Super 2000 in Finland

Valker · 28 Jan 2005, 13:57 (Ref:1212025)

2005 will be second season for super 2000 cars in finnish championship. Super 2000 and Sport 2000 (Super Production) cars will drive in same starts.

It's possible to homologate cars nationally and also "upgrade" Super Production cars (with racing history in Finland) to Super 2000 cars. So there'll be some pretty unique "Super 2000" cars like Honda Integra, BMW 320i E36 and Renault Megane.

Inspired by this grate page (http://www.xs4all.nl/~wjbrand/wtcc.htm) I made my own list http://www.students.tut.fi/~hokkaneo/Super2000Race.html .

p.s. If my english is ununderstandable just tell me and I'll fix the page

**FIRE** · 28 Jan 2005, 15:16 (Ref:1212061)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valker

Renault Megane.

Is this a car which was used in the Dutch Touring Car Championship some years ago?

The VW Golf of Indrek Sepp looks not bad.

How many cars do compete in this championship?

Valker · 28 Jan 2005, 15:58 (Ref:1212077)

Megane is just a rumour that somebody is updating his Super Production car. Probably Keijo Ahonen who drove one last year.

I can't say sure how many cars there will be this year, but 2004 total 12 Super2000 and about same number of Super Production cars made atleast one race. Eight S2k and six SP made the whole season. Max number of cars in same race was 21.

Now it looks like there will be some more Super2000 cars than last year but less Super Production.

Valker · 28 Apr 2005, 16:27 (Ref:1289540)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

How many cars do compete in this championship?

The promoter says there will be 8 or 9 drivers who will do the whole season plus 3-5 cars more in some races (probably from Baltia).

kmchow · 29 Apr 2005, 00:36 (Ref:1289784)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valker

2005 will be second season for super 2000 cars in finnish championship. Super 2000 and Sport 2000 (Super Production) cars will drive in same starts.

http://www.students.tut.fi/~hokkaneo/Super2000Race.html[/url] .

This is a great page. Hope you keep us informed all season long how the championship is going. So now there's an another (partial?) S2000 championship

Valker · 10 May 2005, 08:39 (Ref:1297323)

Entrylist for the first round in Alastaro circuit 14.-15.5.

Super 2000
1 Olli Haapalainen
2 Pasi Lähteenmäki Honda Civic Type R
3 Jani Vuorinen VW Golf IV GTI
5 Kari Grönthal BMW 320i
6 Jukka Ylitalo BMW 320i
9 Kari Irri Nissan Primera
18 Jari Kämäräinen BMW 320i
10 Ari Laivola Seat Toledo Cupra
11 Aivis Ohtla Honda Accord
19 Janel Nurminen
14 Tero Tupala Honda Integra Type R
15 Anssi Kela Audi A4
17 Keijo Ahonen Renault Megane Coupe

Sport 2000
30 Olavi Saastamoinen BMW 320i
28 Jarno Ollikainen Honda Integra Type R
32 Janne Lähde VW Golf 16V

Janel Nurminen doesn't know will he drive an Estonian Civic or Haapalainen's old A4. If he choose Audi, there probably won't be Haapalainen in the grid.

Last years entry list and stuff

Valker · 24 May 2005, 09:05 (Ref:1308732)

Like in STCC(?), there are two short sprint races and one main race.

1. sprint

1. Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic
2. Kari Grönthal, BMW 320i
3. Jukka Ylitalo, BMW 320i

2. Sprint

Janel Nurminen, Audi A4
Kari Grönthal, BMW 320i
Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic

Main race

Janel Nurminen, Audi A4
Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic
Kari Grönthal, BMW 320i

Championship points (half points from sprints + 1 point for the fastest lap of each race + 1 point for the fastest lap in practise (or qualification if "traditional race system" (street races))

Code:

1. Pasi Lähteenmäki  	Honda Civic Type R  	35
2. Janel Nurminen	Audi A4 		34
3. Kari Grönthal 	BMW 320i 		33
4. Jukka Ylitalo 	BMW 320i 		22
5. Ari Laivola 		Seat Toledo Cupra 	20
6. Aivis Ohtla 		Honda Civic Type R 	18
7. Keijo Ahonen 	Renault Megane Coupe 	17
8. Jari Kämäräinen 	BMW 320i 		16

Full results
Pictures
Some more photos

2. Round, Ahvenisto circuit, Hämeenlinna 28.-29.5. Entry list

JMeissner · 24 May 2005, 09:31 (Ref:1308754)

Nice to see the championship rolling, lets hope there will be more cars!

Valker · 29 Jun 2005, 13:15 (Ref:1342807)

Two race meatings since my last post. 28-29.5. at Ahvenisto circuit in Hämeenlinna and 11-12.6 Linnaring street circuit in Tallinn, Estonia.

