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A message from Pep from the SRM community, who created something amazing: Hi, it's Pep! I'm not great at announcements. Joining SRM'23 was... a really unique experience. I didn't do well, sure, but I've enjoyed every bit of being around.  The best part of SRM for me was the experience itself; the atmosphere of it all, and the memories it gave me. I wanted to hang on those memories and share them, and I wanted to give back to this amazing community. So this is my gift back to SRM, the great people that organized it and made it real, and the contestants that made the experience extra real. <3 Something commemorative, so everyone can have a keepsake of their time here .  You can find more of that on the SRM Discord  and support her work on Ko-fi!  

Since SRM features long rallies over a lot of different stages, it might be tough for most of you to actually properly recce all of them. Thanks to Luppis you can get away with less preparation. He made pacenotes for the majority of stages that are available in RSF and most stages that are used in SRM Round 1. Note that there are two versions available. See below which co-drivers work with his pack and what version they require. Compatible Co-Drivers are  Janne Laahanen for Luppis V3 Nicky Grist for Luppis V3 Darren for Luppis V2 Janne Laahanen  for Luppis V3 Hans Juchard (KI Stimme) für  Luppis V2 Marco Piardi vor Luppis V2 There are more co-drivers available. But these are the ones where we know that they work with Luppi's Pacenote Pack. If you know more, please leave a comment underneath this post or on our Discord.

You may notice quite a few service opportunities. It is important to note you will only be able to change tyres at the 30 minutes long services that are marked as service park. Setups can only be changed at the start of a leg. You have been warned. One last remark: there is a slight change to the ruling of the Hotlap trophy . We've allowed ourselves a bit more flexibility for immersion purposes by not limiting us to a 1 stage leg. Enjoy the rally!  PLEASE BEWARE So SRM is off to a good start since we already made a mistake Stage 4 is supposed to be RabocsiRing 2021 Rally Hungary (like mentioned in the stage list a month ago) and not the RX version. Thanks Dachsos for pointing it out. >>> PDF VERSION <<< >>> GOOGLE SHEETS VERSION <<<

 Welcome to the fourth and final chapter of Roadbook Ramblings!  Let's begin with numbers: 5 legs. 62 stages. 469.7 kilometres (291.9 miles). Those are the tangible bits; ones that matter to you, the driver. It's what you will experience from your point of view. Rest is not as important for the competition, but I've gone through the trouble so might as well share it with you lot - assuming you're still reading these. Or, if this is the first one you read, welcome! Full roadbook will be published tomorrow (Friday, 26th of January). Below is a leg-by-leg description of the route, its stops, and general nature. Sit down, grab a drink, and put a coat on - Finland's not warm!   Finlandia route map. Leg finishes also indicate overnight halts in most cases. Leg 1 (Helsinki - Veikkola) 9 stages - 31.9km/19.8 miles The rally starts, as established, in Helsinki. Namely, the official start is straight to the first stage that takes in Olympiastadion. Built for the 1952

  Alternative title: Confessions. Creating a rally can be anything from a simple task to a rigorous undertaking. You slap a bunch of stages together with some services in between, split them into legs, and call it a day. People will drive it, and some will enjoy it. There will be competitors with their own goals, ranging from passing time to actually doing their best. It will be used for testing, either skills or simply a new setup. There's nothing wrong with a simple rally. They are the backbone of online racing; just sit down and drive. Of course, here in Sim Rally Masters we don't do simple. Here in SRM we take pride in our receding hairlines, stress-induced ulcers, and burnouts. You haven't lived the life of a series organiser before finding a bunch of hair on the floor each time you shower, sucked to the drain like your free time. Sounds fun, no? If the answer was "Actually yes", we do accept volunteers. Just DM us your credentials and organ donor card,

