I'll make sure the GPS stays home ;) :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
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I'll make sure the GPS stays home ;) :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Someone said in Finnish rally forum Ralli.net that Juha Kankkunen will drive Stobart-Ford in NORF. I didn't found any confirmation about it but lets hope so...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84522Quote:
Originally Posted by donlorean
No comfirmation yet though.
the kankku thing has been sure for a long time already, only ford want to wait with the announcment.
Is Therman involved, perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Not sure about Therman, but i dont think so, anyway this will be propably the last time to see Juha drive for real and in a good car, after this there will offcourse be still some rallies, but more or less cruising and more about showing the face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
"...and possibly more rounds of the series later in the season."
Also from the Autosport article, would be an exciting surprise. If Kankkunen does well for Stobart in Finland, why not if both parties are into it?
First entries published http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/a...5-54-11253.pdf
Looks pretty awesome. Keep us posted :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
Fabrizio de Sanctis there once again. :)
Offcourse, he is a part of the inventory list already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodeye
No Joonas Lindroos sofar.
What about Gardemeister? Can we hope to see him there?
De Sanctis now in an Evo IX :)
The only name I want to see in the updated lists. Salo is there though, and hopefully we get Joonas as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
He will be driving with Tapio Suomalainen. Car will most propably be S2000, but I haven't found confirmation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koppomsbo
On his webpage he is saying that he has been negotiating all the spring and now things are looking brighter...whatever that means..
He will be in Rally Estonia two weeks earlier and there are rumors that he might be there with Skoda Fabia S2000 car and if it is like that then he will be in Finland with the same car.Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
It is now officially announced that Juha Kankkunen - Juha Repo will start NORF 2010 with Ford Focus RS WRC.
- I haven't drove much with modern rally cars, but they do have tyres and a steering wheel, so I should do ok, he said.
- We'll try to score top ten times and compete with ie. Kimi Räikkönen.
Now it's confirmed, Kankkunen/Repo in NORF-10.
COOOOOOOOOL. Hmmmmm might need to go now ;)
Kankkunen will drive the latest-spec M-Sport Focus and he will get two days of testing.
- If I will win this, other drivers should consider a career driving a milk car.
He's back.
1. JMLQuote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
2. Kankkunen (+0:05.6)
3. Loeb (+0:12.4)
:confused: ;)
But really, this is great news. :) I'll guess I'll have to start plead my vacations from army quite soon.... The lotto row would be HL+HL+VLV+VLV I guess. :D
JML in the ditch..
Here's the TV coverage of finnish TV and official online service.
29.7. Thursday
MTV3 MAX klo 17.30–18.00 Rally World: Summary of Previous rally
MTV3 MAX klo 18.00–18.30 Shake Down
MTV3 MAX klo 18.30–20.00 LIVE SS1: Laajavuori
Katsomo.fi klo 20.45 - 21.00 Service, Live
MTV3 klo 22.30–22.40 Summary of a Day
30.7. Friday
Katsomo.fi klo 06.30–06.45 LIVE Service A
MTV3 MAX klo 12.40–12.55 Summary of a Day
Katsomo.fi klo 13.50–16.30 LIVE helicopter SS 6, 7 ja 8
Katsomo.fi klo 12.55–13.10 LIVE Service B
MTV3 MAX klo 14.40–14.55 Summary of a Day
Katsomo.fi klo 17.20–19.00 LIVE helicopter SS 9 ja 10
MTV3 MAX klo 19.35–20.45 LIVE SS11: Laajavuori
Katsomo.fi klo 20.45–21.00 LIVE Service C
MTV3 klo 22.30–22.40 Summary of a Day
MTV3 MAX klo 22.30–23.00 Summary of a Day
MTV3 klo 01.00–01.30 Summary of a Day
31.7. Saturday
Katsomo.fi klo 06.30–06.45 LIVE Service D
Katsomo.fi klo 09.35–10.35 LIVE helicopter SS 14
Katsomo.fi klo 11.00–11.15 LIVE Service E
Katsomo.fi klo 11.50–12.30 LIVE helicopter SS 15 ja 16
MTV3 klo 12.25–14.00 LIVE SS16: Himos
Katsomo.fi klo 14.00–15.00 LIVE helicopter SS 17
Katsomo.fi klo 15.05–15.35 LIVE Service F
MTV3 MAX klo 16.30–18.10 LIVE SS 19: Himos
Katsomo.fi klo 18.45–19.00 LIVE Service G
MTV3 klo 19.20–19.30 Summary of a Day
MTV3 MAX klo 19.25–20.15 LIVE Paviljonki
MTV3 MAX klo 22.35–23.05 Summary of a Day
MTV3 klo 00.25–00.55 Summary of a Day
1.8. Sunday
MTV3 MAX klo 17.10–18.10 WRC Neste Oil, Summary of a Rally
Source: http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uut...010/06/1146936
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Excellent news...can't wait to see him in action live again :DQuote:
Originally Posted by donlorean
Hey
I've finaly decided to try and go on my own since no one can come with me from Norway.
