VWs racing in Finland @ winter rally race... (pics & video)

[Eric Ellis (57HotrodVW)]

I just received a message from my friend Jussi J in Finland, and thought it was too cool not to share.

For those of you who don't already know, I met Jussi (and a bunch of other cool Finns) last fall, while in Helsinki on a business trip (click here for the related report and pics).

Jussi and his friend Eki participated in the World's largest national rally, in Finland on February 7th. They were driving the only Beetle in the race - a rally/race prepped 1302 S-71. There were 244 cars entered in the rally, and the team of Jussi and Eki won their class.

You can view some video from the event below (~6.5 minutes long -- Type 1 VW at ~5:25), as well as some screen captures from that.

It looks like I'll be back in Helsinki again this year (late March/early April for about a week), and am looking forward to another trip!

--Eric

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_XVehC6r6EI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/_XVehC6r6EI</a>

[nicolas]

awsome!!!! who can teach me to do that?!?

[Jesus]

Awesome

[Wünderwolff]

awsome!!!! who can teach me to do that?!?

Give me the keys to your car and a gravel road and I'll teach you 

Can't promise the state your car will be in after I had my hands on her 

[nicolas]

awsome!!!! who can teach me to do that?!?

Give me the keys to your car and a gravel road and I'll teach you 

Can't promise the state your car will be in after I had my hands on her 

hmm thinking about it...

[ESH]

Looks like a cool place to go driving. 

[Eric Ellis (57HotrodVW)]

Looks like a cool place to go driving. 

Possible venue for an Outlaw Flat Four winter race??

[ESH]

Possible venue for an Outlaw Flat Four winter race??

Thinking about it from a spectator's point of view it'd certainly be interesting. 

[j-f]

BMW are definitely not the kind of car to be driven on snow. 

[Airspeed]

BMW are definitely not the kind of car to be driven on snow. 

or anywhere else for that matter