Peugeot- Team Bozian finished 4th WRC 2006

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ACROPOLIS RALLY :
NEW TOP 5 RESULT FOR HENNING SOLBERG !
MANFRED STOHL EXPERIENCED BAD LUCK !

June2006

Henning SOLBERG achieved in Greece an exellent race grabbing a new top 5 result at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC ! Victim of several punctures caused by the pointed rocks strewing the special stages of a particular tough Rally Acropolis 2006 edition, Henning managed to save his fifth position overall up to the final super stage of the Athens� Olympic Stadium for 0.8 seconds following a magnificent battle with Daniel SORDO ! Thanks to this second top 5 result after Mexico, Henning moves up from 11th to 7th place in the drivers� World Championship and wins 5 aditional points in the manufacturers� standing ! Author of a solid race Manfred STOHL occupied the 5th position overall before Henning after the last stage of leg 2 before to be sanctioned by a time penalty consecutive to the exchange of his broken exhaust manifold and to go off the road in stage 14. In spite of an unlucky event, Manfred shares, with 20 points, the 5th place overall of the drivers� Championship with Peter SOLBERG .

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RALLY OF SARDINIA :
GIGI GALLI AND HENNING SOLBERG RETIRED FROM 3RD POSITION OVERALL!
MANFRED STOHL FINISHES 7TH !

May 2006

After his wonderfull first podium result in Argentina, Gigi GALLI delivered in Sardinia another high level performance achieving notably two 2nd best times in stages 9 and 10. 3rd overall after stage 9, a punctured water radiator at the end of the last special stage of leg 2 forced the talented Italian driver to retire while he was fighting for a new podium finish ! Henning SOLBERG one more time demonstrated his excellent feeling at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC. Author of top level times such a 2nd best time in stage 3, Henning unfortunately went off the road 200 meters before the end of stage 9 while he occupied a magnificent 3rd position overall ! Thanks to a regular race , and in spite of a puncture which cost him a lot of time during leg 1, Manfred STOHL grabed the 7th position overall and 2 aditional points. With a total of 20 points, Manfred occupies now alone the 4th place of the World Rally Championship. The result of the Austrian driver enable �OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team� to keep its 4th position in the Manufacturer Championship with 36 points.

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RALLY ARGENTINA :
MAGNIFICIENT PODIUM RESULT FOR GIGI GALLI !
4 TH POSITION AND 2 SCRATCH FOR MANFRED STOHL !
FIRST SCRATCH IN WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR HENNING SOLBERG !

May 2006

Gigi GALLI accomplished a wonderfull first podium result at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC that he drove for the very first time on gravel ! Author of a magnificent race, the talented Italian driver occupied the 3rd position overall from stage 9 to 22 after a serial of excellent stage times such a second time in stage 10 where he completed a BOZIAN RACING double with Manfred . Gigi , thanks to his top result in Argentina, takes the 6 th position overall of the World Rally Championship with a total of 11 points ! Manfred STOHL took an excellent 4 th position overall in Argentina where he achieved notably the second best time in stage 3, and two magnificent best times, the fifth and the sixth of his season so far , in stages 10 and 19 ! Manfred, with 18 points, keeps the 4 th position of he World Rally Championship with the same number of points than Peter SOLBERG. Henning SOLBERG, whose battle for the 4 th position with Man fred has been magnificent, achieved fantastic times and his very first best time in World Rally Championship in stage 16 ! Author of an excellent race for his very first appearance in Argentina, Henning experienced bad luck, following transmission problem in the last Km of the last stage of the even , and finally finishes to the 7 th position overall ! Thanks to Henning and Man fred top result, �OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team� consolidates its 4 th position in the Manufacturer Championship after the Rallies of Spain and Corsica where the team was not eligible to score manufacturer points.

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MANFRED STOHL FINISHES 7TH, GIGI GALLI AT THE DOOR OF THE POINTS!

April 2006

Author of a fast and serious race during the three legs of the World Rally Championship 5th event, Manfred STOHL finishes 7th of Rally Corsica and wins 2 additional points ! Manfred, who now records 13 points, consolidates his 4th position in the driver classification, before rally Argentina. An all the more remarkable performance that Manfred only contested in 2005 one of the five events already run in 2006 (Monte Carlo). Gigi GALLI finishes to an encouraging 9th position overall in Corsica. Gigi who drove the BOZIAN RACING�s Peugeot 307 WRC for the very first time, rapidly recorded good times such as a 5th best time in stage 8. The talented Italian driver, confirmed by his partner Pirelli for Argentina, will have the opportunity to illustrate himself shortly for the first gravel event of his season. Philippe Roux finishes 16th of the WRC Category with a Peugeot 206 WRC.

