Thread: Finnish rallying championship news

I had an awesome rally day, great atmosphere, nice people, compact route and no hurry - really pleasurable, made me remember why I love this sport so much. Only minus was some camera troubles, damn battery somehow failed! Luckily I managed to DIY-repair it. Really embarrasing moment to film video with my sister's Canon Ixus... Can't help laughing to it now though.

Car number 101... Marko Mänty, with an "old" Civic seriously kicking ass - 3rd overall, that's insane! In 4WD, pretty much the usual story. Lappi and Ferm secured their first championship win with a great performance. Check out this big moment (and the reactions ) on the final stage: EPL Incar Merikarvia 2012 - Printsport Pictures Salo ran into small technical problems as driveshaft failed on the last stage, losing about half a minute. Nikaras once again showed great speed but on SS5 the road wasn't enough, going off, first hitting rocks and the head on to a tree, quite bad damage to the car.

In 2WD, Mänty's speed was incredible. Jaro Kinnunen with new codriver, for some reason, lost a lot, not at his usual level, I don't know what was the main reason. In smaller FWD category SM3 Amberg/Heikkinen were dominant, no real threat from anyone else during the rally.

My (improvised :P) video coming tomorrow.

could somebody post a link to the results please? thx

Originally Posted by Adler

could somebody post a link to the results please? thx

Tulossivu

Maybe better one from tenab:
Merikievari SM-Ralli********************************* SM1
Merikievari SM-Ralli********************************* SM2
Merikievari SM-Ralli********************************* SM3

My video from Merikarvia:

My photos from Merikievari SM-Ralli:

Merikievari SM-Ralli Gallery

CAUTION! If you are crash sensitive, don't open that link

There are sadly only two top drivers in 4wd championship ( + Nikara outside of the championship) after Pajunen ran out of money. Sad to see such great championship being in as bad state as the WRC.

Originally Posted by COD

There are sadly only two top drivers in 4wd championship ( + Nikara outside of the championship) after Pajunen ran out of money. Sad to see such great championship being in as bad state as the WRC.

Isn't it as simple as the requirement for Homologated car and homologated parts makes them too expensive to keep running?

How is F Cup doing?

Originally Posted by COD

There are sadly only two top drivers in 4wd championship ( + Nikara outside of the championship) after Pajunen ran out of money. Sad to see such great championship being in as bad state as the WRC.

After that Tiippana and Nikko have some speed and also veteran Vihavainen (by the way 2nd Finnish Junior Championship 1987 driving the Opel Ascona 400) is still able to show great driving, but others are like tourists...

But have to remember that there is tight fight also in the 2wd front-wheel drive series. Despite the fact that Lindroos lost his chance at VW last year he is one of the fastest 2wd drivers and won the title easily. Also Mänty, Korhonen, Amberg, Hautamäki, Vainionpää, Kinnunen and Pinomäki would be the top ten 2wd drivers in every national series...

Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

Isn't it as simple as the requirement for Homologated car and homologated parts makes them too expensive to keep running?

How is F Cup doing?

Not as simple as that, as homologation requirements have been significantly eased in last years. Mistakes in promotion etc have had effect and general lack of interest...

F-cup is F-cup, great as such, but doesn't alone produce any WRC-class talents.

Originally Posted by COD

Not as simple as that, as homologation requirements have been significantly eased in last years. Mistakes in promotion etc have had effect and general lack of interest...

F-cup is F-cup, great as such, but doesn't alone produce any WRC-class talents.

Joooo I know, but at least you have F cup. I think it functions as a good base or "grund", and can be a great end in itself, but I understand the need for something inline, more or less, with "Hinter-national" rules for those who think they want to go see the outside rule...


Tell me abouut the promotion...I can't follow that because you Finnish speaking Finns oppress the almost invisible minority of Swedish speaking Finns and don't print every rally magazine in both languages... and therefore, even all this was over here, I suffer from your cruelty to your Swedish speaking brothers.....and can read nothing of the 'in-house' stuff. (sniffle---snof)

Entries for the last FRC event in Kerava (September 14.-15.) closed earlier this week. Lappi will use his last chance to drive as first car on the route for many years, as he says, but Salo is of course missing due to Proton commitments.

