Mikael sundstrom rally driver

From rpm s archives and other sources, we bring you the history of irelands richest single venue event entertainment from the greats mikael sundstrom, bertie fisher, gwyndaf evans, tony pond, patrick snijers, and of course the king of the park kenny mckinstry. Fair play though ill wait for the other group b rally drivers to catch up though. A peugeot 205 t16 e2 driven by mikael sundstrom and voitto silander during the 1986 lombard rac rally in s25 twiglees, the car finished 4th. Mar 10, 2017 the rally almost folded once before in 2009 because of sponsorship issues before orchard motorsport came to the rescue. But the biggest question mark hung over a driver not concerned with the championship manx resident tony pond who had a works metro and was anxious to add to his three previous manx wins. Five stars rally 1986 ss 1 incar mikael sundstrom rallyfinland. Mikael sundstroms peugeot 205 t16, jesus paras ford rs200, malcolm wilsons. Mikael sundstrom and his co driver voitto silander took this peugeot 205 turbo 16 e2 to 4th place in the 1986 lombard rac rally of great britain. Mikael sundstrom ulster rallyretro irish rally photos. Mazda finally realized the potential for a rally team, but they did not want to support the group b rx7, and instead wanted to throw their effort behind a group a again. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. The timing of this project could not have been more perfect. As far as he can remember, mikael has always had an interest in the race.

The finnish rally championship is the national rally championship in finland. Aitkenwalker managed a class win in the following irish rally. It never ran in 2001 because of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The rac rally, alen finished second, beating his title rival kankkunen into third. On his way to victory in lurgan park 1986 driving the peugeot 205 t16 group b rally car. Mikael sundstrom 10 september 1957 23 januari 2001 was een fins rallyrijder. He made his debut in motocross, where he raced for 8 years, ranking among the professionals. In the metros were jimmy mcrae and david llewellyn. Mikael sundstrom career history fia results and statistics. Mikael sundstrom rally driver admin august 20, 2019 leave a comment.

Fair play though ill wait for the other group b rally drivers to catch up. Lancia brought swedish driver mikael ericsson into the team, he actually led the rally on the third day but retired with engine failure. Mikael sundstrom rally profile there was a new model 4. This product cannot be identified by serial number alone. Warmbold first created a group a mazda views read edit view history. Mazda finally realized the potential for a rally team, but they did not want to support the group b rx7, and instead wanted rallt throw their effort behind a group a again. Mikael sundstrom, jouko puhakka, jarmo kytolehto, jari latvala, jouni.

Mikael sundstromvoitto silander, peugeot 205 turbo 16 e2. Mikael sundstrom had been leading the category until his fiat ritmo strada to the british broke its clutch. In the late s, groups a and n were divided into over and under cc classes, creating the new groups a and n. He had to quit the sport due to significant injuries.

Five stars rally 1986 ss 1 incar mikael sundstrom youtube. In 1986 at the alltarmac circuit of ireland rally in 1986, the big question was whether the fourwheel drive metros and ford rs200 would overcome the previously allconquering opel manta 400s, the fastest of which was to be campaigned by russell brookes. Jul 27, 2019 mikael sundstrom rally profile there was a new model 4. Organisers pull the plug on 2017 lurgan park rally armagh i. Larserik torph moved ahead in his golf, beating the two works cars, only to drop back when he had to stop for an axle change, letting mikael ericsson into the lead in his audi 80 quattro. Mikael sundstrom born 10 september 1957 died 23 january 2001 was a finnish rally driver. Wikimedia commons has media related to finnish rally championship. The very first lurgan park rally in 1980 was won by the late bertie fisher and the event, which has hosted such top international drivers as ari vatanen, pentti airikkala, tony pond and mikael sundstrom, has become a rallying byword for excellence over the intervening years. The aspi manager is specific to the host adapter and operating system. The scottish rally formed part of the european rally championship from 1970 until 1996, but arguably its biggest moment came in 1978 when it formed part of the cup for rally drivers.

