Discover (and save!) Prachtig ben er stil van ik kijk uit naar 2023 als de docu uit komt. – Eläkkeellä kutsuttiin lähettäjäksi, ja nyt kutsutaan joka paikkaan, ja taas menen. Later Barry crashed by that bike and Yamaha gave it to Jarno in Opatija mid season. I do not feel comfortable asking questions about that specific year. JARNO SAARINEN Indisputably one of the greatest breakthroughs in modern motorcycle racing was Jarno Saarinen's rotate, hang-off and dragging-the-knee style — he was in fact the very first to consistently drag his knees through the turns.There are several other things about this Finn which will sooner or later elevate him to the all-time Champion — for example, he won the Daytona-200 in Florida … I never thought that Jarno’s legend would be so strong and his legacy is still living. I know only Kel Carruthers and Jarno. Voi vain kuvitella, että heille se on järkyttävää. If you feel comfortable, maybe you can tell me something about this year but of course you may also skip this question. On may 20th 1973 Jarno lost his life. He was always so determined, I could trust 100% what he said and I sure believe he would have done so! Finnair, which was a very good airline always selected to the most safetiest airlines of the world! Yes his absolute favourite was Assen with fast corners, that he could use his style being fast and Silverstone. He was always so determined, I could trust 100% what he said and I sure believe he would have done so! Mooi verhaal ben van plan om in 2023 naar Finland te gaan met de camper en ook naar het graf van Jarno, What an absolutely soulful and moving story, as told by Soili. We had a beer or mostly just tea together with Börje Jansson and his mechanic. What is the funniest thing you’ve experiences during those years of international races and Grand Prix?The funniest and best were the first GP win in Brno 1971, we celebrated it with swedish friends and Monza 1971 win and the greatest win in 1972 Nürburgring when he could beat Ago. She wants to keep the name "Jarno Saarinen" pure. Later we were very barely able to live by the starting money and prize money though that was so very little. Hän oli paikalla, kun uuden ajotyylin lajiin kehittänyt Saarinen nostettiin moottoripyöräilyn Hall of Fameen. And then Arwidson the finnish importer gave him 250 and 350 Yamahas and spare parts. Yhdessä Jarno ja Soili matkustivat kisoissa ja muodostivat tiimin, jonka yhteistyöllä Jarno Saarinen voitti maailmanmestaruutensa. And there the chief manager Mr.Hidaka showed to me his old worned leaflet of his college time, where it was Jarno’s picture . He was a fan of Jarno when he was young! So they took very good care, I am thanklul, the 3 big bosses even Hata san the chif manager from Japan visited the grave and me after one year had gone of his death. Tässä meni kolmisen vuotta ennen kuin siellä sitten kuoli kuljettaja. Dans son discours de remerciement, la veuve de Saarinen, Soili Karme, a déclaré « Cela signifie beaucoup pour moi. Olimme olleet nuoresta asti yhdessä ja suunnittelimme perhettä. Katseet kohtasivat. Saarisen aikaan Mansaarilla kuoli saman viikon aikaan kuusi kuljettajaa. There he was able to prepare a bike. But Assen also already that time had safety areas! But I liked my job to stay at first in Turku and after I have travelled even much more everywhere many years also in long haul flights of Finnair. That time there were many ice races but now really the climate is warmer and the ice in southern Finland is not strong enough during the whole winter. Suomalaisyleisö huusi ja hurrasi täydessä hurmiossa. Jarno was very interested in photographing and he bought a very good camera in Japan. For you, what was the best part of life in the paddocks?The best thing in the paddocks was the common passion and atmosphere, almost all were friends and there was not so much money, so everybody also often helped each others. So I could stay a bit with her. In the beginning of the 70’s she was a well-liked person in paddocks in her own country as well as foreign countries. Karme teki kiireisen ja pitkän työuran Finnairin lentoemäntänä ja sai kaksi nyt jo aikuista lasta. Continental circus was in a way as a big family. Jarno Saarinen restera également dans l'Histoire comme ayant été le premier pilote non-Américain à s'imposer sur les 200 Miles de Daytona, en 1973. He had said always that he wants stop at the top of his career, and now, he said he will stop the same year if he wins only one championship. Yamaha offered me a job after Jarno’s death, they said in any country and whatever I’d like to do! We are talking about Soili Karme (Saarinen). But he became engineer in the spring 1971,  and I was able to work already in the winter and I lived with my parents, so I saved all the money that we were able to leave Finland again in the spring. But after 4 years I was married again because I so much wanted to get children to get a real purpose for my life! Jarno and his wife Soili were a popular presence on the international race scene Despite this searing dominance, Saarinen said that he didn’t intend to race for much longer. In those days, everything was still very basic. But he was not happy and neither me, everything changed, before it had been fun to travel free but now Yamaha ordered and even team orders which he did not accept! But luckily I had earlier studied in a commercial college and started to work in Turku in a big first class hotel in august as a cashier but my sister suggested Finnair is employing new cabin attendants and it really was my saviour, I could travel again and the colleagues there were very nice, they did not ask anything and I totally kept my past as a secret, however I was  still a bit depressed during 2 years. Uit respect voor de weduwe Soili Karme voldoe ik graag aan dit verzoek. We had worked for it together! I really liked my job, though it was hard but now I am happily retired. – Mansaarten kisaa yhä jatketaan. Who from those days haven’t you seen in a really long time and would you like to meet again?I have met many old nice pilots in Classics. Together