 In 2006, Salminen clinched his second GNCC title at the Yadkin Valley Stomp GNCC in Yadkinville, North Carolina.Salminen returned to the World Enduro Championship for the 2007 season, with David Knight replacing him in the KTM factory team in the US.Salminen won the first twelve races of the season, but had to miss out the Slovakian rounds due to breaking his collarbone in a British championship race in Britain.