Lahti Historic Rally 2009: Latvala wins in his Ford Escort RS1800

Jari-Matti Latvala has won the Lahti Historic Rally 2009, in his Mk2 Ford Escort RS1800, after setting fastest time on nine of the eleven stages run.

Finnish driver Mika Turkki was second in an Opel Ascona 400 with Pekka Laaksonen third driving a Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1. Norwegian veteran Valter Jensen finished in fourth place behind the wheel of a Porsche Carrera RS.

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Latvala to contest Lahti Historic Rally 2009 in Ford Escort RS1800

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Twenty-four-year-old Latvala, currently leading the sixth round of the FIA World Rally Championship for Ford in Sardinia, will be the biggest name at the start of the Lahti Historic… Continue reading

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Videos of the Lahti Historic Rally 2008 a round of the European Historic Rally Championship

The recent Lahti Historic Rally in Finland featured a wide variety of historic machinery going over some traditional and classic 1000 Lakes rally territory. Here’s some footage of historic cars ranging from an Audi quattro A1, Lancia Stratos, Porsches, Mk1 and 2 Escorts to Opel Manta B GT/E’s.

In-car quattro

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU3T7BcZljY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys1lafX98u0[/youtube]

In-car Stratos

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we1UMU8QhCM[/youtube]

Onboard Manta GT/E

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1sEXLpELfc[/youtube]

Action from the rally

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjt5aNgd3M[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92wwhZMMK_g[/youtube]

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