Finnish rallying championship news

[OldF]

Yes. In FIN R4WD the restrictor size is 35 mm with pump fuel and 34 mm with ethanol.

http://www.rallism.fi/content/en/1/10090/FRC.html

"The SM(FRC) vehicle classes
Finnish championship titles are awarded separately to drivers, co-drivers and teams and also separately in four-wheel drives and two-wheel drives. There are the following two four-wheel drive vehicle classes and two two-wheel drive vehicle classes in FRC:
SM(FRC)1 or Super4: FIA R5, Super 2000 Rally (2.0 and 1.6T), FIN R4WD (also incl. WRC cars homologated 31.12.2002 or earlier)
SM(FRC)2 or Production4: FIA N, FIA R4 and FIN N4WD
SM(FRC)3 or R2: FIA R1 and FIA R2B cars up to 1600 cc
SM(FRC)4 or Super2: FIA R3 (both R3T and R3D), FIN R2WD and group N up to 2000 cc, Super 1600, and diesel cars in groups N and A

[pantealex]

By the way are those really Lancers WRC Step.1 used in FRC?

Real WRC Step2, I believe. (2 pieces)

[TWRC]

Real WRC Step2, I believe. (2 pieces)

Yes, both Step2, Vihavainen's is KP51 RWO, Jari Tuuri's (Eskelinen drives it this year) is KN52 XBB. Also, Papa Latvala has KR02 DLY and two Evo IIIs, M6 MRE and a replica based upon the factory car.

[Jeppe]

Yes, both Step2, Vihavainen's is KP51 RWO, Jari Tuuri's (Eskelinen drives it this year) is KN52 XBB. Also, Papa Latvala has KR02 DLY and two Evo IIIs, M6 MRE and a replica based upon the factory car.

This is correct info, but I think Eskelinen owns now the KN52 XBB and Tuuri got Eskelinen´s old Evo IX..

[Hartusvuori]

Again, time to exhume this thread.

Finnish rallying championship continues tomorrow with Enset-ralli in Sastamala. Nine stages and all ran once makes it a proper rallying day. Stage mileage is a bit over 100 kilometres. First stage starts already at 9.20 CET (10.20 Finnish time) and first car expected in the finish just before six o'clock. 2WD crews run first, followed by 4WDs and other classes.

No big surprises on the entry list. Nice to have OC Veiby in Fabia R5 continuing in the series. Depending on his success tomorrow, he could hold a chance to challenge for the title very much. Juha Salo is his main opponent. This will be first gravel event in DS3 R5 for Kristian Kiviniemi making it interesting to see how he has gotten used to the car now. Ari Vihavainen must be nominated for one of the top drivers here too. Stages are on large parts very fast, so with his WRC Mitsubishi he has some advantage.

New R5s on the start line are TMR's Japanese drivers Arai and Katsuta starting with MM-Motorsport's Fiesta R5s.

One fast Mitsubishi driver is missing as Jarkko Nikara is not taking part.

Stage map: http://www.ensetralli.fi/attachments...e=Reittikartta (PDF)
Results, GPS, etc from http://www.rallism.fi/content/fi/1/10005/Etusivu.html (not updated just yet)

[br21]

I know it's still pretty early, but maybe somewhere I can already find online/updated entry list for Arctic?

[samWRC]

I know it's still pretty early, but maybe somewhere I can already find online/updated entry list for Arctic?

https://akk.autourheilu.fi/Public/Ki...id=4844&edit=0 and click "osallistujat". Only two entrants at the moment.

[br21]

thanx a lot!! who's going there? I should be in Rovaniemi.

[pantealex]

thanx a lot!! who's going there? I should be in Rovaniemi.

I´m going, staying in santaclaus hotel.

[pantealex]

I know it's still pretty early, but maybe somewhere I can already find online/updated entry list for Arctic?

Huge amount of entries will come 2-3 days before entries closes and about 25 in final day.

Totally there will be more than 120 entries. 3-4 WRC and maybe 15 R5´s