2008 Neste Oil Rally Finland - official thread

Here is the switch...

Thanks DJ and jiipee, I happened to see a photo of Suominen in Mitsubishi's site just before I came back here... :)

I wonder if Mikko will get near 3rd place on Germany? realisticaly it's possible, but not quite likely to happen, what do you guys think?

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Originally Posted by playmo

I wonder if Mikko will get near 3rd place on Germany? realisticaly it's possible, but not quite likely to happen, what do you guys think?

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If no one goes off or has technical problems I don't think Mikko will be in front of Loeb, Sordo or Duval. Also Atko, if he stays on the road, could be faster than Mikko.
Didn't the Ford boys had some tarmac exercise some time ago?

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Originally Posted by HaCo

... I don't think Mikko will be in front of Loeb, Sordo or Duval. Also Atko...

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That's more or less the prediction (and my thoughts too), but i wouldn't count that much on Duval (he's as unpredictable as Latvala), i think the fight for 2nd will be Atkinson against Sordo.

I'm still quite surprised by Atko's 3rd in Finland (it ranks him higher on my list) but i'm still waiting for such performance from Petter.

Was such a great drive from Seb, that makes me wonder what would have been if Bosse would've been around... (and for that matter: Colin, Carlos, Richard, Markko, etc, etc). You all know how good pace notes Seb does, and how he performs on "new" events (routes or overall)...

Thanks to the "Hauhonpohja guys" and A.F.F. for the nice time during the rally, I havent had this fun since my granny lost the brakes in her motorbike.

Duval will recieve an onboard message to..take a pitstop..if he is in front of Hirvonen, especially with the World Championship so close tight.

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Originally Posted by playmo

That's more or less the prediction (and my thoughts too), but i wouldn't count that much on Duval (he's as unpredictable as Latvala), i think the fight for 2nd will be Atkinson against Sordo.

I'm still quite surprised by Atko's 3rd in Finland (it ranks him higher on my list) but i'm still waiting for such performance from Petter.

Was such a great drive from Seb, that makes me wonder what would have been if Bosse would've been around... (and for that matter: Colin, Carlos, Richard, Markko, etc, etc). You all know how good pace notes Seb does, and how he performs on "new" events (routes or overall)...

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Duval has mature to consistent level now I think, did he crash out in his outings in 2007 with Citroen and then Ford in Monte Carlo? Okay he didn't finish corsica and Acropolis that year, but it was mechanical issues. I think like Gigi he is more in control now.

I've uploaded a few photos from Finland if anyone fancies a look ..

http://www.rally-shots.com

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Originally Posted by Viking

Both Aava and Rautenbach is on the list of entries, so I guess after your speed observations (10kph+) Conrad will be on the podium….. or maybe not :D

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:p I don't know how good Aava is on tarmac, but Rautenbach with a Xsara WRC was even slower than Broccoli with a Clio R

The speed observations can be proved easily by the videos I did. Want to see some examples ? (don't know how to keep the sound when converting from the camera videoformat though :\ !).