Kalle Rovanpera - rallying's youngest champion

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The new World Champion's livery is now available in Dirt Rally 2.0 !

[Eli]

The new World Champion's livery is now available in Dirt Rally 2.0 !

Now we just need his car for Dirt Rally 3.0

[jiipee64]

https://fb.watch/ghlyHuYla8/

Sometimes it is hard to understand how good this guy knows finnish rallying heritage.
Remarkable hommage to a finnish rallyvdriver who just passed away.

[flat_right]

Could someone explain to non finns also, what did he say and what's the story behind the original saying?

[AnttiL]

Could someone explain to non finns also, what did he say and what's the story behind the original saying?

Seppo Kopra, a veteran rally driver just passed away recently. He became famous for a video where he's teaching a young driver and telling him to use more throttle with the phrase "pikkasen ylikovaa niin se kääntyilee" which means "a little too fast to make it turn". He remained a hobbyist driver until the very end. He died of a sudden stroke (or something) while preparing to drive the zero car. And the last rally he completed in September, he won the overall.

[Essaj]

Seppo Kopra, a veteran rally driver just passed away recently. He became famous for a video where he's teaching a young driver and telling him to use more throttle with the phrase "pikkasen ylikovaa niin se kääntyilee" which means "a little too fast to make it turn". He remained a hobbyist driver until the very end. He died of a sudden stroke (or something) while preparing to drive the zero car. And the last rally he completed in September, he won the overall.

Also he worked for TGR for a long time, maybe even until the end?

[cali]

Kopra was/is a legend!

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[pantealex]

Also he worked for TGR for a long time, maybe even until the end?

Yes. He was in charge of building service park facilities. Did also some meteo/weather work during rallies and did drive everything (minibus, spare recce cars etc.)

[Steve Boyd]

Yes. He was in charge of building service park facilities. Did also some meteo/weather work during rallies and did drive everything (minibus, spare recce cars etc.)

Sounds like if there was a job that needed doing - he'd be the guy who'd do it.
Without guys like him there wouldn't be any rallies - Respect & RIP, even though I'd never heard of him until now.

[240RS]

Harri Rovanpera's moving tribute brought a tear from the normally ice-cool Kalle. Special moment.


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