Petter Solberg and his wife Pernilla have won the Historic Rally Sweden, aboard their MkII Ford Escort.
The former world champion, who is getting his rallycross season together, fended off Erik Johansson, in an Audi Quattro to earn both his class and the outright victory of the historical event.
"Pernilla and I fought back today and took the overall Historics victory by almost two minutes," the Norwegian wrote on his website.
"Great conditions, so many fans, and my Viking Motorsports MkII Escort ran like a banshee with only a slight gearbox problem.
"The car just revs and revs. It's an unbelievable machine, and I bought it to use it!"
The former world champion, who is getting his rallycross season together, fended off Erik Johansson, in an Audi Quattro to earn both his class and the outright victory of the historical event.
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| Petter Solberg aboard his historic Ford Escort MkII (Photo: Fotogubben) |
"Pernilla and I fought back today and took the overall Historics victory by almost two minutes," the Norwegian wrote on his website.
"Great conditions, so many fans, and my Viking Motorsports MkII Escort ran like a banshee with only a slight gearbox problem.
"The car just revs and revs. It's an unbelievable machine, and I bought it to use it!"