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2011-12-12 15:07 CET Retaining the winning combo: Chevrolet and Rickard Rydell extend STCC commitment Katrineholm (Sweden) 12 December 2011 Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden has extended its contract with star driver Rickard Rydell to cover the 2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. The combination emerged victorious from a gigantic title scrap in 2011, when Rydell drove his Chevrolet Cruze to championship glory as the former BTCC champion made his comeback to the Scandinavian motor racing scene. The new deal takes Rydell into his second year together with the team. Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden will unveil its graphic profile for the 2012 STCC campaign imminently. The team will also announce the identity of Rydell’s team-mate in due course. - Rickard Rydell (driver): ”I am very pleased to prolong my association with Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden over next year. I enjoy working with the team and we managed to win the championship together on our first attempt, so the decision to extend our relationship was an easy one to make. I am confident that Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden’s strong determination will put me in the best possible position to fight for further victories in 2012, and I am already looking forward to winter testing.” - Nicklas Karlsson (Team Principal): ”2011 was the most successful season so far for us at Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden, and a lot of it was down to Rickard Rydell. He is a tremendously competitive and complete driver, and we are genuinely proud to be able to continue working with him. The STCC is a strong brand and an exciting platform for sponsors and car dealers, and I am absolutely positive that the continuity that today’s announcement represents will stand us in good stead to meet the challenges ahead.” - Jonas Ahnve (Managing Director, Chevrolet Sweden): ”We are enormously happy and excited to confirm that Rickard Rydell will continue to be an integral part of Chevrolet’s unfaltering STCC commitment. Rickard gave us the title in possibly the most intense season in the history of the STCC, and with one of the fastest Touring Car drivers in the world on our side, the aim has to be to accentuate the Chevrolet brand at the top of the championship.”.

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