Matt Bishop reports that former ATS and Tyrell driver (and ABBA drummer) Borgudd has passed away aged 76:
https://twitter.com/...862492796502016
Edited by H0R, 23 February 2023 - 21:29.
Slim Borgudd 1946-2023
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, Feb 23 2023 21:26
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WonderWoman61
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Posted 23 February 2023 - 21:57
Matt Bishop reports that former ATS and Tyrell driver (and ABBA drummer) Borgudd has passed away aged 76:
https://twitter.com/...862492796502016
If that's true then Rest in Peace Slim Borgudd.
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Posted 23 February 2023 - 22:43
If that's true then Rest in Peace Slim Borgudd.
Of course it’s true, Matt wouldn’t say it otherwise.
RIP Slim, appeared in F1, excelled in trucks and did a bit of Mazda touring cars too.
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JG
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Posted 24 February 2023 - 08:07
RIP Slim, 1 point at Silverstone as the highlight for his F1 career.
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Posted 24 February 2023 - 12:27
bummer
No, drummer.
But with all due respect, this is sad news.
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Posted 24 February 2023 - 12:31
Well, "ABBA drummer" is a bit of exaggeration, he might have played on some studio sessions with them but was never an official member or even listed as a musician on any of their records...
But actually quite fine racing driver, considering lack of funds and age when he entered F1.
Everyone who managed to score a point with ATS deserves some respect.
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Posted 24 February 2023 - 12:50
He was "only" a sessionman for Abba, but a regular member of several great Jazz Rock bands such as Solar Plexus and Made in Sweden.
Check out some of their songs, good stuff.
Check out some of their songs, good stuff.
Edited by LucaP, 24 February 2023 - 12:51.
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Posted 24 February 2023 - 14:07
A couple of shots I took of Slim in the ATS at Canada in 1981. Both are from within the hairpin that is now turn two at the Villeneuve circuit. Lammers in the Ensign in the shot with him. RIP
B² photos
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William Hunt
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Posted 27 February 2023 - 23:33
He did have Abba as a logo on his car on the ATS (Abba didn't pay for it though, it was hoped the logo would bring media interest and other paying sponsors in).
Edited by William Hunt, 27 February 2023 - 23:35.
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Posted 27 February 2023 - 23:50
A thought entered my mind: Is rhythm feeling a fundamental part of a drivers skill? I mean, driving is very much about having exact timing. Sure, the flow of driving is in many ways different from the flow of music, but there are many similarities. Maybe more Zappa than Justin Bieber though.
R.I.P Slim, you did something for the rest of us and you were a funny guy.
