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Official news | Thu 15th 2007

Photos from Eileen

Eileen - the artist

Eileen, an Irish member of PSSC, will send us her reports during the rally-weekend.

We got to meet with petter at service, he signed nora my huge norwegian flag, and i gave him his birthday card and his irish whiskey!! Harold also had some chocolates from holland spelling his name. He gave me a big hug – he he – and said he will try his very best this weekend… Also met thomas and had to tell him not to be drinking the whiskey! Ha ha now we are going home a little while before going on to belfast.. Watch out on tv, for nora, the biggest flag in ireland!

Eileen

Shakedown Ireland 2007

Shakedown Ireland 2007

Servicepark Ireland 2007

Official news | Thu 15th 2007

Shakedown Rally Ireland

Petter Solberg during shakedown Rally Ireland

Petter ended with 7th fastest time on today’s shakedown in Ireland. Grønholm were fastest, while Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen set the 4th fastest time.

-The stages are fast and tricky. Small bumps in the roads make the narrow stages difficult in high speed. Phil has done many rallies here, but it is the first time for me competing in Ireland. But as usual – we are going for the podium, Petter said before he left for Belfast and tonight’s superspecial.

SSS1 starts at 1900pm.

Shakedown-times

1.Grønholm 1.37,3
2.Chris 1.38,3
3.Hirvonen 1.38,7
4.Mikkelsen 1.39,2
5.Loeb 1.39,6
6.Sordo 1.40,0
7.Petter 1.40,3
8.Wilson 1.40,7
9.Wilks 1.40,9
10.Henning 1.41,1
11.Latvala 1.41,4
12.Stohl 1.41,6
13.Pons 1.42,9
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Official news, WRC | Tue 13th 2007

Recce has started in Ireland

Petter Solberg

For the first time Ireland is hosting a WRC-event. Rally Ireland starts with a superspecial in Belfast Thursday, 15. November. The drivers started their recce today. 90 cars are on the entrylist and since this is a new event for all WRC-drivers, we might as well see a local driver fighting in the lead. Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen is well known on the roads surrounding Sligo, and we expect him to be pushing from the start. Henning Solbergs codriver this weekend will be Göran Bergström, as Cato Menkerud is home with his wife, waiting for their 2nd child to be born.

Petter is struggeling with sinusitis, but is hoping to get better before the weekend, eating c-vitamins and carlic.

Markus Grønholm is leading the championship going into this weekend, but only 4 points ahead of Sebastien Loeb. Petter is in 5th place, 4 points ahead of Henning who is 6th.

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Official news | Sun 11th 2007

Medlemstreff i PSSC

Petter skriver autograf på medlemstreff 07

Lørdag 10. november var det klart for årets medlemstreff i PSSC.

Det var en smilende og fornøyd Petter som ønsket velkommen til årets medlemstreff. Med det vanlige glimtet i øyet og humøret på plass innledet han medlemstreffet med å vise klipp fra filmen om han som er under produksjon. Med morsomme kommentarer fra hovedpersonen selv fikk alle et innblikk i noe av det som foregår i hans liv utenfor rally-kjøringen. Etter filmen snakket Petter åpenhjertig om hvordan det har vært å være rally-sjåfør den siste tiden og planene framover, og han svarte villig på alle spørsmål med medlemmene. Som en avslutning takket Petter alle for den støtten han får gjennom supporterklubben, understreket hvor viktig denne støtten er for han – og at han virkelig hadde gledet seg til årets medlemstreff.

Så var tiden kommet for autografer, bilder og Petter delte ut gaver til alle som var tilstede.

Medlemstreff 07

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Official news | Wed 07th 2007

Rally Ireland

Helmets

We are getting close to end of the 2007 WRC season, and only two more rounds two go –Ireland and Wales. 15. – 18. November the action takes place on tarmac in Ireland.

The rally is based in Sligo town, however rally organisers have arranged for the 1st stage, the super special stage to be held at Stormont in Belfast. The rally organisers are providing transport from Sligo to Belfast before the start and back again after the first stage. Official crew plus one person from each team are invited to fly there and back; additional people will use a coach arranged by the organisers; trucks will transport the rally cars. The drive from Sligo to Belfast will probably take nearly three hours as traffic is expected to be hectic!!

