Asunmaa and Salo went slightly off and the fresh snow was really bad
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Asunmaa and Salo went slightly off and the fresh snow was really bad
Asunmaa didn't went off, he drove as first car on the road in 15cms of fresh snow on last two stages.
https://twitter.com/PanteAlex/status...62851032121345
According to pantealex Asunmaa and Salo went slightly off in the same place.
Mine sum-up about the second round in Finland
https://rally-week.com/sm-o-k-auto-ralli/
Next RalliSM has some interesting guest entries:
Egon Kaur Polo R5
Eerik Pietarinen with Miikka Anttila Polo R5
Esapekka Lappi Yaris N5 (same class than N Mitsu/Subaru)
Juuso Metsälä Fiesta Rally3 (he has done some Top3 stage times with Fabia R5 so should give some clues about Rally3 speed against Mitsu N)
https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Ki....aspx?id=12721
Lappi testing the N5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huUwHiwvUeU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2otOAr2XVK0
It looks like he was running with three different sets of rims (black, orange and white). Different tyres maybe?
Last 2021 Championship Rally this weekend, top seeded:
1.Gryazin Polo
2.Egon Kaur Polo
3.Pepe Lopez Fabia
4.Mikko Heikkilä Fabia
5.Emil Lindholm Fabia
6.Teemu Asunmaa Fabia
all entries:
https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Ki....aspx?id=12735
2022 there will be 5 Championship classes
-Rally2/R5
-N, Rally2+Kit, (Spanish) N5, Proto-N
-Rally3
-Rally4/5, R2/1
-V1600 (standard max 1.6, no turbo)
Pictures SM-Kokkolan UA 60-v Ralli 25-26.09.2021
SS1, SS4, SS7 and SS10
https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/+SM-Ko...v+ralli+09.21/
Final results:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/7...ralli-sm-2021/
So who is champion?
Emil Lindholm in SM1
https://www.autourheilu.fi/site/asse...1116_draft.pdf
2022 Rules (in Finnish ;) )
- 5 classes
--Rally2/R5
--N, Rally2+Kit, N5, N-lite
--Rally3
--Rally4/R2
--V1600 (standard max 1600cc no turbo allowed)
7 Rallies
-3 in Winter
-4 in Gravel
Live with some feed from the stages
https://arcticrally.fi/fi/etusivu/
Impressive speed from the Rally3 crews. It helped with 31mm restrictor.
Here is a better link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drxvP7WDzIs
SM-Arctic Lapland Rally 2022
Shakedown
SS1, SS5, SS7 ja SS8
https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/SM-Arc...+Rally++01.22/
What was the general feeling in Finland regarding the speed and reliability of the Fiesta Rally3 cars on snow/ice?
What was the the reports back from the drivers of these cars?
Arctic Lapland Rally 2022 - photos - http://janisasaris.com/en/home
JA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLo3...toriurheilu.tv
Live from Riihimäki Ralli. SS1 already over, SS2 starting soon. Tricky snowy conditions, Sami Pajari's first event with Rally2 (old Ford Fiesta R5).
Here are some more links
GPS tracking
http://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/4R22/
GPS splits
http://gpspekka.kapsi.fi/rally/?id=4R22
Whar happened with Emil Lindholm on last stage?
SM-Auto Sorsa Ralli Riihimäki 04-05.02.2022
SS1 ja SS6
https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/SM-Aut...C3%A4ki+02.22/
SM-ABC Pitkälahti Ralli Kuopio 04-05.03.2022
SS1, SS3 and SS6
https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/SM-ABC...+Kuopio+03.22/
Last winter rally (not part in any championship) in "Rovaniemi area" has interesting entries, mostly in co-drivers side:
Gardemaister-Heikkilä, Tahko, Pajari, Joona...
Many foreign entries, probably 1st time entries also since they are driving in junior classes.
https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Ki....aspx?id=15572
TG and Heikkilä a prentice project?
Could someone post a link to the Finish V1600 tech regulations?
national V1600 (AKK, Appendix J, Art. VII
Pictures SM-Pohjanmaa Ralli 17-18.06.2022
SS1, SS3 and SS6
https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/SM-Pohjanmaa+Ralli+06.22/
Season 2023 starts in less than 4 weeks.
Snow/Ice
1) Arctic Lapland, Rovaniemi, January 12-14
2) Kuopio, February 3-4
3) Jyväskylä Winter-rally, March 3-4, HQ/Service in Killeri, SSS also in Killeri, most probably Baltic championship rally also.
Gravel
4) Pohjanmaaralli, Seinäjoki, May 19-20
5) Itäralli, Joensuu, June 16-17, Huge jumps, great roads
6) Lahti, August 11-12, together with ERC Historic
7) Kokkola, September 29-30
5 championship classes, some changes:
SM1: Rally2/R5
SM2: Rally3
SM3: Rally4/R2
SM4: V1600 (standard max 1.6L, no turbo)
and new one
SM5: all other 4WD including WRC -2002, S2000, Rally2+Kit, A/N, N5, Proto, National or "what ever if safe enough"
(Mitsu EVO9, Fiesta S2000, Yaris GR, Polo with Mitsu technic, Fiesta with Peugeot engine etc.)
Right now Arctic has mostly foreign entries:
https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Ki...d=15729&edit=0
entries close January 2nd
2022 TOP3 Heikkilä, Lindholm and Kaur are out, will not do full season
Leading Rally3 drivers Roope Korhonen and Lauri Joona have switched to Rally2, but there will be more Rally3 entries than this year
Heikki Kovalainen Fabia R5, Niclas Grönholm C3 Rally2, Riku Tahko i20 Rally2, some Fabia and Polo have new drivers...
Printsport is renting new Fabia RS for Arctic, Kuopio, WRC Sweden ...
Interesting new team in the Finnish Rally Championship - Heikki Kovalainen and Justus*Räikkönen:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/kovalaine...-all-new-team/
Can't wait for this weekend Arctic Lapland, I'm eager to follow Niclas Grönholm in his new car :D
Arctic Lapland has started. Jari Huttunen (this time with a Skoda) leads after SS1:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2023/?s=397147
what happened to Huttunen at ss 7? puncture?