Ahvenisto:

1. Sprint race

1. Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic
2. Kari Grönthal, BMW 320i
3. Janel Nurminen, Audi A4

2. Sprint race

1. Kari Grönthal, BMW 320i
2. Janel Nurminen, Audi A4
3. Ari Laivola, SEAT Toledo Cupra

Main race

1. Ari Laivola, SEAT Toledo Cupra
2. Aivis Ohtla (EST), Honda Accord
3. Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic

Linnaring (EST):

Qualification

1. Indrek Sepp (EST), Audi A4
2. Janel Nurminen, Audi A4
3. Aivis Ohtla (EST), Honda Accord

1. Race (Red Flag)

1. Indrek Sepp (EST), Audi A4
2. Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic
3. Janel Nurminen, Audi A4

Race was red flagged after Aivis Ohtla's car leaked oil to the track and Kari Grönthal crashed a wall after that. Times of first start and re-start were combined to get final results. (and my english sucks

)

1. Race (combined results)

1. Janel Nurminen, Audi A4
2. Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic
3. Indrek Sepp (EST), Audi A4

2. Race

1. Janel Nurminen, Audi A4
2. Indrek Sepp (EST), Audi A4
3. Pasi Lähteenmäki, Honda Civic

Points after 3/6

Code:

1.  Pasi Lähteenmäki	Honda Civic	97
2.  Janel Nurminen	Audi A4		96
3.  Ari Laivola		Seat Toledo	71
4.  Kari Grönthal	BMW 320i	51
5.  Jukka Ylitalo	Bmw 320i	50
6.  Aivis Ohtla	    EST	Honda Accord	49
7.  Keijo Ahonen	Renault Megane	47
8.  Inrek Sepp      EST	Audi A4	 	34
9.  Jari Kämäräinen	BMW 320i	24
10. Tero Tupala		Honda Integra	21
11. Anssi Kela		Audi A4	 	20
12. Kari Irri		Nissan Primera	18

*   Markku Hitamäki	Audi A4	
*   Martin Merisaar EST	Honda Civic
*   Meelis Laido    EST	Honda Civic
*   Janek Merisaar  EST	Honda Integra

* Not eligble to score championship poits

Some links:

Ahvenisto:
Full race results (pdf)
Pictures

Tallinn:
Results
Pictures

Next race is Vauhtiajot Race & Rock Festival (street circuit) in Seinäjoki 22-24.7.

Hazard · 29 Jun 2005, 14:38 (Ref:1342929)

Nice gallery...particularly like the LX Accord paint job.

Dainty circuit too...not used to seeing plantlife growing on the run-off areas...these Finns must drive well!

alfan · 29 Jun 2005, 15:50 (Ref:1343017)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it Ahvenisto ?
http://forum.racesimcentral.com/atta...hmentid=258668

(whatever it is, it's awesome

)

**FIRE** · 29 Jun 2005, 16:19 (Ref:1343046)

Why do they only do 6 laps? The race length is less then 9 minutes.

Hazard · 29 Jun 2005, 16:27 (Ref:1343053)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

Why do they only do 6 laps? The race length is less then 9 minutes.

Gone a bit overboard on the definition of 'sprint race' it looks.

Valker · 29 Jun 2005, 16:40 (Ref:1343073)

Yep. Ahvenisto really is awesome.

I personally don't like those short races and I don't know why race organiser copied it from STCC. We should have let Swedes test it first and take it if it's good

JMeissner · 29 Jun 2005, 17:29 (Ref:1343140)

Well, I dont like the formate in STCC and I dont think it will last to 2006.

**FIRE** · 29 Jun 2005, 17:57 (Ref:1343166)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMeissner

Well, I dont like the formate in STCC and I dont think it will last to 2006.

What's the format of STCC? Also very short races like in Finland?

kmchow · 30 Jun 2005, 02:50 (Ref:1343442)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

Why do they only do 6 laps? The race length is less then 9 minutes.

You aren't serious? 9 minutes is kinda ridiculous. A "sprint" race should at least be 20 minutes. I think 30 minutes is a fair balance? OTOH, maybe they're keeping it at 9 minutes b/c people don't have a very long attention span?

JMeissner · 30 Jun 2005, 09:20 (Ref:1343609)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

What's the format of STCC? Also very short races like in Finland?

Yes, two qualifying races and one main race which is double the length of the qualifying races.

Valker · 26 Jul 2005, 17:03 (Ref:1363929)

4th round was Vauhtiajot Race & Rock Festival in Seinäjoki 23.-24.7.

Race format was qual+2*race.

There were two new drivers in the grid. 2004 champion Olli Haapalainen in the 2nd LMS Audi A4 (different driver in every round this far!) and local driver Timo Ylihakola in Jani Vuorinen's last years VW Golf.

Grid for the first race was a bit weird because it started to rain when only some of the drivers had made a flying lap. Pasi Lähteenmäki took the pole position.

Race 1 was red flagged after 6 laps because Janel Nurmien (Audi) and Ari Laivola (SEAT) crashed. Nurminen was disqualified. Lähteenmäki won the restart. Kari Grönthal (BMW) was 2nd and Olli Haapalainen 3rd.

Race 2: 1. Grönthal, 2. Kari Irri (Nissan Primera), 3. Jari Kämäräinen (BMW).

Points after 4/6 (unofficial):

Code:

1.  Pasi Lähteenmäki	Honda Civic	131
2.  Janel Nurminen	Audi A4		 96
3.  Kari Grönthal	BMW 320i	 88
4.  Ari Laivola		Seat Toledo	 71
5.  Aivis Ohtla	    EST	Honda Accord	 64
6.  Jukka Ylitalo	Bmw 320i	 61
7.  Keijo Ahonen	Renault Megane	 58
8.  Kari Irri		Nissan Primera	 48
9.  Jari Kämäräinen	BMW 320i	 39
10. Indrek Sepp     EST	Audi A4	 	 34
11. Tero Tupala		Honda Integra	 21
12. Anssi Kela		Audi A4	 	 20


*   Olli Haapalainen	Audi A4
*   Markku Hitamäki	Audi A4	
*   Martin Merisaar EST	Honda Civic
*   Meelis Laido    EST	Honda Civic
*   Janek Merisaar  EST	Honda Integra

Qual results (pdf)
Race results (pdf)
Pictures (Racing Images)
Pictures (Rallikuvat.net)

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