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After a dramatic rally, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen became national heroes by winning the Rally Finland, two weeks after securing their first career victory. They are now firmly in contention for the title as the season enters its final stretch.
In Finland, the rally world experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. The adrenaline rush of the world’s best drivers, in high-performance machines, tackling straight tracks with astonishing average speeds. The emotion of seeing this 24-year-old, in front of his home crowd, secure his second World Rally Championship victory after his first win in Estonia, a feat no one believed in just six months earlier. The hope that the sport is now on the right track…