Photorally, Max points 40

Position, Points, Team, Team leader, Car
1. 38, 112, Dominik Merkle, 96 -62
2. 38, 137, Ola Olsson, 900 -92
3. 37, 124, Kees Langejan, 96 -80
4. 37, 126, Dietrich Elfers, 900LUX
5. 37, 125, Nicolas Demuynck, 900cab
6. 36, 111, Torbjörn Midtgård, 93B -59
7. 36, 198, H.C Thing, 96
8. 36, 333, De Ketelaere, 9000
9. 35, 184, Dimitri Baumgartner, 99T -81
10. 34, 175, Jan Morbech

Class: 900 NG / 9-3 / 9-5
Winner: 190. Mika Heikkinen, Finland. 9-5 Aero Wagon, 2004

Class: 9000
Winner: 178. Pauli Kannisto, Finland. 9000 CS

Class: 900 OG
Winner: 126. Dietrich Elfers, Germany. 900 Turbo 16, 1986

Class: 90 / 99
Winner: 283. Jan Karlsson, Sweden. 99, 1971

Class: 95 / 96 V4
Winner: 345. Gerda Persson, Sweden. 96, 1978

Class: 95 / 96 two stroke
Winner: 274. Hans Johnsson, Sweden. 95, 1961

Class: Sonett
Winner: 188. Magnus Emilsson, Sweden. Sonett III, 1972

Class: 93 two stroke
Winner: 161. Tommy Mattsson, Sweden. 93 Grand Turismo, 1959

Class: Tuning
Winner: 105. Hannu Hämäläinen, Finland. 9-3 Sport Combi, 2006

Most voted Cars

1. 100 points. 161, Tommy Mattsson, Sweden. 93 Grand Turismo, 1959

2. 68 points. 274, Hans Johnsson, Sweden. 95, 1961

3. 57 points. 164, Lars Mårtensson, Sweden. 93, 1959

It looks like we missed a few, so if you wish to add a photo of a missing car, please send it to: saabisti.jarvinen@gmail.com
Also a few of the cars were missing their badges – send an email if you know the correct badge number.

Contents:
Presidents Greetings p.3
Saab Club Of Finland p.4
Saabisti magazine p.10
Simo Lampinen p.14
Saab “Made In Finland” p.20
Saab 99 Petro  p.26
Saab 90 p.28
Saab 90 “Lumikko” p.30
Saab 99 Finlandia, Saab 900 CD p.32
Saab 900 Limousine p.35
Saab 900 Cabriolet p.36
saab 9000 V8 p.40
Saab Racing p.46
Saab 900 Turbo M p.54

Saab Club Of Finland wishes to thank all who participated in producing the magazine.

Errata: Saab Racing article was written by Tomi Tikanmäki, not Tommi Järvinen, as it is erroneously stated in the article header.

Here are the proposed alternatives one more time:

03.08.2011 Ekenäs (Tammisaari)

Accommodation alternatives:
Sea Front Hotel, Vitsippsgatan 2, FIN 10600 Ekenäs www.hotelseafront.fi
Motel & Restaurant Marine, Kammakaregatan 4-6, FIN 10600 Ekenäs www.motelmarine.fi
Ormnäs Camping,  Ormnäsvägen 1 FIN-10600 Ekenäs www.ek-camping.com

04.08.2011 Pargas (Parainen)
Accommodation alternatives:
Hotell Kalkstrand, Strandvägen 1, FIN 21600 Pargas www.strandbo.fi
Solliden Camping, Norrby FIN 21600 Pargas www.solliden.fi

Q: For the meeting itself, as it is for two adults it is 290.- €, then it is ok, and I will reserve the Ellivuori Hotel that is also ok.
A: OK

Q: But for the pre-tour I have some questions. Do we have to pay 45.- € per person, then 90.- € for Solvalla night where?
A: Right you should pay together with the 290:- to our club for the first Solvalla night only, 45€ per person. However, you have to reserve the accommodation directly with Solvalla from www.solvalla.fi/saab. The reason is that this is a boarding school type of accommodation at Solvalla and they have no possibilities to issue invoices to all pre-tour participants individually but will make it in one shot to our club.

Q: For the other nights do we have to reserve ourselves or does the pre-tour organisation team do it for us, and then we will have to pay on site at the moment? Please let me know.
A: At the pre-tour page at www.intsaab2011.fi we have tentatively reserved a number of accommodations for each night at preferential prices with various hotels and camping. However, you have to choose from the list and make your own reservation for each night directly with the hotel or camping. And you settle the bill as the hotel stipulates.

Mind you these tentative reservations that we have made so that we can stay at places close to each other will also expire by 16th of May. So, you have to book the accommodation before that date, or risk that the hotel is fully booked and you have to stay somewhere further away from the main group.

Please note:

The PreTour is already full, no additional participants will be accepted.

The main event is also fully reserved (we have 417 registrations and can only take 400). Any new registrations will be placed in a que and only accepted if there are cancellations. We would advise those registering after today (May 10th) to not pay their registration fee. We will notify you directly if there are cancellations (please make sure you fill in your email-address).

We would advice those who have not paid yet to do so at the earliest convenience or notify us if you know you will not be able to attend.

Those who register AFTER we reach 400 will be placed in a que and only accepted if there are cancellations. We would advice those in que NOT to pay until you get a confirmation that you will be accepted.

The registration payment due date is 31.05.2011. The places of those participants who have not paid at that time will be released and filled from the que. This will be communicated separately to those accepted.

Enquiries: international@saabclub.fi

We would also like to point out that the only acceptable form of payment is money transfer to the bank account of Suomen Saab-klubi ry. Details on the registration page.

We will not be able to accept cheques, credit cards or cash.

Additionally – please pay the accommodation directly to Hotel Ellivuori and only the registration fee(s) to Saab Club Of Finland.

I checked yesterday with the hotel:  2pax rooms are still available as are 1pax rooms with possibility to get a supplement bed. However, these remaining 1-2pax rooms will fill up very swiftly, now. What will remain are suites with two bedrooms for 4-6pax.  Consider sharing these bigger suites/apartments with some SAAB friends you know!

Eirik