Some more WRC news regarding next year's Pugs..
Originally posted by WRC:
Henning Solberg will join Manfred Stohl in a two-car OMV-backed assault on the 2006 World Rally Championship in Bozian Racing-run Peugeot 307s. The OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team will field two cars in 12 rounds of the WRC and a single car of Stohl in one additional rally.
Stohl was the most successful privateer driver in the 2005 WRC, finishing ninth in the points and twice taking podium finishes in an OMV-backed Kronos Racing Citroen Xsara, while Solberg was 14th in the points with a best finish of fourth in Cyprus in his M-Sport Ford Focus. The combination represents an extremely strong team with a realistic chance of success.
Team manager Jacky Bozian commented: "This is a great project for us. We want to win the ranking of the Manufacturer 2 class with these pilots and our team. That is no illusion but a realistic goal." Bozian Racing has been closely linked to Peugeot Sport for many years and has frequently run satellite, 'semi-works' Peugeot teams. It will be supported throughout the 2006 season by Peugeot personnel.
Both cars will contest the rounds in Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Finland, Cyprus, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain, with Stohl also competing in Germany.
