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sal
27th May 2009, 14:54
Many UK members will know that Hirvonen is having a MK2 Escort built for Historic rallying which will hopefully be seen on some rounds of the BHRC later this year. This is a link to the site of the company that is building it for him showing the car in various states of build. Pity about the number plate it nearly reads Loeb!

http://www.historicrallysport.co.uk/information.php?info_id=15?osCsid=9cad5d42948649d1 3203b129b1d73224
OldF
27th May 2009, 19:45
Mikko is little late. JML makes his debut in historic rallies next weekend in Lahti historic rally with his fathers Ford Escort RS1800.

http://www.lahtihistoricrally.com/en/historic-EC/Entry%20list.html

Nr 3.
http://www.lahtihistoricrally.com/tiedostot/tiedostot2009/Tekstitiedostot_lomakkeet/LHR2009_entry_list_kilpailuun_hyvaksytyt.pdf

Hmmm, should I go....
306 Cosworth
27th May 2009, 20:16
Apparently there is going to be a 3 car Ford team on this years Roger Albert Clark Rally in November.

Hirvonen, Latvala and Malcolm Wilson all in Escort Mk2s :D
J4MIE
27th May 2009, 22:23
Like you say sal, the future is in the past!
MrJan
27th May 2009, 22:30
Apparently there is going to be a 3 car Ford team on this years Roger Albert Clark Rally in November.

Hirvonen, Latvala and Malcolm Wilson all in Escort Mk2s :D

:bounce: Another trip to the perils of the North of England might be in order :D
AndyRAC
27th May 2009, 22:49
Apparently there is going to be a 3 car Ford team on this years Roger Albert Clark Rally in November.

Hirvonen, Latvala and Malcolm Wilson all in Escort Mk2s :D

That is the event people need to get over to watch. Forget RallyGB......
MrJan
27th May 2009, 22:55
That is the event people need to get over to watch. Forget RallyGB......

True that. I went for the first time last year and it was great to be at something which felt like rallying used to be rather than the jazzed up adventure playground that the WRC has become. OKay so the cars weren't so fast on the RAC but there were proper stages and the event runs all over the place. Standing in Twiglees, able to watch without being guarded by plastic tape, it was the way that the sport should be :up:
MJW
27th May 2009, 22:58
Sorry to disappoint everyone but I thought the organisers of the Roger Albert Clark Rally had filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago, and that there would be no rally this year.
MrJan
27th May 2009, 23:02
The organisation indeed went into administration but I believe that the rally is still planned to go ahead as it isn't completely reliant or something. I dunno really, maybe it's like the whole Southampton FC/Southampton Leisure Holdings thing, either way I'm pretty sure that the intention was to go ahead :)
MJW
27th May 2009, 23:09
Good if it is running. Just that I had heared that there was some doubt. Hopefully not as the UK Historic rally scene is keeping rallying going in UK this year it seems, judging by entry lists.
sal
28th May 2009, 09:53
Sorry to disappoint everyone but I thought the organisers of the Roger Albert Clark Rally had filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago, and that there would be no rally this year.

An annoucement about this years event is scheduled for the 3rd June!
sal
28th May 2009, 09:55
The new "historic" MK2's are really something else with the gold leaf heat dissapating covering in the engine bay etc. Works cars never looked this good back in the day!
jbanbury
28th May 2009, 11:08
Hirvonen, Latvala and Malcolm Wilson all in Escort Mk2s :D

Not if my conversation with Mikko on Friday is anything to go by.
sal
28th May 2009, 11:28
If the RAC is not on the agenda then are we likely to see him in the UK at all this year?
Hartusvuori
29th May 2009, 09:04
Here's online result service (http://www.tenab.net/online.htm) for Finnish round of Historic Rally European Championship. EK (=erikoiskoe) stands for SS.

After the morning leg Jari-Matti Latvala runs in front after setting fastest times on first two stages and second fastest on the third. These three stages will be ran again in the afternoon and the rally continues tomorrow.

NOW PROGRESSIVE GENERAL CLASSIFICATION time diff 1st diff prev.
1.( 3)Jari-Matti Latvala 3-D3 I 15:29,9
2.( 1)Mika Turkki 3-D4 I 15:35,4 0:05,5 0:05,5
3.( 5)Markus-Mikko Salo 2-C3 H1 15:57,0 0:27,1 0:21,6
4.( 6)Pierangelo Rossi(#) 3-D4 I 16:47,2 1:17,3 0:50,2
5.( 9)Enrico Brazzoli(#) 3-D4 I 16:49,0 1:19,1 0:01,8
darkstar
5th June 2009, 12:37
latvala won the rally, great!
AndyRAC
5th June 2009, 13:02
Not if my conversation with Mikko on Friday is anything to go by.

Boo, what a bore, why ever not? His loss.....