The Finnish Off Road Trial Championship final round was held in Kuopio.
Up to Kuopio, there were three Group II drivers
who could have taken out the championship.
Ojanpera/Metsankyla (Jeep)
failed first at section 4
taking maximum penalty points.
Parkkinen and Eklund drove a very tight competition
and the result was that Parkkinen had only one reversing penalty
in section 5, but
Eklund hit the section mark in section 8 and got 5 points.
That was enough.
Parkkinen/Vartiainen from
Mad Moose Team have won the Finnish Off Road
Trial Championship for 1997!
| Group I |
|---|
| 1. | Valkeajoki Antti/Valkeajoki Jussi |
Suzuki SJ 413 |
| 2. | Jylha Mika J/Jylha Mika E | MB |
| 3. | Laakso Olli/Laakso Raimo | Suzuki SJ410 |
| 4. | Sauramo Pekka/Hodgson Arthur |
Toyota Megacruiser |
| 5. | Weckman Marko/Pajunen Asko | Volvo C202 |
| 6. | Partanen Hannu/Manninen Jukka | Range Rover |
| Group II |
|---|
| 1. | Parkkinen Harri /Vartiainen Birgit |
Toyota FJ40 |
| 2. | Paavilainen Mika/Manenpaa Mika |
Toyota BJ42 |
| 3. | Eklund Timo/Toppi Tero | Toyota BJ42 |
| 4. | Salminen Arto/Saarinen Jannei | Volvo C303 |
| 5. | Oksanen Juha/Raesilta Arto | Range Rover |
| 6. | Vasikainen Jorma/Aalto Ilpo | Toyota Hi-lux |
| Group Classic |
|---|
| 1. | Tallqvist Kimmo/Heinonmaki Juha | Jeep CJ 5 |
| 2. | Merilainen Mikko/Merilainen Antti |
Zica Lande Intercooler |
| 3. | Rantanen Jari/Tjader Kari | Range Rover |
| Group III |
|---|
| 1. | Luukkanen Seppo/Silander Jari |
Jeep CJ5/Unimog |
| 2. | Herrala Arto/Suominen Arto |
Toyota MB Unimog |
| 3. | Laaksonen Risto/Seppo Wallden |
MB-Willys |
| 4. | Hakkinen Jukka/Voutilainen Lauri |
Land-Rover |
| 5. | Riepula Pauli/Sjoblom Timo |
MB Willys CJ6+1/2 |
| 6. | Salo Ari/Reinikainen Risto |
Toyota MB 42 |
