CHAPTER 418 Ft. Petter Solberg
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Petter Solberg sits down with Jase for Chapter 418 to tell the full story of how a broke Norwegian farm kid became the only Norwegian to ever win the World Rally Championship.
From racing Beetles in the mud and earning £15,000 a year as a carpenter, to signing with Ford alongside Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz, the crash that changed his career, winning the 2003 WRC title, and raising his son Oliver as the next generation.
They cover the golden era of WRC, the wild party scene of 2000s rally, Petter’s rallycross years battling Sébastien Loeb, keeping sponsors happy, his wife Pernilla and how they built an empire together, and Jase getting behind the wheel of Petter’s rally car.
Whether you grew up playing Colin McRae Rally on PlayStation or you’re discovering the sport through Oliver Solberg, this is two decades of rally history told by the man who lived it.
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0:00 Intro
3:44 Welcome Petter Solberg to the Podcast
10:50 AG1 Ad
11:37 The Golden Era of World Rally
20:18 How Sim Racing Changed Motorsports
28:00 Petter and His Older Brother
33:48 Growing Up on the Norwegian Family Farm
40:00 Where Petter's Driving Career Began
52:04 Brunt Workwear Ad
53:31 From Broke to World Rally Champion
1:07:25 When Petter Knew Oliver Would Race
1:14:13 Guiding Oliver Without Controlling His Career
1:14:34 Petter's Big Rally Crash
1:20:16 Petter on Brian Deegan and Comparing Their Kids' Careers
1:25:54 The Crash That Changed Petter's Career
1:32:39 Colin McRae's Impact on World Rally
1:38:55 Rallycross Is Older Than World Rally
1:46:27 Ridge Wallet Ad
1:48:04 Petter's Rookie Years in World Rally
1:57:12 Keeping Sponsors Happy in Motorsport
2:05:07 The Party Scene of 2000s Rally
2:06:31 Petter's First Full WRC Season
2:17:05 Becoming World Rally Champion
2:26:09 Why Petter Could've Won More
2:30:47 Broke to Multi-Millionaire
2:38:17 Pernilla Solberg and Building the Empire
2:45:22 Jase Gets Behind the Wheel
2:47:18 Closing
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