Arctic Rally (Finland) - 28-30 Jan 10

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Posted: December 30, 2010 5:25 PM

Arctic Rally (Finland)

Update from Irish Crew!

Posted: January 29, 2010 1:17 PM

Thursday 20:00:
"Its swingin between -24 and -27c here. Recce and scrutiny all done we start about 2:30 Tomorrow."

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Posted: January 22, 2010 4:47 PM

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Dani Sordo and Kimi Räikkönen get to grips with Arctic snow in Lapland

Posted: January 21, 2010 1:54 PM

Citroën Racing Technologies will enter two C4 WRCs on the Arctic Lapland Rally from January 28-30. The cars will be entrusted to Dani Sordo/Marc Marti and Kimi Räikkönen/Kaj Lindström. Coming just two weeks before the Rally Sweden, round one of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship, the Lapland event will provide a valuable testing opportunity for Citroën and two of the French team’s crews .

For many, Rovaniemi is best-known as the home of Father Christmas. But for rally fans, it means the host town of the Finnish Rally Championship’s opening round. As its name suggests, the Arctic Lapland Rally takes place around the Arctic Circle in the heart of chilly Lapland. At this time of year the sun rises at 10:00 only to set before 15:00, while temperatures can dip below -20°C!

Taking place only two weeks before the Rally Sweden (from 11-14 February) this weekend’s event will allow the two Citroën crews to increase their experience on ice and snow. For Dani Sordo and Marc Marti, this will be an excellent opportunity to get back into action after a three-month break. " Time has been dragging a bit since the end of October so I’m really looking forward to starting a rally again " said Dani. " Up to now I have only taken part in five events on ice and snow. By racking up a few more kilometres on this specialised surface before Sweden, I’ll be able to increase my experience in these conditions. I love driving on ice, but I feel that I still need to step up a gear in order to challenge the top drivers on snow events. There is only one winter rally on the WRC calendar this year, and I intend to be as well prepared for it as possible! "

Kimi Räikkönen will have plenty of new things to discover on his first competitive outing with Citroën. " I got to know the C4 a little bit during a test session close to the Citroën Racing workshops " reported the Finn. " This rally is a very good opportunity for me to work with the team in competitive conditions and continue my learning curve with the car. I took part in this rally last year with Kaj and as the route is largely the same I think that could help us a bit."

" This experience will be as useful to the team as it will be to the individual crews " concluded Benoît Nogier, Citroën Racing Technologies team manager. " Kimi will drive a C4 WRC in identical specification to the one that he will race over the rest of the season. Similarly, the crew of technicians in Rovaniemi will remain on his car for the remainder of the year. " The Arctic Lapland Rally will run over two legs. The first one is on Friday 29 January between 12:00 and 20:53 while the second one takes place the following day between 08:00 and 18:43. The route takes in 12 challenging special stages, totalling 214 competitive kilometres.

Reg Britton/Gerry Buckley return to Finland

Posted: January 12, 2010 2:11 PM

Reg Britton with Co-driver Gerry Buckley are to return to the Arctic Rally in 2010.
Last year they brought the Escort Mk2 BDA to 3rd in Class & 7th Overall in the Historic Section.

Event Website / Details

Posted: January 1, 2010 12:01 AM

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