“I don’t think anybody could begin to understand what a big deal this is for me,” said Oliver.“I was two years old when my father was World Rally Champion and remember so well how proud I was of dad wearing blue and yellow and driving a car of the same colour. I even still today have the Subaru bed sheets.
“For me to have the chance to wear the same colours and drive under the same name is something unbelievable. I have to say a very big thank you to Subaru Motorsports USA for this opportunity.”
Higgins said, “It’s very cool to have a Solberg driving a Subaru again. A generation of rally fans grew up watching Petter doing incredible things in a blue and yellow car with gold wheels – to see that Solberg name on the side of one of these cars will be mega.
“We did Wales Rally GB in a Subaru liveried the same as Colin McRae’s 1995 title-winning car in 2015 and the response to that was huge. People have such fondness and affection for these colorus; when I heard we were going back to the blue and yellow livery for this year I was delighted.
"I don’t know Oliver all that well, I haven’t competed against him before, but he’s a Solberg and I think we all know what that means! It’s fantastic to have him on the team with us this season.”
Solberg and Johnston will kick off the team’s 2019 campaign March 15-16 at Missouri’s Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, alongside Higgins and Drew in the first event of their ARA title defense.
Travis Pastrana is scheduled to return to the stages at two U.S. rounds in 2019; he will compete in the fan favorite Oregon Trail Rally (May 13-June 2) and again at the Ojibwe Forests Rally (August 23-24).
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