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First Time on the Track: Saab 9-3 AER Racing car!

First Time on Track - Saab 9-3 AER racing carFirst Time on Track - Saab 9-3 AER racing car

In one of the previous articles we wrote about the new racing Saab 9-3 AER racing car project from eEuroparts.

It’s an Saab 9-3 ‘04 Arc, so that meant it could be (and is) equipped with F40 6-speed and the B207R engine (upgraded B207 engine). The idea for this car was to make it as light as possible, while retaining the factory look. It is important to keep upgrades simple and proven.

One goal of this build was to make sure that those who want some more performance out of their street 9-3SS have access proven and tested Saab performance products available through eEuroparts.com.

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eEuroparts team end (lofty) goal is to try to get together a spec Saab 9-3 racing series where everyone can pick up an old Saab 9-3ss for cheap, convert it into a great race car, and meet up with like minds on their local race track with an even playing field of competition.

Very first time team take it out to see the new world and it rains, of course. Well at least nothing exploded, and everything is a GO for tomorrow’s test and tune at Lime Rock Park. View with sound, it’s the first drive and nothing exploded. Track day test and tune yesterday at Lime Rock Park. Stay tuned as the Saab 9-3 AER race car goes through it’s paces, and the racing livery is unveiled:

Just a day after their AER Saab goes for the very first test drive, they are at Lime Rock Park to see just how it goes around. Welcome to the LRP Autocross course, next time they come back will be eEuroFest 2017:

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More about this project racing car can be found on this page.

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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