THE dream team of Petter Solberg and Phil Mills will reunite one last time in October’s Wales Rally GB.

Abermule based Mills will come out of retirement to join Norwegian star Solberg who will retire following the World Rally Championship (WRC) finale following a glittering career.

Among their greatest glories remains the 2003 WRC championship, famously won in Wales.

Since retiring in 2010, Mills has run Newtown based Viking Motorsport, but found the chance to co-drive with Solberg one last time irresistable.

Solberg’s final race has added poignancy with his son Oliver making his WRC debut in an identical Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 as his father has helped make famous.

Solberg said: “Wales Rally GB has always been a special one for me and the chance to bring my professional career to a close there is fantastic.

“I have many memories from this rally, it’s an event which has really been one of the highlights of my career, from winning my first WRC round to winning the championship a year later.

“It is going to be an emotional rally, especially competing on a WRC round for the first time with my son. It’s an incredible moment for the Solberg family as one chapter closes and another one opens.”

The Wales Rally GB serves as part of Solberg’s farewell tour with the Norwegian having won the rally four times in the past.

Despite the rally being the most popular in the WRC calendar the future of the event remains cast in doubt with organisers expressing a desire to take the event to other parts of the country.

Solberg added: “All of my career, the fans and spectators have been really close with me and I want this chance to see them all again and give them something to smile about.”

Son Oliver added: “I have so many memories of papa winning in this rally. Earlier this year I was over doing some testing in the Sweet Lamb stage and honestly it gave me goosebumps on my arm when to driving there for the first time.”

Howard Watkins of Rally Marketing expected the chance to watch the dream team of Solberg and Mills in action one last time would entice all the more fans to Mid Wales for the October 3-6 event.

“Mid Wales is the home of the Wales Rally GB,” said Watkins.

“Drivers love competing here and supporters enjoy coming here once a year from all corners of the world.

“It would be a major blow to Mid Wales should the Wales Rally GB be moved to Belfast as currently being mooted by organisers.

“However it would also be a major blow to the World Rally Championship and I am sure not welcomed by crews and supporters who would dearly miss the iconic stages which the event has helped make so famous.”