Arctic Lapland Rally 2009

[CricketsFilm]

After 2006, 2007 and 2008 we are ready for go to Arctic Lapland Rally 2009, next January to Rovaniemi (Arctic Circle - FIN).
Also for 2009 edition, we will insert online video and onboards camera, on:

http://www.cricketsfilm.com "Arctic Lapland Rally Channel"

Arctic Rally is for us.... the best Rally event !!!

[Tom206wrc]

http://www.arcticrally.fi/


I really hope S2000s on entrylist :)

[Wim_Impreza]

I read in Belgian magazine 'Autonews' that Riku Tahko is trying to get the budget to drive a Volkswagen Polo S2000 from René Georges Rally Sport for the Finnish season 2009 and 1 IRC event, Rally Russia. If he hasn't enough budget, he will drive again a Lancer Evo 9.

[Mirek]

That's true, Riku has good relationship with VW, he already tested the car a month a go.

[pantealex]

There is already one subaru crew from Hungary in entrylist

[Tom206wrc]

Michal Solowow on entrylist !!!! At least one S2000 :bounce: :bounce:

[urabus-denoS2000]

Tamas Tagai is a fast driver from Hungary

[Jarek Z]

Michal Solowow on entrylist !!!! At least one S2000 :bounce: :bounce:

Yes, Solowow competed in this rally a few years ago with Mitsubishi, this time he will be back with Peugeot 207 S2000.

http://img.rallyonline.pl/news2/2007/07_arctic_solowow_460.jpg

[Tom206wrc]

Can we also expect Radik Shaymiev and in what car ??? :confused:

[DonJippo]

At least one S2000

There seems to be another S2000 on the entrylist, Fiat Grande Punto S2000... ;)

http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/html/sm_ilmo.htm

[Nikey]

Okay...What the ? I'm watching the list of entries so far and there is Kimi Räikkönen with Punto S2000...

EDIT. Damn you DonJippo!

[pucky54]

Who the hell is Kimi Räikkönen, never heard of him ;)

[CWJ]

Gassner jr. should compete there as well.

[Barreis]

What is this?? Mika Hakkinen? Cool..

[Tom206wrc]

Räikkonen :eek: :eek:

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Jukka Hiltunen appear on the entry list with a 207 S2000..

so, now we have 3 S2000 in the entry list..

[Tom206wrc]

]Jukka Hiltunen appear on the entry list with a 207 S2000..

so, now we have 3 S2000 in the entry list..



Has he bought it or rent it ??? Someone knows ??? :confused:

[[Madeira-Rally]]

I read in Belgian magazine 'Autonews' that Riku Tahko is trying to get the budget to drive a Volkswagen Polo S2000 from René Georges Rally Sport for the Finnish season 2009 and 1 IRC event, Rally Russia. If he hasn't enough budget, he will drive again a Lancer Evo 9.

Riku appear on the entry list with an EVO X

[Andrey]

Can we also expect Radik Shaymiev and in what car ??? :confused:

Radik will start his finnish campaigne from second event, Ralli SM Vaakuna. On Peugeot 207 S2000, of course :)

Also, Shaymiev have budget for starts on the same car at three WRC rounds, not only in Finland. Exact program is discussed now.

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Andrey ;)

[pantealex]

Has he bought it or rent it ??? Someone knows ??? :confused:
Hiltunen have bought 207 S2000 and Kimi too owns his Punto!

Häkkinen and Räikkönen have also fast co-drivers Ilkka Kiviniemi ex Markku Alen´s co-driver and Kaj Lindstöm ex Tommi Mäkinen´s co-driver

There is also entry from New-Zealand

Entries will close 12.1

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Pantealex... :)

[pantealex]

I believe that Hiltunen´s car is old Peugeot Sweden 207, but I´m not sure!

[Jarek Z]

Häkkinen and Räikkönen have also fast co-drivers Ilkka Kiviniemi ex Markku Alen´s co-driver and Kaj Lindstöm ex Tommi Mäkinen´s co-driver


Both co-drivers will have to get used to much lower speeds then! ;)

Where is JJ Lehto?

[DonJippo]

co-drivers Ilkka Kiviniemi ex Markku Alen´s co-driver

That is Kivimäki not niemi.

