Rally Sweden 2022

[focus206]

These stages are so boring...very long straights. Co-drivers better pack in their crossword puzzles.

I believe the only jump will be on the spectator area at the end of the Umeå stage.

so compared to Varmland and Arctic, we can expect stages to be more straight and faster? How about the size of the road, as tight as Arctic or more open?

[AnttiL]

so compared to Varmland and Arctic, we can expect stages to be more straight and faster? How about the size of the road, as tight as Arctic or more open?

I think overall we're quite close to Arctic. The stages are primarly in forests with very little change in landscape, there are long straights with flat and sharp corners but no "medium corners", as well as big hills and bumpy roads but no jumps. The road width varies from wide to narrow, just like in Arctic and Värmland and Jyväskylä. Pace-wise there's a big contrast between the fast roads and the slow roads, barely anything in between (this is also similar to some stages of Rally Estonia). However, while Arctic has almost no houses among the route, the Umeå route has actually quite a few houseyard passings or small villages along the stages. Some sections are similar to Värmland, like most of Örträsk, middle part of Långed, some parts of power stage. And the spectator area of Umeå is very similar to what they had in Torsby.

[SubaruNorway]

Yeah it's either really fast or really slow and visibility is really bad in many places with the trees right up to the road, can't really find any special places like Colin's crest, Fredriksberg or Röjden jumps.
But hopefully it's easier to find something once there on my own.

[DocMS]

With restrictions removed in Sweden is access to service area allowed again in the WRC?

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[BleAivano]

Some brief info in this video (in Swedish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rzfXyt1GU8 regarding parking (larger parking places with shuttle buses)*
and also info regarding snow mobiles. * no details regarding stage parking more parking will be available.

[Realy]

Has anyone bought a rally magazine? Are parking areas marked on it? I mean, see if it's a road park or a field park.

[KasperiK]

its seems like that the organization is releasing only a shakedown map which showing the parking spaces...
https://rallysweden.com/en/stage/shakedown-klabbole/
On the other maps theres no mention of parking spaces ... yet

[linni]

https://rallysweden.com/en/the-race/

If you click on a stage name, the map opens. There are no coordinates or explanations, but the spectator areas are marked.

[KasperiK]

yeah, i see that. But it’s still quite odd that in the shakedown map, the parking areas are properly marked but not on the other maps.

[linni]

Then who is going to pay 10 euros for the rally magazine?