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By Tom Haapanen - Motorsport.com

Petter Solberg claimed his first victory today in Rally New Zealand,
finishing the drama-filled event with a slim 5.9-second margin over Marcus
Gronholm when the Finn spun on the penultimate stage, losing 18 seconds.

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Solberg, the 2003 World Champion, reclaimed the lead he held for most of
the event when the handbrake jammed on Gronholm's Peuget 307 while exiting
the corner.  The Finn lost more than 18 seconds on the spin, losing his
razor-thin 1.9 second lead over Solberg and dropping him into a
second-place tie with Markko Martin going into the final stage, the SS23.

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