Private View of Petter Solberg's Car Collection Dec 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0Xi...layer_embedded
He has few of them.
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Private View of Petter Solberg's Car Collection Dec 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0Xi...layer_embedded
He has few of them.
Great video. Peter has a really nice collection :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/s...her_than_ever/
Hard to find sponsors, hard to get a drive.
I'd really like to know what and when Petter has done something that prevents him to get a proper ride from Citroen or from Ford. If someone as crap as Sordo has been driving years for Citroen, why not Petter? There must be something that has happened behind the scenes.
Petter drove for Ford early in his career and then left to go to Subaru. He was offered a Focus for last season but decided to go with Citroen as he saw he had a better chance with them. Best move for then. Not so good now.....
There is many different ways to move from team to other, Petters has maybe not been the smartest ones, also throwing in the towel like he did in 1000 Lakes starting sunbathing on the hood, was maybe funny for his fans, but not so good for the team to put many peoples work and millions of money in the drain purely for egoistics reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodeye
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Firstly, he choose for loyalty to Prodrive/Subaru 2003-2008. After 2008 there were only 2 factory team, with only 4 seats available. Or actualy 3, no one is touching Loebs seat, leaving out 1@Citroen and 2@Ford.
*Citroen had Sordo, who was doing an excelent job as wingman. Solberg would never play second fiddle, which is the only available job in the Frech team for a non Frenchman.
* Ford had 2 Fins with a bright shining future doing an excelent job.
Solberg was after 2008 in the wrong place at the wrong time, with no factory seats available leaving no other option then being a privateer in WRC. Which means bringing money to teams, instead of getting money from factory teams. And money was hard to get when the world economie had a big blow.
1st January 2011. and still nothing firm about Petters WRC chances! has anyone got a clue whats happening???? Monte IRC is great, and maybe a good clue, but is anyone going to break cover??
Spot on assessment.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
PS turned down an offer from Citroen in 2003 for the 04 season onwards, at the time it looked like it would be wise to stay at SWRT. Staying at SWRT did however make him (very) financially secure.
So, at the moment it seems that Solberg PR machine is working at his best. So, who talks about S.Loeb or S. Ogier.. ah jeah right they drive Citroen like they have done for last x seasons.
Solberg? much more interesting topic. You know, he might drive for Ford or Citroen or maybe even WTCC or maybe even Le Manse?..wait..lets talk more about him.. Everybody who are interested in WTCC, Le Manse, Ford, Citroen, WRC and now even IRC are interested about his everyday work.. that is publicity, exposure etc..
Good job. Everything might be decided already but it is still valuable horse to sell...
They want him to hire the car.. And what's that - only loosing.. Now at least he has cars from last two seasons..
Solberg to autosport:
"At the moment it’s tough in the WRC, so I am exploring other possibilities and the biggest of those is the WTCC.”
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88788
His 'biggest' option is the only motorsport with less manufacturers than the WRC. That's a bit dire!Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
Petter also said the other day that he has some unfinished business with Mr Loeb. That could very well mean he continous in WRC. ;)
lol his talks gets more amusing as time goes by, last year at this time he was teaming up with Bosse or Kimi even those did know nothing about it, wonder what that unfinished business might be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Unfinished business this time however means he wants to beat Loeb and become WC once again in WRC. :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Says Pernilla.. :D
What team in the WTCC is PS likely to test for ?
Which team would be the best fit for PS ? BMW ? - Do people in Norway drive X series BMWs ?
I see WTCC allows 2 litre turbo diesel - would a PS- TTE - Auris -turbodiesel combination or TMR - Impreza - turbodiesel make marketing sense ?
The X-Drive BMW is a great choice for Norwegian customers with a good 3-5 months of rough winters, but very few people buy them as the price is ridiculous. It's not BMWs fault, but the insane taxes put on cars in Norway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeakiwi
I recently bought a 12 year old Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (996) and paid 75.000 usd / 49.000 gbp.
Anyways, it really doesn't matter what brand Petter drives for, he'll promote them like crazy and they'll sell really well. Citröen was struggling in Norway, and had for some time. Petter raised sales with an amazing 67%(!!). Just goes to show that you can put Petter in anything, he's a great ambassador for whatever brand he promotes.
The sad thing is that the top of his wish-list this Christmas was to drive in the WRC for 2011. And even though he's one of the absolute best drivers out there he still have to PAY to drive, it's just wrong on so many levels. I can not believe how ****ed up the WRC has become. Why doesn't FIA or the car manufacturers see the madness?! Could you imagine legends like Pele having to PAY to play soccer? Or Lance Armstrong pay to ride his bike in Tour de France? I love this sport but things are just so very wrong right now.
