Quantum SAAB two-stroke powered races again

The Quantum Two (SAAB two-stroke powered) was built by Walter Kern in 1959 and raced alongside the Quantum One in the early 60’s. We know for sure that it raced at the Marlboro track in Maryland (USA) in the 1961 6-hour enduro for sports cars.

To the best of our knowledge, it hasn’t been on the track since. That is, until this video was shot at the VSCCA event at Pocono International Raceway April 12th and 13th.

The car utilizes a completely stock SAAB three cylinder 750cc two-stroke engine from a SAAB 93 and a 4 speed gearbox from a SAAB 95. The suspension is also SAAB. Gauges are from a SAAB GT 750. Eventually, I will build a proper race-prepared engine to match the one the car had originally, but for now this one has to do.

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This car owned by Stefan Vapaa.

Tags:Quantum Saab Saab race SAAB two-stroke The Quantum Two

Goran AničićJuly 27, 2014

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.