WRC-Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012

Atko in DS3 for Finland.
Chris Atkinson to drive a Citroen DS3 in Rally Finland - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

As for the reason they do not test themselves abroad, if it is money, then i guess the media and all the managers fans ects should not bother with them in the first place to crown them champions or candidates for titles,wins and factory drives.

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That kind of discussion is common and also essential to any sports: supporting someone, hoping the best - and also provocating and irritating the others while at it. You know how to read between the lines; you just can't tell people to shut it before there's results to show, it just doesn't work like that.

Taking an example from a rally driver, following some future hope's career from the first signs of talent, it sure feels better from fan point of view when the driver take his first big win, than starting to support/follow the driver after the first big win. It could be seen as a waste of energy, but in general the productivity from following sports' lies somewhere else than in sheer results. For teams and drivers it real world of course, I'm talking from fan point of view.

And taking money factor as you did is simplifying it quite a lot. It is essential yes, but using the same figure of speech, not all rally drivers are born with two hands then.

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Originally Posted by Rallisauna

Everybody who are coming to spectate NORF - be aware that the bridge construction site in Jämsä is already causing heavy traffic jams so it will be a hundred times worse during NORF! There goes a detour through Jämsänkoski which can be good option. I tried to find a map about it but no results so far...

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I believe this cannot be too much emphasised if it doesn't change somehow for the rally weekend. There's already queues on normal days, and for example on Midsummer's, there was incoming traffic which is heavier than normal combined with a rock festival in Jämsä and for hours there were 4-5 kilometres of almost standstill cars from Jämsä towards Tampere. Just imagine how it'll be before Ouninpohja, when EVERYONE spectating the rally will be on their way through that jam...

Short test video from yesterday Lappi's test:

http://printsport.smugmug.com/Rally2...PHWXt&lb=1&s=M

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Not everyone is going to use that road... :)

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But the majority will. Also if you want to see the morning stages, then taking the road 9 is the shortest way to Ouninpohja. So quite big traffic jams.

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Originally Posted by Arska

By the way, I'm glad that Block and Duplessis are there, makkng Finland famous for the Americans.

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This will be the second time that two American drivers have competed in Finland in the same year. The first time was 1973, Scott Harvey and Bob Hourihan.

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Originally Posted by Barreis

Maybe Loeb will win and this year. :D

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Hirvonen to win to make up for the Portugal cock up with Loeb happy enough with another haul of big points in second ;)

Ford to self destruct.... again!

Mika Salo tweets he will drive with Prodrive Mini in NORF.

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Mika Salo tweets he will drive with Prodrive Mini in NORF.

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Interesting, as the list didn't contain him...

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Mika Salo tweets he will drive with Prodrive Mini in NORF.

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wrc.com stands he will drive PROTON. Does Prodrive Mini compete in NORF?