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  The drivers of the Group B rally cars
Juha Kankkunen drove for Peugeot during the Group B days, with whom he won a world championship.
Juha is one of the greatest drivers who ever lived (in my opinion), and he is still actively competing.
Juha is still one of the top drivers in the world.
www.stormloader.com /groupb/drivers.html   (1966 words)

  
  Motorsport.com: News channel
Juha Kankkunen with the new Celica was in all sorts of trouble.
Juha Kankkunen finished 7th and thus lost his remaining hopes for another Championship title.
Juha Kankkunen / Nicky Grist Toyota -4.18 8.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=1132&FS=WRC   (869 words)

  
 Juha Kankkunen Information
Juha Kankkunen, born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver.
In 1994, Kankkunen won the Rally TAP Portugal with ST185, and finished 2nd in Rally Australia on the first appearance of ST205.
Sadly for Kankkunen, this relationship also went somewhat awry eventually, for with the Finn still at the team during 1995 Toyota were found guilty of the implementation of illegal turbo restrictor bypasses on their Toyota Celica ST205 cars.
www.bookrags.com /Juha_Kankkunen   (579 words)

  
 Les pilotes
Juha Kankkunen a conduit pour Peugeot pendant l'époque de Groupe B, avec qui il a remporté un championnat.
Kankkunen est un des meilleurs pilotes dans l'histoire (à mon avis), et il est encore actif.
Kankkunen a gagné 21 rallyes internationaux, derrière Carlos Sainz, qui a 22 victoires.
www.stormloader.com /groupb/drivers-f.html   (1888 words)

  
 Driving Academy
Juha Kankkunen has emphazised safety all during his driving years, and it is also number one in every action and operation in the race track and all through the training period.
Juha Kankkunen has been the spokesman for safe driving in the world of rally, but he hasn´t forgotten the everyday driver either.
Juha Kankkunen and his co-pilot Juha Repo have done a contract for...
www.juhakankkunen.com /driving_academy/english/akatemia.php   (336 words)

  
 Biologie - Juha Kankkunen
Kankkunen gewann insgesamt 23 WM-Rallyes, fuhr sich 76 Mal aufs Podium und wurde vier Mal Rallye-Weltmeister, 1986, 1987, 1991 und 1993.
Juha Kankkunen beendete seine beeindruckende Rallye-Karriere 2002 mit einem 9.
Wie auch sein Quertreiber-Kollege und Landsmann Markku Alén nimmt Kankkunen zur Zeit mit einem BMW M3 an Rallycross-Rennen in der Heimat Finnland teil.
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Juha_Kankkunen   (223 words)

  
  www.fit1.de - Auto & Motorrad - Volkswagen verpflichtet viermaligen Rallye-Weltmeister Juha Kankkunen
In das noch junge Dakar-Projekt von Volkswagen bringt Juha Kankkunen eine enorme Erfahrung ein.
In seiner einzigartigen Karriere erzielte der Finne viele Pioniererfolge und zählt zu den Rekordhaltern in der Rallye-Weltmeisterschaft.
Kankkunen ging zudem als erster vierfacher Rallye-Weltmeister in die Geschichte ein — eine Leistung, die bisher nur noch von Tommi Mäkinen erreicht wurde.
www.fit1.de /de/auto-motorrad/1/n-7247310-volkswagen-verpflichtet-viermaligen-rallye-weltmeister-juha-kankkunen.htm   (354 words)

  
  The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Kankkunen grew up on his family's farm near Jyväskylä and has since claimed to have driven both a car and a tractor by the age of seven.
Sadly for Kankkunen, this relationship also went somewhat awry eventually, for with the Finn still at the team during 1995 Toyota were found guilty of the implementation of illegal turbo restrictor bypasses on their Toyota Celica ST205 cars.
Kankkunen, a Flying Finn himself, was one of the shareholders in the Flying Finn airline.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Juha_Kankkunen   (678 words)

  
 Juha Kankkunen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kankkunen gewann insgesamt 23 WM-Rallyes, fuhr sich 76 Mal aufs Podium und wurde vier Mal Rallye-Weltmeister, 1986, 1987, 1991 und 1993.
Wie auch sein Quertreiber-Kollege und Landsmann Markku Alén nimmt Kankkunen zur Zeit mit einem BMW M3 an Rallycross-Rennen in der Heimat Finnland teil.
Juha belegte in der Super-Rallicross-Serie 2004 hinter Markku den dritten Gesamtrang, beide wurden dabei von Meister Atro Määttä auf die Plätze verwiesen.
www.jenskleemann.de /wissen/bildung/wikipedia/j/ju/juha_kankkunen.html   (178 words)

  
 Juha Kankkunen
Juha Kankkunen was born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2 1959.
Kankkunen grew up on his family's farm near Jyväskylä.
Kankkunen is one of shareholders in Flying Finn.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/j/ju/juha_kankkunen.html   (131 words)