with her husband they went from Grand Prix to Grand Prix where many victories took place. We met with Jarno very young, he was 16 and me only 14 on a country road near the summerhouse of my parents, he thought who is that girl riding by moped. Later Barry crashed by that bike and Yamaha gave it to Jarno in Opatija mid season. And in Imatra he took me up to the podium to show that we were a team of 2 persons and he respected my effort also. Saarinen oli ennen kuolemaansa muiden kuskien kanssa vaatimassa turvallisuusasioiden parantamista, kuten turva-alueita ja kaiteiden poistoa ratojen varsilta. In 1972 Jarno became world champion in the 250 CC class and in the 350 cc class Jarno came in second place as a runner op to Giacomo Agostini at the MV Agusta. Mainos (artikkeli jatkuu alla) I’ll tell one example, in 1972 Jarno got from Yamaha Amsterdam an aircooled Yamaha 250cc bike sponsored by Arwidson and Barry Sheene a similar bike but watercooled. His widow Soili was invited to Japan for the event, where Yamaha Motor President Yoshihiro Hidaka gave a nearly 50-year-old album containing photos of her and Saarinen to her with his heartfelt thanks. – Sanoin kaverille, jonka kanssa menimme Imatralle, että täällä voi joku kuolla. Starttiviivalla Soili Saarinen näki, miten Teuvo Länsivuori, toinen suomalaiskuski, osoitti kahta mustaa tippaa asfaltilla. and I still met Kent Andersson in Assen 1998 and Imatra. At the end of 1972 Jarno became world champion in the 250 cc class. your own Pins on Pinterest He had a then a Puch 175cc motorcycle. But he had a chance in theory to win 3 at the same year. Ago was very polite and friendly. Sunnuntai 20. toukokuuta 1973 oli aurinkoinen Monzan moottoriradalla Pohjois-Italiassa. There he was able to prepare a bike. Siitä on ehkä kolme vuotta aikaa, kun kirjoitin sinne, että se on tyhmää ottaa vanhalle katuradalle tuommoista. It was so hard to leave those people and paddocks, but that time when there were no mobile phones or else it was difficult to keep contact. Tältä näytti Imatranajojen turmapaikalla. But Assen also already that time had safety areas! Please, leave a comment on this interview. Briljant idee om deze dame te intervieuwen, prachtig verhaal met veel diepgang. Jarno Saarinen (1945 - 1973) with wife Soili giving pit signals. But usually we did not have so much time for partying and fun . Hän sanoi, että hänestä ei tule kehäraakkiurheilijaa. Depuis que la firme Yamaha avait accepté son passage en 500 en 1972, il n’avait en tête que de vaincre le pilote Giacomo Agostini. Le président du Moto Club Jarno Saarinen italien Roberto Ballarini était présent. Jean Huppert. Superbikella katurataa ajaneesta sveitsiläisestä ajattelen niin, että hän kyllä hän tiesi, mitä tekee, mutta säälin hänen omaisiaan. 1973. Roni Lehti Saarisen elämä päättyi Monzassa, jossa edellä ajanut italialaiskuljettaja kaatui öljyläikkään, eikä takana tullu Saarinen ehtinyt väistää. But after Opatija Jarno did it in order and won World championship with that same bike!!! « Nous avons été ensemble pendant onze ans. That time it was not common for a girl to ride by moped and without a helmet and I had got the moped of my elder sister so young. Was Jarno already racing at that time or was he occupied with other activities?Jarno started racing one year after when we met, but he already worked summertime in Tunturipyörä, a factory of Tunturi bicycles and the importer of Puch. The name of the site has been changed at the request of Soili Karme. But luckily I had earlier studied in a commercial college and started to work in Turku in a big first class hotel in august as a cashier but my sister suggested Finnair is employing new cabin attendants and it really was my saviour, I could travel again and the colleagues there were very nice, they did not ask anything and I totally kept my past as a secret, however I was  still a bit depressed during 2 years. La volonté de Yamaha Motor de faire parvenir cet album à son domicile naturel a coïncidé avec 2019, l’année qui marque le centenaire des relations diplomatiques entre la Finlande et … Interesting for fans but I cannot tell more yet, if all goes fine it will be ready in 2023 when 50 years has gone of his death. But after a while I was also busy in my job and having children and now I still have some very good friends there. Järkyttävää se oli ja elämäni romahti kokonaan. We stayed together mostly with swedish Börje Jansson and Kent Andersson, Bosse Granath and other swedish pilots and their mechanics. And Angel Nieto in the 125cc but only once Jarno raced against him in Monza and Jarama 1971 when the dutch Kreidler team wanted him and Barry Sheene to help Jan de Vries and their team become World champion. An all time great. Tepi Lönsivuori was always beside us, we helped him a lot, when he spoke only finnish and I was glad when he later brought Helena his girlfriend and future wife to the paddock. Jarno Saarinen Soili-vaimonsa kanssa Saksassa vuonna 1973. Did Jarno prefer certain race circuits?Yes his absolute favourite was Assen with fast corners, that he could use his style being fast and Silverstone. Onnettomuuden jälkeen Karme ei voinut katsoa lajia ollenkaan. But I wrote letters to my parents and my father wrote letters to the adresses of organizers, I always waited for his letters. Also they are still spoken about on many motorsports websites. Yamaha kehotti Saarista tavoittelemaan 500-kuutioisten maailmanmestaruutta mutta antamaan japanilaisen tallikaverinsa Hideo Kanayan voittaa 250-kuutioiset. Jarno started racing one year after when we met, but he already worked summertime in Tunturipyörä, a factory of Tunturi bicycles and the importer of Puch. His levels of perfection in preparation is something very close to my own make-up and therefore so much more interesting to read. I know only Kel Carruthers and Jarno. Together with Renzo Pasolini he was involved in a fatal accident during the 250 cc race at Monza and a lifelong dream was shattered. But after a while I was also busy in my job and having children and now I still have some very good friends there.