A radical revamp of the Rally Finland route means the famous Ouninpohja stage will be absent from the World Rally Championship event's itinerary in 2018. In an effort to contain the rising speeds the latest generation of World Rally Cars are capable of, organisers of the Jyvaskyla-based rally have moved to using smaller, narrower roads that precludes the wide, fast stretch included in the stage. This year's itinerary is 60% new compared to 2017, and includes the Moksi and Urria stages. The Moksi test is a longer version of the stage that last used the same name in 2000, while Urria - which returned to the Finland schedule in '17 after a five-year absence - will be slightly shorter than...
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