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06.03.2021: Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen successfully battle tough conditions in Kouvola Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen took a fighting fourth place in the Finnish Championship for Team MRF Tyres at the SM OK-Auto Ralli |
Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen successfully battle tough conditions in Kouvola
Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen took a fighting fourth place in the Finnish Championship for Team MRF Tyres at the SM OK-Auto Ralli
Team MRF Tyres shone on the ice and snow in the Finnish Rally Championship and the SM OK Auto Ralli held near Kouvola today.
The crews were greeted with snow and icy conditions in the six-stage, 111km event but the weather conditions would play a major role in the outcome of the rally.
Team MRF Tyres drivers, Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen would be battling for a podium all rally, always within reach of the podium in their Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo.
The day got underway with the longest stage of the rally with the 29.8km Hermunen test, followed by the 11.7km Rämälä stage. The weather was perfect for ice rally, with ice and icy gravel, providing a good surface for the MRF studded tyre.
The first leg was 42km and Lindholm/Korhonen were in third at the end of the leg.
They would be involved in a great four-way fight for the lead with Juha Salo/Mikko Markkula, Mikko Heikkilä/Topi Luthinen and Teemu Asumaa/Marko Salminen.
It would continue through the…