[pantealex]

That is Kivimäki not niemi.
Sorry, my spellingmistake. "Kiiki" Kivimäki in fiat again would be even better, maybe he and Kaj can swap places.

[Tom206wrc]

Janne Tuohino on entrylist ;)

Pitty not in an S2000 though :(

[Tom206wrc]

Jarmo Mikkonen on entrylist with 206 wrc... ;)

[[WRCRR]]

Also Mika Salo is on the entrylist now...with Evo 9...but even more interesting is Jarmo Kytölehto's comeback ;)

[havk]

so very interesting rally with 3 F1 drivers (Raikkonen, Hakkinen, Salo), some former maufacturer drivers (Tuohino, Sohlberg, Katajamaki) and one interesting come back (Kytolehto). Interesting to see Solowow again, maybe he finish in top ten. I'd like to see also Radstrom and Puhakka. Pity that Artic is not in IRC. IRC needs snow rally I think. And with Monte Carlo, Sweden and Safari it would be a classic opening of the season...

[miksu]

Both co-drivers will have to get used to much lower speeds then! ;)

Where is JJ Lehto?

Dzei Dzei is IN according to MTV3 :P

[Jarek Z]

Dzei Dzei is IN according to MTV3 :P

Cooool! Now rally drivers have 4 F1 stars to humiliate :D

Mikkonen in 206 WRC? Are WRC still allowed in Finland?

[ProRally]

Janne Tuohino on entrylist ;)

Pitty not in an S2000 though :(

Yes, met him in the paddock of 24h of Dubai last saturday, he lives there now, he said me he would do Arctic, we laughed as it will be from +28°c to -28¨c :D :D

[tolis]

Yes, met him in the paddock of 24h of Dubai last saturday, he lives there now, he said me he would do Arctic, we laughed as it will be from +28°c to -28¨c :D :D


Janne lives in Dubai?????? :confused: :confused: :confused:

[ProRally]

Janne lives in Dubai?????? :confused: :confused: :confused:

Yes, I was surprised too... but was nice to see him there. There where lots of drivers off course, 79 cars and 24h so most 4 drivers per car, but then saturday he came to have a look, motorsport is always interesting and we bumped into each other, he said he rented a car for Arctic

[tolis]

Yes, I was surprised too... but was nice to see him there. There where lots of drivers off course, 79 cars and 24h so most 4 drivers per car, but then saturday he came to have a look, motorsport is always interesting and we bumped into each other, he said he rented a car for Arctic

Thanks for the info and i hope you come to Acropolis next year!!!!

[Tom206wrc]

Mikkonen in 206 WRC? Are WRC still allowed in Finland?



He's in Finnish Rally Cup entrylist, not Rally Championship ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Did Solowow test or will he test soon ??? :confused:

http://www.autoklub.pl/22977,news.html

By the way, looks like the livery lightly changed compared to last year(I like it) :confused:

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Did Solowow test or will he test soon ??? :confused:

http://www.autoklub.pl/22977,news.html

By the way, looks like the livery lightly changed compared to last year(I like it) :confused:

He tested some days ago...

[Tom206wrc]

Despite the increasing number of participants, the S2000 number don't evolve... :mark:

OK it's better than previous years(easy!! No S2000 at all before)but still... :rolleyes:

[pantealex]

Despite the increasing number of participants, the S2000 number don't evolve... :mark:

OK it's better than previous years(easy!! No S2000 at all before)but still... :rolleyes:
There was one S2000 last year (K.Sohlberg in Punto)

So total 150 crews this year, Jari Ketomaa and JJ Lehto at last minute also in.

[Tom206wrc]

Is it the end for entry today ??? :confused:

[COD]

Entry now closed. A late entry by Jari Ketomaa also in Subaru

[Jarek Z]

Did Solowow test or will he test soon ??? :confused:


He already tested the car, but only in Poland, where snow is much less solid than in Finland. It will be Solowow's first event with Peugeot 207 on snow.

[Sulland]

4 Evo X, that is not bad !

Cool entry list, with the F1 guys !

[pantealex]

4 Evo X, that is not bad !

Cool entry list, with the F1 guys !

