{"id":4494,"date":"2021-01-21T21:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drivenmedia.com.au\/wp\/?p=4494"},"modified":"2021-01-21T22:00:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:00:19","slug":"rauno-aaltonen-the-full-interview-on-life-rallying-racing-and-driver-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivenmedia.com.au\/wp\/rauno-aaltonen-the-full-interview-on-life-rallying-racing-and-driver-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Rauno Aaltonen &#8211; The full interview on life, rallying, racing, and driver training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Finland\u2019s celebrated motor sport driver, Rauno Aaltonen, won many events and along with local Australia hero Bob Holden, in 1966 finished first in our famous touring car race at Bathurst\u2019s Mt Panorama, in a tiny Mini Cooper S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recorded a chat with him for the \u201c<a href=\"drivenmedia.com.au\">Overdrive \u2013 Cars, Transport and Culture<\/a>\u201d radio and podcast program \u2013 we chatted for over an hour. His range of subjects include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rauno is now 83 years old, still has an international racing licence and remains thoughtful and crystal clear about the right approach to racing and to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the full interview but below are selected highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rauno Aaltonen - The full interview on life, rallying, racing, and driver training by Driven Media\" width=\"740\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F969791248&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=740\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected segments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Using Bob Holden\u2019s efforts and soft tyres to win Bathurst in 1966<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rauno Aaltonen: Using Bob Holden\u2019s efforts and hard tyres to win Bathurst in a MIni by Driven Media\" width=\"740\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F969770437&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=740\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning a circuit and rally versus race driving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 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