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GIGI GALLI TO DRIVE BOZIAN RACING 307 WRC IN CORSICA !

March 2006

Gigi GALLI will participate to rally Corsica at the wheel of a BOZIAN RACING Team�s PEUGEOT 307 WRC �full spec 2005� ! Author of an excellent 2005 season where he demonstrated all his potential, the talented Italian driver who finished 4th in Sweden and who occupies the 8th position of the 2006 World Rally Championship in two races, will try to achieve a good result with a machine he will drive for the very first time in Corsica, with PIRELLI support. He will join Manfred STOHL (Peugeot 307 WRC) and Philippe ROUX (Peugeot 206 WRC) also entried in BOZIAN RACING outfit for this event.

RALLY CATALUNYA :
COURAGEOUS RACE FOR MANFRED STOHL AND ILKA MINOR!

March 2006

Victim of a big off road excursion during a pre-event test session on monday before the Spanish leg, Manfred STOHL nevertheless took the start of the 4th event of the World Rally Championship thanks to BOZIAN RACING Team�s very good job to rebuild a new car in a record time ! Handicapped by ribs pains, Manfred and his co-driver Ilka MINOR managed to finish the event to the 12th position overall of an event that they contested for the very first time in the WRC category.
3rd of the World Rally Championship before Rally Catalunya, Manfred now occupies the 4th position of the drivers classification, 1 point in front of Peter SOLBERG before rally Corsica.

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RALLY MEXICO :
MAGNIFICIENT PODIUM RESULT FOR MANFRED STOHL !
HENNING SOLBERG COMPLETES A NICE DOUBLE IN TOP 5 !

March 2006

Manfred STOHL accomplished a wonderfull podium result at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC, on occasion of his second participation to the very tough Mexican event ! Author of a solid race, the Austrian driver who took the 3rd position overall after stage 8, achieved notably two magnificient best times in stages N�7 and 17, the third and the fourth of his carrier so far ! Thanks to this top 3 result and after his nice 4 th position in Monte Carl , Manfred records 6 points more and moves up, with 11 points, to the 3 rd position in the Drivers Championship, behind S�bastien LOEB and Marcus GR�NHOLM and 3 point in front of Peter SOLBERG !
Henning SOLBERG completes with his good 5th position a nice BOZIAN RACING Team�s �OMV Peugeot Norway� double in top 5 of a Mexican event that he contested for the very first time ! Victim of a puncture in stage 5 and of brakes problem, Henning who get the 5th position overall in stage 8 after a great double 1-2 with Man fred in stage 7 , intelligently managed to keep his position up to the end and moves up to the 8 th position of the World Rally Championship ! Thanks to this great result, the team consolidates his 3rd position in the Manufacturer Championship with 21 points !

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HENNING SOLBERG WINS RALLY NORWAY !

February 2006

One week only after rally Sweden, BOZIAN RACING Team participated to rally Norway, candidate event to the FIA World Rally Championship, with Henning SOLBERG. Henning whose Peugeot 307 WRC was repaired in a record time by the team after spectacular roll in Sweden, dominated the event winning 13 of the 14 special stages of the rally ! Pure winter rally which temperatures dipped as low as - 20�C in the snow covered 1994 Olympic Games region, the Norwegian event ensured perfect race conditions ! Leader from Stage 3 to the end, before former BOZIAN RACING driver Daniel CARLSSON who finished 3 rd overall in Sweden, Henning shined in his homeland and won Rally Norway in front of thousands of spectators and in the presence of Norwegian Prime minister and Peter SOLBERG came to encourage his brother !

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RALLYE SWEDEN : OMV - PEUGEOT NORWAY CONSOLIDATES ITS 3 rd POSITION DESPITE BAD LUCK !
Henning SOLBERG finishes 8 th !
5 th position escapes to Manfred STOHL !

