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WRC Calendar History
Part X: 2009-2010
Part IX: 2004-2008
Part VIII: 1998-2003
Part VII: 1997
Part VI: 1994-1996
Part V: 1989-1993
Part IV: 1987-1988

Part III: 1979-1986
Part II: 1974-1978 
Part I: 1973

Rally Finland Route History
Stats Extra

Part VII:2014-2019
Part VI: 2010-2013
Part V: 2002-2009
Part IV: 1996-2001
Part III: 1988-1995
Part II:1982-1987
Part I: 1973-1981

Editor’s picks
New Special Stage Rules for 2021
WRC event in three days?
WRC itineraries by the rule book
Short or Long WRC rallies? Why not have both?
The return of the Safari
WRC History: RAC Rally 1985
Recognizing filming locations from rallying videos

1000 Lakes Classic Stages
Ouninpohja pt. 1 – The Legends
Ouninpohja pt. 2 – The Evolution
Ouninpohja pt. 3 – The Future
Lankamaa – Kankkunen’s backyard
The mighty Moksi region
Ruuhimäki – The bouncy sandcastle
Vaheri and Himos – Classic meets modern

 

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Route Preview: Rally Portugal 2022

The gravel debut of Rally1 cars will happen on Rally Portugal, one of the WRC classics. It’s known for not updating its route every year and such is the case this year when most of the route is identical to last year, with just small changes on one forest stage and the shakedown, as well […]

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1000 Lakes Classics: Ehikki – Between the barns

Ehikki is one of the definite 1000 Lakes Classics in the Jämsä area, although it hasn’t been used in 15 years until it returns for the 2022 event as Vekkula. In its classic form Ehikki is a fast-flowing stage – the corners are typically fast but not flat, and there are more crests than jumps. One characteristic feature is that there are several barns very close to the road.

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Route Preview: Croatia Rally 2022

Croatia was a new all-tarmac round for 2021. Its fast-flowing but often narrow roads with worn surfaces and jumps provided a unique challenge for the WRC season. This year it’s back with two new stages, new shakedown and some stages shuffled between Friday and Saturday.

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Fantasy Routes: 1000 Lakes Rally 1987 without chicanes

The route of the 1987 1000 Lakes Rally was exceptional with small roads, farmyard detours and chicanes. But could it have been done better with a little help from data and calculations? Can we find stages from the past editions that would have been naturally slow enough for the rally instead of the stuff they […]

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Rally Finland Top 30 stages 1-10

We have reached the final part of the Top 30. We could say all these ten stages are classics as the grades go from 3 towards 5. The number one will not be a surprise, but the reasons behind it are hopefully interesting.

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Rally Finland Top 30 Stages 11-19

Because the first third of the Rally Finland Top 30 Stages included already eleven stages, only nine can be revealed here before the top ten. There are many classics of the 80’s but also the most modern stage of the whole listing. The grades range from 2.5 to 2.95.

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Rally Finland Top 30 stages 20–30

The Rally Finland Top 30 Stages begins! In the first section the grades go from 2.25 to 2.5. This contains the longest stages ever driven in the rally, as well as some of the shortest!

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Rally Finland Top 30 stages – Introduction

favourites, I have gathered data to make up the ranking. Before I start listing, this introductory post sheds some light on my rating system.

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Rally Finland 2022 Route revealed

Rally Finland returns to its familiar summer slot and is again back in its full four-day format, both for the first time since 2019. The route has a new things like always, including three more or less surprising nice returns.

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What should be done for the Tyre Saving Sundays?

We’ve seen lately quite often crews cruising through the early Sunday stages, saving their tyres to get maximum result on the power stage. This is not nice for the spectators, neither on the stages nor watching the footage at home. What could we do about it? Here’s some ideas that I have seen proposed, and the challenges they result in.

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