So i was just wondering if anyone here knows of a good place to stay?
Waiting for a mail from Summerhotel Alkio 30km south of Jyvaskyla with some more information, would be nice to have WIFI so i can keep up with results and stuff :)
If and when you have a car Alkio-opisto at Korpilahti is pretty much a perfect place to stay during the rally - of course you miss night action at Jyväskylä (night action at Korpilahti is wayyy more hardcore ;) ). I've studied for a year at Alkio a decade ago and buildings were bit tired but okeyish (and as far as I know they've been renovated), but the area is cozy, peaceful and beautiful. Concerning the rally, it is very well located. You have good connections to stages on Friday morning (near Petäjävesi) and on Saturday near Jämsä. And of course shakedown. Perhaps a downside is that you must use road E9 pretty much always and that is always jammed during the rally. (I think there is short shortcut road to junction that leads to Petäjävesi that you can use without having to use E9). But traffic's something you have to deal with anyway. If the price is right, it's easy solution, I'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
You can also buy a prepaid mobile USB broadband connection for your laptop. For example Saunalahti prepaid is 39€, it is valid for one month unlimited data transfer.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
What about road on SS14/17 at the start? Anyone know how the stage is there?
It´s new part first 6,5 km. :confused:
Most of it is very fast and wide road. There is very beautiful places when road goes between two lakes... It was driven two year ago as road section before that same stage and we think then that it would be nice to drive in rally also... I don't remember any single places but spectacular driving for sure through that section... That stage is good from start to finish. One of my favorite in this rally...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Thanks for the information :) I like day action better than night action anyway so it's cool ;) And they have wireless there so everything seems very good, USB broadband has never been know to be very good anyway. Sucks in Norway atleast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Doesn't suck in Finland. :) Truly amazing networks here in Finland. I haven't found a place yet where my Elisa data connection would have failed - even in the middle of the forest in the middle of nowhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
I'll guess I'll have to start my own spectator recce quite soon once again. It's going to be quite difficult trying to avoid all the traffic jams by using small roads that are longer in distance but then again shorter in time. Kinda tight schedule this year... Another challenge is once again finding those so called "places". ;)
>>Doesn't suck in Finland. Truly amazing networks here in Finland. I haven't found a place yet where my Elisa data connection would have failed -
>>even in the middle of the forest in the middle of nowhere. :eek:
Sorry to say but We have had some problems with Elisa.
Only last week all data connections were lost for 2 hours in the middle of a working day only 10 km's from Jyväskylä. :evil:
Try to make budget for 2011 with no data??
whats the point to take a laptop to the stages in the first place, if you are a normal spectator?
Update your facebook, check results, post video's from your video camera if you got something awesome and kill time between stages :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Using your phone for all that is a bit costly i found out after Sweden...
I will have all wednesday to recce stages so hopefully i will find some good video spots ;) I'm thinking about Urria and Myhinpää both times and maybe midday service and the city stage Laajavuori if i can fit that in on friday anyway. Is Laajavuori tarmac only like the one i think i have seen from earlie days?
Urria and Myhinpää might work well with a helicopter, but from the ground you have to make choices. Last year Myhinpää (ran on Sunday) had spectator's cars lined up for 4-5 kms at one point.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Laajavuori is not a tarmac stage. Try to search YouTube for previous years' shakedowns. It's pretty much the same stage. The tarmac only city stage that pretty much everybody wanted to see was Harju.
Yeah i think i have to calculate more time than in Sweden and Norway it seems, were it has been no problem to be there an hour before stage start. I'm fit so no problem walking a few k's ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Ok by the ski jump yeah, ran in the same direction too? I can't find out were this years shakedown is though?
Hour before first car is fine if you are choose a place that isn't an obvious hit. Urria for its infamous jump and Myhinpää for its infamous jumps are most likely the two most crowded stages on Friday. They're also quite far apart, so you must count some time for driving. It's possible to do 3-4 stages a day with good planning and lots of luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Laajavuori is by the ski jump hill, yes.
Yeah i saw that they were far appart but if you want to get 4 stages and move only once it's ok i guess. Sorry i haven't been paying attention to the thread before now so i saw you posted the shakedown location earlier. I assume that is the stage start, so that it runs north in some way?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&sourc...,36.21,,0,8.27
Street view in the forest is brilliant :D
NORF will be the only WRC round that I will really follow this year, especially when one of my all time favourites Kankkunen drives again. :)
I rechecked the initeary and perhaps you're right, at least there's a fair chance to reach from Urria 2 (first car 10.06) to get to Myhinpää 1 (1st car 15.36). I recalled the two stages would've been closer to each other. On previous years Friday's initeary have been much tighter, for example last year Friday's last proper started around 15.00 whereas now Myhinpää 2 starts 18.00.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
The link to shakedown road leads to the middle of the road. As far as I know it's the right road, but the shakedown stage starts right at the E9 highway.
Tension is growing. I've only been growing it up for about a year now...