February 2006

In spite of his lack of experience in the Swedish event, Manfred STOHL immediately found the right feeling placing the BOZIAN RACING Team�s PEUGEOT 307 WRC in front of many local specialists, while Henning SOLBERG delivered an encouraging first leg. After a successful start, both BOZIAN RACING�s drivers unfortunately met the same fate achieving a rollover in the same corners of stage 11 while they occupied the 5 th and the 6 th positions overall! Henning succeeded in reaching the service zone and to complete leg 2 in 9th position overall thanks to the team�s nice performance! Less lucky, Manfred started leg 3 with a 15 mn penalty according to the Super Rally regulation and finished the event 18 th. Obligated to stop to change a tyre which rim broke in stage 15, Henning finally grabbed the point of the 8 th position overall enabling �OMV PEUGEOT NORWAY World Rally Team� to score 4 points consolidating the 3rd place in the manufacturer�s ranking before Subaru ! Manfred STOHL occupies the 5 th position of the driver�s Championship before the Mexican event.

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MONTE CARLO RALLY :
Manfred STOHL finishes 4 th overall and wins his 2 very first WRC special stages !
Encouraging debuts for Henning SOLBERG on tarmac !
BOZIAN RACING team takes the 3 rd position of the Manufacturer Championship!

January 2006

Manfred STOHL accomplished a fantastic Monte Carlo Rally finishing 4th overall of a very tough event marked by unstable weather conditions. For his very first rally with the BOZIAN RACING Peugeot 307 WRC, Manfred immediately had the right feeling with his new machine achieving 8 stages in top 4 and notably the 3rd time in stage 7, the 2nd time in stage 6, and two magnificients best stage times � the very first of his carreer - in stages 17 and 18 ! 2nd overall after stages 9 and 10, Manfred, fighting with Sebastien LOEB and Toni GARDEMEISTER, only missed the podium for 19.2 seconds. A high level performance which place the Austrian driver 4th of the World Rally Championship with 5 points and BOZIAN RACING Team "OMV PEUGEOT NORWAY" in the 3rd position of the Manufacturer Championship with 6 points !
Henning SOLBERG achieved an encouraging race for his very first rally on tarmac. 11 th at the end of leg 1 , the talented Norwegian driver could claim to a top 10 position without a tyre choice mistake. Author of an excellent 3rd time in stage 17, Henning went off the road without gravity in the last stage of the event while he was fighting for 1 manufacturer point !
Philippe ROUX finished to an honourable 20 th position with a Peugeot 206 WRC.

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Man fred STOHL and Henning SOLBERG to drive BOZIAN RACING Team�s PEUGEOT 307 WRC in 2006 !

January 2006

Manfred STOHL and Henning SOLBERG will participate to the 2006 World Rally Championship in a two car team at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s PEUGEOT 307 WRC�full spec 2005� ! Manfred and Henning who already illustrated themselves in the BOZIAN RACING outfit aboard PEUGEOT 206 WRC in 2004 (Henning finished 6 th overall in Rally Sweden and Man fred 6 th overall in Acropolis Rally) will compete for Manufacturer points in 12 events of the WRC within the �OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team� regrouping both drivers in BOZIAN RACING structure.
Both cars will contest the rounds in Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Finland, Cyprus, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.
Man fred STOHL, who will contest the whole championship, will additionaly participate to Catalunya, Corsica, Deutschland and Japon !
Henning SOLBERG will be also present in Rally Norway, event candidate to the 2007 World Rally Championship.
Former Ski Champion, Philippe ROUX will also join the team with a Peugeot 206 WRC in Monte Carlo.

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Plex · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:41 am Post subject:

August 2006

DEUTSCHLAND RALLY :
BEST EVER RESULT FOR MANFRED STOHL IN GERMANY !
5TH, HE OCCUPIES NOW THE 4TH POSITION OF THE DRIVER�S CHAMPIONSHIP !

After an extended two-month break, Germany kickstarted the second half of the season. Confident on the narrow and dirty vineyard access roads of the opening leg of the rally, Manfred STOHL achieved the 4th time in stage 1 and a magnificent 2nd best time in stage 3 to finish a tough first day of race at a nice 6th position overall. Author of two new very good 4th best times in the saturday�s leg, held on the rougher tank tracks of the baumholder military camp, Manfred maintained his position after having occupied the 5th place until stage 10. Following Mikko HIRVONEN�s retirement on the road section taking the drivers to the final podium, Manfred grabs finaly the 5th position overall and records at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING�s Peugeot 307 WRC, his best ever result on the German tarmac ! Thanks to this new top 5 result, Manfred STOHL advanced to the 4th place of the drivers Championship with a total of 24 points !

