On your pc? upload it here http://raceinfo.no/Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
And post the link you get.
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On your pc? upload it here http://raceinfo.no/Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
And post the link you get.
Done!!! I feel proud of myself (hope it did succeed). :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Shakedown starts at 62 10.606N 25 40.719E and ends at 62 09.690N 25 38.186E, says the spectators' guide.
17 S2000 cars. Really looking forward to see:
- How Hänninen does against S-WRC drivers to see the speed of IRC
- Garde and Alen against S-WRC drivers and Hänninen
- Juha Salo (gN Evo X) against S2000 drivers
- Flodin (Impreza WRX Sti) vs Salo in a battle of group N
- What's the pace of Jarkko Nikara on his 207 S2000
And of course much more
Hehe, if you had remembered to post the link on here ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Ok thanks, just copy and past to google maps to view that if you don't have a gps at hand. Are the maps in the magazine good size?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I don't know if it has been mentioned here, but i was reading through the documents of the rally and it said that the ten fastest on ss1 will be able to chose their starting order on friday morning :)
http://www.raceinfo.no/temp/tn_SD_Fin_10_1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
:o :o
That had been changed since and it won't happen. Leg 1 on Friday will start in seeded order. On SSS1 Laajavuori 1 priority drivers will drive in reversed order (meaning, I think, Gardemeister, Alen and Lindroos for example driving the stage just after Ogier and Loeb). Also, due to the stage being broadcasted live (MTV3 MAX, pay tv) organizers get to decide which drivers are being sent to the stage with a 2-minute interval, which with a 1-minute interval.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Spectators' guide (€10, from newstands comes with previous issue of VM magazine and some DVD, but that's in Finnish, so...it looks like this) has one big map with the overview of the area. It is size of a eight A8 sheets. There's no scale mentioned outright and "I'm no geologist" (in a Bosse voice). One cm is about 3k's in the map. The map have worked well in the past, but if your driving alone, it could get difficult to handle and for sure it will be in about eight pieces by the Friday evening ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
In the spectators' guide magazine itself there are two pages on each stage with about 10x15cm map of the stage with spectators points, parking areas, no-go zones, etc. marked to the map. Also the start and the end of the stages are mentioned in GPS codes like above.
There are also stage descriptions and spectators' point descriptions in English, also information on how to get there in English.
One positive side, slightly small detail but a useful, on this years' guide is that on most of the parking areas it is stated whether it's roadside or field parking (= fields usually means less walking if you're late). However they've not translated that info into English, so write up: "Peltoparkki" means parking in a field, "Tienvarsipysäköinti" means parking roadside. Remember to keep some change for parking, they usually cost around €3-5 to park.
Other info on the spectators' guide is mostly in Finnish but there are briefs in English on every usuful - and perhaps not so useful - information.
Oh - and bring on a small FM radio to hear the rally radio broadcast. That is the soundtrack of the 1000 Lakes. Though there will be thousands of radios in the forest already, so you can't away from it anyway...
Only news the guide brought on the event is that there should some kind of historic rally cars parade to honour the 60th jubileum nature of the event. There are no list of cars or drivers, but I guess it'll be mostly 60s and 70s cars. Those cars will drive through the stages noncompetively some 120-90 minutes before 1st WRC car. They appear on SS1 on Thursday, SS7, SS8 and SS11 on Friday and SS15 and SS16 on Saturday. I would've hoped they'd run the stages between a stage that'll run twice but seems to be not the case. Perhaps the roads are thought to get too rutted.
I hope this helped.
Im heading to Finland next week for the Rally, really looking forward to it. Any suggestions on what to pack? We have been told to pack some insect repellent due to the insects around the water..
This picture will help...Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
There have been a lot of mosquitos this summer due to a lot of snow last winter, so yes, they can get to your nerves. In an open place in the sun the mosquites disappaer, but then you get the horse flies that are far more aggressive. But you can buy repellents from any grocery store or pharmacy (if you need a sensitive one, and cortison to cure the rash) in Finland, though of course you can bring in your own. OFF is the most popular brand. Those smoking spirals work well too, but don't start a forest fire!
What to pack is a big one. Two things you should prepare yourself for are the early mornings and if it rains. First stages of the morning run early and it can get well below 10 degrees then. The rally is organised at propably the best time of Finnish summer and last years the weather has been nice (meaning no rain, some 20-30 degrees in the sun), but in case of rain you better have rain clothes.
If you have more questions, you can PM me.