
Earlier this week Petter Solberg signed a sponsor-/ partnership agreement with TOOLS. – It has been a pleasure working with TOOLS this year and I am really happy that they chose to continue our work for 2010. The support from TOOLS in 2009 were important for us, and I am so happy to have TOOLS with me also for 2010, says Petter Solberg.
- Working with Petter and the team in 2009 has been a pleasure. There is no doubt that Petter has the ”passion” needed for his sport, but we are also impressed about how he has been working for our customers and partners. We are convinced that 2010 will be a good year for our relationship, says Anders Olaussen on behalf of TOOLS. – Of course, we have big expectations with regards to next years Championship, and to have Petter as an ”ambassadour” for TOOLS means a great deal for us.
Read more about TOOLS at www.tools.no.

Did you not get to see the fantastic Solberg Extreme MotorShow in November? Well – here is your chance. DVD with the show is available from www.vikingmotorsport.com. DVD includes not only the show, but also some great “behind the scenes” material. English subtitles.

Petter Solberg signed up for a new partnership with NAF today. – We are so happy that Petter will represent NAF, and work together with us on traffic safety issues, especially towards young drivers, says CEO Jan Johansen.
- This new partnership with NAF is quite exciting. I’m looking forward to represent them and to work with them on traffic safety issues, says Petter Solberg.
With near 500 000 members the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) is the largest automobile organization in Scandinavia. Internationally NAF is a member of Fédération Internationale de l´Automobile (FIA).

Thats it, Memorial Bettega is over. I beat Grönholm and ended third. Hirvonen won it all, just ahead of Ogier. Its been two great days in Bologna!
Ogier beat me and my Xsara by a tenth of a second. I took the first run, but the last corner on the second run could have been better.
Next up is semi final, Im up against Ogier. Grönholm is meeting Hirvonen in the other one.
After each run I bring back a lot of mud. All of it need to come off before I go out again – mud is heavy!
First test run today. Over night rain made the track really muddy and slippery, guess we will see that on the times today.