They have about 5 more (Katajamäki, Paasonen, Salo and Teiskonen) EvoX ready here in Finland, but ie. Ralliart Finland and RRE boys have tecnical problems with X and they will use IX instead.

[cali]

They have about 5 more (Katajamäki, Paasonen, Salo and Teiskonen) EvoX ready here in Finland, but ie. Ralliart Finland and RRE boys have tecnical problems with X and they will use IX instead.

Isn't RRE already selling 2 of their Evo X cars?? Are these cars Gr.N spec?

[pantealex]

Isn't RRE already selling 2 of their Evo X cars?? Are these cars Gr.N spec?
Also Paasonen, Saxspeed and Teiskonen are selling...
RRE: N-spec ready to race and standard X RS+kit pack to built your own

[cali]

Also Paasonen, Saxspeed and Teiskonen are selling...
RRE: N-spec ready to race and standard X RS+kit pack to built your own
OK, thanks! :)
But why are they selling? Is the new Evo X a bad car or just financial thing?

[Tom206wrc]

Any pics of Hiltunen's livery ??? :confused:

[Barreis]

No more WRC cars.. What to watch now? Ok, there are S2000.. Not bad..

[DonJippo]

Any pics of Hiltunen's livery ??? :confused:

Not yet but I'm sure once there are any you can find those from here http://www.jukkahiltunen.com/

[pantealex]

No more WRC cars.. What to watch now? Ok, there are S2000.. Not bad..

In "Suomi-Cup" (class3 in Finish chapionship events) is WRC allowed and there is Jarmo Mikkonen with 206WRC in Arctic-Rally, but they start after class 1 and 2, so his number will be 61 or higher

[pantealex]

and there is also Tapani Hulkkonen with Escort WRC in "Suomi-cup" entrylist of Arctic-Rally, so 2 WRC in Rovaniemi

[rp]

Entry list published. You can find it here:
http://www.arcticrally.fi/kilpailuunhyvaksytyt.html

Look at SM-luokat (1-2), if you want to see Group N and S2000 entrants.
Suomi Cup (3-6), couple of World Rally Cars, Group A and Finnish national Group F cars...

[Fly]

Any news from Rantanen?
Is Teuronen on the Citroen C2 the former Suzuki driver?

[Tom206wrc]

Not yet but I'm sure once there are any you can find those from here http://www.jukkahiltunen.com/


There's a "drawing" of his livery on his website :)

[pantealex]

Any news from Rantanen?
Is Teuronen on the Citroen C2 the former Suzuki driver?
Matti Rantanen is aiming to do some WRC events with N/S2000 machinery this year
Yes, Ville-Pertti Teuronen is former JWRC-driver.

[Fly]

Matti Rantanen is aiming to do some WRC events with N/S2000 machinery this year
Yes, Ville-Pertti Teuronen is former JWRC-driver.

Thanks!

[Karbonyl]

Is there some detailed map of the stages except the poor one on the official site?

[Tom206wrc]

Pics of Hiltunen testing the 207 on his website(finnish language part) :D

He will use Pirelli tyres ??? :eek:


Edit: we can read BFGoodrich on the side of the tyres :confused:

[ttiirika]

Pics of Hiltunen testing the 207 on his website(finnish language part) :D

He will use Pirelli tyres ??? :eek:


Edit: we can read BFGoodrich on the side of the tyres :confused:

This is new (and very clever) rule for this year: everyone in Finnish Championship MUST use Pirelli tyres. And everyone MUST buy those tyres from the one specified supplier. Long live communism!!

[Tom206wrc]

At least they will be prepared for WRC if they use Pirellis in finnish championship :p :

[DonJippo]

Pics of Hiltunen testing the 207 on his website(finnish language part) :D

There seems to be also a video clip from his test session.

[ProRally]

Any news from the shakedown ?
Pictures ?

[rdr]

Any news from the shakedown ?
Pictures ?

No shakedown... but Servicepark & Scrutineering
http://reissumies.kuvat.fi/kuvat/ralli/2009/04.+ArcticLaplandRally2009/Torstai/

[ProRally]

No shakedown... but Servicepark & Scrutineering
http://reissumies.kuvat.fi/kuvat/ralli/2009/04.+ArcticLaplandRally2009/Torstai/

Thanks rdr, nice to see, brings back LOTS of memories.....

