Cato Menkerud
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Cato Menkerud is a rally
Rally
Rally refers to a gathering, as in:* Political rally, a demonstration, march, or parade* Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting eventRally as a sports term can also refer to:* Rallying, a category of motorsport...

 co-driver
Co-driver
Co-driver is the term given to the navigator of rally car in the sport of rally racing, who sits in the front passenger seat. The co-driver's job is to navigate, by reading off a set of pacenotes to the driver, often over a radio headset, due to the high level of noise in the car...

. He started as a co-driver in 1992 for his father Helge Menkerud. In addition to Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg....

, he has co-driven for Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999...

, Birger Gundersen, Thomas Kolberg, Alexander Foss and Henrik Lundgaard. After the 2009 World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

 season Menkerud split from Henning Solberg, and became the co-driver for Eyvind Brynildsen
Eyvind Brynildsen
Eyvind Brynildsen is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Cato Menkerud. He currently competes in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship in a Škoda Fabia S2000.-WRC results:* Season in progress-PWRC results:...

. In addition to being a co-driver he runs a gas station in Lillehammer, where he lives. He is married to Charlotte.

Achievements

  • 1997 - Gold in Norwegian Championship together with Birger Gundersen
  • 1998 - Silver in South Swedish Rally and Rally Lebanon
  • 2002 - Gold in South Swedish Rally
  • 2002 and 2003 - Gold in Norwegian Championship together with Henning Solberg
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