R22B
07-14-2009, 03:06 PM
This may be just what the FIA needs. Check him out in action at Pikes Peak back in the day.
WRC legend Ari Vatanen confirms he'll stand for FIA President
Former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen has announced he will stand for President of motor sport's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) later this year.
Vatanen, 57, won the 1981 WRC drivers' title in a Ford Escort RS 1800 co-driven by Prodrive founder David Richards. The Finn has been a member of the European Parliament from 1999 until earlier this year.
Read more here... (http://www.livesockets.com/article.php?id=2395&siteID=rallymadness)
WRC legend Ari Vatanen confirms he'll stand for FIA President
Former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen has announced he will stand for President of motor sport's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) later this year.
Vatanen, 57, won the 1981 WRC drivers' title in a Ford Escort RS 1800 co-driven by Prodrive founder David Richards. The Finn has been a member of the European Parliament from 1999 until earlier this year.
Read more here... (http://www.livesockets.com/article.php?id=2395&siteID=rallymadness)