- John Haugland
John Haugland (born
23 September 1946 ) is a Norwegian forrmer rally driver. He competed in 27world rally championship events,cite web |url=http://www.rallye-info.com/driverprofile.asp?driverid=451 |title=John Haugland - WRC Driver Profile |accessdate=2007-10-17 |publisher=Rallye-Info.com] more often than not at the wheel of a Škoda.cite web |url=http://www.hauglandmotorsport.com/uk_cv_john.htm |title=Who is John Haugland, and how can he help you being a better Rally driver |date=2007-08-29 |accessdate=2007-10-17 |publisher=Haugland Motorsport Norway] cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030223/ai_n12735147 |title=Sportsactive: High speed, no grip... and ice everywhere! |date=2003-02-23 |accessdate=2007-10-17 |publisher=The Independent on Sunday] He had four Top 10 finishes in his career. Haugland debuted in his first rally in 1965,cite web |url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?driverid=3147&type=profile |title=Profile on RallyBase |accessdate=2007-10-17 |publisher=RallyBase] and had over 100 class wins primarily in the 1960s and 1970s.cite web |url=http://www.duemotori.com/news/events/14133_Skoda_rally_legend_to_appear_at_Goodwood.php |title=Škoda rally legend to appear at Goodwood |date=2007-06-21 |accessdate=2007-10-17 |publisher=DueMotori.com]Haugland is educated as a car technician and has gained much experience and skill in developing racing cars.
He currently works for a number of rally teams developing their cars as well as running a rally school for young drivers. Drivers who have attended his rally school include
Petter Solberg ,Richard Burns ,Alister McRae , Martin Rowe, Mark Higgins,Guy Wilks andLuke Pinder .References
External links
* [http://www.hauglandmotorsport.com Official website]
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