Neste Rally Finland 2016

[SubaruNorway]

Valentino Rossi got us some more fans hopefully

[OldF]

On Päijälä2 we were in the middle of the stage were there was straight and a little jump and after jump fast left and right hander. Because Ouninpohja1 was cancelled we were very early on Päijäl2 on saw like 5 Vietomehet go off in that fast left hander place. When the top guys came you just saw the difference, although Latvala went also very wide there and Paddon took it also very wide but nothing too serious.

We were about 100 m further on the stage. I could see the exit of the right hander you saw and after that was a small downhill, a lefthander and a right hander in a small uphill.

In driving the lefthander and right hander combination there was huge different in choosing driving lines. The top wrc drivers used the left side of the road after the lefthander, less experienced wrc drivers like e.g. Abbring were more in middle of the road. The third category was drivers driving a straight line from apex to apex. A surprise for me was that Henning Solberg was one of those.

A close call for Kruuda and Tempestini hitting the bank after the first right hander during the first run and for Henning Solberg during the second run. For me the highlights was getting hit by small stones by Pontus Tidemand on both runs and by Paddon on the second run.

I didn’t see the crash of vetomiehet but I saw the cars when walking back to the car for a little break before the second run. As can been seen from the pics the lefthander is hidden behind the crest.

https://www.google.fi/maps/@61.59500...7i13312!8i6656





Pics of crashed vetomihet cars from Mika Aatos Kiviaho’s twitter.

https://twitter.com/MKiviaho/status/759444895924883456





And thanks to SubruNorway, KKSF etc. for nice videos.

[OldF]

Just now I noticed the sign to the left on the second pic.

“Henkilökunnan pysäköinti tien perällä” = Staff parking at the end of the road.

[tommeke_B]

Also back home from Rally Finland, once again amazing event! Also very nice to have met some forum members in real life. Thanks again to PanteAlex and Hartusvuori for the tips about the tyre center, warmest welcome and best service we've ever had in a tyre center. It's fair to say Finland is the biggest and best organized WRC event at the moment. All in all a great event with a great atmosphere around the rally. Still stunning to see what these drivers can do on the countless blind crests and jumps, often in corners. Hartusvuori said the jump on Ruuhimaki would be huuuge, well, it was! Biggest jump I've ever seen, and probably the scariest too... I think we are getting close to the point where the drivers/codrivers back will be more limiting than the suspension of the car itself. By the looks and the results, we can say Citroën (and their drivers) did their homework very very well, both Meeke and Breen were THE drivers of the rally, I didn't expect this. I also think it must have hurt for Ogier to be slower than Meeke even with a +- equal starting position. Hyundai has let us down a bit, more was expected from them, especially regarding the pace they've shown on the last events... Tänak again combined very strong pace with some mistakes which you cannot afford in WRC. Luckily for him there are enough teams that need a fast driver next year. In WRC2 Lappi seemed too fast for the others, Suninen was very impressive to see, but the times didn't follow, I think his driving was a bit too brutal sometimes.

Here's a video from my friends, I think it could be already posted on the forum, but ok... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnxF...&feature=share

My pictures will follow later, not soon, but they'll come.

[Arnold Triyudho Wardono]

Kris' Ouninpohja onboard is on YouTube, but only in one minutes & 13s duration..

They're forcing us to using WRC+..

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[dimviii]

excellent video from Methka

https://youtu.be/HeeV06bmTfs

[Simmi]

Kris' Ouninpohja onboard is on YouTube, but only in one minutes & 13s duration..

They're forcing us to using WRC+..

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A video that has the potential to go viral and they hide it behind a paywall in poor quality. They continue to disappoint.

[EstWRC]

excellent video from Methka

https://youtu.be/HeeV06bmTfs

that was very good! watched all onboards of the stages that Tänak won and Jukojärvi and Päijälä were so awesome, the stages are so fast and those jumps! First part of Lempä is pretty crazy from Tänak.

[Simmi]

excellent video from Methka

https://youtu.be/HeeV06bmTfs

Great video. My biggest regret of the rally is not trying harder to capture some stuff from the big jump in Ruuhimaki. Public viewing was very bad - unlike in the opposite direction. Needed to go through the trees like a couple of other forumers.

[Rally Power]

So, for once Capito was right: Meeke was really the favorite for Finland!

What a superb exhibition from the British on the Finns backyard! Huge congrats also for Breen.

The two days road cleaning rule it’s quite unfair, but there’s no doubt it’s providing a very entertaining season.