WRC Rally Sweden 2020

Edit: too slow

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Yes. 1990. Also lack of ice and snow.

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Thanks. Is this a pattern that there has generally been less ice and snow in recent years (not just in rally time) or is this an exceptional event?

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Originally Posted by RS

Thanks. Is this a pattern that there has generally been less ice and snow in recent years (not just in rally time) or is this an exceptional event?

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2016 had warm conditions, some stages cancelled
2017 had little snow but much ice
2018 had an excess of snow
2019 had plenty of snow but quite warm slushy conditions

It's a bit different every year. We remember some Rally Swedens with very little snow such as 2000 and 1997

As for winters in Finland, this is the warmest and least-snowy I've ever seen. In fact, my grandpa said 1924 was the previous one with this little snow...

David Evans thoughts and his first article for dirtfish https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/t...-rally-sweden/

It has been on/off for decades now. I remember seeing highlights from late 80s and even back then there was some races with really little snow. Then in the 90s there was some good races with lots of snow and some horrible with just enough to run. In the 2000s, feel like the winter conditions been more stable but generally not very cold. Even if you consider that they have partly moved the rally closer to Norway and northern parts of Sweden it is bad to still get this weather.

Time to move north or another country to guarantee a snow rally ?

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Originally Posted by RS

Thanks. Is this a pattern that there has generally been less ice and snow in recent years (not just in rally time) or is this an exceptional event?

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Winther 2008 was completely lack of snow where I live in eastern Sweden. But I should say yes, slowly, winters have been a bit less snow generally. However variations are hard to assess during time...

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Time to move north or another country to guarantee a snow rally ?

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I should say Östersund or Umeå.

Both are big enough cities hosting the rally. No lack of snow and absoulutely stunning stagematerial. (Östersund doesn´t really compete with Åre on hotelbeds)

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

I should say Östersund or Umeå.

Both are big enough cities hosting the rally. No lack of snow and absoulutely stunning stagematerial. (Östersund doesn´t really compete with Åre on hotelbeds)

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I’d like to hear the English-language commentators attempts to pronounce the likely stage names near Umeå, they have enough trouble with Likenäs already 😅

So long as no one needs to go to hospital they'll be fine :D
[Hit the speech button on the translation if you don't know]
https://translate.google.com/#view=h...&text=hospital