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I understand the reasoning behind this, but I do not understand however how can anyone believe it would be any different in September. With this snails pace vacine rollout in Europe, they are lucky to have full crowds next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by abcrally
+1
im afraid it will be also cancelled this year, cant really see masses of people there which are very important to them
One rumor said that NEP Finland is too busy with Tokyo olympics during Rally Finland’s weekend so the rally must be moved
Luckily that is only a rumor. NEP faced that 'problem' already long time ago as those two events clashed already on 2020 calendar. They have had ca. 1,5 years to solve this matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
The 70th anniversary of Rally Finland has been given a new date.
The iconic gravel road fixture will now form the 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship on 30 September - 3 October after moving back two months from its original 29 July - 1 August slot.
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc...CK01sVgxxDEE5c
Will be even more demanding when the dark comes.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
I am not sure if situation in September will be better...
The country has already given us Arctic Rally Finland in 2021, and did so at short notice replacing Sweden.
How come normal Rally Finland cant run on the same basis. Couldnt a sponsor be found to also allow it to run without fans ?
Let´s hope. I´m positive for the date.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
It´s a totally different situation. In Central Finland it would be very difficult to prevent the massive amount of spectators to come and watch if there still be some restrictions. In Rovaniemi it was easy, because a lot of snow and almost no houses at all in the area where the stages were located.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yes and no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Winter Rally had no access roads to stages.
Winter had only 1 different stage in Friday and Sunday.
Winter rally was held 7-10h drive from big cities where most people live, Jyväskylä is 1-3h drive from those.
So keeping spectators out from Jyväskylä is 100 harder (and more expensive)
Also cost of making Summer Jyväskylä is 5x more than Arctic.
Another thing:
FIA requested this move because looks like Rally Estonia probably needs that slot where Finland was planned. And for weather (road conditions) reasons Estonia can´t be in September-October weekend.
But our Estonian members know way more about Estonia "C19" situation.
No one is.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Last 5 days there has been totally only 1 (one) C19 case in Jyväskylä but there could be 0 or 1000 in September.
There's many factors:
- How many will be vaccinated by then
- Will there be new mutations
- Will the number of cases go down again during the summer
- Will they go up again by October
- What happens when people go on summer vacations and then return to work/school/kindergarten
But as of now the organizers had no chance but to cancel altogether or postpone and hope for the best. Probably also extra time needed to find new title sponsor...
When you run a rally on snow roads, there's not much damage on the roads. A gravel rally needs an expensive road repair. That's one of the main reasons why Arctic Rally Finland was able to be organized without spectators.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I guess there's even a slight chance that there could be some snow in Jyvaskyla in late September - early October. Or not?
It can snow any day of the year, if so. If it snows, it'd melt right the second it touches the ground. The first snow, which definition is 1 cm of snow at 9AM, happens on October 28 on average in Jyväskylä, later in the South.Quote:
Originally Posted by Berke
Normally early October is good outdoors weather with early mornings +0 to +6 degrees and afternoon around +12 to +20 degrees. If it's sunny, it's perfect for spectating rallying, because not being too cold nor too warm. If it rains, it's just as annoying as rain is on any other time of the year.
+ no mosquitos :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Last round of Ralli SM use to go at that time. Been spectating it and weather is perfect for rallying in late September.
also this year last round was scheduled to this September-October weekend. It will be probably held one week before WRC event, perfect test rally maybe ? (roads types are different)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Yes, it´s already rescheduled to week before than WRC. Nice idea for big boys testing but let´s see is it too near the main event..?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Latvala said to Finnish media that Ogier is interested in doing a half season in 2022.
https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-11896332
LOL
at the end of the season he will change his mind again and says he will do a full one.
Rumors on Finnish TV broadcast that Oliver Solberg already signed with Hyundai for 2022.
Instead of Sordo?
wasnt he on 2 year deal anyway?
Yes he had, so this is not any news...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Or Breen...Quote:
Originally Posted by Portimao
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Adamo won both manu titles due to 3rd driver rotation. I don't see him suddenly abandoning the concept.
Planetemarcus @planetemarcus
Following the great show and very good organisation, Croatia Rally received two more years agreement from the promoter to be on 2022 & 2023 calendar ► https://bit.ly/3aIkBEn
That's great to see! I think I prefer what Croatia was to the current guise of the Tour de Corse...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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https://twitter.com/pl_loubet/status...955525122?s=21
Loubet changes co-driver
Team order?
Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
[QUOTE=steve.mandzij;1269756]That's great to see! I think I prefer what Croatia was to the current guise of the Tour de Corse...
I agree. As much as i am in love with tour de corse, it is now only a pale shadow of it former self ... This is a rally which "made sense" some decades ago, as a 24hours non-stop sprint, with 50+ km stages... and terrrible road surface. Now that the rads are wide, flowing and well surfaced, and with the 9 to 12, 2 to 5 schedule it does not make any sense.
Croatia seemed to be closer to that original spirit (in terms of roads, not schedule of course). So long live Croatia !
Italian 2020 champion Andrea Crugnola to drive for Hyundai Motorsport N in WRC2 Sardinia along veiby and Huttunen
https://www.tuttipazziperilmotorspor...alia-sardegna/ (ITA)
“We can do more on the current car, we could put more into it, but we have to work for next season. That balance is really difficult to strike and one thing which concerns me is that Hyundai is all guns blazing on the current car. That makes me nervous. Trying to make that line in the right place, that’s the most difficult thing – how much energy goes into each topic.”
Of further concern to Fowler is the return of the Acropolis Rally, meaning a switch from the relatively smooth fast gravel of Chile to Greece’s iconic rough roads in September.
“Personally, I think it’s good to have the Acropolis back in terms of the championship,” said Fowler, “but for our championship challenge, I think this year we would’ve been better off having not come back to Greece – in terms of the development Hyundai has done and what we targeted.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...1-development/
From Oliver Solberg's Twitter account:
@OliverSolberg01
I'm super excited to announce I'll be back in the @HMSGOfficial i20 Coupe WRC again at @Rally_d_Italia!
Ever since I stepped out of the car at the end of Arctic Rally Finland I've been desperate to get back in it, and I'm really happy the opportunity has come so soon
Since he drove it last year it makes sense to run WRC there and not on a rally that he never did before like Portugal. Also they are "delaying" as many WRC2 starts as possible for the new car to come, so better to drive WRC than to sit at home like he did instead of Croatia.
Apparently Oliver Solberg will drive the Hyundai WRC car in Sardinia:
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/schlag...-chance-46480/
It was already confirmed by himself yesterday.
In line with the introduction of the new generation of power units, which integrate the hybrid technology in Rally1 class vehicles, the FIA will introduce a 100% sustainable fuel in the FIA World Rally Championship from next season.
https://www.fia.com/news/fia-wrc-swi...usive-provider