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Björn Waldegård has passed away


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#1 FredrikB

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 16:49

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"The first World Rally Champion Bjorn Waldegaard has died aged 71 after suffering with cancer."

 

R.I.P old man from Roslagen.  :(


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#2 Jvr

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 16:59

That is very sad news. R.I.P old Champion.

#3 The Kanisteri

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 17:25

Requiescat in pace, Nalle. :|



#4 William Hunt

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 18:11

very sad , he was a living legend



#5 Longtimefan

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 18:12

RIP :(

#6 BillyWhizz

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 18:32

Ahhh, sad news. The first WRC World Champion. Poor guy.

 

RIP



#7 Sheepmachine

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 19:11

R.I.P. Bjorn Waldegaard. :(

#8 PayasYouRace

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 19:20

Farewell Bjorn. Now go have fun with Colin, Richard et al on the big special stage in the sky.  :wave:



#9 Henri Greuter

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 20:09

We forget so easily over here that there were more "Super Swedes" in motor racing though not on the asphalt tracks over the world.

 

Björn Waldegard was one of them.

 

Rest in peace Björn

 

 

Henri



#10 LeClerc

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Posted 29 August 2014 - 21:41

A life well lived. 



#11 JacnGille

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Posted 30 August 2014 - 00:37

Sad news



#12 OSX

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Posted 30 August 2014 - 13:28

Obituary: Bjorn Waldegaard - The First WRC Champion

29 August 2014

 

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Simba. One word. One man. Lion. That was how the Kenyans knew Bjorn Waldegaard. And he certainly was the king of African rallying.

Born in Rimbo, in the east of Sweden, Waldegaard started competing aged 19. And his natural talent was immediately obvious: he was on the podium on the Swedish Rally within three years and Swedish national champion two years later.

The mainstay of Waldegaard's career was bookended by success in a Porsche.

In a career that spanned five decades, he won the 1969 Monte Carlo Rally and the 2011 East African Safari Classic in a 911. Not only does that highlight the incredible longevity of big Bjorn - or Walle - as he was known locally, but it also demonstrates his ability to drive on all surfaces.

It would be easy to pigeonhole a man who has won the Safari four times and the Ivory Coast three times as an African specialist. He was. And he loved Africa. But how many African specialists can win on the snow in Sweden or edge Sandro Munari in a Stratos in Sanremo?

 

Full Story: Autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115628