Mattias Ekstrom's 1999 Volvo 850

the interpreter · 29 Apr 2007, 07:28 (Ref:1902534)

Does anyone have any photos or links to article/stories about this car?

kmchow · 29 Apr 2007, 08:49 (Ref:1902561)

An Audi driver driving a Volvo??

Erki · 29 Apr 2007, 09:01 (Ref:1902565)

Yes, in 1999.

**FIRE** · 29 Apr 2007, 09:21 (Ref:1902578)

According his website he drove for Volvo in 2000:

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2000
• 3rd in Swedish Touring Car Championship (Volvo)
• 5th Group N Swedish Rally (Mitsubishi)

1999
• 1st in Swedish Touring Car Championship (Audi A4 quattro)
• 2nd overall in Bergslagsrallyt (Ford)
• 10th Group N Swedish Rally (Mitsubishi)

1998
• 8th in Swedish Touring Car Championship (Ford)

1997
• 2nd in Swedish Touring Car Championship
• "Rookie of the year" (Volvo)

BTW I didn't know he has driven for Ford, Audi and Volvo in STCC. I thought he had always driven for Audi in STCC.

Jimmy Magnusson · 29 Apr 2007, 09:36 (Ref:1902585)

Ekström did not drive for Volvo in 1999, that was his championship year for Audi (he only did one season for Audi in Sweden). In 1997 Ekström raced an independent 850, chassis number R-6-001. It was built for the 1995 BTCC season and raced by Rydell & Harvey. In 1996 the car was converted to 96 spec and used as a spare car before being sold to Picko Troberg Racing who ran Ekström in STCC in 1997. He finished second in the championship. The car was then loaned to Patrik Ernstson for the 1998 season finale as a prize for his win of the 1997 Volvo S40 Junior category. Ernstson however was involved in a major crash and the car was destroyed. What remained was returned to SportPromotion who stored it untill 1999 when the chassi was melted down. The running gear was transfered to chassis R-6-008 before that.
R-6-008 was originally a spare bodyshell from 1996. From what I know it remains unraced; the car is now owned by Sven Kristofersen in Norway.

kmchow · 29 Apr 2007, 16:35 (Ref:1902745)

wow, have you passed that info onto Redshoes so he could add it to his touring car registry? Anyone have pics of the Volvo he raced?

PorscheFanNo1 · 29 Apr 2007, 18:06 (Ref:1902786)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

Anyone have pics of the Volvo he raced?

http://mattiasekstrom.com/

First picture looks to be from Anderstorp, the other 2 from Mantorp.

redshoes · 29 Apr 2007, 18:31 (Ref:1902813)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

wow, have you passed that info onto Redshoes so he could add it to his touring car registry?

Looks like that's where the info came from in the first place. I will 'borrow' the pictures though, as I'd not seen them before.

Jimmy Magnusson · 29 Apr 2007, 18:52 (Ref:1902850)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Looks like that's where the info came from in the first place. I will 'borrow' the pictures though, as I'd not seen them before.

Yep. Great site, awsome job

kmchow · 1 May 2007, 02:15 (Ref:1903879)

Wow, a black Volvo. It's a shame that minichamps never recreated the STCC 850s or the ASTC 850 wagon!

redshoes · 1 May 2007, 07:38 (Ref:1903959)

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Magnusson

Yep. Great site, awsome job

Thanks.

BTW if anyone has any pictures of the car when Ernstson drove, either before or after he binned it, let me know.

Jimmy Magnusson · 1 May 2007, 11:12 (Ref:1904092)

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshoes

Thanks.

BTW if anyone has any pictures of the car when Ernstson drove, either before or after he binned it, let me know.

Give me a few days and you'll get it.

Jimmy Magnusson · 3 May 2007, 11:21 (Ref:1905721)

It's not much of an image, but here it is:

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