The Motorsport Dream

Niko Kari is a young talent from Finland, which is now starting his full second season in the new FIA F3 championship, driving for Charouz. He is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team. We talk about what's been up to during lockdown, what made him start racing and what his favourite race car is.

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Mika Salo is one of the famous Finnish F1 drivers in the 90's. He got into F1 with short notice, but his stunning performance secured a long time relationship with F1, staying there for almost ten years, competing in over a hundred races, including great teams like Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Ferrari & Toyota. Now still active in F1, being the drivers representative in the group of judges, gives a new view of the competition. We talk about his highlights from his driving career, and what he is up to nowadays.

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Our guest in this episode is Jukka Honkavuori. Coming from Rovaniemi in northern Finland, aiming for a motorsport career was unusual. Still, he was able to show what he was made of on Finnish soil, being able to win three motorsport championships in Finland. We talk about both the success and struggles he had as a racing driver and why it took until this year to continue racing when he was able to secure a deal for the Porsche Supercup, which is a support series to Formula 1. Get 20% off on your first Fiverr purchase by using this link: http://www.fiverr.com/s2/2831336b84. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Jonas Fors is the biggest Swedish name in NASCAR right now. After having started driving karting for his whole youth, he changed gears to V8 Thunder Cars and trough that step he has gained momentum to compete on American soil in NASCAR in their lower divisions. In this episode, we discuss where the passion for NASCAR comes, why it's so prominent in the United States, and why Jonas is the next Swedish star in the U.S.A. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Tim Edberg is an up and coming star in Motocross from Sweden. Winning the 2019 Swedish Junior Championship and coming third in the Swedish Overall championship in Motocross sealed the deal for a new year as a Yamaha factory driver. His life revolves around Motorcross, its a lot of fun, and you will hear more about how he has come so far in this episode. Get bonus content on Patreon

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Rory Penttinen is the biggest international motorsport driver of Western Finland. He has competed in several different classes, starting in Legends series in Finland, Moving up to Radical in Sweden and then moving up to Endurance races with Hyundai, Ferrari, Lamborghini among others. You will hear his whole story and more about his personal life in this episode. Get bonus content on Patreon

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