Joel Valander wins at Finnish Winter Jump Series

See: eurorc.com

The Finnish Winter Jumps Series were held from 11 to 13 March at new and interesting location. Race was held outside Finland at capital of Estonia, Tallinn. Drivers came from Finland, Estonia, Russia and couple else countries.

In 2wd qualifying Joona Haatanen takes the TQ ahead Joel Valander. In the first final Joel was able to win because Joona made a mistake. In second final Joel made couple mistakes and he finished third. In last final Joel capitalized Joona’s first turn wide line, and went to inside. After that he was able to get a little gap as drivers behind him. Joel finishes first and wins the race.

2wd Top-10 Overall:

1. Joel Valander – XRAY XB2 2016
2. Joona Haatanen – Team Associated
3. Jorg Miikael Tiit – Schumacher
4. Max Mört – Schumacher
5. Jarno Siltanen – Schumacher
6. Lari Jäppinen – XRAY XB2 2016
7. Markku Honkanen – Team Durango
8. Pekko Iivonen – Schumacher
9. Eeli Vieno – XRAY XB2 2016
10. Samppa Orhanen – Schumacher

After 2wd race, it was time for 4wd qualifying. Joel takes the TQ all four round’s with two seconds or more. Karri Salmela takes the second position and Ari Heinonen the third. In first final Karri pushed hard behind Joel but then he made a mistake and Joel cruised to win with about 5 seconds gap. In second final Joel had a terrible first lap, as he hit the track marker and flipped his car on the back of the field. In last main Joel decided to push hard right from the start. He did that and he was pulling gap to second place with fast lap times. Joel won the last final with a comfortable lead and won the meeting.

4wd Top-10 Overall:

1. Joel Valander – XRAY XB4 2016
2. Ari Heinonen – Team Durango
3. Joona Haatanen – Team Associated
4. Markku Honkanen – Team Durango
5. Karri Salmela – Team Associated
6. Lari Jäppinen – XRAY XB4 2016
7. Max Mört – Schumacher
8. Samppa Orhanen – Schumacher
9. Toni Niinivirta – XRAY XB4 2016
10. Hendrik Lainemae – XRAY XB4 2016