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  • 11-05-2016 05:16

    Youngtimer cars to take part in Rally Talsi

    On May 21, first day of the fiftieth anniversary Rally Talsi, the historic Youngtimer class cars will tackle the stages, competing in a regularity rally. A maximum of 33 historic cars will go through the Saturday’s rally stages two hours before the rally cars, and will do each stage twice.

Youngtimers are classic cars which have been manufactured from the early nineteen sixties throughout the eighties. These cars represent a new era in the automotive industry – a time when vehicles became democratic and available to anyone, yet still retained their exclusivity and style.

Youngtimer Rally Talsi competitors will have two synchronous regularity runs, which will need to be done with a certain average speed, with penalties for arriving early or late. When going through the stage the first time, the competitor’s time will be compared to the average speed listed in the rally documentation. When going through a particular stage the second time, however, the competitor’s will be compared to the time they set on the first run. The more precise a crew is, the less penalty seconds will be added, giving them a better result.

“I am thrilled about the great collaboration we have formed with the Youngtimer Rally movement. This will be the third year the Youngtimer cars join us for Rally Talsi, with this being their first event of 2016. It is also good to see GAZ 24 and VAZ 2101 vehicles in the entry list, giving the spectators in attendance a chance to reminisce about the long history of Rally Talsi!” RA EVENTS director Raimonds Strokšs.

“Time flies by so fast, and we’re already preparing for our fifth season,” says one of the Youngtimer Rally organisers, Valts Ceplevičs. “We had only two events in our first year, but last season that number had grown to eight events in a six month span. It is great to see people buying classic cars so that they can take part in our events. This year, for the fiftieth anniversary of Rally Talsi, there will be even more of us – 27 crews from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have already registered for the event.”

“In comparison to past years, we will also see some previously unseen and rare cars on the stages. Lithuanian rally champion Karolis Raišys will tackle the Talsi stages with a car you don’t typically see on gravel stages – BMW 635. A crew from Estonia, Andres Toniste / Marge Arro will take part in a Triumph TR7, while the experienced Latvian touring car driver Kārlis Ņikiforovs will be at the wheel of the rare Mercedes 190e 2.3-16 Cosworth. Olafs Ceplevičs has also prepared something special, and will drive a rally version of a 1971 SAAB 96!” says Valts Ceplevičs.

Provisional entry list:

Driver

Country

Co-Driver

Country

Vehicle

Year

 Regnārs Mozga-Kļaviņš

 LVA

 Edmunds Mozga

 LVA

 Renault Clio Sport

 1991

 Arnis Pinka

 LVA

 Gundars Pinka

 LVA

 SAAB 96

 1976

 Kristaps Rikāns

 LVA

 Ingmārs Birks

 LVA

 Porsche 944

 1983

 Gatis Laksa

 LVA

 Edgars Ūdris

 LVA

 Renault 11

 1986

 Ainārs Gailītis

 LVA

 Dita Gailīte

 LVA

 SAAB 900 Convertible

 1992

 Arnis Modris

 LVA

 Elmārs Tikums

 LVA

 Opel Ascona

 1987

 Kārlis Ņikiforovs

 LVA

 Gatis Bērziņš

 LVA

 Mercedes 190e 2.3-16 Cosworth

 1985

 Helmuts Veiss

 LVA

 Uldis Grintāls

 LVA

 Audi 80 Quattro

 1984

 Juris Videnieks

 LVA

 Reinis Trūps

 LVA

 VAZ 2106

 1978

 Jānis Dambergs

 LVA

 Jānis Štekels

 LVA

 Opel Commadore

 1979

 Andrejs Bērziņš

 LVA

 Jumis Zīlāns

 LVA

 BMW 2002ti

 1971

 Kārlis Jurķis

 LVA

 Sandis Krekovskis

 LVA

 VAZ 21063

 1990

 Madis Laupa

 EST

 Marek Põder

 EST

 LADA 1600

 1980

 Nikolajs Lācis

 LVA

 Edmunds Lācis

 LVA

 Audi Coupe Quattro

 1985

 Andres Tõniste

 EST

 Marge Arro

 EST

 Triumph TR7

 1976

 Jānis Kundziņš

 LVA

 Andris Pāpe

 LVA

 VAZ 21061

 1984

 Ervīns Lembergs

 LVA

 Kristīne Kārkliņa

 LVA

 VAZ 2106

 1976

 Olafs Ceplevičs

 LVA

 Didzis Meiers

 LVA

 SAAB 96

 1971

 Normunds Kalvāns

 LVA

 Ingus Mikuda

 LVA

 SAAB 96

 1976

 Romāns Ērkulis

 LVA

 Gvido Ķirsons

 LVA

 VAZ 2103

 1980

 Modris Feodorovs

 LVA

 Ģirts Feodorovs

 LVA

 GAZ 24

 1973

 Donatas Devenis

 LTU

 Darius Ambloziejus

 LTU

 Volswagen Scirocco / Porsche 944

 1987

 Toomas Kreek

 EST

 Arvi Hain

 EST

 VAZ 21011

 1976

 Karolis Raišys

 LTU

 Lina Rukevičiūtė

 LTU

 BMW 635

 1983

 Sandis Zēģele

 LVA

 Guna Rušķe

 LVA

 VAZ 2103

 1979

 Andrejs Višņauskas

 LVA

 Valērijs Marmišs

 LVA

 Moskvitch 408

 1973

 Jānis Sondors

 LVA

 Ivars Ūtens

 LVA

 Peugeot 205 GTI

 1985

 

Photo: PONY&SMITH