  
 Volkswagen Signs Four-Time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen
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.
Juha Kankkunen, who, in the past, drove for the same team with his new team colleague Bruno Saby, also immediately made his presence felt at the Dakar Rally, claiming victory immediately during his first and only participation to date in 1988.
Juha Repo, Juha Kankkunen’s co-driver since 1997, is also very familiar with Cross Country Rally sport: At the 2003 UAE Desert Challenge and the 2004 Dakar Rally the Finn navigated for his compatriot Ari Vatanen, who has already won the classic cross country event four times.
www.speedarena.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/21/5092/printer   (613 words)

  
 Volkswagen News - Juha Kankkunen Volkswagenin maratonrallitiimiin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rallin nelinkertainen maailmanmestari Juha Kankkunen ja kartturi Juha Repo starttaavat Dakar-ralliin 2005 Volkswagenilla.
Kankkunen on yltänyt uransa aikana moniin pioneerisaavutuksiin ja lukeutuu MM-rallien ennätyskaartiin.
Juha Repo, joka on istunut Juha Kankkusen kartturina vuodesta 1997, tuntee hyvin maratonrallit: vuoden 2003 UAE Desert Challenge –kisan ja vuoden 2004 Dakar-rallin Juha Repo ajoi Ari Vatasen kanssa, joka on voittanut rallin neljä kertaa.
www.seat.fi /VV-Auto/VW_News.nsf/0/501C159074843DA7C2256F2000281287?OpenDocument&db=VW3.nsf   (340 words)

  
 World Rallying
Juha Kankkunen is a four-time World Rally Champion, which is a record matched only by his fellow Finn and good friend Tommi Makinen.
This year he is again hunting the number one position as hard as ever.
Despite all the success Juha has remained in his attitudes the same farmer from a rural Finnish town as he used to be, although he has now his second home in Monaco.
www.worldrally.net /profiles/kankkunen.html   (115 words)

  
 YouTube - Juha Kankkunen - Rally Finland 1998
Juha Kankkunen - Rally Finland 1998 in Ford Esc...
Juha Kankkunen Rally Finland 1998 Ford Escort WRC
Juha Kankkunen in Helsinki City GP From: maake58
www.youtube.com /watch?v=adeg-Ec0V9Y   (465 words)

  
 Carrera de Campeones 2000
En la final, Kankkunen ganó a su compañero por dos victorias a una y con su segundo triunfo en la Carrera de Campeones, demostró que era el mejor piloto del año.
En semifinales, Auriol era 2/10 de segundo mas rápido que el finés Juha Kankkunen pasando de esta forma a la final en la que se enfrentó - al mejor de tres mangas- al veterano piloto sueco Stig Blomvqvist.
A su vez Delecour había hecho lo propio con Juha Kankkunen y Stig Blomqvist, un gran especialista en este tipo de pruebas al sprint.
atodomotor.com /ccampeones/2000/palmares.htm   (2289 words)

  
 rallyes.net - Noticias, fotografías y reportajes sobre Rallyes. Foros de discusión. WRC, Europeo, Nacional, Regional ...
Juha Kankkunen bate el record de velocidad sobre hielo
A pesar de estar retirado de la competición, Juha Kankkunen sigue batiendo records.
Kankkunen condujo el Bentley en una recta de 12 km a 30 grados bajo cero, la media de velocidad de la prueba fue de 312,65 km/h, llegando a una punta de 331 km/h.
www.rallyes.net /noticias/latest/juha_kankkunen_bate_el_record_de_velocidad_sobre_hielo.html   (231 words)

  
 Juha Kankkunen - 10 Tenths Motorsport
juha was always my favorite rally driver and it is good for the sport / fans in his homeland to see the former world champ.....
Juha should do well, the little Hyundai is continually improving and if it holds together a top 6 finish is not out of the question.
Kankkunen will not be the only Finnish legend to return to the stages on home turf.
www.ten-tenths.com /forum/showthread.php?t=11986   (373 words)

  
 The Hindu : Flying Finn
Kankkunen, one of the evocative names in the sport, recently visited the city at the behest of MRF to train aspiring rallyists.
Kankkunen was exposed to the sport at an early age.
Kankkunen entered the fray with a Peugeot, which at that time was a well-oiled outfit.
www.hindu.com /mp/2004/01/22/stories/2004012200550400.htm   (942 words)

  
 Iltalehti Keskustelu
Juha Kankkusen nimi on yhdistetty rikkaan yrityssuvun perijättäreen Reetta Laakkoseen.
Juha on komea mies, joten ei yhtään ihme, että hänen ympärillään pyörii naisia.
VAI JUHA KOMEA....johan vitsin murjasit...kaikkee muuta,mut ei komea ÄLLÖTTÄVÄ......
www.iltalehti.fi /keskustelu/thread.jspa?threadID=100292&tstart=30   (177 words)

  
 ScoobyRally.com - Story
Juha Kankkunen during the first round of the 2000 season, the Monte Carlo Rally.
Juha Kankkunen during the first round of the 1999 season, the Monte Carlo Rally.
Juha Kankkunen's car during service during the 1999 Monte Carlo Rally.
www.rivals.net /default.asp?p=2&sid=1100&stid=182995   (763 words)