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Plex · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:57 am Post subject:

2006 Makes Points

1 Citr�en 114
2 Ford 91
3 Subaru 63
4 Peugeot 41
5 Skoda 22

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Plex · Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject:

RALLY FINLAND :
HENNING SOLBERG FINISHES 4TH !
NICE COME BACK IN TOP 9 FOR MANFRED STOHL

Henning SOLBERG accomplished in Finland a fantastic performance fighting in top 5 from the beginning to the end of the fastest and more spectacular event of the World Rally calendar ! Flying over the numerous and impressive jumps of the itinerary, Henning , fifth overall at the end of leg1, climbed up to the 4th position on saturday after an impressive serial of three 4th times , one 3rd time and one excellent 2nd time in leg 2 ! Author of a new 3rd fastest time in stage 20, Henning, finishing 4th overall in Finland, records one of his best ever result of his career at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC and scores 5 additional points for his personal account ! Less lucky , Manfred STOHL lost over 6 minutes as a result of broken front left stub axle due to off-road excursion on stage 6. 17th overall at the end of leg 1, Manfred, now 5th of the World Championship, succeeded in achieving a nice come back in the final top 9 of the event and in grabbing 4 precious manufacturer points for the team. Winning 9 new manufacturer points thanks to Henning and Manfred�s result, �OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team� signs in Finland the second best team result in front of CITR�EN and SUBARU and records now a total of 50 points in the Manufacturer Championship in the 7/10 events where the team was eligible to score points so far !

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Plex · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:38 am Post subject:

2006 Makes Standings
1 Citr�en 122
2 Ford 107
3 Subaru 65
4 Peugeot 50
5 Skoda 22

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Plex · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject:

September 2006

RALLY JAPON :ANOTHER TO 5 FINISHING FOR MANFRED STOHL

Manfred STOHL recorded an excellent performance in Japon, finishing in the top 5 of the event based in Hokkaido (Japon�s northernmost island), that he contested for the very first time ! Confident on the very fast and narrow stages of the 11th round of the World Rally Championship, Manfred who occupied a long time the 4th position overall � from stage 5 to stage 14 - at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING�s Peugeot 307 WRC , finally grabbed the 4 points of the 5th position overall, consolidating his 5th position of the drivers championship with a total of 28 points ! BOZIAN RACING team achieves in the same time its 3rd top 5 result in a row after Manfred�s 5th position in Germany and Japon, and Henning SOLBERG�s magnificent 4th place in Finland !

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Plex · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject:

2006 Makes Standings

1 Citr�en 132
2 Ford 121
3 Subaru 74
4 Peugeot 50
6 Skoda 22

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Plex · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:49 am Post subject:

RALLY CYPRUS :
11TH TOP 5 RESULT OF THE SEASON FOR BOZIAN RACING TEAM !
MANFRED STOHL FINISHES 4TH !
HENNING SOLBERG TAKES THE 6TH POSITION !

Manfred STOHL accomplished in Cyprus a very good job claiming the 4th position of one of the toughest event of the World Rally Championship and the 11th top 5 finishing of BOZIAN RACING Team�s drivers in the 2006 season ! 4th overall from stage 5 to the finish line, Manfred, who recorded an impressive serial of 4th best times during leg 2, achieves once again a top result which enable him to consolidate his 5th position of the World Championship with 33 points and to reduce the gap with Dani SORDO, currently 3rd of the Championship with 41 points . Henning SOLBERG was also realizing a top result occupying the 5th position of the event after stage N� 7. But blinded by the glaring sun, the talented Norwegian driver lost vision temporarily and slipped off the road on the final stage of leg 1. Restarting leg 2 with a 5 minutes penalty, Henning finally grabbed the 3 points of the 6th position overall in the last stage of the event ! Manfred and Henning�s results enable �OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team� to score 9 precious points and to record a total of 59 points after the 8th events where the team was eligible to score manufacturer points !

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Plex · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:33 am Post subject:

OMV aiming for 3rd in championship

The OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally has every reason to be satisfied with the FIA World Rally Championship 2006 so far. Both drivers are in the top ten of the intermediate driver ranking � Manfred Stohl in fifth and Henning Solberg in eighth place. In the manufacture ranking they are in the lead of the M2-teams since the beginning of the season. But now there is a new objective for the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team: to replace the Subaru works team in third place in the manufacture ranking until year�s end. Despite the fact that it is a premiere for the Austrian OMV duo in Turkey, the team wants to prove from October 12 to 15 that strategy and continuity pay off in rallying.

