Simo lampinen rally driver

Simon originates in hebrew language and means god has heard. Simo lampinen is a finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport the car is only built for track an ice race use. Simo lampinen is a former rally driver from finland and one of the first flying finns in motorsport. Simo lampinen finnish rally driver age, birthday, bio. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the.

Simo lampinen was born on june 22, 1943 76 years old. The younger brother of famous rally co driver gunnar palm, torsten competed as a co driver as well. Sep 09, 2014 liddon won again in 1967 as co driver to rauno aaltonen. Champions park opening brings finnish rally legends to. Sannaleena perunka jututtaa alkuperaista flying finn. Simo lampinen is a finnish former rally driver and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport. Saab rally driver profile simo lampinen saab history. Follows saabs rally history with drivers such as erik carlsson, carlmagnus skogh, simo lampinen, per eklund and stig blomqvist.

Torsten palm born 23 july 1947 in kristinehamn is a former racing driver from sweden. With drivers like tony pond, simo lampinen and per eklund it achieved a few good results and proved to be exceptionally good on tarmac with pace notes. Timo makinen was one of the finest rally drivers to emerge from scandinavia during the 1960s. In 1968, alongside aaltonen and paul easter, he earned 4th place in the first londonsydney marathon. Though assured that all would be well, he was subsequently excluded from the official. He is known for his work on bensaa suonissa 1970, neste sport 2000 1996 and. Because of that, he was granted a driving license at. Rally sweden historic with aya10, ex works leo kinnunen. Jeremy browne 4 times south australian rally champion co driver engine.

The car was ordered by finnish saab importer for simo r. Simo lampinen, a native of finland, has had a lengthy history as a saab rally driver. Finnish driving legend simo lampinen was one of the most entertaining speakers of the night, as he unraveled yarns of speed and glory. Simo lampinen last updated september 18, 2019 lampinen on the left at the 1964 lakes rally with co driver jyrki ahava lampinen drives a saab sport at the 1965 lakes lampinen s triumph tr7 of the 1978 rac rally driven at the race retro 2008 simo lampinen born 22 june 1943 is a finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport. Having spoiled countryman simo lampinen s hopes of a hattrick, makinen became the first driver ever to achieve such a feat on his home event in 1967. Liddon won again in 1967 as co driver to rauno aaltonen. On gravel roads, it was less easy to drive especially on unpractised stages.

He survived the childhood disease, but it left him with a very pronounced limp. Shortly after the first saab cars rolled off the assembly line in december 1949, two were entered in the monte carlo rally. Oct 27, 2014 interview with simo lampinen, a native of finland, has had a lengthy history as a saab rally driver. Sputnik, as harry kallstrom was called, finished 8th overall. Lampinen s triumph tr7 of the 1978 rac rally driven at the race retro 2008. Per eklund, simo lampinen, tom trana, stig blomgvist and pat mosscarlsson are some of the legendary names behind the wheel at that time. Saab rally driver profile simo lampinen saabscene saab. And at the same time he was amazingly surefooted and confident.

The fulvia was seen as the driver s choice by the aspiring motorist and fast pace rally development translated into a rapid evolution of the production model with ever more powerful engines and. As a masculine given name it has been popular over centuries and in different spellings all over the world. Simo lampinen is a finnish rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport. Simo lampinen born porvoo, 22 june 1943 is a finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport. Simo lampinen shows his saab v4 rally car at the saab festival 20. The story of the rac international rally by phil drackett 1980. Active drivers listed in bold in the tables are those who have entered a wrc event within the past twelve months. The car also took part in the san remo rally in which simo lampinen finished 8th.

May, 2007 by ryan in 20002009, 99, finland, personalities. Two men and a woman, all rally drivers, get too closely involved, competing in the race and in love. Flying finn project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Ballestrieri took part in the european rally championship with this car and finished 1st overall at the rally coppa della favera in february 1973.

The meaning, origin, popularity and detailed name information of simo. Silverthorne, power and appleby were all disqualifed mid rally for having seven lights on their cars, rather than the regulation six. Saab monte carlo 850, abv48 this is the story of the monte carlo 850 racing car. Simo lampinen last updated september 18, 2019 lampinen on the left at the 1964 lakes rally with co driver jyrki ahava lampinen drives a saab sport at the 1965 lakes lampinen s triumph tr7 of the 1978 rac rally driven at the race retro 2008 simo lampinen born 22 june 1943 is a finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to. If you have ever purchased a pair of competition driving gloves, they probably came from john hopwoods glove business, and if you have ever eaten fish and chips in the manchester area, it is pretty certain.

Dec 16, 2016 the rally finland, formerly known as the lakes rally or the rally of the thousand lakes, is one of the oldest and the most popular rally events in the world. List of world rally championship drivers wikipedia. Aaltonen has been named as one of the first flying finns. Finska rallyt is a rally competition in the finnish lakeland in central finland. The only squadra lancia car to finish the rally was kallstroms, which is the car presented at todays sale. Simo lampinen, barely twenty years old, became the first driver to take consecutive wins, finishing ahead of swedens tom trana in 1963 and 1964. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Jan 26, 2008 bmc was the only official team in which ambrose competed, but it was a classic team made up of the top drivers of the day including paddy horkirk, timo makinen and simo lampinen. Simo lampinen is a finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport. Bmc was the only official team in which ambrose competed, but it was a classic team made up of the top drivers of the day including paddy horkirk, timo makinen and simo lampinen. He is known for his work on bensaa suonissa 1970, neste sport 2000 1996 and jyvaskylan suurajot vuonna 1966 1966. Authorities granted him a driving license at age 17 so he could get to and from school more easily, but he quickly went on to acquire a competition license. With pertti melasniemi, lilga kovanko, ulf tornroth, perttu nasanen. Simo lampinen was born on june 22, 1943 in helsinki, finland.