Welcome back! In the first chapter, we talked the history of Finnish rallying. The topic of Hankiralli was brought up, and seemingly caught some attention too! It is an interesting tale, one which definitely deserves to be remembered. But as those of you who read through the post will remember, it wasn't exactly a fairytale. By the time late 1970's rolled around, Finnish rallying had a bit of a dilemma in its hands. Peter Geitel , editor of Vauhdin Maailma magazine proposed a solution, one which we left hanging last time. So, let's get to that, shall we?   Picture of the original editorial in VM issue 5/1991    If you're jumping off your seat and doing your best Leonardo DiCaprio impression (sans dumping your wife when she turns 25, we hope), you have probably spotted that title in central left of the picture. Yes, that's where this event gets its name from. It's a good one; might as well use it. While statistics show that only 98% (with 2% margin of error) of

"What the f*ck?"   If this was you reading the stage list, I can't blame you.  I can't even judge you. When the calendar dropped, people had certain expectations about the first round. The pin was in Finland, so there were two options: A classic Finnish summer rally, with high-speed gravel roads, jumps, thrills, and plenty of spills, too. Ouninpohja, Harju, Laajavuori, Humalamäki, so on, so forth. It didn't hurt that the previous season ended in those exact conditions, many still reeling from their humbling experience - or yet to come down from the high of victory.  Another good guess was Arctic Rally, also known as Tunturi. Location of the pin was in Rovaniemi, which lead many to believe that this was going to be a snowy, icy event, utilising those treacherous snow-walled roads of Lapland. Winter rally taking place at early months of the year, also known as, well, winter? Apt, to say the least. Against that backdrop, we return to the expletive-laden reaction. Hor

Hotlap Trophy SRM is happy to announce the Hotlap Trophy. Actually it is a comeback but we changed things up a bit and this will be of interest for every driver. The last stage of each rally will be a seperate leg. So you need to make sure, that you finish the penultimate leg before the rally officially ends. You can use the timer as indicator on the rallysimfans website in the top left corner, if you are unsure about timezones, and crossreference that with the official start and closing times of the rallies. This trophy will not be shown on the rallysimfans site but it might offer additional motivation to some of you. It will be mainly organised by Camaro - who also mainly manages the team standings - on our discord. We are thinking about a smooth way to make them accessible on this website. In any case, we'll see us at the finish line ... or while waiting for our wrecked car to be loaded up and sent back home.

Entry for SRM 2024 is now open! After much speculation and many a debate, Sim Rally Masters 2024 is finally here!  Get behind the wheel of your favourite car and take the old faithful out for a season of trials and tribulations, of guts and glory, and of championship challenge. Tackle events old and new in a year hopefully filled with exciting battles and many great moments. See yourself rise like a cream to the top, but beware: It's not going to be easy - good things seldom are. To sign up, just click the link below and navigate to the tab marked Entry List. But, before you do: Make sure you've read the ⁠ rulebook Check out the different pages on this blog and the discord  to familiarise yourself with the series Double check your entry to make sure it is correct Remember that numbers are reserved in ⁠number-request, not assigned automatically Ready? We sure hope so.  >>>  SIGN UP HERE  <<<

Stage list Round 1 - Finlandia Ahvenus I Ahvenus II Aittajärvi Autiovaara Autiovaara II Blanare Chirdonhead Snow Chirdonhead II Snow Erken Erken II Falstone Snow Falstone II Snow Fraizer Wells Snow Hakolahti Sprint Harwood Forest II Snow Hokkara Snow Hokkara Snow Reverse Horazdovice-Komusin Kaihuavaara Kaihuavaara II Kaihuavaara 2021 Kaihuavaara 2022 Karankamäki Karlstad Koirakivi Kolmejarvet Tarmac I Kuadonvaara Lyon - Gerland Mitterbach Mitterbach Tarmac Mustaselka Mustaselka II NewBobs Snow Noiker II Snow Odry Snow Odry Snow Night II Palvaanjärvi Sprint Pirttikulma Snow Prospect Ridge Snow Prospect Ridge II Snow RabocsiRing 2021 Rally Hungary ROC 2008 Sagen Sweden 2012 Shepherds Shield Snow Shepherds Shield II Snow Sikakama Sikakama II SSS Alpes School Rally SSS Valasske Mezirici Torsby Shakedown Vargassence Vargassence Mirrored-Reverse Verkiai 2010 Reverse Vyskälä SS3