Niclas, the 15 year old son of double
World Champion Marcus, has been reported to be starting practising
for his competition license, in a Ford Fiesta. And he couldn't have a
much better mentor/teacher in his father.
The Gronholm's have had a successful
history in rallying. Niclas' grandfather (Marcus' father) Ulf
Gronholm was a double Finnish national champion on the 1970's. He,
however, was tragically killed whilst testing for the Hankiralli, a
Finnish national championship event.
Ulf's son Marcus went that bit further
than he did, becoming World Champion in 2000 and 2002. Known for
being quite tall and devastatingly fast, Marcus would become a legend
in rallying.
Niclas already has competition from the
son of one of his father's former team-mates. Kalle Rovanpera, son of
Harri Rovanpera (Marcus' team-mate on and off between 2001 and 2004),
has already begun practising, with video's of him testing a
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo emerged on Youtube 2 years ago.
With his grandfather a double Finnish
national champion and his father a double World Champion, what are
the chances of Niclas repeating both these feats? Only time will
tell.
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