Thread: WRC-Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012

And here I thought they were clapping to see the team get out of the car unhurt.

Originally Posted by Gregor-y

And here I thought they were clapping to see the team get out of the car unhurt.

That was offcourse the case too.

Unbelivable stuff, what an immense grip, Mikko knows every bend & overcrest of the stage by his mind, with this speed he must be 110% sure....only the words of co-pilot are not enough. It is bloody fast, congrats to Mikko & Jarmo.

Completely right UCCI, and he is still only 0.6 and 1.1 in front of Solberg and Loeb. It also shows how difficult it is for new drivers to establish themselves in the top. Factory drivers have driven most of the stages several times more, test more miles, no worries about becoming a factory driver (perhaps to remain one), etc. etc.
What I mean to illustrate, we must be humble and understanding when we choose to criticize the b-drivers in the WRC. It is not easy to establish themselves among the top 5

Molly Taylor - Rally Finland 2012 Mökkiperä - YouTube

João Silva - WRC Academy @ Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012 - SS9 Mökkiperä 2 - YouTube

In this channel you can watch a lot of footage from NORF, including the live stage coverage: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexander1ukr/videos

Never in dozens of NORFs I've visited I have seen spectators cheering and clapping for a chrash !!! Always I've seen spectators cheering and clapping for seeing the crew is ok !!! Plus the reaction for helping the crew after a chrash is close to zero seconds.

I really hope folks wouldn't judge any of the incidents they see based on youtube clips only

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Our video from WRC NESTE OIL Rally Finland 2012:



WRC 2012 - NESTE OIL Rally Finland - AVCHD - YouTube

Originally Posted by Salist

Our video from WRC NESTE OIL Rally Finland 2012

nice slides

Hi guys,

Just registered myself to this forum. I'm planning for a trip to NORF '13 with couple other friends. Now I'll just need some time to go thru this 57 pages to help me with the trip planning. I hope i'm at the right topic discussion.

Originally Posted by keng

Hi guys,

Just registered myself to this forum. I'm planning for a trip to NORF '13 with couple other friends. Now I'll just need some time to go thru this 57 pages to help me with the trip planning. I hope i'm at the right topic discussion.

You are right on the spot. And don't hesitate to ask. But for 2013 you'll have to wait a bit for I think nothing much is decided for next year's event. Except it'll be on gravel, fast and jumpy.

I'm doing a preliminary plan using this year's schedule to see what I can come up with. I read somewhere in this topic that the location (in a large scale) wouldn't differ much from 1 year to another. E.g. Leg 1 usually held around Lahti, Leg 2 & 3 nearer to the rally HQ.

Ok, so that was from the spectator movement point of view. I'm also planning for the lodging stuff & I hope I can ask that here as well. We're thinking of renting a summer cabin or probably a motorhome. A summer cabin is something that most article says the Finnish go to during the summer which we're quite keen of trying while the latter might be a bit difficult to find parking spot or even camping ground for its size. Maneuvering thru the traffic to the famous SS is a concern too.

As Juha says nothing ´s decided yet. It can as well be Lahti second leg, but if I remember right we should count on Lahti on year more (They had a three year deal with Lahti).
But count on Jyväskylä of course. You´ll have to be at HQ at least a couple of times just to feel the rallyatmosphere.
One other option is tenting... We have done so the last 5-6yrs and it´s so nice being out on stage the night before, having some beers among the finnish fellows...But one sad thing about tenting is that there´s no way of finding tentingplace in the city of Jyväskylä. (We had to find tenting place in secret behind som fences of an industrial part near centre of J)

Lahti deal was for two years and it's now done - unless they make a new deal. So that we'll have to wait and see. I hope they'll drop those southern stages or if they'll have to go there, be it more stages. This year it was a tiring joke.

I'd go for a cabin near Jyväskylä (Jämsä, Muurame, Korpilahti, Petäjävesi, Vaajakoski, etc.). Depending on your approach to spectating the event, mobile home isn't that agile. If you plan seeing just two runs of one stage, then yes, but otherwise I'd go for normal rental car. With summer cabin by a lake you'd get also what's best in Finnish summer.

Originally Posted by Hartusvuori

I'd go for a cabin near Jyväskylä (Jämsä, Muurame, Korpilahti, Petäjävesi, Vaajakoski, etc.). Depending on your approach to spectating the event, mobile home isn't that agile. If you plan seeing just two runs of one stage, then yes, but otherwise I'd go for normal rental car. With summer cabin by a lake you'd get also what's best in Finnish summer.

Yup, renting a cabin is definitely in our to-do list, just not sure if its the 'better' choice since neither of us has been there before. We plan to spectate more stages, at more spots within a stage too, if possible.

Just curious, is there designated carpark near the stages or we can just park it along the road as long as they don't obstruct the traffic? Coz here in Malaysia, spectator do it the latter way.

Originally Posted by Rallyper

One other option is tenting... We have done so the last 5-6yrs and it´s so nice being out on stage the night before, having some beers among the finnish fellows...But one sad thing about tenting is that there´s no way of finding tentingplace in the city of Jyväskylä. (We had to find tenting place in secret behind som fences of an industrial part near centre of J)

Yes! Having beers togetther with other Finiish fellows is part of our plan too! haha.

The Finns have a pretty well organized parking, either on a field or on the road side.

Originally Posted by Franky

The Finns have a pretty well organized parking, either on a field or on the road side.

Yes, well-organised but compared to many, pricey as well (even €3 for roadside, €5 for field, then again, it's only once a year). You can see all official parks from the spectators guide. If you keep local rally radio tuned while driving between stages, you get update information if some parks get full or jammed. If you choose to enter the stage from other access road (which aren't blocked), there could be just self-formed roadside park or unofficial field park. But in most cases, you must pay.

On cabin vs. mobile home, I really don't see what you'd loose with a well-located cabin - or cottage, as they're more often referred to. As soon as you know your dates/flights, reserve the cottage. First come, first served, there are many to choose from and many different qualities. At best you get a house-equipped nice cottage along the rally route for some 100 euros a day. At worst, well something more stripped down... You can see some contacts from the rally website I think, they should be able to help you.