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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