The history books will reflect on the hattricks the helsinkiborn driver scored on his native lakes rally and on the uks rac rally. Simo was doing so well that he passed control before it was fully operational. He was most active during the 1960s, scoring the famous victory at 1965 rallye montecarlo with mini cooper s and winning the finnish championship in 1966 with the same car his other great achievements are four wins at lakes rally rally finland and three wins at rac rally. Long winterseason was succesfully for saabworks team. Saab automobile simo lampinen, a native of finland, has had a lengthy history as a saab rally driver. May 29, 2007 simo lampinen overcame what was considered a huge obstacle to a rally driver. The year was a success and he won the finnish rally championship that year. Coopers and simo lampinen in the now outpaced saab 96 had made slow suns but were. Among his teammates, liddon counted some impressive and familiar names.

Simo lampinen drove from 1966 to 1968 with this car. More info about the name simo simo is a finnish variant of simon. With pond driving, it won the ypres rally and the manx international twice in 1978 and 1980. Wikipedia prior to this car being used in the 1997 pikes peak hillclimb challenge simo lampinen got to drive this car a bit in the usa his name is on the top of this pikes peak car and he believes he drove it during a. The rally is driven on wide and smooth gravel roads, featuring blind.

Finnish driver simo lampinen with arne herz entered the. Simo lampinen, a native of finland, has had a lengthy history as a. As it had been arranged that i should cover this years r. Finnish rally legend simo lampinen starting to drive at the age 17, racing at the age 18 born in june 1943, simo lampinen has been diagnosed polio at a young age and his limps were damaged. Simo lampinen, peugeot 504 v6 coupe, 1978 safari rally jeanpierre nicolas, peugeot 504 v6 coupe, 1978 safari rally winner bjorn waldegard, porsche 911sc, 1978 safari rally. Simo lampinen born 22 june 1943 is a finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the flying finns who came to dominate the sport. Simo lampinen is interviewed by radio reporters followi. Simo lampinen perhe simo lampinen born 22 june 1943 is a. His contributions to the saab marque have been numerous and it is appropriate to provide a summary of his experiences and collaboration with saab automobile over the years.

There was no holding back simo quickly went on to acquire a competition license and won his first major rally, finlands rally of the lakes, in 1963 at the age of 20. Palm competed internationally in formula racing and rallies. The other drivers were all disqualified post rally for light infringements. Markku lampinen, toimitusjohtaja simo lampinen, hallituksen puheenjohtaja ilkka sillanp. The top five fastest finnish rally drivers of all time. Simo lampinen is interviewed by radio reporters following the victory of british royal automobile club international rally of the forests in a saab motor, rally, london, england photo size. As i mentioned two months ago, i was in the fourth triumph 2000 with the young finnish driver, simo lampinen, and entirely due to his excellent control of this big car on ice, we had climbed up to lie third overall with about half the stages completed when a blown head gasket forced us to retire. Timo makinen the brilliant finn timo makinen was one of the finest rally drivers to emerge from scandinavia during the 1960s. He was active in the 1960s and 1970s, winning three finnish rally championship titles 1963, 1964, 1967 and scoring several notable international victories in the prewrc era, including three wins at the lakes rally today rally finland or wins at rac rally and rally portugal. Rally news, photos, forums and statistics simply a great community of dedicated rally fans. Jul 25, 2018 sannaleena perunka jututtaa alkuperaista flying finn. And won by our very own group member and works austin rover race and rally driver. Aaltonen, hopkirk, shekhar mehta, hanny mikkola, ari vatanen, simo lampinen, and many others including timo makinen. He sat with drivers such as ove andersson, timo makinen, hannu mikkola, vic elford, simo lampinen, and achim warmbold with the ford, lancia, bmw, and peugeot teams.

He repeated the accomplishment in 1964, and won the 850 cc track championship in 1966. The swedes were at the forefront in driving the saab 96. In 1993 kankkunen became the first rally driver to be voted the finnish sports personality of the year. Aaltonen is also the 1961 winner of the lakes rally. Born in helsinki on 18 march 1938 makinen gained an early grounding in motor vehicles because his father owned a large transport company. Pregliasco also drove the car in the european championship at the german essen rally and the semperit rally in may. In 1967 he came second in the swedish rally with simo lampinen. Rally finland formally known as the neste rally finland and formerly known as the neste oil rally finland, lakes rally and rally of the thousand lakes. Tom traria, in the privately entered volvo have officially withdrawn from competition for the time being worksprepared swedish volvo 122s, had come forward to duel with the mighty makinen while rauno aaltonen and jorma lusenius in the other works b. The 1965 european rally champion and the most successful rally driver of the 1960s.

See more ideas about saab turbo, saab 900 and saab automobile. His compatriots, rauno aaltonen, simo lampinen, hannu mikkola and markku alen, learned from makinen. His favourite rally was kenyas safari rally, a true test of skill and endurance, in which he took part a total of 23 times. Rally finland one of the most popular wrc events snaplap.

Because of its tradition and its status among rally fans, it deserves to be put on the list of the greatest motorsport events in the world. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. See more of saab historic rally team yke on facebook. The fulvia model was a great success for lancia with 161,832 examples being sold between 1965 and 1976, much of this can be attributed to the models great competition success. Triumph tr7 v8 slowly sideways uk the home of rally.