Slow average speed helps in unchartered territory
Manfred Stohl now faces the last premiere during his first complete season in the FIA World Rally Championship. There is only one run of the ones on the calendar during recent years that the 34-year-old OMV driver hasn�t yet competed in � the Rally of Turkey. But he nevertheless keeps his cool. His continuity and the chosen strategies have already payed off more than once during this year. Stohl: �Each new rally is a challenge, of course. But I don�t think that we will have any problems. Compared to Japan, where I also premiered this year, the stages in Turkey are rather slow. That helps to find your rhythm faster. Furthermore, the difference to the Cyprus Rally doesn�t seem to be too big � therefore a few WRC-points should be well possible.� Still, more work will come Ilka Minor�s way. Says the co-driver of the OMV duo: �A new rally means about 30 percent additional work since the pace notes have to be written completely new. So there are going to be very long nights during the recce.�

Henning Solberg is ready to fight
Only a place among the top five in Turkey counts for Henning Solberg. Even more: the Norwegian of the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team wants to reach the podium for the first time in his career. He knows the Rally of Turkey but hardly remembers it. Last year he finished in eleventh overall place and had to wrestle serious problems at the end of day two. Solberg: �I really don�t remember it that well. But I like this rally and I�m sure that I can be very fast there. Furthermore, Bozian-Racing promised me an excellently prepared car for Turkey.� He feels sympathy for Sebastien Loeb who has broken his upper arm while mountain biking. Solberg: �It is very sad. It is a pity that Seb (Loeb) can�t compete in Turkey. I can very well imagine how he must feel. I broke a leg during a fun cart race in 1999. You just don�t think that such a thing can happen so suddenly.�

Higher goal in manufacture ranking
The OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team lies in fourth place in the manufacture ranking with 59 points. Which means that they are the best M2-team. But Bozian-Racing still isn�t content. Now they want to put serious pressure on the Subaru World Rally Team, which stands at 79 points, during the last four runs. Statistics are definitely in favour of the OMV Team. During the eight rallies so far that both OMV Peugeot Norway and Subaru competed in, Manfred Stohl and Henning Solberg together scored 59 points. Subaru only won 52 points. �Sometimes one has to aim for higher goals in order to motivate the whole team. Because of the regulation we mustn�t change anything at the Peugeot 307 since the beginning of the season but the performance curve of Manfred (Stohl) and Henning (Solberg) is definitely in our favour. I am sure that we all together will make this work out �, says OMV Peugeot Norway Team Manager Jacky Bozian.

351 SS-kilometres on 19 special stages
The Rally of Turkey will commence on Thursday, October 12 at 19.45 with a ceremonial start in Antalya. 351,01 special stage kilometres, divided into 19 special stages, are scheduled from Friday (13.10) to Sunday (15.10). The overall length of the rally measures 1.201,85 kilometres. The finish line will be crossed on Sunday at 13.06 (first car) in Kemer. (All particulars: local time Turkey)

This is Turkey
Area: 773.473 sq km; Population: 74.709.410 inhabitants; Population density: 97 people per sq km; Capital: Ankara (3.579.710 inhabitants); Turkey is a republic since 1923 and also became independet at that time. 97 percent of the country lie in Asia Minor.

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Plex · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:22 am Post subject:

RALLY OF TURKEY :
FIRST PODIUM RESULT FOR HENNING SOLBERG !
SECOND 2ND TEAM POSITION IN A ROW FOR BOZIAN RACING !
MANFRED STOHL FINISHES 8TH !
October 2006

Henning SOLBERG claimed in Turkey his very first podium result of his career, the third for BOZIAN RACING Team after third positions of Manfred STOHL in Mexico and Gigi GALLI in Argentina ! Very fast during all the event, contested under very difficult weather conditions, Henning achieved a serial of excellent stage times like the 3rd best time in stage 7 and a wonderfull 2nd faster time in stage 8 leading him to the 4th place overall at the end of leg 1. Confirming his performance during the second day, Henning grabbed the 3rd position overall after Peter SOLBERG�s off road in stage 15 and claimed his best ever result in WRC at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC ! A result which enable the talented Norwegian driver to move up to the 6th position of the World Rally Championship ! Manfred STOHL met more difficulties due to his lack of experience of the Turkish event that he contested for the very first time and discovered in extremely difficult weather conditions. Thanks to a very good third leg, Manfred grabs however the point of the 8th position and still occupies the 5th place of the World Rally Championship ! Henning and Manfred�s results enable BOZIAN RACING �OMV Peugeot Norway WRT� to achieve the second best team result in Turkey and to record 67 points placing the team to 16 points of SUBARU !

