What will the Solberg Brothers do in 09 ?

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Originally Posted by swordsman

They just need to make a call over the border to Bertil Klarin to know that. He has been in this situation a lot of times before, with Daniel C among others :)

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Have you remembered to thank Klarin already for putting your rally on rotation?

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Have you remembered to thank Klarin already for putting your rally on rotation?

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Haha, fun that you're asking me. I'll send you a PM with my answer...

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Originally Posted by Roy

What about your friend? Does he know more about Ford + Petter = why not?

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Petter said that the problem/challange is to get a good car. Not just a Focus or C4. But to actually get Ford or Citroen to commit themselves to deliver the best spec available. They both happily take you money and give you a "point scoring" car, but that can everyone with money do. Getting a top spec car isn't that easy.

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Originally Posted by Finni

Instead I believe that in Ford Petter can beat official drivers even from marginally weaker position.

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Finni, are you actually Finnish? Haven't you just committed some kind of treason? :D

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Originally Posted by RS

Finni, are you actually Finnish? Haven't you just committed some kind of treason? :D

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He is, but he has same kind of pervert relationship to petter like you have to skoda.

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Originally Posted by Tomi

He is, but he has same kind of pervert relationship to petter like you have to skoda.

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Hehe, did you know Petter was a world champion, or didn't it count that year?

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Originally Posted by RS

Hehe, did you know Petter was a world champion, or didn't it count that year?

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was...

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Originally Posted by Gard

Petter said that the problem/challange is to get a good car. Not just a Focus or C4. But to actually get Ford or Citroen to commit themselves to deliver the best spec available. They both happily take you money and give you a "point scoring" car, but that can everyone with money do. Getting a top spec car isn't that easy.

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If he is to run a M2 car, and either a C4 07/08 or 07/08 Focus, then the M1 teams will always have the latest. I think Petter have to accept that initially.
If he is doing very well with the year-old car then the bits and pieces will start popping in.

I would go for a 07 C4, if he could get that. Mikkelsens has experience with both Focus and C4, and the winner was clear in his mind. But they all drive differently, so hard to tell. But Petter have probably never driven either Focus or C4, so hard to know.

If Petter need to have a top car to fight for victory, he is propably to late for that for 09, so he has in my view two options;

1. Get a year-old car and do your best, and try to get upgrades as you go along.
2. Buy a S2000 and drive in IRC, Be able to fight for victory and have fun for a year !

Petter just said to Norwegian radio that 2010 is no problem and that he has gotten a lot of good offers for 2010.

Does he have other options, beside a sabbatical ?

As I know, 'Citroen Junior Team' will have C4 WRC`s in specification 'Monte 2008'. But during 2009 all cars will have upgrade.

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Originally Posted by Xsara Fan

As I know, 'Citroen Junior Team' will have C4 WRC`s in specification 'Monte 2008'. But during 2009 all cars will have upgrade.

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Yes but an option that has been mentioned is for Petter to buy a 07 C4 and start Petter Solberg Rally Team, then the situation of getting new parts is defferent from the official Junior team of course.

I think that is what he is afraid of.