My old car
Look at my old beauty! It’s been brought back to life again by the students at “Stjärnskolan” in Torsby. No doubt they will be great mechanics in the future!
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Trucks leaving for Jordan
Next event is Jordan Rally, and even though this is not a “long-haul” event, our trucks with equipment have a long journey going there.
Both trucks drove from Torsby in Sweden March 15 heading for the first stop; Rioz in France. In Rioz there were 24hrs of reloading before they set off for the next part of the journey, the drive to Trieste in Italy. Arrived Trieste on the 19th, loaded onto a ship that sailed off the next day. For one week now, the ship will be crossing the Mediterranean, go trough the Suez Canal before entering the Red Sea. From there it will sail to Aqaba, the only seaport in Jordan. On Saturday March 27, our truck drivers will be in Aqaba, waiting to unload the trucks from the ship. The same day they will take the trucks in a Police convoy, the 4 hrs drive up to the service-park by the Dead Sea.
On Sunday March 28, we will all be in Jordan starting to unload the trucks and building our service area.
TotalRally March 2010 – Petter Solberg
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Petter Solberg talks to Colin Clark after Mexico. TotalRally.
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With their second place in Mexico, Petter and Phil took a good step up in the drivers championship. They now have 20 points and is number five on the list. Loeb is back in lead, and Hirvonen is second.
Next event is Rally Jordan, 1 – 3 April.
Drivers standings, 2 of 13 events;
1. Sebastien Loeb, France 43p
2. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland 37p
3. Jari-Matti Latvala, Finland 25p
3. Sebastein Ogier, France 25p
5. Petter Solberg, Norway 20p
6. Henning Solberg, Norway 16p
7. Dani Sordo, Spain 12p
8. Matthew Wilson, UK 6p
Air-freight back from Mexico
On Monday everybody in the Petter Solberg World Rally Team flew home, including the rally car. Transported by road to Mexico City, and then loaded onto an air-craft headed for Paris, where it will be picked up by our mechanics and brought back to the workshop in Rioz. The rest of our equipment is on the way by sea to New Zealand.
Mexico podium
We made it to the podium! A fantastic effort from everybody in the team this weekend, and hopefully this is just the start of it!
On the podium – Rally Mexico!
- I am absolutely mega-happy right now, I’ve been controlling this the whole weekend. I were not afraid to be first on the road on Saturday, even though I knew I were going to loose half a second per kilometer. It were my choice, and I knew I could still be top three, which were the main target for the weekend. There will be some strategic thinking before Jordan, but I must say this looks good for the rest of the season!
An amazing weekend is finished her in Mexico, with the Petter Solberg World Rally Team on the podium. It was a thriller to the final end, but Petter and Phil just got the second place in front of Sebastien Ogier who ended third. Sebastien Loeb won the event.
Overall classification Rally Mexico 2010
1. Sebastien Loeb, Citroën
2. Petter Solberg, Citroën + 24,2
3. Sebastien Ogier, Citroën +25,3
4. Hirvonen, Ford +1.47,5
5. Latvala, Ford +2.15,1
6. Henning, Ford +2.48,0
7. Villagra, Ford +10.13,4
Petter Solberg testa em França: Petter Solberg testa em FrançaTesting in France 2012 http://t.co/FW1xCrhF
RT @DovenbyHall: Petter Solberg has been busy testing in France ahead of the next round of the WRC in Mexico. http://t.co/8bGEeTmo
@Foxychatters @FireStepBooks you know @Dakar_Ben is going Ice Racing on Petter Solberg's lake next week? #LuckyBastard
RT @DovenbyHall: Petter Solberg has been busy testing in France ahead of the next round of the WRC in Mexico. http://t.co/8bGEeTmo
@Petter_Solberg test in France for @RallyMexico #WRC http://t.co/e7B6TZPm
RT @DovenbyHall: Petter Solberg has been busy testing in France ahead of the next round of the WRC in Mexico. http://t.co/WAjAhMiv
RT @DovenbyHall: Petter Solberg has been busy testing in France ahead of the next round of the WRC in Mexico. http://t.co/8bGEeTmo
Petter Solberg has been busy testing in France ahead of the next round of the WRC in Mexico. http://t.co/8bGEeTmo
@Petter_Solberg Have fun!!!
@Petter_Solberg Tomorrow you go to Spain ??? Or you stay here on day more Bye
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