Six members of Solberg family to tackle ERC stages in Sweden
Royal Rally of Scandinavia is a brand contemporary match that utilises about a of the well-known roads that were phase of Rally Sweden when the WRC spherical used to be based in the Varmland space across the metropolis of Karlstad, ahead of its transfer north to Umea in 2022.
The route will consist of the lengthy-lasting Colin’s Crest named after the late 1995 world rally champion Colin McRae.
The rally has attracted 47 entries, and the Solberg household will attract loads of attention on home soil.
Oliver Solberg is amongst the entries as the 21-one year-ancient tackles his first ERC match of the season driving the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 he drove in the championship in 2019 and 2020.
The gentle Hyundai manufacturing facility driver will likely be joined on Friday’s Angebackstorp take a look at and Saturday’s Collins stage by 5 diversified contributors of his household.
His 2003 world rally champion father Petter and mother Pernilla might per chance also be aid in the aid of the wheel, alongside his gentle uncle Henning Solberg, who competed in the WRC from 1998 to 2019.
Petter Solberg, Chris Patterson, Citroen C4 WRC
Photo by: Petter Solberg Media Place of work
Petter Solberg is decided to drive a household-owned Citroen C4 WRC, which he drove to third in the 2010 WRC standings. He’ll be joined in the co-drover seat by his mother Tove.
“What can I say? It will likely be a extremely particular week for us,” stated Petter Solberg.
“For me, it be very chilly that I
“Of course, after we first heard about the plans for this rally, we were entirely in the aid of it.
“For Varmland, right here’s a plentiful match and a plentiful deal. It has been about a years without Rally Sweden in the suppose, in an effort to raise rallying aid at nearly the top most likely diploma is terribly crucial.
“And it be plenty for us Solbergs too. Now we like a kind of household, pals and partners coming to the match – it be a rare capability to video display them what we’re doing all of our lives!”
Pernilla Solberg and Ulrika Mattsson
Photo by: Petter Solberg Media Place of work
All the device through the 1990s, Pernilla Solberg (nae Walfridsson) used to be a novel competitor in the WRC scene. This weekend she’s going to likely be reunited with the Crew N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI she drove to success in the 2000 WRC, and can once yet again drive alongside co-driver from the length Ulrika Mattsson.
“For Ulrika and I this would per chance per chance be unbelievable to beginning a stage collectively yet again after the kind of very very lengthy time,” stated Pernilla Solberg.
“We had some extraordinary times collectively and for one weekend it be going to be particular to fragment some time and these reminiscences.
“Additionally it’ll be somewhat irregular to drive these roads in the summer season. Areas esteem the Vargasen stage will likely be very diversified – coming into Colin’s Crest with no snow and all people sporting t-shirts and shorts will likely be irregular. But it completely’s going to be tall fun.”
The Solberg contingent is carried out by Henning and his critical other Maud, who will drive Toyota Celica Turbo 4 wheel drive owned by Petter.
