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How did we attract Stig?
After a chance meeting between Stig Blomqvist and Team Manager Alan
Greenwood, at which Stig expressed his regret in being unable to compete in
Pikes Peak in the late 80s, the seed of an idea started to germinate.
Many legends had entered and won.... such as Walter Rohrl, Ari Vatanen, and
Michelle Mouton; and Stig wanted to add his name to the list. Alan walked away
from that meeting with a plan....He had a road going RS200, and interest from
one of the greatest off-road drivers of all time, still crazy after all these
years! If they could find the right constructor to modify the car, Mach 2 Racing
had an exciting and unique project
During his career Stig Blomqvist won 11 rounds of the World Rally Championship
and finished 33 times on the podium. In 1984 he became World Champion with
co-driver Bjorn Cederberg.I
Biography
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Stig Blomqvist
(29 july 1946)
1984 World Rally Champion,
one of the greatest rally legends of all times.
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As soon as he had his driving
licence, aged just 18, he was behind the wheel of a Saab 96 -64 at a local
rally event near Swedish Karlstad. Astonishingly he finished in 2nd place
overall and from that moment his career took off. He drove with the Saab
team in the rallies outside his home turf, which gave him his first
international victory at the 1971 British RAC Rally. Over the decade he also
excelled closer to home, winning the Swedish Rally in 1973, 1977 and 1979.
He continued with top performances with Lancia and Lotus Talbot and at the
beginning of the 80s he was one of the first drivers to introduce four-wheel
drive to the rallying world, driving an Audi Quattro. Competing alongside
other Rally masters such as Walter Röhrl, Markku Alén and Hannu Mikkola, he
achieved five victories in 1984 and became the World Rally Champion.
His rally career was on top form in the group
B car era and he showed his excellence with the Nissan, Ford and Peugeot
teams. In the 90s he used his experience of two wheel drive cars to help the
Skoda Motorsport team to develop the Felicia Kit Car. In what later became
rally folklore, during a guest appearance at the 1996 Rally of Great
Britain, he finished 3rd overall with a Skoda Felicia Kit Car 1,6.
In 2001, Stig Blomqvist, together with
co-driver Ana Goni, competed in the World Rally Championship with a group N
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, finishing in 5th place overall in the 2001 FIA
group N classification.
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Some of Stig Blomqvists
Career highlights:
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1968 |
Swedish Rally, 9th,SAAB V4 |
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1969 |
Swedish Rally, 8th, SAAB V4 |
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1970 |
Swedish Rally, 2nd, SAAB V4,
Codriver Bo Reinecke |
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1971 |
RAC Rally, 1st, Saab V4,
Codriver Arne Hertz
Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB V4, Codriver Arne Hertz
1000 Lakes, 1st, SAAB V4, Codriver Arne Hertz
Double Swedish Rally Champion, class R and class T gr 2. |
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1972 |
Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB V4,
Codriver Arne Hertz
RAC Rally, 2nd, Saab V4, Codriver Arne Hertz
Cyprus Rally, 1st, Saab V4, Codriver Arne Hertz |
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1973 |
Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB V4,
Codriver Arne Hertz
Swedish Rally Champion. |
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1974 |
Arctic Rally, 2nd, Saab V4,
Codriver Hans Sylván
RAC Rally, 2nd, Saab V4, Codriver Hans Sylván
1000 Lakes, 4th, SAAB V4, Codriver Hans Sylván
Swedish Rally Champion. |
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1975 |
Swedish Rally, 2nd, SAAB V4,
Codriver Hans Sylván
Arctic Rally, 2nd, Saab V4, Codriver Hans
Sylván
Swedish Rally Champion. |
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1976 |
Swedish Rally, 2nd, SAAB V4,
Codriver Hans Sylván
RAC Rally, 2nd, Saab 99 EMS, Codriver Hans
Sylván
Swedish Rally Champion. |
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1977 |
Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB 99
EMS, Codriver Hans Sylván
Finnish Hanki Rally, 1st, SAAB V4, Codriver Hans Sylván |
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1978 |
Swedish Rally, 4th, Lancia
Stratos, Codriver Hans Sylván
Canadian Rallye Pistons les Wapitis, 1st, SAAB 99 EMS
Californian La Jornada Trabajosa Rally, 1st, SAAB 99, John Buffum
Canadian Baie des Chaleaurs, 2nd, SAAB 99 EMS
Swedish Rally Champion. |
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1979 |
Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB 99
turbo, Codriver Björn Cederberg
South Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo
British Mintex International Rally, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Cirquit of Ireland, 6th, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
