Rally Sweden 2011

**AlfaWRC** · 21st January 2011, 11:30

Originally Posted by StevieWonder

just want to mention: it was a good guess ;-)

chapeau :-)

PS: Die Homepage in deiner Fußzeile existiert schon eine Zeit lang nimma...

**FabiaFan** · 21st January 2011, 20:01

Valoušek pulled out... :-/ One Fabia less... :-(((
(not that he couldve achieved something big there...)

**tolis** · 21st January 2011, 20:03

Originally Posted by FabiaFan

Valoušek pulled out... :-/ One Fabia less... :-(((
(not that he couldve achieved something big there...)

He'll start in Rallye Deutschland instead, as a test for Rally Barum.

**Atob WRC** · 22nd January 2011, 11:40

Originally Posted by Iskald

I think the reason is economy. The Värmland region has lots of forest roads, but not all of them are in regular use during winter time. For some of the classic stage roads the organiser knows and has been in cooperation with the owners for many year. some big forest companies sponsors the rally with free road use and also road preparation (snow ploughing etc.).

I do agree with you that it ends up boring with the same stages from year to year. For 2011 FIA actually wanted Rally Sweden to incorporate a full day with stages in the Finnskogen area in Norway. Its a pity they didn`t want that, as the Finnskog roads are fantastic and of a different caracter (more technical) than the stages in Sweden. With remote service at the little community of Svulrya they could have a stage distance of some 150 kms with very little road sections. Instead they chose to run only part of a stage in Norway.

Btw the "Norway stage" has been a classic in the Rally Finnskog (ERC and NRC) for many years. The stage is called Løvhaugen and has a fantastic spectator area when the cars are passing the farm Løvhaugen. There is also a straight with a famous double jump before a junction. Yours truly knows the stage quite well ;-) Codriving Tord Linnerud in a Corolla WRC we managed a stage record in 2005...

Hello Iskald!

Could you show me on a map, where is the straight with a famous double jump before a junction, in the Lovhaugen stage??

Thanks a lot!!

**Sulland** · 23rd January 2011, 11:03

Originally Posted by AGA

No Porsche in entry list since yesterday

I am so sorry but the FIA have decided that we have to wait, so maybe porutgal! Sorry for this.
Thanks for the interest.

Kind regards

Richard

A guy on a norwegian forum asked Tuthill why he withdrew from Sweden, an the answer abow. FIA is not ready for R-GT yet.

**Salist** · 23rd January 2011, 16:38

Originally Posted by FabiaFan

Valoušek pulled out... :-/ One Fabia less... :-(((
(not that he couldve achieved something big there...)

Hmmmm, it's a bad news!

**HaCo** · 23rd January 2011, 17:56

Pitty, I do believe in the NGT category. Imagine 350Z, Lotus, small Porsche, Z4, ... going sideways in a subclass, maybe much more interesting than WRC

**tfp** · 23rd January 2011, 18:21

Originally Posted by HaCo

Pitty, I do believe in the NGT category. Imagine 350Z, Lotus, small Porsche, Z4, ... going sideways in a subclass, maybe much more interesting than WRC

Agreed! I dont think they will offer much in gravel rally's, but I think they'd come into their own on tarmac. might even make rallye Deutschland and rally de Espana a little less predictable