GNCC Champion Juha Salminen
turned the GNCC
Series around with a
first-year dominating
performance
IY JASON WIIcweT
PHoroI IY RAYMoND GureY
halk up the United St8teS on Juha Salminen's
Alter yeIf'I of
cIominance In Europe's World Enduro _ ,
Salminen came to the U.S. and surprlsln&!y
C
Ion& list of oIf-rold IlCCOIadeI
dominated, what many consider Amerlca's
touaflest off-roed ....... the SuzukI GNCC Series.
The KFast Finn" Is now beck In Europe enjoylllI the holidays, but he plans on comllll beck next yell' to defend his
tJtIe In eYeII stronaer fashion now that he knows what to
expect. We recently tIIked to the friendly Finn about radlll
In the GNCC _ _ for the tint time and IMng In AmerIca.
IU&ht now I get to do all of the thInp that I '-''t beM
lIbIe to do while I W¥ racIn& for the last eI&ht mond1L Since
I have been ~ areuncI.1 have plenty of thInp left to do
at home. I
come back to the U.S. In january. Laat ~ I
came a little eM1ler because _ did not know what to
expect. But I have so many thinp to do beck home that I
wi.
' - ' t been able to get my training startedl
The banquet was reilly like the Ipirlt of GNCC, lMlI'yOI1e
was like a big family. but it's not 10 oIfidaI, so ewryone Is
free and can have fun. I really liked It. It's like GNCC spirit.
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