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Plex · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:10 am Post subject:

100TH WRC ENTRY FOR BOZIAN RACING TEAM IN AUSTRALIA !

Rally Australia will be a particular moment for BOZIAN RACING which will celebrate on this occasion its 100TH AND 101TH entries in World Rally Championship ! Founded in 1969, the French team located in Lyon illustrated itself in all the motorsport branches (Rally, Circuit, Rally-Raid) and in all the grounds (World Rally Championship, France, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Austria, Czech Republic Championship �) winning many titles, before to begin its long adventure in WRC from 2001 with John PAPADIMITRIOU on occasion of the Swedish event. Spotted by PEUGEOT SPORT, BOZIAN RACING became one year later the official satellite team of the triple World Rally Champion. All the best drivers of the specialty like Harri ROVANPER�, Gilles PANIZZI, Didier AURIOL, C�dric ROBERT, Roman KRETSA, Nicolas VOUILLOZ, Daniel CARLSSON, Ari VATANEN, Timo SALONEN or Xavi PONS � then succeeded themselves at the wheel of Peugeot 206 WRC prepared and exploited by the team. Author this year of a successful season, BOZIAN RACING run a two car Peugeot 307 WRC �full spec� team under �OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team� name, team regrouping talented drivers Manfred STOHL (5th of the drivers Championship) and Henning SOLBERG (6th of the drivers Championship) and run Gigi GALLI on three occasions. The team of Jacky BOZIAN notably records so far in 2006 11 positions in the World top 5 and among it 3 podium results (Manfred STOHL in Mexico, Gigi GALLI in Argentina and Henning SOLBERG in Turkey ) and four 4th positions (Monte-Carlo, Argentina, Finland and Cyprus) and demonstrates event after event a very high level of performance, technicity (the team counts 4 work full-time engineers) and reliability .

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Plex · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:12 am Post subject:

RALLY AUSTRALIA :
NEW PODIUM RESULT FOR MANFRED STOHL !
BOZIAN RACING CELEBRATES ITS 100TH WRC ENTRY WITH 4TH PODIUM !

Manfred STOHL accomplished in Australia his second podium result of the season at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC ! Author of an excellent race, the Austrian driver grabbed a new podium � his second after the one claimed in Mexico � after an impressive fight with CITRO�N driver Xavi PONS. He offers in the same time to BOZIAN RACING Team which celebrated its 100th WRC entry in Australia, its 4th podium result this season and its second podium in a row after Henning SOLBERG�s 3rd position in Turkey ! Thanks to this new performance, Manfred records 6 points more and comes back, with a total of 40 points, to 3 units of Dani SORDO�s 4th World Championship place ! Author of the very first podium of his career in Turkey, Henning SOLBERG, who contested rally Australia for the very first time, unfortunately went off the road in stage 6 after a serial of promising top 5 times. Manfred�s result enable "OMV Peugeot Norway WRT" to finish at the 3rd positions of the manufacturers in Australia and to consolidate its 4th World position with 73 points.

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Plex · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:18 am Post subject:

The OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team can celebrate another great triumph. Manfred Stohl and Ilka Minor reached the podium at the �Propecia Rally New Zealand�, just like they had three weeks ago in Australia. The OMV duo held the attacking Citroen works team at bay during the final day. After 17 special stages the Austrians were 16,8 seconds in front of Xavier Pons (Spa) in the World-Championship-car of Sebastien Loeb and more than 40 seconds ahead of rally shooting star Dani Sordo (Spa). During the last kilometres Henning Solberg was able to secure one manufacture WRC point for the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team.

A very special experience
Manfred Stohl has already been counted among the best rally drivers in the world prior to this weekend. But his third place at the Rally New Zealand has once more proven the prowess of the 34-year-old OMV driver. Following more than 350 special stage kilomtres under the toughest conditions he left the works drivers of Citroen and Subaru in his wake. It was the fifth podium place in the career of OMV duo Stohl/Minor, the third already this year. Stohl: �It is a very special experience. The more so since we beat very tough opponents and were able to confirm the success in Australia. The fight versus Pons and Sordo was a real challenge. Furthermore, the Rally New Zealand is one of my most favourite events. But we also had a lot of luck and, in the end, Jesus wanted us to make it.� In the driver FIA World Rally Championship the OMV driver has now secured fifth place for good. 46 won points mean that he lies twelve points ahead of former World Champion Petter Solberg (Nor/Subaru). And fourth place is still within reach since he is only one point behind Dani Sordo. Stohl: �We will do our all to overtake Sordo in Wales. We like the rally and are under no pressure whatsoever.�

