Royal Rally of Scandinavia 2023


06. 07. 2023 - 08. 07. 2023

Armstrong Jon
17
Jon Armstrong
Julia Thulin
GBR
GBR
MRF Tyres Dealer Team
Ford Fiesta Rally2 MkII
ERC1
RC2
SWE
SWE
Thulin Julia
SS
 
After SS
SS SS name Length [km] Time Order in SS Diff. leader
(s/km)
Aver. speed Order after SS Total time Diff. leader Penalty
1 Ölme 1 8.09 00:04:25.8 16. 00:00:10.8
1.33
109.57 17. 00:04:25.8 00:00:10.8
2 Lungsund 1 20.2 00:10:17.4 16. 00:00:28.5
1.41
117.78 17. 00:14:43.2 00:00:39.3
3 Ängebäckstorp 1 14.76 00:07:46.7 16. 00:00:29.5
2.00
113.85 15. 00:22:29.9 00:01:06.3
4 Mölnbacka 1 10.04 00:04:42.0 15. 00:00:12.6
1.25
128.17 15. 00:27:11.9 00:01:18.9
5 Ölme 2 8.09 00:04:26.7 19. 00:00:17.3
2.14
109.20 16. 00:31:38.6 00:01:35.0
6 Lungsund 2 20.2 00:10:00.2 16. 00:00:25.4
1.26
121.16 16. 00:41:38.8 00:02:00.4
7 Ängebäckstorp 2 14.76 00:07:28.3 15. 00:00:18.7
1.27
118.53 16. 00:49:07.1 00:02:19.1
8 Mölnbacka 2 10.04 00:04:34.8 16. 00:00:10.4
1.04
131.53 16. 00:53:41.9 00:02:29.5
9 Tomten 1 8.29 00:04:57.8 9. 00:00:10.8
1.30
100.21 14. 00:58:39.7 00:02:37.5
10 Tolita 1 9.52 00:04:37.6 16. 00:00:17.0
1.79
123.46 13. 01:03:17.3 00:02:54.0
11 Gårdsjö 1 11.39 00:05:40.6 12. 00:00:11.7
1.03
120.39 13. 01:08:57.9 00:03:05.7
12 Colins 1 9.01 00:04:57.1 12. 00:00:12.3
1.37
109.18 12. 01:13:55.0 00:03:18.0
13 Tomten 2 8.29 00:04:52.6 15. 00:00:13.0
1.57
102.00 12. 01:18:47.6 00:03:31.0
14 Tolita 2 9.52 00:04:26.9 14. 00:00:10.7
1.12
128.41 11. 01:23:14.5 00:03:41.7
15 Gårdsjö 2 11.39 00:05:31.3 13. 00:00:10.7
0.94
123.77 11. 01:28:45.8 00:03:52.4
16 Colins 1 (Power Stage) 9.01 00:04:50.1 12. 00:00:10.3
1.15
111.78 11. 01:33:35.9 00:03:59.5
Information
Date and time SS Information
08.07.2023 17:07 16 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's been an amazing week to get this opportunity, lots of fun to hop in a Rally2 car with Julia on the Notes, thanks to MRF Tyres and to all our sponsors for getting us here.
08.07.2023 15:07 15 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): I think just trying to clean things up [for the Power Stage] is important, some corners aren't perfect.
08.07.2023 14:07 14 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): There's a km of damp gravel in there, not a bad run but we just need to check something with the car and see if its ok, but all good here.
08.07.2023 13:07 13 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's difficult to say why I'm faster this time! It's drier than the morning, a bit looser too. Just tried to clean a bit more, we could do a little bit more but we've had a decent weekend so far. The MRF Tyres are working well!
08.07.2023 10:07 12 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): Good fun, I was chatting to Østberg before the stage and he said it's easy to land, the stage was quite clean and a little wide in some places but still a good run. Cleaning the road isn't the best thing but you get to choose the lines so the drivers have to follow where I go.
08.07.2023 09:07 11 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): There was a 2km straight in there where I thought Julia could take a little break! This stage had some loose spots, but some sections were really bad! We did our best though. Some corners have some loose gravel bits on them and when you get onto them it's like driving on loose marbles because of how compacted the road is.
08.07.2023 08:07 10 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): 1st stage was really good, tyre worked really well in there, I'm not sure there was a lot of cleaning to do as it was quite damp and compacted, but in this one there was lots of loose gravel so it was difficult to keep the line. The 1st stage and this stage were different to each other, this one was much wide whereas the 1st one was much more narrow. The tyre wear isn't too high here, but as the temperatures get warmer we'll see what we can do then. You can practice on an eSports setup to help prepare you for a car change, so that really helps.
08.07.2023 07:07 9 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): Yeah Julia is getting on really well, this stage was really nice to be honest, the cleaning was more pronounced towards the end of the stage but we've put some interesting lines in there for the other guys. We had a moment at the end there where we were in a hedge but all good.
07.07.2023 16:07 7 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): I'm really happy, we're improving with every km.
07.07.2023 15:07 6 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): We've improved the setup a bit, now it is much better, the start was very good, but towards the end I felt a bit of overdrive. Good stage, looking forward to the next one!
07.07.2023 14:07 5 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): There's so many anti-cuts in that stage and occasionally you get a bit close and unfortunately I clipped it, we just need to keep going.
07.07.2023 14:07 5 (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): puncture
07.07.2023 12:07 4 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): This stage is the fastest of the loop, really fun with fast corners over crests as well, it's like a rollercoaster! There will always be a bit of cleaning in there but we just have to have fun and keep going this afternoon.
07.07.2023 11:07 3 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): Very hard to know, we're just concentrating on ourselves and find the best rhythm, there's some wider moments than what we wanted, we just need to keep enjoying and see if we can improve now.
07.07.2023 10:07 2 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's been going quite well, still getting to grips with everything, this stage is a bit more fast than the first one so it's about keeping the right lines and everything. We're happy with how it's going, going to continue like this and hopefully improve.
07.07.2023 09:07 1 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): You have to find the balance of the car, it moves around a bit more than the Rally3. The stage was okay, could have gone a few places, but you also have to enjoy it.



Royal Rally of Scandinavia 2023: Armstrong Jon - Thulin Julia