In 2WD Lindroos is back to C2 now that he secured his title, and also Kristian Sohlberg who debuted in DS3 R3T as a co-driver in Germany takes the driver's seat now.

Also, if the information transfers correctly from my eyes to my brains, Jari Ketomaa in historic VW Golf GTi. On the date he was supposed to start in WRC Wales...

Originally Posted by Hartusvuori

Also, if the information transfers correctly from my eyes to my brains, Jari Ketomaa in historic VW Golf GTi. On the date he was supposed to start in WRC Wales...

Yes, you´re right don´t worry

Jari is on the entries with Janne Lindberg´s Golf GTi. He used to drive that kind of Golf in the rallysprint youth class and early rallies... Jari Ketomaa | Jari Ketomaa

F-Cup continued today with Autoglym Ralli after a very long pause. I did a small spectating journey, nothing special in our places. Rally was won by Jaska Nuorala, 2nd Nevanpää (+29,3) and 3rd Kallio (+31,6). Cup-leader Timo Jaakonsaari had problems and was sixth.

Good moment from SS1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2ummKgA3cA

Originally Posted by Juha_Koo

F-Cup continued today with Autoglym Ralli after a very long pause. I did a small spectating journey, nothing special in our places. Rally was won by Jaska Nuorala, 2nd Nevanpää (+29,3) and 3rd Kallio (+31,6). Cup-leader Timo Jaakonsaari had problems and was sixth.

Good moment from SS1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2ummKgA3cA

And some actions from the SS 2:
Auto-Glym ralli 2012_ek2 - YouTube

You must have a lot of spare parts there

Originally Posted by Juha_Koo

F-Cup continued today with Autoglym Ralli after a very long pause. I did a small spectating journey, nothing special in our places. Rally was won by Jaska Nuorala, 2nd Nevanpää (+29,3) and 3rd Kallio (+31,6). Cup-leader Timo Jaakonsaari had problems and was sixth.

Good moment from SS1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2ummKgA3cA

Oi! Oi! Oi! OI!
Guess those guys will need to buy new Nomex

That doesn't wash out!

Found this from facebook

"Thousand lakes rally Finland 1985, golden age of groub B, Notes, 4wd, Peugeot, Lancia etc..

SS 43 Sarvana. Lenght 6.49km.

1. H.Toivonen 4.04
2. TSalonen 4.07
3. S.Blomqvist 4.09
4. K.Grundel 4.10
5. P.Eklund 4.11
6. M.Alen 4.15

Year 2012 Autoglym rally F-Cup. Blind rally so no notes, 2wd, No turbo. Golf, Corolla, Volvo..

SS 5 Sarvana Lenght 6.50km
According to spectator quide the stage is exactly the same as 1985 in Thousand lakes rally.

1. Timo Jaakonsaari 4:02,7
2. Jere Rekola 4:05,1
3. Jari Huuhka 4:05,2
4. Toni Kuhanen 4:07,0
5. Kimmo Nevanpää 4:07,1

I've filmed these extremely loud sounding Porsches 911 964 SC Rally Special during the 2012 Rally Ronde Gomitolo di Lana!

Porsche 911 SC Rally Special INSANE SOUND! - YouTube

Originally Posted by Co-FIN

Found this from facebook

"Thousand lakes rally Finland 1985, golden age of groub B, Notes, 4wd, Peugeot, Lancia etc..

SS 43 Sarvana. Lenght 6.49km.

1. H.Toivonen 4.04
2. TSalonen 4.07
3. S.Blomqvist 4.09
4. K.Grundel 4.10
5. P.Eklund 4.11
6. M.Alen 4.15

Year 2012 Autoglym rally F-Cup. Blind rally so no notes, 2wd, No turbo. Golf, Corolla, Volvo..

SS 5 Sarvana Lenght 6.50km
According to spectator quide the stage is exactly the same as 1985 in Thousand lakes rally.

1. Timo Jaakonsaari 4:02,7
2. Jere Rekola 4:05,1
3. Jari Huuhka 4:05,2
4. Toni Kuhanen 4:07,0
5. Kimmo Nevanpää 4:07,1

But wasn't the Lancia's of Toivonen and Alen 2WD (Lancia Rally 037).