[WRC] Arctic Rally 2021

TGS Worldwide will enter four fast Finns with Skoda:

Teemu Asunmaa
Emil Lindholm
Eerik Pietarinen
Mikko Heikkilä

Three first-mentioned are previous winners of Arctic Lapland Rally.

Will the non WRC2/3 entries be allowed to run longer studs?

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Originally Posted by mknight

Will the non WRC2/3 entries be allowed to run longer studs?

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All Rally2 cars are using the same Pirelli tyres. No idea what kind of stud options are available.

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Originally Posted by abcrally

Does this below tweet mean we could see Mattias Ekström in Arctic? News from Sweden are telling that EKS Team is coming with two cars to Rovaniemi.

Soon I will embark on an adventure of a liftime. For the next few weeks I plan to drive cool cars, visit spectacular places and enjoy the freezing part of Scandinavia. Stay tuned! #GoHardOrGoHome #TheArcticAdventure https://t.co/FwsBqD0G0z

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Nah... https://www.raceofchampions.com/pr-s...SWm8UH5Z905w4w

Edit: Sorry 2022 :)

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Originally Posted by Viking

Nah... https://www.raceofchampions.com/pr-s...SWm8UH5Z905w4w

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Well yeah...

@mattiasekstroem
After a 15-year wait I feel it’s time for the WRC COMEBACK!
See you at Arctic Rally Finland!

If EKS comes with two cars, I am guessing Bergkvist is driving the other one.

Bergkvist is co-driver for Ekström, so would be someone else.

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Originally Posted by peg306

Bergkvist is co-driver for Ekström, so would be someone else.

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Same as in Dakar. But he is a big talent, deserves a break in a good car!

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Originally Posted by abcrally

All Rally2 cars are using the same Pirelli tyres. No idea what kind of stud options are available.

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For Arctic there is only 1 tyre option for all 4wd cars.

When was last time that main class (WRC) and all other 4wd cars used exactly same tyre ?

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Originally Posted by pantealex

For Arctic there is only 1 tyre option for all 4wd cars.

When was last time that main class (WRC) and all other 4wd cars used exactly same tyre ?

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In 2017 Rally Sweden?

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This new tyre(NA01 for wrc2) was developed over a period of several months to meet the specific characteristics of
R5 cars and provide Michelin’s partners in these two competitions with superior performance on ice
and snow.
Compared with the WRC tyre, which WRC2 runners used until 2018, the MICHELIN X-Ice
North NA01 features a different construction and a bespoke studding pattern, although the number of
studs per cover is still 384.

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E: wrc2 should still have longer studs than WRC cars?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dirtfis...s-weekend/amp/