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Finnish Champion joins ETC Cup

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Ari Laivola, the newly crowned Finnish Touring Car champion, entered in the 2006 FIA European Touring Car Cup at Estoril. In the Portuguese event the 42-year old from Finland will be at the wheel of a SEAT Toledo Cupra run by the Sarlin Race Tech team.

It is the very same he car he drove to clinch the finnish title in the Super 2000 Race series. After being classified fourth in the 2005 championship, during the current season Laivola claimed two race victories – at Alastaro and Kemora – and secured the title with a 28-point margin ahead of Keijo Ahonen.

Laivola also took part in last year’s FIA ETC Cup at Vallelunga, finishing both legs in 14th position.