2008 Neste Oil Rally Finland - official thread

Rally web site: http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/en/

Based: Jyvaskyla

Surface: Gravel

Stages: 24

2007 winner: Marcus Gronholm/Ford Focus RS WRC

Timezone: GMT+ 2

World Rally Radio: http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=320

Itinerary - (BST)
Thursday, 31. July
SS1 1945 (1745) Killeri 1 - 02,6km

Friday, 1. August
SS2 0730 (0530) Vellipohja 1 - 17,16km
SS3 0826 (0626) Mökkiperä 1 - 11,38km
SS4 0909 (0709) Palsankylä 1 - 13,90km
Service Paviljonki
SS5 1147 (0947) Vellipohja 2 - 17,16km
SS6 1243 (1043) Mökkiperä 2 - 11,38km
SS7 1326 (1126) Palsankylä 2 - 13,90km
Service Paviljonki
SS8 1618 (1418) Urria - 12,65km
SS9 1650 (1450) Lautaperä - 7,87km
SS10 1729 (1529) Jukojärvi - 22,18km
SS11 2000 (1800) SSS Killeri 2 - 2,06km

Saturday, 2. August
SS12 0713 (0513) Himos - 15,35km
SS13 0809 (0609) Hirvimäki - 10,57km
SS14 0834 (0634) Surkee 1 - 14,80km
Service Paviljonki
SS15 1046 (0846) Leustu - 21,43km
SS16 1145 (0945) Kakaristo 1 - 20,09km
SS17 1226 (1026) Kaipolanvuori - 13,64km
SS18 1331 (1131) Surkee 2 - 14,80km
Service Paviljonki
SS19 1613 (1413) Kakaristo 2 - 20,09km
SS20 1703 (1503) Juupajoki - 21,13km
SS21 1756 (1556) Väärinmaja - 16,25km

Sunday, 3. August
SS22 0938 (0738) Lankamaa - 23,09km
SS23 1044 (0844) Hannula - 10,92km
SS24 1202 (1002) Ruuhimäki - 6,46km

And the result pages:

Results:
http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405...8&rally_id=FIN
http://www.vysledky-rally.cz/vysledky/

Splits:
http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=409...8&rally_id=FIN

Mainly for finns (has occasional english commentary as well) the real rally radio is at: http://lotta.yle.fi/rswebjkl.nsf/sivut/MMRalli

Kakaristo is Ouninpohja backward, but shorter.

Rally Finland - a rally, which everybody tries to win :)

Aava for TOP 3!

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Mainly for finns (has occasional english commentary as well) the real rally radio is at: http://lotta.yle.fi/rswebjkl.nsf/sivut/MMRalli

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Shakedown live thursday, starting 8.00 local time

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Mainly for finns (has occasional english commentary as well) the real rally radio is at: http://lotta.yle.fi/rswebjkl.nsf/sivut/MMRalli

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No Jouko "borefest" Vuolle in the studio this year so maybe it´s actually worth listening to this year. Unless he hosts it from Beijing..

A couple of NORF build up articles

http://rallybuzz.stagetimes.com/nest...lakes-footage/

http://rallybuzz.stagetimes.com/norf...ew-1000-lakes/

I'm amped!

NORF is going to be great and I'm just curious to see how Loeb does this year.
Mikko is really confident.

Reporter: Is there going to be a Ford 1-2 this year?
Mikko: Yes. :devil:

Mikko was faster last year than Loeb, he has a change to beat him this time as well. But Latvala may destroy Hirvonen's dream to win Rally Finland.

This year I think there will be a huge battle, because all three wants to win in Finland really, really badly. Let's hope so at least.

So, i'm going to pack my things and going to see it my own eyes.