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In season 2008 I seek for brightest medal in group-N of Finnish Rally Championship with Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX rally cars. I'll be rallying in seven Finnish Rally Championship events. I'm also negotiating for a wide program in international rally series. However I cannot say more at this point.
Nowadays WRC-cars and teams are extremely expensive and there is no way I could enter a World Rally with WRC-car. I don't feel comfortable to pay large amount of cash for getting a job. Like two times World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm has told that nowadays rally world is complitely mixed up as WRC-teams makes hellowa amount of cash by hiring a car for drivers to show their talents. It should be vise versa!
In Finnish Rally Championship the battle for top positions is very fierce. It has been said that Finnish Rally Championship series is maybe the toughest national rally series in the world. And please believe it is because for over a year group-N drivers have been faster than drivers who rally with World Rally Cars. I'll be rallying for group-N top positions with Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 rally car. It'll be a very interesting season for me aswell!
In season I won bronze medal in group-A of Finnish Rally Championship series.
Rally calendar, results and reports for season 2008:
Time of rally |
Rally name and location |
Result |
Report |
| 25-26.01.2008 |
Arctic Lapland Rally, Rovaniemi |
Retirement |
Report |
| 07-10.02.2008 |
WRC Sweden, Karlstadt |
Cancellation |
Report |
15-16.02.2008 |
SM Peurunkarally, Laukaa |
6th |
Report |
07-08.03.2008 |
Tahko SPA SM-rally, Nilsiä |
Retirement |
Report |
13-14.06.2008 |
SM-rally, Kerava |
3rd |
Report |
| 11-12.07.2008 |
SM O.K. Auto rally, Kouvola |
Retirement |
Report |
| 29-30.08.2008 |
SM Uusikaupunki rally |
Cancellation |
Report |
| 19-20.09.2008 |
SM Vaakuna rally, Mikkeli |
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Finnish Rally Championship standings after 5/7 events: group-N:
| Position |
Rally driver |
Rally car |
Overall points |
1. |
Juha Salo |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
59 |
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Jari Ketomaa |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2008 |
58 |
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Kosti Katajamäki |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
56 |
| 4. |
Marko Kakko |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
33 |
| 5. |
Matti Rantanen |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
32 |
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Kristian Sohlberg |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX |
15 |
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