One point secured for manufacture WRC
Following his rollover on the second day, the aftereffects of which had cost over 16 minutes, Henning Solberg secured one point for the manufacture WRC by a spirited performance on the final day. The Norwegian OMV driver kept Brit Matthew Wilson (Ford Focus WRC) at bay despite brake problems. Solberg: �We had a lot of bad luck and the slip cost us a top result. But it is no use crying over lost driver points. Now we will thoroughly prepare for Wales and make good these points at the season�s finale.� The 33-year-old Scandinavian still lies in seventh place in the driver World Championship with 25 points to his account.

Bozian Racing best M2-Team
Bozian Racing, the team employed by the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team, was rejoicing. Already prior to the last run to the FIA World Rally Championship in Wales (December 1-3) the team can�t be replaced as best M2-Team. Four podium places alone � three of these in a row � by Manfred Stohl (Mexico, Australia, New Zealand) and Henning Solberg (Turkey) confirmed their supremacy among the privateers. �We are overjoyed. It was a fantastic season so far. Manfred and Henning have even exceeded our expectations. It is impressive how they have proven what the Peugeot 307 WRC is capable of �, said a very happy Jackie Bozian, OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Manager.

Gr�nholm corrects Australia-misadventure
Markus Gr�nholm has corrected his misadventure from three weeks ago. In Australia the Finnish Ford works driver had overturned and thus lost his chance for the title. In New Zealand he was once again in a league of his own. Following 2000, 2002 and 2003, Gr�nholm took his fourth victory in Kiwi Country. The second place by teammate Mikko Hirvonen (Fin) also meant that Ford has already won the manufacture WRC title prematurely. It is only the second one since 1979 in the history of the World Rally Championship.

Final standings after 17 special stages
01. Marcus Gr�nholm/Rautiainen (Fin) Ford Focus WRC 4:02:30,7 hrs.
02. Mikko Hirvonen /Lehtinen (Fin) Ford Focus WRC +56,0 sec.
03. Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor (Aut) Peugeot 307 WRC +2:39,3 min.
04. Xavi Pons/Del Barrio (Spa) Citroen Xsara WRC +2:56,1 min.
05. Dani Sordo/Marti (Spa) Citroen Xsara WRC +3:20,7 min.
06. Petter Solberg/Mills (Nor) Subaru Impreza WRC +4:57,1 min.
07. Luis Perez Companc/Volta (RA) Ford Focus WRC +10:51,6 min.
08. Jari-Matti Latvala/Antilla (Fin) Subaru Impreza (P-Car-WRC) +16:22,4 min.
11. Valentino Rossi/Cassina (Ita) Subaru Impreza WRC +20:38,8 min.
12. Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud (Nor) Peugeot 307 WRC +21:17,9 min.

Source: http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?sid=0&stid=5763

Plex · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:54 am Post subject:

RALLY NEW ZEALAND :
3RD PODIUM RESULT FOR MANFRED STOHL !
5TH PODIUM AND 3RD PODIUM IN A ROW FOR BOZIAN RACING !

Manfred STOHL claimed in New Zealand the third podium result of his season - the second in a row after the third position obtained in Australia - at the wheel of BOZIAN RACING Team�s Peugeot 307 WRC ! Author of an excellent start, Manfred immediately took the 3rd position grabbing the 3rd best time in the three first stages of the event. Damaging his radiator in stage 4 after a spin, the talented Austrian driver unfortunately lost his 25 seconds advantage on CITRO�N driver Dani SORDO and fell to the 4th position at the end of leg 1. Author of a wonderfull leg 2, Manfred got back the 3rd position overall in stage 9 and finished the second day of race with an advance of 17 seconds on the Spanish driver. A 3rd position - that he managed to keep until the finish line with 16 seconds advance on Xavi PONS - also synonymous of 5th podium of the year and 3rd podium in a row for BOZIAN RACING ! Thanks to this excellent performance, Manfred records 6 points more and comes back, with a total of 46 points, to 1 unit of Dani SORDO�s 4th World Championship place ! Author of a good race, Henning SOLBERG occupied the 7th position overall at only 30 seconds of his brother Peter, when he unfortunately lost more than 10 minutes after a roll in stage 10. Manfred and Henning�s result (12th � 1 manufacturer point) enable "OMV Peugeot Norway WRT" to claim 7 points more and to reach the total of 80 points !

