Jämsässä viime lauantaina järjestetty Jämsän Metalli ja Kuljetus -ralli avasi kauden 2014 BMW Xtreme -rallisarjan. Yhden kilpailijan peruttua osallistumisensa viivalle lähti seitsemän kilpailijaparia. Neljän erikoiskokeen kisa sisälsi hienoja ja legendaarisia Suurajo-osuuksia ja ne keräsivätkin paljon kehuja kuljettajilta.
Finnish Crosskart Challenge-sarjan avaus ajettiin Saukkolan EK:n maisemissa Lauantaina. Kovat äänet, vauhtia ja yleisöä mukavasti paikan päällä niin mikä olisi mukavampi tapa viettää talvista lauantai päivää.
Skoda Motorsport tiimissä ajava Esapekka Lappi voitti rallin EM-sarjan osakilpailun ( FIA ERC ) Latviassa 34,7 sekunnin erolla ennen Venäjän Vasily Gryazinia. Kolmas kilpailussa oli Irlannin Craig Breen.
Sunday, February 2 saw the final day of the FIA European Rally Championship event Rally Liepāja. The rally was won by Škoda Motorsport crew Esapekka Lappi/ Janne Ferm (Škoda Fabia S2000), who gained lead over the second placed Vasily Gryazin/ Dmitry Chumak only during the second part of the day. Third place finish to Peugeot Rally Academy crew Craig Breen/ Scott Martin.
Rovaniemi. What hat to be a new rally to discover turn out to be one big adventure. Having experience on tarmac and gravel this type of rallying is a total different matter for Thibault Spillebeen and Isidoor Smets. Thibault,"first of all I had to learn to drive an stud tires, something that I never experienced. Also the length of the stages are much more than we are used to".
The first six special stages of the second round of FIA European Rally Championship – Rally Liepāja took place on Saturday, February 1. Towards the end of the day competitor of Škoda Motorsport team, Finn Esapekka Lappi (Škoda Fabia S2000) moved forward to leading position over the closest rival Vasily Gryazin (Ford Fiesta S2000) by as little as 2,6 seconds. Third position is currently taken by Craig Breen of Peugeot Rally Academy falling behind the leader by 59,2 seconds.
