Think I may have stirred up a storm here. I agree that Matti wasn't well liked but you cannot argue with his skill as a driver.
He did win three rounds in taht pig awful Delta and utterly dominated in 88-90. Noone got close apart from Schanche.
As for there being no competition I utterly disagree.
In 87 Seppo had a funded 205 against a load od guys in brnd new unsorted cars. The 205 was utterly sorted off the bat.
When Matti won you had Schanche,Gollop,Schie,Rennison,Arnesson in attendnace regularly.
out of those only Schanche and Olle were real threats in 87.
All I do know is that Matti drove that thing on the edge, he may have had loadsa money and not been liked a lot but he was by far the best at the time.
As for going on about Schanche. Finland 1992!! I rest my case.
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