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Official news | Thu 29th 2009

Oreca Testing

Petter Solberg, Le Mans Testing 2009. Copyright PS.

Le Mans-testing was a thrilling experience. I never thought I could cope with the others from the start, but I did – what a boost for my confidence. And it is also good to know that it worked well behind the wheel again. Oreca seems to be a fantastic team, and the other drivers are fantastic guys. Team-manager, Hugues de Chaunac, is a great man with a big heart. What happens next, well – I’ll guess we know more in a couple of weeks.

Petter S.

Petter Solberg, Le Mans Testing 2009. Copyright PS.

Petter Solberg, Le Mans Testing 2009. Copyright PS.

Petter Solberg and Team Manager Hugues de Chaunac. Copyright PS.

17 Responses to “Oreca Testing”

  1. Thomas says:

    Fantastic Petter!
    Of course it worked well behind the wheel! I don’t know how it could be bad? You’re one of the greatest driver no matter what you drive!

  2. Eileen says:

    Wow its funny to see you in a different kind of car. Glad you had a good time, and just shows that the old saying is true, as one door closes another door opens… Good luck with whatever you decide to do…

  3. Bill says:

    Thats great news. I’m in the US and it would be nice to watch you drive again on TV, we haven’t had WRC coverage for a few years now.

  4. Andy Roe says:

    Raikonnen had better watch his back….
    RED 5……Was that not a World Champions Number from the Nineties…??

  5. matt shardlow says:

    Nice work petter. That looks like a blast and very quick! It’s great to see you trying somthing different!!

    Good Luck

    Matt

  6. Tina_from_Catalunya says:

    Good to see you had fun!!

    New helmet!! It looks good ;)

  7. Stephan R.S says:

    Det der så fantastisk morsomt ut! Helt sikkert godt for deg å få “lettet” litt på trykket etter så mye pes i det siste. Synes nå det er litt småkjipt at du ikke skal kjøre Impreza, du du er Petter Impreza Solberg. Men håper du uansett knuser all motstand med nybilen, så kanskje de innser at det er prodrive som har tatt noen dårlige avgjørelser i forhold til bygging av bil. Det er iallefall steike bra at du holder koken! Stå på!! Nå vet jeg ikke om du har tid til å lese bloggen din selv, men jeg skriver det nå på den måten lell jeg da.

    Stephan

  8. Steffan says:

    Wow!!! that helmet paint job is stunning! How was the feeling with the car?

    Some great photos here. click on them for hi res
    http://news.caradisiac.com/Galerie-Photo-Oreca-sur-le-HTTT-Paul-Ricard-avec-Petter-Solberg-833

  9. Rick says:

    I hope you will race in the 1,000 km of Spa or the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Team Oreca Matmut.

    - fan from the usa

  10. Terje says:

    Go for it Petter!! Just go for it!
    Jeg har aldri tvilt på deg!!

  11. Tanja says:

    I saw the video of your test at VG’s site. It was just fantastic to see you “being your old self” again, being so excited about the test and the car! I hope you can take part in Le Mans, it would surely be a great experience!

  12. moktar says:

    very great ……..go petter

  13. Øyvind Bøhmer says:

    Kjempe bra Petter tipper dette gir deg skikkelig turbotrykk på selvtiliten foran Rally Norway.. Håper du kjører alle ned i snøsøla og vinner hele greia…..

    Øyvind

  14. arantxamercury says:

    good luck, love you forever petter

  15. Jan Ove says:

    Så klippet på VG TV, og det så skikkelig gøy ut!!
    Morro å se at du behersker flere grener, da jeg tror du virkelig er et multitalent:)

    Får håpe dette gir positive ringvirkninger til Rally Norway, og at du virkelig kan skape litt “action & surprise” i resultat lista der..

    Er ikke sikkert at den raskeste bilen nødvendig vis vinner i Norge, da erfaring på snø kan utligne oddsen kraftig.

    Bare du kjører sirkler rundt Loeb, er jeg fornøyd.
    Det er vel ingen hemmelight at han ikke er noe snø talent?!

  16. Kenneth J Gill says:

    Great news both with the Le Mans and the Norway Rally look forward to seeing more of you on TV.
    I’m a Scot living up here in Alaska.

  17. Jotto says:

    Stå på i Rally Norway til helga, vinn hele greie og vis de andre hvem som er best !
    Hvis det blir start på Le-Mans i june så er du garantert at en glad gjeng herfra heier på deg.
    Det norske flagget vil vaie til ære for deg der nede. Se http://www.Tourlemans.com

    Jotto

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