And the last - and only - time Finns didn't win a single rally was in 1995. Mightily embarrassing.
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In addition the highest placed Finn is 7th in the championship.
Might this be the reason why Kalle gets so much hype and possibly drives full season as 3rd driver from the start?
I don't think it's THE reason, but it might play a part in it. While it's true the Finns (and the Finnish press) have been waiting for a new Mäkinen or Kankkunen for a while, Kalle (due to his unique story) would have always had that something that makes someone a household name.
Not sure if it’s been shown
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...427068b027.jpg
Looks like it's burning just 5km from Argents Hill?
https://sentinel.ga.gov.au/#/
Use the bar at the bottom to see how fast it goes from day to day
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov...ance_TrueColor
No way this is going ahead:
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...-yet-cancelled
Here's the predicted fire spread for today. If the predictions do play out in reality then Coffs Harbour is basically isolated. I can't see how they could possibly run the rally, either physically or morally.
https://twitter.com/NSWRFS/status/1194031586150211585
http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/ass...ction-1000.pdf (higher res pdf version)
Cancelled