  
 Juha Kankkunen . Jyväskylä . Subaru . Flying Finn (airline)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kankkunen grew up on his family s farm near Jyväskylä.
Kankkunen won the 4-wheel class at the Dakar Rally in 1988.
Kankkunen is one of shareholders in Flying Finn airline Flying Finn.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Juha_Kankkunen   (466 words)

  
 PRdomain.com | Hyundai Motor| Grit and determination deliver Hyundai points on Safari debut
Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team crew Juha Kankkunen and Juha Repo completed a grueling final day of their debut Safari Rally in the Accent WRC3 to be rewarded with two points for the Korean Manufacturer - a reward that made all the hard work worthwhile.
Juha Kankkunen, the team s most experienced driver and a three-time Safari winner, drove a confident and level-headed rally from start to finish.
Juha was without doubt the best possible driver to have in the car when the going became so difficult.
www.prdomain.com /companies/H/HyundaiMotor/newsreleases/200272019188.htm   (426 words)

  
 crash extra: Waldegård and Kankkunen set for rematch.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Former team-mates Björn Waldegård and Juha Kankkunen will renew old rivalries when they both take part in the 2005 running of the East African Safari Rally.
Waldegård, the 1979 WRC champion, won the Safari Rally on four occasions and will take part in the event at the wheel of Porsche 911 while his former Toyota team-mate Kankkunen – himself a three time winner of the event – will be at the wheel of a Datsun.
"Juha came to the Safari when I was already established; he was just a youngster!" Waldegård said.
www.crash.net /news_View~t~Waldeg-rd-and-Kankkunen-set-for-rematch-~cid~26~id~120487.htm   (575 words)

  
 NISSAN MOTORSPORTS | DAKAR 2004 : Our Team
Juha Repo started his motorsports career with motorbikes in 1975, with a number of wins in the Trial category.
Juha has been the co-driver for four World Champions … Marcus Grönholm, Tommi Makinen, Juha Kankunnen and most recently Ari Vatanen.
Delighted to be able to take up the Rally Raid challenge, a totally new experience for him, Juha will be placing all his experience and professionalism at the disposal of an expert in this subject, Ari Vatanen.
www.nissan-dakar.com /EN/RACE/DAKAR2004/CHALLENGE/TEAM/pr02.html   (184 words)

  
 UAE Desert Challenge
Kankkunen will be one of two former world rally champions making his competitive Middle East debut in the event, and like Britain's Colin McRae, he is eager to make an immediate impact in the World Cup series.
Kankkunen, who will be partnered by Finnish co-driver Juha Repo, has had a unique career, and it would be no surprise if he scored a first-time win in the UAE.
Caption: Team-mates in the UAE - Juha Kankkunen (1) and Jutta Kleinschmidt.(2)
www.uaedesertchallenge.com /uaedesertchallenge/breakingnews6.html   (576 words)

  
 The Hindu : A dream come true for rallyists
The 14 rally drivers couldn't have asked for anything better: a training camp with four-time World champion Juha Kankkunen, one of the most successful drivers in the history of the sport.
Kankkunen, winner of 23 WRC races, is the joint holder of the record for most drivers' titles won, with countryman and protégé Tommi Makinen.
Kankkunen will conduct a three-day camp in Delhi for the MRF Rally School between Jan. 12 and 14.
www.hindu.com /2004/01/11/stories/2004011103941600.htm   (200 words)

  
 crash extra: VW signs Kankkunen for Dakar., motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kankkunen will make his first appearance in a Race-Touareg at the FIA World Cup finale, the UAE Desert Challenge in Dubai, between 11-15 October.
Kankkunen brings an enormous amount of experience to Volkswagen's young Dakar project, having become the youngest ever world champion at the age of 27 in 1996.
Kankkunen and Repo have already completed their first test with the Race-Touareg, and has high hopes for both his first two events.
www.crash.net /news_view~cid~26~id~98571~pid~0.htm   (628 words)

  
 World Rally Championship :: WRC :: 2002 Propecia Rally New Zealand News
Kankkunen and Loix also scored equivalent driver points with their fifth and sixth respective finishing places and team-mate Schwarz brought his Accent WRC³ to the finish ramp in 10th position.
Kankkunen has finished Rally New Zealand on the podium on six occasions and the experience combined with the sheer enjoyment of driving the Kiwi roads was a great recipe to success, and Kankkunen was pleased to boost Hyundai’s overall point tally.
Juha’s closest rival throughout the rally was team-mate Freddy Loix with whom he was level-pegging on almost every stage.
www.worldrallychampionship.net /2002/nz/news/index.php?id_display=1265   (1170 words)

  
 Juha Lancia - Ferrari10.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Juha Kankkunen (pronunciation   (help · info)), born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name...
Juha Kankkunen, 37, is a four-time World Rally Champion, which is a record...
1991: Juha Kankkunen (Lancia Delta Integrale 16V) FI: 1990: Carlos Sainz (Toyota Celica GT4) ES: 1989: Massimo Biasion (Lancia Delta Integrale & 16V) IT: 1988: Massimo Biasion (Lancia Delta Integrale) IT Rally Ireland - A to Z
www.ferrari10.com /juha-lancia.htm   (602 words)

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