When Mercedes Benz withdrew from rallying at the end of 1980, they left Walter Rhorl without a regular drive apart from the occasional drive in a Porsche. Waste of WRC rally driving talent is something that has occurred for a long time.
Do the authorities in Norway have a lower taxation rate for hydrogen powered cars ? How well is the hydrogen network working ?
Is there a hydrogen version of any of the WTCC cars ?
Spot on!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Doesn't seem like Walter has had a hard time getting a job. If he really wanted to rally more than anything, I'm sure something would have worked out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeakiwi
Electric cars aren't taxed at all, hybrids have some tax advantages, hydrogen cars are almost non-existent. There are trial programs and a filling station or two, but hydrogen is far far away from being commonplace.
He really wants to be in the WRC, because he put own money to complete the 2010 season with the C4, because he had sponsors for 10-11 rallies!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
That comment was regarding Walter Rörhl in the 80s, not Petter Solberg. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
What car would PS run at Pikes Peak ?
The Xsara with big wings or the C4 ?
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Originally Posted by Zeakiwi
He is going to need far more wing than any rally car has.
I hope he doesn't underestimate that mountain like Marcus and the Ford guys did when they came over.
And from one of the interviews he has done it sounds like more of a one-off car than anything from any particular car manufacturer.
Yeah, the rumors are that he's building something custom for Pikes Peak.
He has already said that the car would have the PS logo in the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
How about a twin engined car ? The C4 engine in the front and the Xsara engine in the rear. Plus a bit of kvaerner innovation to synchronise them.
Could always go the sportscar way like Rhys Millen and borrow a Pug prototype and 4 wd it.
Overly powered Xsara with enormous wings would be more than perfect..! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeakiwi
No its still not enough. I have a friend with an evo that produces over 500hp with lots of Wings and aero aids and that car is only good enough for records in the time attack class (in the 11 minute area.) Besides that a rally spec Xsara would be too heavy and especially at only 500hp.Quote:
Originally Posted by muscrae
Rhys millens car is most likely the way forward with that mountain and it is pushing over 700hp and weighs around 800kgs (xsara would be in the 1200kg range?)
People don't understand how that elevation kills power. when the Fords came over, they had 800 hp at sea level, but nearer the top they were down in the lower 400's.
I have had the impression that success at Pikes Peak is a combination of many factors including weather on race day.
Tajima's car has an aluminium frame like a sports motorcycle so has the rigidity and lightness.
I see the Pug 908fap will not comply with 2011 rules, do they all get parked in a PSA museum ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_908_HDi_FAP
Grönholm's Fiesta had about 800 hp, but it had not enough torque. You are in wrong way a bit, it's not the horsepower but more down to torque. Even Marcus told that Fiesta lacked torque, not power. Less weight, more torque and good aerodynamics package would do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
Xsara weighs over 1200kg because of WRC regs, you can reduce significantly weight if needed.
Petters (andFX) Pikes Peak "draft" is a tube chassis, carbon fiber body, 6 speed paddle shift gearbox, active diffs(3), active suspension, advanced aerodynamics and a turbo engine with ... 1000-1100hp! They will be testing it under similar conditions in Argentina??
Sounds more like a good Pike's Peak beast ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking
It would be interesting to see a comparison between the 'PS' car and a Koenigsegg at sometime. A duel of the Scandanavian supercars !Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
The base car for the PS FX Pikes Peak prototype is C4 WRC.
Koenigsegg? Please do not compare that swedish rubbish joke of a kitcar with anything purposely built for racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeakiwi
As a rule of thumb you can say that the power decrease 3% per every 1000 ft which is about 1% per 100 m or 330 ft.Quote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
Perhaps this is a stupid question and I read that Petter doesnt want to go to IRC having said he would prefer WTCC but what if Olivier Quensel would offer a paid drive in IRC for Peugeot and throw in a seat in a LeMans car with Sarrazin? Easier than scaping for sponsorship to hand over to Citroen or Malcolm.
Quensel did offer a drive... to Guy Wilks... who is British which is ideal in a British team. As for LeMans, they have Sarrazin. The seats are filled up with Finnish, British and French, they're seem to be the more desirable nationalities for sponsors and marketing at the moment I guess.
Some one please tell me why Petter doesn't desire to compete in IRC, not enough paid off? not prestige enough? lack of chance of success? or simply no sponsor interested in IRC? Couldn't be the latter because Galli and Duval refuses IRC at one point too.