[WRC] News & Rumours 2021

[pantealex]

The country has already given us Arctic Rally Finland in 2021, and did so at short notice replacing Sweden.

How come normal Rally Finland cant run on the same basis. Couldnt a sponsor be found to also allow it to run without fans ?

Yes and no.

Winter Rally had no access roads to stages.

Winter had only 1 different stage in Friday and Sunday.

Winter rally was held 7-10h drive from big cities where most people live, Jyväskylä is 1-3h drive from those.

So keeping spectators out from Jyväskylä is 100 harder (and more expensive)

Also cost of making Summer Jyväskylä is 5x more than Arctic.


Another thing:
FIA requested this move because looks like Rally Estonia probably needs that slot where Finland was planned. And for weather (road conditions) reasons Estonia can´t be in September-October weekend.
But our Estonian members know way more about Estonia "C19" situation.

[pantealex]

I am not sure if situation in September will be better...

No one is.

Last 5 days there has been totally only 1 (one) C19 case in Jyväskylä but there could be 0 or 1000 in September.

[AnttiL]

There's many factors:
- How many will be vaccinated by then
- Will there be new mutations
- Will the number of cases go down again during the summer
- Will they go up again by October
- What happens when people go on summer vacations and then return to work/school/kindergarten

But as of now the organizers had no chance but to cancel altogether or postpone and hope for the best. Probably also extra time needed to find new title sponsor...

[AnttiL]

How come normal Rally Finland cant run on the same basis.

When you run a rally on snow roads, there's not much damage on the roads. A gravel rally needs an expensive road repair. That's one of the main reasons why Arctic Rally Finland was able to be organized without spectators.

[Berke]

I guess there's even a slight chance that there could be some snow in Jyvaskyla in late September - early October. Or not?

[Hartusvuori]

I guess there's even a slight chance that there could be some snow in Jyvaskyla in late September - early October. Or not?

It can snow any day of the year, if so. If it snows, it'd melt right the second it touches the ground. The first snow, which definition is 1 cm of snow at 9AM, happens on October 28 on average in Jyväskylä, later in the South.

Normally early October is good outdoors weather with early mornings +0 to +6 degrees and afternoon around +12 to +20 degrees. If it's sunny, it's perfect for spectating rallying, because not being too cold nor too warm. If it rains, it's just as annoying as rain is on any other time of the year.

[pantealex]

It can snow any day of the year, if so. If it snows, it'd melt right the second it touches the ground. The first snow, which definition is 1 cm of snow at 9AM, happens on October 28 on average in Jyväskylä, later in the South.

Normally early October is good outdoors weather with early mornings +0 to +6 degrees and afternoon around +12 to +20 degrees. If it's sunny, it's perfect for spectating rallying, because not being too cold nor too warm. If it rains, it's just as annoying as rain is on any other time of the year.

+ no mosquitos

[Rallyper]

Last round of Ralli SM use to go at that time. Been spectating it and weather is perfect for rallying in late September.

[pantealex]

Last round of Ralli SM use to go at that time. Been spectating it and weather is perfect for rallying in late September.

also this year last round was scheduled to this September-October weekend. It will be probably held one week before WRC event, perfect test rally maybe ? (roads types are different)

[Jeppe]

also this year last round was scheduled to this September-October weekend. It will be probably held one week before WRC event, perfect test rally maybe ? (roads types are different)

Yes, it´s already rescheduled to week before than WRC. Nice idea for big boys testing but let´s see is it too near the main event..?