Venetsia Drifting 2018 - 25th of August - Kokkola, Finland

Venetsia Drifting is an annual drifting competition held in the city centre of Kokkola, Finland. Track is a street circuit closed off from public traffic. Around 40 drivers with different levels of experience participated to this year's competition.

Day started with free practice and continued with qualification which determined who went to battle who in the bracket. Each driver had two attempts which were scored. Actual competition began shortly after qualification. Two drivers competed against each other driving in tandem. Both drivers had to lead and follow. Driver with a better score continued to the next round. Power2Drift Team Finland's Juha Pöytalaakso ended up taking the first place. Henri Haanpää from Haanpää Motorsport was second and Juha Rintanen of Juha Rintanen Motorsport was third.

Unfortunately I didn't get to see to whole competition since my train left a bit earlier than it finished. Curbs were packed with visitors and it was nice to see a lot of people attending the event. Only downside was that there weren't any grandstands near the track and it was a bit hard to see what happened there if you didn't have a good viewing spot.

I uploaded few clips (#1 & #2) to my Instagram account. Please check them out as well 😎

Historic Grand Race 2018 @ Ahvenisto Race Circuit - 18th of August - Hämeenlinna, Finland - Part 1/2 - Pit

Here's a photo set from the pit area of 28th Historic Grand Race held between 18th & 19th of August at the Ahvenisto Race Circuit. Event showcased three major themes which were 40th anniversary of Mini 1000 race class, 70th anniversary of Porsche and 50th anniversary of Ford Escort. Overall 170 drivers from Finland and Sweden took part in the event. Weekend included 18 starts which were divided between different race classes such as Historic Stock/GT & Formula, Roadsport, Subaru Sport, SS 1300, Locost and Mini 1000. There was also a Tourist Trophy exhibition showcasing veteran motorcycles in the middle of the day. At the end of the day when all classes had finished their races visitors were allowed to enter the pit area. I included photos from the hobbyist car park to Part 2/2 - Hobbyist car park. Check it out as well 😊