The Danish, Estonian, Finish, Norwegian and Swedish national YETD finalists will win a special and exclusive event with the sixfold speedway world champion Tony Rickardsson at his home region in Sweden.

Tony Rickardsson has finished his speedway career and is now focusing on the Porsche Carrera Scandinavia Cup 2007. The exlusive event is sponsored by Scania Customer Insurance.

National finals:

Norway  16 June in Oslo
Estonia  16 June
Denmark 23 June at Herning
Sweden  30 June at Scania in Södertälje
Finland  11 August

Echo in media after Spanish press conference

Around 30 trade press and mass media representatives attended when the Spanish YETD 2007 was launched at a press conference in the centre of Madrid on 14 February. MD José Badia presented the YETD objectives and Scania’s position on road safety and focus on the driver. Mr. Antonio Riu, Driver Trainer responsible from the Spanish government, emphasised the need for such initiatives, and focused on the social recognition professional drivers will encounter through the YETD.

Mr. Miranda, Spain’s Deputy Coordinator of road transport, declared his full support for Scania’s YETD initiative. ”The primary objective for Spain is to reach optimal levels to improve road safety and efficiency. We need the society to know our needs and our road heroes. Thanks to this type of activities, our professional drivers’ needs and efforts will be known to the whole society. I am really impressed by the ambition of this competition and I am really looking forward to see a Spanish champion in 2007!”

Koldo – YETD ambassador

The Spanish YETD 2005 winner, Koldo Aranburu, gave several interviews at the press conference. Koldo has become quite popular in the truck world in Spain thanks to his participation in the Scania Truck Gear ads and in YETD. Koldo talked about his experience in the European final in YETD in an interview
with El Mundo.

National final:
25-26 June at INTA in Madrid

Third time around for Martina

Martina Adorni is the first female truck driver to send in her application to the Italian YETD 2007.
“I took part in both previous editions of this exciting competition and it was a great experience for me. YETD focuses on safety and driver’s ability, which in my opinion are the most important qualities in driving. The driver is himself responsible both for safety and saving fuel”, she says.

National final:
7 July at SACAR in Frosinone south of Rome

UK final venue in the heart of the country

Scania (Great Britain) Limited has announced it will be staging this year's UK YETD qualifiers and national final at the Heritage Museum Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire. "Located in the heart of the country, Gaydon has a long association with the automotive industry and will make a perfect setting for our competitions," says Brand and Communications Manager, Chris Love. You can read more about the UK YETD events on the Heritage Motor
Museum's website:
http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/sectionpages/events_index.html

National final: 15 July