Henning Solberg in a Fiesta

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10th January 2008, 14:37
Iskald

Henning Solberg in a Fiesta

According to norwegian website http://www.norsk-rally.com Henning Solberg will be driving a Ford Fiesta ST in the first round of the Norwegian Rally Championship, Mountain Rally Norway, coming saturday.

"It`s just for fun, but I`m really looking forward to it", says Henning in a press-release, and adds that the Fiesta is the smallest and least powerful of all rallycars he has driven.

As I recall Henning Solberg has never driven anything else but 4WD cars in rallying since he started his career in a Toyota Celica ST165 in 1996. Before that he ran a Volvo 242 in hillclimb and rallycross, and a Ford Escort Cosworth Group N in the European Rallycross Championship 1995. He has also done a few guest appearances in tarmac racing in a Honda Civic VTEC and a Porsche 996.
10th January 2008, 14:47
urabus-denoS2000

Thats great news
10th January 2008, 18:32
Buzz Lightyear

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Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000

Thats great news

is it?
10th January 2008, 19:10
Tom206wrc

There's already the thread about Norwegian championship to discuss of that :p :
11th January 2008, 09:01
rx-guru

A short reminder

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Originally Posted by Iskald

As I recall Henning Solberg has never driven anything else but 4WD cars in rallying since he started his career in a Toyota Celica ST165 in 1996. Before that he ran a Volvo 242 in hillclimb and rallycross, and a Ford Escort Cosworth Group N in the European Rallycross Championship 1995. He has also done a few guest appearances in tarmac racing in a Honda Civic VTEC and a Porsche 996.

Good ol’ Henning, is Loisl Alzheimer also on your heels already…? Did Henning not start his RX career with a RWD Ford Escort Mk2…?
Hilsen fra Tyskland og hardetbra, "Iskald"!
11th January 2008, 19:48
urabus-denoS2000

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Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear

is it?

Well,I always like(and appreciate) when top drivers go back into small cars.It is an one-off drive,no points on the line,with a fun car.It shows that rallying isnt just about world-class cars and drivers
11th January 2008, 19:50
J.Lindstroem

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Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000

Well,I always like(and appreciate) when top drivers go back into small cars.It is an one-off drive,no points on the line,with a fun car.It shows that rallying isnt just about world-class cars and drivers

I agree, it is always a good show! :)
11th January 2008, 21:04
COD

Finally he has a car that matches his skills :D
11th January 2008, 21:18
Tomi

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Originally Posted by COD

Finally he has a car that matches his skills :D

Lol :)
12th January 2008, 19:28
Viking

Well Henning were fastest 2wd and won N3.
http://www.mrally.no/resultater_tota...template=empty

Some pictures of him in the yellow thing in his blogg.
http://www.vgb.no/6339
12th January 2008, 23:16
COD

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Originally Posted by Viking

Well Henning were fastest 2wd and won N3.
http://www.mrally.no/resultater_tota...template=empty

Some pictures of him in the yellow thing in his blogg.
http://www.vgb.no/6339

Like I said, finally something he is fastest in
14th January 2008, 14:08
Iskald

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Originally Posted by rx-guru

Good ol’ Henning, is Loisl Alzheimer also on your heels already…? Did Henning not start his RX career with a RWD Ford Escort Mk2…?
Hilsen fra Tyskland og hardetbra, "Iskald"!

I can`t actually remember the Escort MK2, but maybe it`s the Alzheimer playing me tricks. Petter Solberg started in a MK2 Escort in 1994 - and possibly he "inherited" this car from Henning, who ran it in 93...?

When it comes to the Fiesta drive last saturday, Henning did a great job and had a lot of fun. I don`t think many drivers in 4WD cars was any faster than him on the downhill and tight sections during the rally. Actually codriver Cato Menkerud said that he had lots of time with the pace-notes when they were running uphill, but he read notes in WRC style when they were going downhill!

And the prize for lousiest stand-up comedian on this forum goes to ...COD!
14th January 2008, 14:13
Tomi

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Originally Posted by Iskald

And the prize for lousiest stand-up comedian on this forum goes to ...COD!

My vote goes to the guy who said before Rally Norway last year that Henning would win it. :) :)
14th January 2008, 14:25
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Tomi

My vote goes to the guy who said before Rally Norway last year that Henning would win it. :) :)

What about the people who voted for someone else other than Loeb to win the title this year? :laugh:
14th January 2008, 14:33
Tomi

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Originally Posted by Daniel

What about the people who voted for someone else other than Loeb to win the title this year? :laugh:

Quite many changes (tyres,drivers) for this year, better maybe to wait a few rounds and see before start to predict anything.
14th January 2008, 14:39
N.O.T

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Quite many changes (tyres,drivers) for this year, better maybe to wait a few rounds and see before start to predict anything.

unfortunately for the sick dogs the changes are universal.....same like the passive diffs some time ago...Sick dogs remained sick and the rally drivers drove the carsand won championships.
14th January 2008, 14:40
Viking

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Originally Posted by Iskald

I can`t actually remember the Escort MK2, but maybe it`s the Alzheimer playing me tricks. Petter Solberg started in a MK2 Escort in 1994 - and possibly he "inherited" this car from Henning, who ran it in 93...?

Yes Henning drove the Escort MK2 and a Volvo340/360 before the 240.
But even before that he used to race beaten up vw beetles :D
14th January 2008, 15:00
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Quite many changes (tyres,drivers) for this year, better maybe to wait a few rounds and see before start to predict anything.

True. But you could put Loeb in a goat powered Citroen on wooden wheels and he's beat everyone else.......
14th January 2008, 15:07
Viking

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Originally Posted by Daniel

True. But you could put Loeb in a goat powered Citroen on wooden wheels and he's beat everyone else.......

Lets make it differcult for him...let Prodrive run it :D
14th January 2008, 15:34
Tomi

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Originally Posted by Daniel

True. But you could put Loeb in a goat powered Citroen on wooden wheels and he's beat everyone else.......

True most likely he will win, but in a motorsport many things can happen.
14th January 2008, 18:06
bennizw

Check out my favorite pictures from the event here: http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.p...ograf=58&all=1

:)
14th January 2008, 19:02
rx-guru

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Originally Posted by Viking

Yes Henning drove the Escort MK2 and a Volvo340/360 before the 240.
But even before that he used to race beaten up vw beetles :D

But Beetles he used for Bilcross only, AFAIK…

BTW, to those not familiar with Norwegian motorsport: Yep, the translation for Bilcross is Autocross, but it has not much in common with FIA style Autocross. It is rather 'Rallycross for the poor', very similar to what the Swedes call Folkrace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkrace).
15th January 2008, 16:53
Gurl Racer

Noen folk vokser aldri opp.... :rolleyes: ;)
22nd March 2008, 13:33
rx-guru

Back to the roots

http://www.motorsport-aktuell.ch/artikel_1729.html
22nd March 2008, 13:48
rx-guru

And Grönholm also keen to do RX…

http://www.motorsport-aktuell.ch/artikel_1222.html
22nd March 2008, 23:17
SubaruNorway

Someones said that on a norwegian forum to and that Petter was building a car out of the new S14 shell, not sure if that was just bull**** though
24th March 2008, 01:18
m.lowe

Henning and Petter supposed to be doing Rallycross, Henning in a Fiesta and Petter in a Subaru of some sort