International Welsh Rally, 8th, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
British TV Rally Sprint, 2nd, SAAB 99 turbo
Ulster Rally, 3rd, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
10th place in WRC |
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1980 |
South Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB
99 turbo,
Swedish Rally, 2nd, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Boucles des Spa, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Costa Smeralda, 2nd, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Polar Bergslags Rally, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally Nord, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Badarsvängen, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
British TV Texaco Rallysprint, 3rd, SAAB 99 turbo
Swedish Rally Champion. |
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1981 |
South Swedish Rally, 2nd, SAAB
99 turbo,
RAC Rally, 3rd, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, Codriver
Björn Cederberg
Swedish Rally, 5th, SAAB 99 turbo,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
1000 Lakes, 8th, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus,
Codriver Björn Cederberg |
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1982 |
Swedish Rally, 1st, Audi
Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
San Remo Rally, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver
Björn Cederberg
South Swedish Rally, 1st, SAAB 99 turbo,
1000 Lakes, 2nd, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn
Cederberg
RAC Rally, 8th, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, Codriver
Björn Cederberg
4th place in WRC
Swedish Rally Champion.
Swedish HillClimb Champion. |
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1983 |
RAC Rally, 1st,
Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Scottish Rally, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver
Björn Cederberg
Ulster Rally, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Swedish Rally, 2nd, Audi 80 Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally Argentina, 2nd, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
1000 Lakes, 2nd, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally Monte Carlo, 3rd, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally Acropolis, 3rd, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
4th place in WRC
Swedish RallyCross Champion, Audi Quattro
Swedish HillClimb Champion, Audi Quattro. |
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1984 |
Swedish Rally, 1st, Audi
Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally
Acropolis, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
New Zeeland Rally, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver
Björn Cederberg
Rally Argentina, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver
Björn Cederberg
Rally
Ivory Coast, 1st, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally Monte Carlo, 2nd, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
1000 Lakes, 4th, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally Corsica, 5th, Audi Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
1st place in WRC - World Rally Champion |
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1985 |
Swedish Rally, 2nd, Audi Sport
Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally
Acropolis, 2nd, Audi Sport Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
1000 Lakes, 2nd, Audi Sport Quattro S1,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally
Monte Carlo, 4th, Audi Sport Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Rally
Portugal, 4th, Audi Sport Quattro, Codriver Björn Cederberg
New Zeeland Rally, 4th, Audi Sport Quattro,
Codriver Björn Cederberg
2nd place in WRC |
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1986 |
Hong Kong-Beijing Rally, 1st,
Audi Quattro,
South Swedish Rally, 1st, Ford RS200,
Rally Argentine, 3rd, Peugeot 205 T16 E2, Codriver Bruno Berglund
1000 Lakes, 4th, Peugeot 205 T16 E2, Codriver Bruno Berglund |
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1987 |
RAC Rally, 2nd, Ford Sierra RS
Cosworth, Codriver Bruno Berglund
1000 Lakes, 3rd, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Codriver Bruno Berglund
Swedish Rally, 6th, Ford Sierra XR 4x4, Codriver Bruno Berglund
7th place in WRC
Swedish HillClimb Champion, Ford RS200. |
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1988 |
Swedish Rally, 2nd, Ford
Sierra XR 4x4, Codriver Benny Melander
Rally Mille Miglia, 2nd, Ford Sierra Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
Rally Portugal, 5th, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
1000 Lakes, 5th, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
RAC Rally, 6th, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
San Remo Rally, 7th, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
4th place in WRC
Swedish HillClimb Champion, Ford RS200. |
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1989 |
Race of Champions, Nürburgring,
1st.
