Neste Rally Finland 2016

**Mintexmemory** · 1st August 2016, 16:48

Originally Posted by AL14

His fighting spirit often turns into crashing spirit. I think he has done a good and mature weekend. Meeke has delivered a strong performance and was in a better position than him.
He has to be ok with it not blaming fighting spirit.

If JML's face was anything to go by being second was not the plan! Saying he lacked fighting spirit is a pretty dumb thing to say when you've just been party to the boss's prediction coming true (especially when it had been meant as a kick up the Teemo!)
As a close observer of the stages over the weekend how anyone could say it's not so slippery for the cleaner is beyond me. At times it's like driving on ice!

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 1st August 2016, 17:33

JML cant blame himself too much.. Meeke was inspired, had a better road position and was under no pressure to win.

**over jump** · 1st August 2016, 18:03

Neste Rally Finland 2016 Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQKBnftY8dI

**N.O.T** · 1st August 2016, 18:15

Originally Posted by over jump

Neste Rally Finland 2016 Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQKBnftY8dI

How did you manage to make Finland look boring ? That requires some major skills kid.

**dimviii** · 1st August 2016, 19:05

A letter from Kris

http://www.krismeeke.com/news/2016-0...tter-from-kris

**Rallyper** · 1st August 2016, 21:05

Just came home from NRF this morning. Nice weekend, best rally in years. Good to meet many friends from this forum on the stages.

My only comments on drivers will be this:

Very good performande from Meeke. Surprising drive from Breen. Both drivers without pressure from start. Never the less - you can´t have good times whole rally without being brave and mature.

I think all other drivers (except for Lappi) in one way or another are dissapointed. Neuville might got groving confidence after PS win.

Tidemand showed sisu when he tried to get Suninen on last stage, but failing in the most common bend of the rally except from Kakaristo junction - the Vatanen one. You can go for it but not go 5 in an 3R. Tanak speed didn´t hold whole rally. Was kind of expected, but he is in Meeke mode he was two years ago.

Also disapointning for Bergkvist, having that irritating off first day. With a little help from spectators he could have driven rest of stages in semirace speed to get more experience. Marshalls did not think so. Showed quite god speed on some stages. He has to go on driving more rallies. Nice to hear he´ll start in Germany.

**SubaruNorway** · 1st August 2016, 21:18

Originally Posted by belas

Great video ! It proves that one enthusiastic and skilled cameraman (without a tabard I presume) can do WAY better than the WRC crew.

Thanks! That's true, makes you have to be a bit creative in a few places but still stayed pretty safe i would say.
Completely knackered now though, think i made it up to near 20 hours of video recce

BTW, I'm disappointed you haven't commented on the sunflower field i got in the background on powerstage NOT, made me chuckle when i saw it

**dimviii** · 1st August 2016, 22:15

**Simmi** · 1st August 2016, 22:52

My photos from the rally if anyone is interested.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/949985...77513486/page1

A really awesome event. Will be able to look back on this in years to come and say I was there.