the returning of kkk to the races

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

the 4 times world rallying champion Juha Kankkunen is returning to the races as the following official statement

Four-time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, with co-driver Juha Repo, will contest the 2005 Dakar Rally for Volkswagen.

The two Finns will line up at the start with a Race-Touareg for the first time at the FIA World Cup finale, the UAE Desert Challenge, between the 11th and 15th October in Dubai.

As a result, in addition to Jutta Kleinschmidt (2001) and Bruno Saby (1993), Volkswagen’s driver squad consists of a third former Dakar Rally winner (1988).

"We are extremely proud and happy that such an experienced driver decided to join Volkswagen”, explains Kris Nissen, Volkswagen Motorsport Director.

"With the strengthening of our excellent driver squad by the addition of a four-time world champion we have made another decisive step in our preparation for the 2005 Dakar Rally.”

Juha Kankkunen, who has already completed his first test together with co-driver Juha Repo in the Race-Touareg, has high hopes:

"During my first test in Turkey I was able to form my first impressions of both the team and the Race-Touareg. It was a very good start to our relationship. I was pleasantly surprised just how well the Race-Touareg handles. We want to learn at the rally in Dubai and fight up at the front during the Dakar Rally.”

IMO kkk will do a great job once when rallying he was very good with the race strategies depending on how the rally was developing.......he also was very brilliant when competing the safari rallye which he won in several time...in conclusion, he was very intelligent when planning each stage in each rally, and apart from good driving skills on gravel(kkk has been one of the best drivers ever on gravel), the intelligence is very important in order to get the finish line with the car in good conditions in each stage of any dakar edition