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Per Eklund, born on June 26 1946 at Skönnerud (Koppom) in Sweden, is a Rally and Rallycross driver who lives at Arvika. His nick-name is "Pekka". In rallying he never made it to the very top but he has been very successful in his later rallycross career. Saab works drive: Eklund was a Saab works driver from 1970 to 1979. In 1982, however, the year after Saab discontinued its official rallying involvement, He achieved the brand's last top position in a World Championship event, finishing fourth in the Swedish Rally driving a privately entered, Clarion-sponsored Saab 99 Turbo. He was always proud of that result, since the competition consisted mostly of four-wheel-drive cars, and the event was run in snow. This signified the end of the rally era at Saab, even though Eklund went on to drive an officially-entered Saab 900 Turbo in the British round of the 1997 World Rally Championship. RAC Rally: He was a popular entrant in the RAC Rally but his best result was 3rd, in 1984, in a...
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