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New chassis for Emma Kimiläinen Saab 9-3 STCC after Gothenburg crash

The chassis of Emma Kimiläinen’s Saab 9-3 was a complete write-off after the crash in the STCC race at Gothenburg City Arena. PWR Racing has bought a new chassis ahead of the coming race in Falkenberg.

”It turned out to be the most cost effective way to solve the problem. The chassis of the old car was broken in several places and then it was better to put that one aside for now,” said team manager Daniel Haglöf.

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Kimiläinen clashed with reigning champion Thed Björk in one of the races in Gothenburg which resulted in a spin into the barriers for the Saab driver, as well as Björk and Andreas Wernersson not being able to avoid the stricken Saab.

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The Finnish driver has had a tough first couple of STCC race weekends where she has qualified well, but so far only crossed the finishing line once in ninth position.

”We have not gotten anything for free so far. What happened in Gothenburg was maximum bad luck, but we just have to accept the situation and continue to work ahead,” said Haglöf.

The next STCC race is at Falkenberg on July 11-12th.

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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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