Both cars will be run by MM-Motorsport, which is one of two teams who recieved first Fiesta R5s from M-Sport.
A week before auto24 Rally Estonia first Fiesta R5s will be competing in Nicky Grist Stages and in Rally Bohemia. Kruuda and Kangur are looking forward the start in auto24 Rally Estonia. Kruuda, who has been taking part in SWRC and IRC with S2000 cars, has had a chance to try R5 Fiesta shortly on tarmac. For Kangur, who was third in IRC 2WD Cup 2012, it is the first start with 4WD car. Both of them are planning to do a proper test with car on gravel before auto24 Rally Estonia.
In auto24 Rally Estonia Historic which is also this year round of FIA Historic European Championship the biggest name is for sure Jari-Matti Latvala. Jari-Matti Latvala`s interest for historic rallycars is well-known. Last year he and Asko Sairanen took part in auto24 Rally Estonia Historic, which was a round of FIA Historic European Championship. And they won it in style driving a very remarkable Ford Escort RS Mk2 BDA. This year Jari-Matti will tackle once again the fastest gravel roads in South-Estonia as he starts in auto24 Rally Estonia Historic with the first four-wheel drive car in WRC – Audi uattro.
Other drivers familiar from last year will start in auto24 Rally Estonia Historic too, for example Valter Jensen with Lancia 037.
auto24 Rally Estonia is not just a rally. It is also a live concert on Friday night with Estonian famous heavy-metal band Metsatöll. Sevice area has a lot of activities for children with a special Lõunakeskus children area. Roads in South-Estonia are offering a lot of jumps but on Friday night in Super Special in Otepää specially built artificial auto24 jump will fly cars more than 30 meters. For those who can’t make it to the rally it is good to know that live broadcast from Otepää Super Special will be translated to TV6 and internet. Sky Plus Rallyradio 99,1 Mhz speaks Estonian, Latvian, Russian and English.
