[WRC] Rally Finland 2023

[samzon100]

Pictures Secto Ralli 02-06.08.2023
Shakedown. EK3, EK8, EK13, EK17 ja EK22

https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/MM-Secto+Ralli+08.23/

[tommeke_B]

Seen a great event once again. Thankfully the WRC2-level is very high this year... In Rally1 something must change, some crashes and there's nothing left... It gives me the feeling of 2009-2010 again, when they were were running cars nobody could afford anymore.

A few photos from Evans, well deserved winner:









Small album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...46253944176138

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Hilarous

D. Evans before event ( https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/david...teemu-suninen/ ):
"Can you win? Quite possibly. Let’s see what the weather does and how the competition plays out, but I’d certainly be backing you for a top-three."

C. Clark after Estonia: (https://dirtfish.com/rally/colin-cla...ver-ratings/):
"Consolidation and validation is the key to success though – let’s hope he can do exactly that in Finland."

Ref1: No podium even with 3 top drivers retired
Ref2: In Estonia he clearly beat Loubet and Katsuta. In Finland he was equal with Loubet when he retired and lost to Katsuta. Consolidation and validation it isnt.

For once I agree they are clowns.

In terms of pre-event I agree. There was no way he should've been expected to win or even podium.

After the rally DF have right though.And Teemu made it clear why he lost time.

“The expectations get higher and the goals change quite fast when we have a chance for better results. I really felt that we had the pace for P3, but I just wasn’t ready when the conditions changed,” he said, referencing the wet conditions faced on Saturday.

“I didn’t know what I needed from the car and I didn’t know how to adapt with the driving, and that’s why we lost some easy seconds in the tricky conditions.”

[dimviii]

Τom amazing photos as always.

[Jarek Z]

Yeah, how did you take the first one? Were you lying in a ditch?

[Ide]

Here's my Rally Finland 2023 gallery. Photos from 5 special stages.
Secto Rally Finland 2023

[Hartusvuori]

Yeah, how did you take the first one? Were you lying in a ditch?

You can see a remote camera on one of the other photos.

[satnav]

Great pictures Tom, fantastic use of a remote, top class

[satnav]

Here's my Rally Finland 2023 gallery. Photos from 5 special stages.
Secto Rally Finland 2023

Some nice photos there, you were opposite us on the power stage for i remember you taking the picture of the group who were beside the big radio Mic

[MTA]

A post a while after the competition when you have thought about it.

Something has to be done so that there will be more cars in WRC1 (or the topclass) as the air ran out of the competition completely after 3 possible winners already had to retire on day 1.

Sunday felt very lazy as there were basically only 3 cars driving at (full) speed.

Such a fast and extreme competition, you notice a very big difference compared to WRC2, so even if they drive fast as hell, you don't experience them as fascinating as you do at a local competition or ERC, for example, where they are top class.

We also had bad luck with officials who were completely unreasonable and had to take long detours in the forest even though it was over 1 hour before the stage was to start, argue for only being allowed to cross the road even though the last car had passed and other incidents.
Feels like it has unfortunately become more of that in recent years, at the same time you understand it when you see how idiotic some visitors behave and it's not local ones or countries that are nearby...

Despite this, it is a fantastic race and the whole experience is wonderful.

Some of our photos can be found at https://www.facebook.com/rallyfoto.se