Event gets underway this evening - photos

Event gets underway this evening - photos

24.04.2008: Event gets underway this evening - photos

Varied photos of the leading WRC drivers enjoying a traditional Jordanian hospitality evening, prior to the start of the 2008 Jordan Rally at the King Hussein Ben Talal Convention Centre at the Dead Sea.

The event gets underway this evening  at 6pm.

Leading drivers from the WRC flank BP Ford Abu Dhabi driver Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi (centre) during a Jordanian hospitality evening.

 Petter Solberg (left), discusses the Jordan Rally with FIA World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb (centre) and His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al-Hussein, Chairman of Jordan Motorsport.

Subaru's Norwegian star Petter Solberg in traditional Arabic attire.

 

Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala enjoys a light-hearted moment at the Dead Sea.

 

 

 

photos copyright  by Jorge FERRARI

 

Neil Perkins, 2008 Jordan Rally

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24.04.2008 / MaP

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