You got to love rallies: Petter Solberg was busted for speeding on a transition stage and local police confiscated his license. The only solution to finish the short final stage of Rally Sweden was to have co-driver Chriss Patterson get behind the wheel!
Patterson got to the end 51 seconds behind stage winner Ogier!
(pettersolberg.com Photo:AGENCE S PRESSE / ANDRE LAVADINHO)
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Hey you guys will like this. I've just finished laughing at myself. I didn't read the description and thought the video was going to be Solberg driving a stage. I was thinking that doesn't look like Solberg and I was about to go on a massive rant about how tame and slow WRC cars are these days...
ReplyDeleteJesus I'm getting slow in my old age :)
Awesome !!! I just love how you see the guy grinning the whole stage.
ReplyDeleteHah, i watched that stage yesterday (German coverage sucked, however.) and they were guessing what happened.
ReplyDelete"Is it just for laughs? Publicity? Did he break something?"
I love Solbgerg for doing that, though, heh.
Bet it wasn't made easier for Patterson without pace-notes either.
Thanks for the info!
Hell, I'm impressed at the job Patterson did stepping in and having no pace notes! Can solberg not read pace notes?
ReplyDeleteI imagine that he was told to just get it to the end of the stage without any drama.
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