Ever seen or heard of The Flying Finn Erik Carlsson?
This is a Neo Scale replica of his Saab 900, and it really flies,
old days were back again on the Zandvoort Circuit!
(Expected soon.)
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Saab Neo Scale Rally Car.
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Ever seen or heard of The Flying Finn Erik Carlsson? This is a Neo Scale replica of his Saab 900, and it really flies, old days were back again on the Zandvoort Circuit! (Expected soon.) |
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Early in the morning it was still quiet in the city, so we wouldn’t be hindered by disturbing onlookers while performing our stunt. The light was fair, although we had hoped for a little sunshine. The plan was to make a spectacular, stunning jump in the legendary tradition of the Flying Finn Erik Carlsson across the crossing of the Van Baerlestraat and the Willemsparkweg, which was deserted during a reconstruction except for an occasional tram, but no other traffic that otherwise would have been killing. This was to be a sad tribute to SAAB, that the coming week probably will fall into foreclosure. The engine of the replica (by Neo) of Carlsson’s rally car purred reassuringly. We opened the turnstile barrier, drove back to the Vondelpark bridge to take a running for a flying start so to speak, heading for the little ramp which we had laid out, and made the jump as we so often had seen in the documentaries, not to prove anything, nor to draw attention to the appalling plan to close a part of the Van Baerlestraat in front of the Stedelijk Museum, no we did it just for kicks, to prove that it could be done. (Thanks to the GVB.) |
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We made another jump across the crossing, starting on the Willemsparkweg, from as far as SuitSupply, in the direction of the Stedelijk Museum, which will be closed again for an unknown period. If we just made it over the naked, protruding tram rails it would be as easy as eating a muffin at the Bagels&Beans. It had become darker, not the weather of the forecast. |
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