39. 1000 Lakes Rally 1989
25. 8. – 27. 8. 1989, Jyväskylä • gravel 507.83 km • total distance including road sections - 1447.34 km • Other years
#6
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 
E70***
E70***
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe
A8
Final results
Engine Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Laajavuori (3.35 km) | ||||||
| SS2 Laukaa (12.72 km) | ||||||
| SS3 Lankamaa (12.54 km) | ||||||
| SS4 Aijala (6.06 km) | ||||||
| SS5 Jouhtikyla (15.63 km) | ||||||
| SS6 Kalliokoski (20.26 km) | ||||||
| SS7 Myhinpää (14.77 km) | ||||||
| The tactic is to retain the current pace and get ahead of Sainz and closer to Kankkunen, but it's easier said than done. The car has worked well. It was a bit soft in the beginning, then we put in some stiffer springs and now it's down to the driver. | ||||||
| SS8 Toikkala (9.55 km) | ||||||
| SS9 Alajoki (6.67 km) | ||||||
| SS10 Haltula (7.83 km) | ||||||
| SS11 Ruuhimäki (6.65 km) | ||||||
| SS12 Harju (2.72 km) | ||||||
| "The secret is to put together new car and old driver, it's a good combination. The four wheel steering makes the car more stable and when you're as old as I am, you need all aids, all wheels must turns. The last stages after Pieksämäki have been a bit tacky, but the roads tomorrow are good, I think will go well again." | ||||||
| SS13 Vesala (10.05 km) | ||||||
| SS14 Kuohu (6.13 km) | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS15 Korpiaho (6.53 km) | ||||||
| SS16 Leustu (23.22 km) | ||||||
| We caught Markku six seconds over these two stages, so we've driven well, but Juha drove a good time on this stage, there was a lot to improve for us. We haven't had punctures and the grip on these tyres is incredible. We tried yesterday the new Michelins which I haven't gotten used to and I couldn't believe how good the grip was! | ||||||
| SS17 Vaheri (21.10 km) | ||||||
| SS18 Hassi (10.77 km) | ||||||
| SS19 Konivuori (32.15 km) | Engine | |||||
| There's something weird in the timing belt, it didn't run properly during the last 20 km of the stage. Now the service is removing the timing belt gears and checking, maybe we're late from the next stage start. I think we can continue, but the situation was developing in an interesting direction so I wouldn't have wanted to have a setback like this but I've had bigger setbacks in my life! | ||||||
