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Those customers booking a self-drive package with us to Rally Finland will receive one of our much sought after Rally Information Packs which will contain the following:

- Review of the WRC season to date
- List of previous event winners
- 2 page history of the rally and past events
- Full Entry List
- Detailed Rally Itinerary
- General Information about the country, resort, hotel, and excursions
- Information on Driving abroad
- General Information about the rally service area, Parc-Ferme, Rules & Regs etc.
- Spectating Information on ALL of the viewing areas on the stages.
- The best Info on where to find the most spectacular Jumps!
- Accommodation Voucher
- Detailed directions from the airport to your accommodation
- 10% On-event Merchandising Discount Card (www.rallyemerchandise.com)

+ A3 sized Full Colour Map Book with 1:50K or 1:100K maps of all the rally stages.

Please don't confuse our Info Packs with others available - we are the only company to send staff out to drive over the actual rally stages in the weeks prior to the rally to make detailed notes and directions for you.

Please see below an excerpt from our 2005 Info Pack which demonstrates the detail we include:

SS13 URRIA 10.00km

First car due: 11:42

Urria returned to the rally route in 2003, for the first time since the 1980’s, and has always been known for it’s legendary jump, which has been the downfall of many an aspiring Finnish rally champion in the past. The stage had entered rallying folklore, and it was always thought unlikely to return in this modern era of the WRC.

However after a lengthy absence it did return and, as predicted by the old stagers, there was some carnage further down the field with young Welsh JWRC driver Leon Pesticcio coming foul of the big jump in his Fiat Punto. He got full marks from the large crowd for effort, style, and execution, but unfortunately the radiator and front-end of the Punto paid the price. An approach speed of 99kmh (normally a radar speed gun and display here) proved too much for Juuso Pykalisto’s Peugeot 206 as well, which broke the rear screen and spoiler on impact!

We found that due to the severity of the drop (it really is like the bottom of a ski-jump!) most of the top crews do go over it quite slowly, but there is bound to be someone later down the field who feels the need to really attack it this time. It’s the vertical distance that the cars must drop down after the crest which makes it stand out, rather than the speed or the distance the cars fly through the air.

The stage is located 20-30 minutes drive from the Hotel Keurusselka just south of the main road to Jyvaskyla, approx. 7km prior to Petajavesi. The stage begins on a narrow road before turning 90-degrees right on to the larger main road heading south-west towards Urria. Around halfway along this section is the infamous jump, which needs to be approached with caution even at normal road speeds for those wanting to have a look prior to Saturday, in fact it’s the only place marked with an exclamation mark in the recce roadbooks!

The famous jump is 6.1km into the stage but there are some other excellent, less crowded, sections elsewhere in the stage. To be honest we would recommend these instead of the big jump for those people arriving within 1-1.5hrs of the start, as there was very little room to stand nearby last year after a couple of hours prior.

We used the following access roads last year:

1. Coming along the main 23 road from the Hotel Keurusselka heading towards Petajavesi you will cross over the railway approx.15km outside of Keuru town.
2. Turn right signed “Huttulansalo” (small brown sign)
3. Then 50metres either proceed straight-on for 2.4km to access the stage at a good section with 3 small jumps or walk left for approx 1.5km to another good fast section. (The big jump is 1km heading right along the stage from the access point)
4. At point 3 above (just 50m off the main road) you may be able to turn right and then 0.8km turn left to “Hakamaki”
5. 1.5km further on straight-on past turning to “Lentokentta” then 1.3km to stage access point. This is nearer the big jump (just 300m down to the right) and at a fast section past some buildings. The access road to this point is narrower than the earlier one and unsuitable for those with motorhomes.

In short, it is a great little stage with plenty to offer other than the main jump.