Usounded riginally it makes for one of these appointments are for one and all are. The only racing-loaders live. It may even draw. His world-record pilot who meet 28 year old Karin Olsson, personally. And all this on the legendary Grand Prix circuit of Anderstorp in southern Sweden. Loud announcements that fuel my imagination - would give me the lady who appears in a buttery blonde Angoogeln young Viking on the monitor, a very private crash course in flash excavators? Insert the comb, put on men's fragrance, vorfreuen. Now I'm standing here. On a Formula 1 track, in 1978 coincided with Ronnie Peterson - seems to have died - Local hero, two-time runner-up. Dead silence. Interrupted only by the plastic cups, which the wind drives through the deserted platform.
The 304-hp Volvo S60 T6 that I should serve as a reference car: canceled. Announced it is pouring rain - threatening moves on a dark wall of clouds. In the paddock is only the blue wheel loader. In addition, two dry, unscented types who introduce themselves as Fredrik and Mikael. Speaking of: Where is Karin Olsson? Other events has, I learn. Of course. Great. Okay, I'm here and before the return journey starts at only seven long hours: So that is your record-loaders, folks. Well, let's see about that. Beautiful blue, after all. Shovel blinded aerodynamically: some show program, right? Well, what is supposed to look after. How important the Sparco steering wheel. Whether I have a helmet that? Come on, guys, but now makes me a break. High in the cab and into the Recaro racing seats - or only once up on the seat and squeeze, squeeze ... damn, the shell is narrow. Whether I get out of here alone ever again? Fredrik and Mikael have a good laugh - logically, weigh 25 pounds less indeed than I am. Each, not together. Right at the four knobbly levers, says Mikael, I should not fiddle while driving better: shovel in five meters high with 100 things on the clock - is not that good.
Otherwise: wheel loader ever driven? But wait, I nod. What I would rather keep for myself: That was 48 years ago in the sandbox. Do I still like today. Break a leg. And that's what it does. In the truest sense of the word. Read here with someone who has driven an ever articulated? You turn the steering wheel to the left, the vehicle is buckled around the vertical axis from the center and moves - clearly - to the left. While half of the vehicle behind the knuckle, you are sitting on the rotating to the right. The irritated. All the more so the longer broods over the handlebars. Corrections to the steering movement, but against their own direction of rotation: The construction site is in pace, perhaps even the usual top speed of loaders of 45 km / h But at 80, 90 kph on the circuit ... old Swede! Where's my helmet? After half an hour's drive loader my origami folds sensitive enough for a strikingly symbolic photo tour on the circuit. Please exciting duel with optics, photographer Sven wants warriors. Get it - by Fredrik and his private Volvo V70.
One more round. And one more. It rocks. Although the speed of this device far beyond the reach of my guts is: just over 80 km / h with a construction machine - that feels like the coach who just breaks the sound barrier. And another round ... Question by the way: What is the thing - what a wheel loader that makes about 100 cases? Fredrik says: Swecon, distributor for Volvo construction vehicles in Sweden and Germany, the sponsors affiliated with Volvo team Polestar in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. And admits there with his racing car crashed the loaders of the track. What could be more than a racing wheel loader for promotional purposes, composed solely of Volvo series parts - and the blonde pilot 103-km/h-Rekordfahrt on media attention? More is not there in Anderstorp. Now Fredrik and Mikael are looking for a straight line, the outlet offers enough speed for 120th I suggest the Federal Highway in the beautiful Tyskland - and even me as a driver. 'm Already excited the overtaking prestige. Open spaces in the left lane: The times we take it literally.
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