Corolla WRC Thread

[SMW2H]

From the Latvala Motorsport page:

http://www.notenet.fi/latvala/motors...jarimatti3.htm

"The car was built for Didier Auriol for Neste Rally Finland 1999. After that Antony Warmbold bought it from TTE. From there the car arrived to Finland to Marcus Grönholm. Juuso Pykälistö competed with it season 2004 in the Finnish Championship. In the end of the year Latvala Motorsport bought it. I drive this car in Vanajanlinna Rally, Swedish Rally and Finnish Championship in summer."

Auriols car in Neste Rally 1999 was K-AM 792 (#628). Is it still impossible that the Olsbergs Corolla is #627?

Regards / Swedeman

In my opinion your information are possible not correct.

My notice show me that the car K-AM 791 (#627) is driven by Sainz at the Rally Finnland in 1999. In this year the car is driven by Auriol at the Rally GB. In the year 2000 the car was sold to A. Warmbold. He use the car in the season of 2001 and 2002. He sold the car at Team MGR in 2004. Than it where driven by Pykälistö. In 2005 this car where sold to Latvala.

The car K-AM 792 (#628) is in first time driven by Auriol at Rally GB in 1999. In 1999 at the Rally GB Sainz is driven by this car. Also this car was sold in 2000. But Leif Asterhag Bil AB buy the car and Radström and Bakhashab drove it in this year. It is possible driven by Kuchar the seasons 2001 and 2002. Olsbergs Motors AB buy this car in 2003.

This are the information where i have.

http://www.olsbergs.se/index.php?cpa...uID=rmenuyear0

Warmold Elba 2001
http://old.elparally.gr/01/online/images/p40.jpg

Service GB1999

[Swedeman]

I agree with you SMW2H!!
The photo from Elpa is from september 2001 and my first photo of D1SPORT is earlier than that.
And Ive found an article from the swedish magazine 'IB-Motorsport' nr7-2003 that says the Olsberg-car was driven by Rådström in Sweden 2000 and then driven by Kuchar.
The car must be as you said the #628. Thanx for your help!!

Regards / Swedeman

[Swedeman]

Registered 'TSO 589' May 8th 2003.
VIN: JT152EEB100000070

Starts since becoming the Olsbergs Corolla:
2003:
South Swedish Rally (SM): Thomas Rådström
Snapphanerallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
SilverstoneRallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Wales Rally GB: Tobias Johansson
2004:
Jämt Rallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Rally Vännäs (SM): Thomas Rådström
Kong Christian Race: Thomas Rådström
Sydrallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
BilmetroRallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Rejmerallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
2005:
Jämt Rallyt (SM): Tobias Johansson
Kolsvarundan (SM): Thomas Rådström
2006:
Bergslagsrallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Dan Anderssons Minne: Mattias Ekström
Sapa Sydrallyt (SM): Tobias Johansson
Rally Killingen (SM): Thomas Rådström
AM-Tryck Snapphanerally (SM): Thomas Rådström

Regards / Swedeman

[SMW2H]

Registered 'TSO 589' May 8th 2003.
VIN: JT152EEB100000070

Starts since becoming the Olsbergs Corolla:
2003:
South Swedish Rally (SM): Thomas Rådström
Snapphanerallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
SilverstoneRallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Wales Rally GB: Tobias Johansson
2004:
Jämt Rallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Rally Vännäs (SM): Thomas Rådström
Kong Christian Race: Thomas Rådström
Sydrallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
BilmetroRallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Rejmerallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
2005:
Jämt Rallyt (SM): Tobias Johansson
Kolsvarundan (SM): Thomas Rådström
2006:
Bergslagsrallyt (SM): Thomas Rådström
Dan Anderssons Minne: Mattias Ekström
Sapa Sydrallyt (SM): Tobias Johansson
Rally Killingen (SM): Thomas Rådström
AM-Tryck Snapphanerally (SM): Thomas Rådström

Regards / Swedeman

I think with the NCC Rallysprint 2003 (DK) must Johansson also TSO589 to have driven.

http://www.olsbergs.se/index.php?cpa...uID=rmenuyear0

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Aris Vovos drove K-AM 791 in Portugal 2000 with Grifone support!

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Greek duo in Portugal 2000 Vovos Papadimitriou:

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This was one of LPM cars in 2002 Exide Rally.
I think it was the car of Tuohino.

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This was one of LPM cars in 2002 Exide Rally.....(?)or Pykalisto's.

[SMW2H]

This was one of LPM cars in 2002 Exide Rally.....(?)or Juuso Pykälistö`s..

I think that it Pykälistö`s car am. It destroyed in this year by fires.

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Aris Vovos 1999 Olympion Rally : fire