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Place of Birth: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
About John Haugland
- John Didrik Haugland (born 23 September 1946 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian former rally driver.
- He competed in 27 world rally championship events, more often than not at the wheel of a Škoda.
- He had four Top 10 finishes in his career.
- Haugland debuted in his first rally in 1965, and had over 100 class wins primarily in the 1970s and 1980s.He worked for the Norwegian Škoda importer as a teenager and they helped him in his rally career.
- His first race as an official Škoda driver came in 1968.
- Haugland raced a few times for other, bigger teams, but preferred the camaraderie and open nature of the little Škoda team.
- Haugland also owned a Škoda dealership outside of Oslo.Haugland is educated as a car technician and has gained much experience and skill in developing racing cars.He currently works for a number of rally teams developing their cars as well as running a rally school for young drivers.
- Drivers who have attended his rally school include Petter Solberg, Richard Burns, Alister McRae, Martin Rowe, Mark Higgins, Guy Wilks and Luke Pinder.
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