38. 1000 Lakes Rally 1988
26. 8. – 28. 8. 1988, Jyväskylä • gravel 496.33 km • total distance including road sections - 1445.95 km • Other years
Info
SS34
Turbo failure
spin
Engine overheated
SS33
Puncture
SS32
Overshot a junction.
SS24
We are still missing fifth gear. We're dropping all the time because of that. Markku is always fast on these stages. Our car overheated in [Konivuori] and possibly got damaged a bit. We cannot change the gearbox before Jyväskylä.
SS22
Overshot a junction
SS19
I don't know what's the secret, our lead isn't that big. We have tried, but we're in trouble (with the tyres), we're using the hardest compound for long and short stages, we don't have anything else. The frontend of the car goes...we have to turn in 2-3 times. It's not driving, it's pumping, it's not nice, hey! I don't think we have any other tires. We try now gravel racing tyres with Micael for the next stage.
SS16
We think the oil pipe came loose, or something emptied the oil from the engine and broke it. The oil was dropped onto the road and 2 km before the finish it started resisting, although we got to the finish. We don't find anything technical fault in the engine, just a pipe coming loose. We tried hard and the car had improved quite a bit, it was nice to drive.
SS14
Two spins.
off road, radiator blocked by leaves
slight off, hit a stone
SS10
Puncture
I don't know, let's see, we have been just driving [and not looking at the results]. I'm not worried. No problems. Spectators have been good and lots of thanks to police for helping us.
It hasn't gone well today. We would have hoped to be in the fight for the lead.
I'm speechless. We try to improve tomorrow. Today it's difficult to earn the bread.
The roads are too dry, there is too little traction.
No problems, we can't seem to get gears in somehow, the stick is so stiff and we haven't been able to change that yet. They changed the gearbox with some spilled oil [smelling], but this box is also stiff, maybe freshness. I'm a bit surprised [to be at Markku Alen's pace], he's not faster than that.
A little bit everything is wrong. Problems with engine and chassis. The power steering just broke. We lost a minute and a half on the previous stage, that's where we lost the most. A lot of spectators but they have been neatlty, no problems for us. We let it go and see how far we get. Now [the car is] working well.
We are racing. Nothing special. We've had some misfire, in the fuel pump. Juha has been going fine. I'm always surprised when someone beats me.
SS6
Spin
SS5
Spin
SS2
boot open