Source: http://www.bozian-racing.com/ze/f_enews.htm

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Plex · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject:

The OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team has completed the most successful season in the history of rallying with a sensational result at the �Wales Rally GB�. Following Australia and New Zealand the OMV duo Manfred Stohl and Ilka Minor reached the podium for the third time in a row and the fourth time this year with second overall place. Thus Stohl also secured fourth place in the driver WRC 2006. Norwegian teammates Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud finished the last run to the FIA World Rally Championship in eleventh place and take eighth place in the final WRC standings.

Great joy follows high tension
Manfred Stohl probably completed the best rally of his career at the season�s finale in Wales even though the 34-year-old OMV driver already has 110 WRC runs to his account. But in Wales, a rally tailor-made for Stohl, prowess and luck combined to turn this into the highlight of an incredible rally year. Second place behind Finnish works driver Marcus Gr�nholm means that he equalled his best result in the World Rally Championship so far, the second place in Cyprus in 2005. Stohl: �This success is of much higher value, though, since I�m only 1:35 minutes behind the winner. In Cuyprus it were over four minutes.� Still, prior to the triumph tension was extremely high. �You listen for each little noise that shouldn�t be there on the last day. The gas foot trembles permanently. But you still have to be highly focussed in order to keep up the speed. After everything is over you need some time to realise what just has happened. Now the joy is overwhelming, of course. A privateer right among the works teams on the podium � and it is not a dream but reality. Just like these three podium places in a row.� In the driver WRC final standings he moved past Citroen-newcomer Dani Sordo (Spa) and completed the season in fourth place with 54 points.

The rally in fast motion
The Wales Rally GB began for Manfred Stohl with two third-best special stage times. At the end of day one he was in third place, just 22,3 seconds behind Petter Solberg (Nor/Subaru). During the second leg things heated up. In the morning the OMV driver overtook the Norwegian four-times-winner in Wales. But the latter countered the attack and moved past him one special stage later. At halftime the opponents for second place were only 0,1 seconds apart. On Saturday afternoon Stohl was able to expand his lead. Solberg hit a gate and damaged the steering of the Subaru. In the evening of day two Stohl lay 50 seconds in front of Solberg. The final day turned the tension up once again. The Norwegian came back with a best time on the first SS of the day. But already on SS 15 he dropped back again due to a spin. Once more the Austrian expanded his lead up to 53 seconds. Stohl tried to control speed and opponent and to minimise the risk. �That is not easy given these slippery conditions. The basic speed still has to be there or you�re in danger of going to slow and lose the race�, explains the OMV driver. But the last two special stages posed no problems and Manfred Stohl and Ilka Minor were able to secure their place until the finish line.

Henning gave his best
The Wales Rally GB didn�t go according to plan for Henning Solberg. The Norwegian of the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team already lost his chance for a top place on the first day. He slipped off the road, his car lay on its side and he lost almost four minutes. Following this Solberg put his foot down and managed to move up to eleventh overall place. In the WRC driver ranking he finishes the year in eighth place with 25 points. The best result in the career of the older brother of former World Champion Petter Solberg. Henning: �It was important to us to win back our self-confidence after the slip. And there were several times I was very content with afterwards. But unfortunately we were too far behind. Therefore it was impossible to score points. But I still can be very satisfied with this season. The highlights were, of course, the podium place in Turkey and fourth place in Finland.�

Not only a statistical success
It was the most successful season since their debut 34 years ago for Bozian Racing, the French tuning wizards of the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team. 88 points in the FIA manufacture WRC mean an average of 7,4 points per rally. Thus the M2-ranking was won in a superior fashion. Stohl scored in twelve out of 16 runs � only surpassed by Gr�nholm with 14. A special highlight for Bozian Racing was the third place by Manfred Stohl in Australia since this rally also marked the 100th assignment of the French tuners in the World Rally Championship. �It was an incredible year. We are very grateful to Manfred and Henning. They definitely have raised the worth of a private team. One has every reason to be content with five podium places. Our drivers really used the potential of the Peugeot 307 WRC to full capacity. Now we hope to even improve the car for next year and, of course, that Manfred will be performing for us once more �, explains Jackie Bozian, Team Manager of the OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team. The podium places: �2nd place (1x): Stohl (Wales Rally GB), 3rd place (5x): Stohl (Mexico, Australia, New Zealand), H. Solberg (Turkey).

Source: http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?sid=0&stid=5805