WRC Rally Sweden 2020

Dirtfish report
https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/t...-rally-sweden/

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Originally Posted by swanny

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

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Ah, skälvklart 😁 When I asked my Svensk friends why they call ice cream ‘glass’ not ‘is-grädde’ they said why do you call it ‘hospital’ not ‘sick house’ 😅

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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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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 agree. Both also have have good connections with Stockholm by air and train. Umeå is a quit large city (130'000 in the municipality) while Östersund is about half the size of Umeå and quite a bit smaller then Karlstad.
Östersund is a bit closer to Stockholm by car and mighty attract more spectators from Norway. Umeå might attract less Norwegians but more Finnish spectators with the ferry between Umeå and Vasa (Finland).
Umeå probably have more hotels/restaurants in the actual city while Östersund probably have hotels in the vicinity although many of those are more skiing resorts.

Do either of the places mentioned above already have rallies in the nearby forests ?

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Originally Posted by linni

If roads are soft and wet, the area will look like a Battle of Bulge after the rally.
If the roads are at least frozen, then no harm will done and studs can be used. On gravel.

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Are those gravel roads or earth roads?

If they are gravel, i don't see why they would be more destroyed than on any other gravel rally.

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Originally Posted by denkimi

If they are gravel, i don't see why they would be more destroyed than on any other gravel rally.

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Maybe you also don't see that other gravel rallies are not driven with studded tires. ;)

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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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Originally Posted by denkimi

Are those gravel roads or earth roads?

If they are gravel, i don't see why they would be more destroyed than on any other gravel rally.

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In the summer on dry hard roads I would agree but there is a reason that no rallies in Sweden are driven on soaked defrosted gravel roads. The roads are too soft and thus also undriveable.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Maybe you also don't see that other gravel rallies are not driven with studded tires. ;)

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And during winter.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Do either of the places mentioned above already have rallies in the nearby forests ?

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Yes Umeå/Vännas has a Swedish championship round at the end of this month. Östersund have hosted Swedish championship round in previous years.

Some road pics from Vännäs area.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4700...0057328134079/

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Originally Posted by denkimi

Are those gravel roads or earth roads?

If they are gravel, i don't see why they would be more destroyed than on any other gravel rally.

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Ask the organizers of Hankiralli 1990. They went bankrupt afterwards. They should have done like Rally Sweden the same year.