scot taco Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I read today that Hakan Carlqvist passed away on July 6. Growing up reading about him in Dirt Bike and Motocross Action mags I always admired his talent and hard charging. God speed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Anyone who has a beer in the middle on winning a gp demands respect!! john 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbohead Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 It was a sad day when he passed away a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps one of the hardest racers of all time, certainly among mx champions. Pain was never an issue, even when he should have stayed away from going for another win. That's the way heroes are made, but often there is a price to pay later in life. He left Sweden long ago, for the comfortable climate in France for a used body, but also out of reach for everyone. Death by natural causes is almost like a joke for such an ironman, but that's the way it is. We never know when and where it's time to leave and perhaps that's the real mystery of life for us all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav54 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Massive respect for the last post, you are so right! I remember watching him back in the day at Hawkstone Park in the UK when Motocross was not the outdoor Supercross it is today. A proper "hard man" of the old school.......vila i frid Carla. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 I think it was Namur where he was so far ahead he had time to pull in for a beer. How time flies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, dadof2 said: I think it was Namur where he was so far ahead he had time to pull in for a beer. How time flies I think it's a bit of urban myth but I thought it surrounded home Belgian rider Roger De Coster and the Citadel circuit at Namur and not Carlqvist EDIT - corrected by posts below. Edited July 24, 2017 by johnnyboxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 Have definitely seen a photo of him having the beer online in the days after his passing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 45 minutes ago, tony27 said: Have definitely seen a photo of him having the beer online in the days after his passing There's plenty of footage of the beer stop on YouTube, definitely Carla at Namur. It was his brother who handed it to him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbohead Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 1988 was his last year as an international. Eric Geboers won the title at Namur, but Carla stole the show by winning the races and having that classic beer on the last lap. In a way, a little sad to be remembered for such a show...... but it was another world 30 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot taco Posted July 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 I think the beer stop was awesome ! Today,especially when they are interviewed on the podium,everything is just to PC and corporate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 4 hours ago, dabber said: There's plenty of footage of the beer stop on YouTube, definitely Carla at Namur. It was his brother who handed it to him. Have you got a video link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 youtube search. hakan carlquist beer stop Namur 1988. will show a load of clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 skip to 48:45 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Knocks spots off F1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 went to namur just the once, best track ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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