(WRC) Rally Sweden 2021

[AnttiL]

I'd say it is not possible to make winter rally event in Joensuu (Itärally) as that is not scheduled to run this winter. There is not enough time to make an event from scratch.

But isn't that as much of making an event from scratch if they have a "second Arctic Rally" in February?

However, I believe the event will be in Lapland if somewhere in Finland

[abcrally]

Not the same at all as in Rovaniemi they already have personel ready and the pure will to do it. And I'd say many sponsors of Arctic Rally will join in February too.

Same opinion of 'the event in Lapland if somewhere in Finland'. Road closing is much easier in North than in other parts of FIN.

[AMSS]

Not the same at all as in Rovaniemi they already have personel ready and the pure will to do it. And I'd say many sponsors of Arctic Rally will join in February too.

Same opinion of 'the event in Lapland if somewhere in Finland'. Road closing is much easier in North than in other parts of FIN.

Also another important factor is that this would be the easiest event in Finland to be ran without spectators (if that will be the case) , some stages in Arctic rally have basically zero mid stage access, and very few have more than a handful. So really easy to restrict it compared to for instance Jyväskylä

[AnttiL]

Also another important factor is that this would be the easiest event in Finland to be ran without spectators (if that will be the case) , some stages in Arctic rally have basically zero mid stage access, and very few have more than a handful. So really easy to restrict it compared to for instance Jyväskylä

And some of the stages have been traditionally run in the military area shooting range. I believe they could be close for public more easily, since they do that from time to time when the army is practicing.

[AnttiL]

A newspaper interviewed today Markus Häkkinen, who is the CEO of AKK (the finnish main ASN). He said the schedule is tight since obtaining permissions to public state-maintained roads takes a month, with another month reserved for complaints. Private-maintained roads can be obtained with less bureaucray, but it's usually not a simple task either.

But there's still two months until mid-February, just need to get planning ASAP.

[AnttiL]

https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/...avasti/8014606

Jarmo Mahonen echoing Kai Tarkiainen by saying that several locations are being considered for the possible Finnish winter WRC round

[dimviii]

https://twitter.com/F_Gustavsson/sta...92560660992001

[Rallyper]

well, that´s a good summary. Unfortenately it seems true, what happens. Just like Fredrik writtens.

Since many years SBF is a rotten organization. With disagreements and conflicts in the board of directors since many years.

[SubaruNorway]

Haven't read the article but seems like another town on the north east coast "Skellefteå" is interested in the rally.
Hopefully it won't end like when Norway tried to get the winter olympics back and several cities were arguing about who would be the best, in the end nothing happened.

https://norran.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/reqnd50r

[Tom K]

Maybe it is connected with new shareholder? SBF (Swedish Association) and Uvåns näringslivscenter made finally an agreement to avoid the bankruptcy of Svenska Rally AB. But they want to find third party according to Swedish TV.