Regards, Rob Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: richie on September 01, 2008, 14:27:53 pm Hakan,thats so sad :( i hope you are ok and will recover to build another amazing car :)
cheers richie Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Squirmn German on September 01, 2008, 14:54:53 pm Very sad to see, but very happy you walked away. Rebuild and continue kickin' butt!
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Neil Davies on September 01, 2008, 15:00:59 pm Obviously a crash at that speed is going to be bad, but how bad exactly is the car? Rebuildable with a replacement shell? Pan gone too? Hope you are back on track soon.
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Todi on September 01, 2008, 15:02:09 pm http://forum.savarturbo.se/viewtopic.php?t=26421&highlight=h%E5kan
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Crazy Mc.Stairs on September 01, 2008, 16:09:03 pm Holey moley, glad to hear Hakan is allright! I wish him the best and I hope to see him racing again!!! ;)
Regards, Mc.Stairs Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Paul Bate on September 01, 2008, 19:40:14 pm I would just like to say how very sorry I am to hear about the crash and how glad to know that Hakan is ok. I hope to see Hakan back doing what he does best ! Best Wishes Paul Bate Outlaw Flat Four Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: james wotton on September 01, 2008, 20:49:43 pm Just sickening one of my favorite all time car's, Just glad to hear that hakan is o.k.
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Travis on September 01, 2008, 20:51:51 pm Makes me go cold to see one of the VW family go through this.
I am sure a few guys in the uk are looking on as there speeds are going to be up there. So lets just tighten those helmet straps and be safe Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Wout on September 01, 2008, 22:19:30 pm Lukely the driver is all right!!!!!
But what a shame 'bout such a nice car!!!! Good luck to hakan! gr Wout Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Oliver Frey on September 02, 2008, 19:09:23 pm Saw this on the US Cal-look, absolutely sorry to hear this Hakan. :'( Glad you're OK, very sad about your car, it was one of the nicest beetles I have ever seen!
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Fast54 on September 05, 2008, 17:01:53 pm Thank you all for the kind words!!
I had a lot of luck in that crash, no broken bones, just bruises and a little dizzy. I have looked at the car yesterday and it seems that the motor and gearbox is ok. Even the chassie looks fine. It was the body and the wheels that took the beating. The chute mount saved the motor. One thing that helped me was that I always try to keep the belts as tight as possible, a little thing that helps when you flip over at 135mph...... Thanks, Hakan Lundgren Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: richie on September 05, 2008, 17:03:57 pm Thank you all for the kind words!! I had a lot of luck in that crash, no broken bones, just bruises and a little dizzy. I have looked at the car yesterday and it seems that the motor and gearbox is ok. Even the chassie looks fine. It was the body and the wheels that took the beating. The chute mount saved the motor. One thing that helped me was that I always try to keep the belts as tight as possible, a little thing that helps when you flip over at 135mph...... Thanks, Hakan Lundgren Hakan,thats good that you are ok :) and sounds like you still have most of an 8 second car left :) Good luck with it cheers richie Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: jamiep_jamiep on September 16, 2008, 17:29:14 pm Terrible news!
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: kraftwerk on September 26, 2008, 20:22:18 pm lousy!!! I had this bug as my wallpaper for ages!!! just glad he survived!! high time he built another!! ;) ;D
Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Oliver Frey on October 14, 2008, 13:52:40 pm (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/487429.jpg)
Looks like a rebuild is in the works ! :) Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Jon on October 14, 2008, 14:31:47 pm That's good news!! All the best wishes for your build Håkon!
I can't get over the size of that intercooler! Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: BeetleBug on October 14, 2008, 14:36:43 pm That's good news!! All the best wishes for your build Håkon! I can't get over the size of that intercooler! Intercooler? I thought it was a 2 seater sofa.... Title: Re: hakan lundgren crashed!! Post by: Trond Dahl on October 14, 2008, 19:40:15 pm haha that was huge!
btw.. whats the point of a second seat? I know he is swedish, but street driving? :-D |