Ahead of rally germany, spoke to four of the bestknown faces from the service park press pack to find out who were the drivers they consider changed the landscape for the sport and. Rally retro irish rally photos is an online digital archive with some. Become part of our premier, organised sim racing league, join an amazing community and compete in clean and fair championships running assetto corsa competizione, raceroom and more. Mikael sundstrom s peugeot 205 t16, jesus paras ford rs200, malcolm wilsons. Photo details negative scan ilford hp5 400asa 35mm film uprated to 800asa camera canon ae1 70200mm canon lens. He won the ulster and manx rallies to snatch the title from defending champion jimmy mcrae. Oct 20, 2019 mikael sundstrom rally driver the series began in and featured four events.

Mikael sundstrom rally driver finland 1985 victor patterson. No 11 a peugeot 205 t16 e2 driven by mikael sundstrom and voitto silander during the 1986 lombard rac rally in s25 twiglees, the car finished 4th. Sundstrom mazda 323 4wd mantta ranta ralli sebastien. Fia world rally championship full coverage from 2000. Rally news, photos, forums and statistics simply a great community of dedicated rally fans. The 1985 shell oils british open rally championship consisted of six rallies held across the british isles and was won by the englishman russell brookes, his second brc title, having won his first eight years earlier. Mikael ericsson born february 28, 1960 is a swedish former rally driver. Jan 23, 2001 mikael sundstrom born 10 september 1957 died 23 january 2001 was a finnish rally driver. Online archive of fia world rally championship from 1973 to present day. The group b supercars page 2 bmw m5 forum and m6 forums. Jones manta 400 marlboroautosport championship driver 1 6 alistair sutherlandpeter watts metro 6r4.

Caruso started out in karting at the age of 11, winning countless titles. The 205 gti first competed in the 1985 national breakbown rally, first leg of the rac open championship, drivers being louise aitkenwalker and mikael sundstrom, but neither finished. Mikael sundstrom manx 1991 rallyretro irish rally photos. Incar from mikael sundstroms fiat uno turbo, group a. Mikael sundstrom voitto silander, peugeot 205 turbo 16 e2, 1986. Oct 23, 2019 hp j4550 scanner driver download modify your browsers settings to allow javascript to execute. Wikimedia commons has media related to swedish rally drivers pages in category swedish rally drivers the following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. The event has hosted top international drivers like ari vatanen, pentti airikkala, tony pond and mikael sundstrom. Mikael sundstrom on his way to victory in lurgan park. Jan 10, 20 amateur footage from the 1980 lombard rac rally stage at swallowvallets shot by my dad on 8mm film, which i have subsequently recorded from a projector with my digital camera. Mikael sundstrom career history the free to access fia results website covers 17 fia championships, including a comprehensive history of the fia formula 1 world championship from 1950 onwards and a full record of all other fia world championships. Extreme sports enthusiast and interested in the rally for a long time, its in. Mikael sundstrom, rally driver, finland, 19850404mscopyright image from victor patterson, 54 dorchester park, belfast, uk, bt9 6rjtel. Would russell brookes retain the title in the twowheeldrive opel manta or would the fourwheeldrive ford and the works metros rule the roost.

It was the car bruno saby had used on the safari rally so was in need of quite a rebuild. There was no world championship title for rally drivers at this point, but the title was the precursor to todays world rally championship drivers champion. He also made three maingame v8 supercars starts in this period. It was the largest single rally venue on the island of. Lancia 037 driver attilio bettega died on the same rally one year earlier. In 2010, the rally was given a new logo and another new logo was released for the 2012 rally. Had we been asked a few years ago whether we believed it possible for a new car to be entered in a round of the world rally championship for the first time and, against reliable opponents with proven success records in the series, to take outright victory, we would have smiled at the ludicrous nature of the question. Mikael sundstrom rally driver by admin october 20, 2019 the series began in and featured four events. Click an image to create a caption or view order information. Aug 14, 2016 incar from mikael sundstroms fiat uno turbo, group a. Amateur footage from the 1980 lombard rac rally stage at swallowvallets shot by my dad on 8mm film, which i have subsequently recorded from a projector with my digital camera. Mikael sundstrom is the current senior vice president and general counsel of scania, having first joined the swedish commercial vehicles manufacturer in 2004.