Sweden’s winter wonderland Rally Sweden (15 - 18 February) organisers believe conditions for next week’s second round of the FIA World Rally Championship could be the best in recent years. Heavy snow and freezing temperatures in the Värmland region of Sweden and across the border in Norway promise ‘almost perfect’ roads for the WRC’s only pure winter encounter, according to rally general manager Glenn Olsson. Officials checking the special stages over the weekend found full snow on all the forest roads, with solid and large snow banks alongside – ideal for drivers to ‘lean’ their cars on to guide them around corners at maximum speed. The ideal...
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