Looking forward to the pictures of the stages tomorrow !

[urabus-denoS2000]

WOW what a variety of cars!!!!!!!!

:up:

[Tom206wrc]

No shakedown... but Servicepark & Scrutineering
http://reissumies.kuvat.fi/kuvat/ralli/2009/04.+ArcticLaplandRally2009/Torstai/



Hiltunen, Räikkönen and Solowow ??? :confused:

[Viking]

Is it TMR who is running Räikkönens Fiat, and is this Tommi him self testing it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKudeMCUmFs

[Tom206wrc]

SS1 started ;)

http://www.arcticrally.fi/english/results.html

[miksu]

http://areena.yle.fi/mediasoitin/lapinradio/ rally radio in finnish

[miksu]

Kimi about +16 secs from leader on the first, short stage.
0,6 faster than JJ, thats very good! :)

[Tom206wrc]

What about Solowow ??? :confused:



On live-results page they are frozen after the 15 first drivers :mark:

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Very competitive Rally!
First 5 cars, separated only by 1.1 sec... really nice!

[miksu]

What about Solowow ??? :confused:



On live-results page they are frozen after the 15 first drivers :mark:

24. 18 SOLOWOW M
Peugeot S2000R
1 07.07,3 -31,3

[miksu]

you have to click "Lk1 - Kaikki - Class 1 - All" to see more results

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Kimi was much faster than Solowow :s

[miksu]

]Kimi was much faster than Solowow :s

i think here it's the "perstuntuma" -ass feeling, that makes the difference :)

[Tom206wrc]

Therefore Solowow knows more S2000(rally car)and snow rallies :confused: :s

[urabus-denoS2000]

Most importantly-Solowow knows more RALLY ;)

I guess some problems,I dont think its possible that Kimi is faster than Solowow

[Tom206wrc]

Hiltunen in SS2 ??? :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

Hiltunen lost more than 3 minutes in SS2 :(

Puncture, off road or mechanical :confused:

[Mauri A]

Hiltunen lost more than 3 minutes in SS2 :(

Puncture, off road or mechanical :confused:
Snow in the air intake I heard.

[cali]

Therefore Solowow knows more S2000(rally car)and snow rallies :confused: :s
No, Kimi seems to be more genuine driver with a good feeling and touch.
Really good time for Kimi, considering he has not driven rally with pacenotes never before + S200 Punto is not the best car on snow (compared to EVO's). He seems to be a "natural" driver.

[DonJippo]

Is it TMR who is running Räikkönens Fiat, and is this Tommi him self testing it?

Yes

[Tom206wrc]

It was better for Solowow in SS2(14th overall best S2000) ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Retirement for Papadimitriou on that SS2 :mark:

[ProRally]

For some reason the results stay blanc (in this case black page), so can somebody post some results ?

[Jarno]

For some reason the results stay blanc (in this case black page), so can somebody post some results ?

If you got Firefox, use this url: http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/results.html

[ProRally]

If you got Firefox, use this url: http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/results.html

Kiittos Jarno, now it works !!

[rdr]

Some finnish photographer pics:

Stage1: http://reissumies.kuvat.fi/kuvat/ralli/2009/04.+ArcticLaplandRally2009/Perjantai/EK1/

All:
http://reissumies.kuvat.fi/kuvat/ralli/2009/04.+ArcticLaplandRally2009/

[miksu]

Solowow comments
Q: so how was the stage?
S:difficult, slippery...
Q: why was it difficult ;) ?
S: why was it difficult? :o its a finnish stage :D .

somewhat like that....Q was a woman ;)

[Tom206wrc]

According to SS3 results looks like Solowow definitely took advantage over Räikkönen... :p :

[miksu]

yeah.... Kimi's pace seem to be the same, quite stable, hitting top 16-18 times

[Mauri A]

After listening interwiews after 3 stages I think Raikkonen will never be a rally driver if he doesn´t learn to open his mouth at the stage finish! Doors and windows closed on both sides.
P.S. JJ passed Kimi.

[Tom206wrc]

Kangas more than 1' faster than Katajamäki on SS3 ??? I simply don't believe it !!! Error :rolleyes:

[Mauri A]

Kangas more than 1' faster than Katajamäki on SS3 ??? I simply don't believe it !!! Error :rolleyes:
Sure, the same also with Kakko I think.