Twenty one countries are represented on the 90 car Rally Ireland entry list, with competitors coming from as far as Qatar, Japan and of course, NORWAY. Plus an impressive entry of 53 competitors from the island of Ireland, north and south. The only female driver taking part is Emma McKinstry from Banbridge, County Down ,a daughter of Irish rally legend Kenny McKinstry. The three members of the MacHale family are also set to make an impression as father Austin and sons Gareth and Aaron all take to the roads in their Ford Focus WRC cars.

Rally Ireland will be a challenging rally due to the uniqueness of the road surface. It is the 5th asphalt rally of the 2007 championship, but the narrow twisty bumpy surface, along with the unpredictable weather, will take some competitors by surprise!!

Official news | Mon 05th 2007

Important message regarding the PSSC-get-together-party, Saturday, 10. November

Petter Solberg, Rally Acropolis 2007, photo by Kjell V Bidne

The meeting will be held at Hotel Arena, next to Norges Varemesse in Lillestrøm. Please be in the reception area before 1100 and follow signs to “Akershus” conferencroom and Subaru Norway.

A lot of people and cars will be in the area this morning, so be there early.

Welcome!

Best regards
PSSC Petter Solberg supporters club

Official news, WRC | Wed 31st 2007

2008 FIA World Rally Championship – calendar

Rally Norway 2007, photo by SWRT

The calendar for 2008 is finalized. FIA had a meeting 24. October and decided on the following for 2008;

24 – 27/1 76e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
8 – 10/2 Uddeholm Swedish Rally
28/2 – 2/3 Rally Mexico
27 – 30/3 Rally Argentina
24 – 27/4 Jordan Rally WRC
16 – 18/5 Rallye d’Italia – Sardegna
29/5 – 1/6 BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally
13 – 15/6 Rally of Turkey
31/7 – 3/8 Neste Oil Rally Finland
15 – 17/8 ADAC Rallye Deutschland
28 – 31/8 Rally of New Zealand
2 – 5/10 Rallye de Espana
10 – 12/10 Rallye de France – Tour de Course
24 – 26/10 Rally Japan
28 – 30/11 Wales Rally GB

And with some changes compared to this year, Norway is out, together with Portugal, Australia and Ireland. Turkey is back and Jordan will arrange a WRC-event for the first time.

From 2009 there will be 24 events over a period of two years. This means that some countries will be hosting a rally every year, and others every 2nd year. Norway is the opening rally on the proposal for 2009, where both Monte Carlo and Sweden are not. A decision regarding the 2009 calendar will be made by FIA Motorsport Council in December.

Official news | Sun 28th 2007

Images from Viki

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Henning and Cato on the podium, Rally Japan 2007

Official news, WRC | Sun 28th 2007

Overall Rally Japan 2007

Petter signing autographs at the servicepark, photy by Kjell V. Bidne

The winner of Rally Japan 2007 is Mikko Hirvonen. Dani Sordo came in 2nd, while Henning Solberg managed to finish 3rd overall. This is Hennings first time ever in Japan. Petter ended 17th, after he was forced to retire from the rally on Friday. He restarted again Saturday under Superrally-regulations, and got a 25. minutes time-penalty. Chris Atkinson also went off the road on Friday and had to retire. And the same happened to Xevi Pons on Saturday, he started Superrally Sunday.

Markus Grønholm, who is leading the drivers championship, had to retire on Friday. Sebastien Loeb went off the road on Saturday and started Superrally Sunday, but had to retire once again with oil pressure problems.

Next event is Rally Ireland, 16. – 18. November 2007.

Overall classification Rally Japan 2007:

1. Hirvonen, Ford 3.23.57,6
2. Sordo, Citroen +37,4
3. Henning Solberg, Ford (Stobart) +4.33,7
4. Wilson, Ford (Stobart) +6.37,9
5. Perez Companc, Ford (Munchis) +6.40,4
6. Stohl, Citroen (Kronos) +7.04,3
7. Villagra, Ford (Munchis) +11.15,3
8. Taguchi, Mitsubishi +20.40,1

17. Petter, Subaru +26.28,2

Official news | Sat 27th 2007

Photos from Viki

Petter on SS14

No report from Viki, but we have received images from Saturday.

SS15

Traffic.... trying to get to Obihiro in time for the Superspecial