Safari Rally, 3rd, VW Golf GTi 16V, Codriver Björn Cederberg
Swedish Rally, 5th, Audi 200 Quattro, Codriver Benny Melander
Swedish HillClimb Champion, Ford RS200. |
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1990 |
Race of Champions, Barcelona,
1st.
BritishTouringCarChampionship, Donington Race, 2nd, Ford Sierra RS500
Swedish Touring Car Champion, Ford Sierra RS500 |
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1991 |
Safari Rally, 5th, Nissan
Sunny GTI-R 4WD, Codriver Benny Melander
1000 Lakes, 8th, Nissan Sunny GTI-R 4WD, Codriver Benny Melander
SwedishTouringCarChampionship , 1st Anderstorp, Ford Sierra RS500 |
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1992 |
Swedish Rally, 3rd, Nissan
Sunny GTi-R 4WD, Codriver Benny Melander
Charrington's Historic RAC Rally, 8th, Mini-Cooper S, Codriver |
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1993 |
Historic RAC Rally, 7th,
Porsche 911, Codriver
Swedish HillClimb Champion. |
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1994 |
South Swedish Rally, 2nd, Ford
Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
Race of Champions, Gran Canaria, 2nd
Swedish Rally, 3rd, Ford Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
RAC Rally, 4th, Ford Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
Swedish Rally Champion, Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
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1995 |
South Swedish Rally, 3rd,
Ford Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
Swedish Rally, 7th, Ford Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
RAC Rally, 21st, Skoda Felicia Kit Car, Codriver Benny Melander |
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1996 |
RAC Rally, 3rd, 1st in F2,
Skoda Felicia Kit Car 1.6, Codriver Benny Melander
Safari Rally, 7th, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
Swedish Rally, 8th, Ford Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander |
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1997 |
Race of Champions Classic,
Gran Canaria, 2nd
Pirelli Int. Rally, 3rd, 1st in class, Skoda Felicia, Codriver Benny
Melander
Manx International Rally, 8th, Skoda Felicia Kit Car 1.6, Codriver B
Melander
South Swedish Rally, 9th, Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III, Codriver Lindberg
Swedish Rally, 10th, Ford Escort Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
SwedishTouringCarChampionship, 5th, Ford Mondeo |
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1998 |
SwedishTouringCarChampionship,
13th, Ford Mondeo WSR |
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1999 |
Rallye dos Acores, 10th, Ford
Escort RS Cosworth, Codriver Benny Melander
Group N Rally Masters Argentina, 1st
Main Forest Rally USA, 1st, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Codriver Lance Smith |
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2000 |
London-Sydney Marathon, 1st,
Ford Capri Perana V8, Codriver Ben Rainsford
Irish Rally Summit 2000, 4th, Subaru Impreza, Codriver Mark Crowe |
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2001 |
RAC Rally, 16th, 4th grN,
Mitsubishi Carisma GT-N, Codriver Ana Goni
Swedish Rally, 18th, 3rd grN, Mitsubishi Carisma GT-N, Codriver Ana Goni
Rally Catalunya, 21st, 3rd grN, Mitsubishi Carisma GT-N, Codriver Ana Goni
New Zeeland, 21st, 4th grN, Mitsubishi Carisma GT-N, Codriver Ana Goni
1000 Lakes, 22nd, Skoda Octavia WRC E2, Codriver Ana Goni
Rally Australia, 23rd, 7th grN, Mitsubishi Carisma GT-N, Codriver Ana Goni
San Remo Rally, 30th, 4th grN, Mitsubishi Carisma GT-N, Codriver Ana Goni |
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2002 |
Pikes Peak Internat.Hillclimb,
Co USA, 4th overall, 2nd unlimited, Ford RS200
Rally Acropolis, 17th, SKODA Octavia
WRC Evo 2, Codriver Ana Goni |
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2004 |
Rally Acropolis, 1st - Group N, Subaru
Imprezza
Pikes Peak Internat.Hillclimb, Co USA |
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