[Tom206wrc]

They are changing the results on three first stages now :confused:



Edit: no it's OK I didn't look on the right result page ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Looks like it's over now for Hiltunen in SS4 :(

[tolis]

Retirement for Papadimitriou on that SS2 :mark:

Unfortunately, Ioannis retired in the second stage...

[rdr]

More fotoservice pics: http://www.fotohana.fi/2009/index.php?action=showgal&cat=1987

[Tom206wrc]

Sohlberg and Hiltunen both retired on SS5 with technical problems :(

[miksu]

Im waiting more videos to come in youtube, but heres one short of kimster going by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1et6o72vtVk

[miksu]

Im waiting more videos to come in youtube, but heres one short of kimster going by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1et6o72vtVk

On todays last stage Kimi was 4th, +0,4sec to fastest Ketomaa :)

[katxal]

i hate that provisional plates in finland...we cant make our work properly...does anybody know bodynumber from Raikkonen car??????or italian plate maybe

[Tom206wrc]

Solowow on SS7 ???? :(

[miksu]

Solowow on SS7 ???? :(

seems to have gone out...?

[Tom206wrc]

Solowow here but lost 11 minutes on SS7 :s

[Jarek Z]

Solowow on SS7 ???? :(

Solowow went off the road and hit a snow bank. There were no spectators to push the car back on the road, so he lost over 11 minutes there :(

[Tom206wrc]

Seeing his times on SS8 and 9, Solowow's car was OK ;)

Where's Juha Salo who fought in top 3 overall ??? :confused:

[Mauri A]

Seeing his times on SS8 and 9, Solowow's car was OK ;)

Where's Juha Salo who fought in top 3 overall ??? :confused:
Leading!

[DonJippo]

Solowow went off the road and hit a snow bank. There were no spectators to push the car back on the road, so he lost over 11 minutes there :(

That's why you need to have one of these with you in Arctic Lapland Rally :p

http://www.fiskars.com/pImages/FI/fi/134600_123580.jpg

[Tom206wrc]

Good times by Solowow on the three/four last stages...shame he went off on SS7 :(

[br21]

Good times by Solowow on the three/four last stages...shame he went off on SS7 :(

now they write that they didn't went off road but there was water leaking from radiator hose... so they have to stop and repair that

[tolis]

Why the official site, in the results section, has only the first 20 of each stage?

[J4MIE]

Full results anywhere? :confused:

[miksu]

http://www.arcticrally.fi/english/results.html

there's results. you have to choose "Lk1 - Kaikki - Class 1 - All" to see more cars. if the results are blank, click ctrl+a (works better on explorer)

[Wim_Impreza]

Even than we can only see the results of N1 class. N2 class with the Honda's and other cars are apart, strange.

[J4MIE]

http://www.arcticrally.fi/english/results.html

there's results. you have to choose "Lk1 - Kaikki - Class 1 - All" to see more cars. if the results are blank, click ctrl+a (works better on explorer)

Yes but then only for top 16 cars it seems :s

[Riitta]

http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/html/sm1a_loppu.htm
Final results - all 25 that came to finish with 4 wheel drive (Class 1)

http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/html/sm2a_loppu.htm
Final results - all 10 2 Wd cars that finished (Class 2)

These were the Finnish championship classes

All retirements
http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/html/kesk.htm

Then you had Suomi-cup (started with number 61 Mikkonen) as not part of Finnish Championship, Historic rally cars and A-juniors

I do not know what seems to be the problem with you guys, I can see all cars from the on-line result service. The usability is a bit poor with double slider (at least with my screen)

If you use Firefox then go to http://www.lapdatasystem.com/tun09/results.html

[Fleur]

That's why you need to have one of these with you in Arctic Lapland Rally :p

http://www.fiskars.com/pImages/FI/fi/134600_123580.jpg

Haha, yes we used these!!! 7 mins in a snow bank, but luckily lots of grest spectators!!

[DonJippo]

Haha, yes we used these!!! 7 mins in a snow bank, but luckily lots of grest spectators!!

Your thoughts about the event? Did you have fun?