Konsta Saarinen takes double Winter Jumps title

The Finnish Winter Jumps Offroad Indoor Championship concluded this past weekend with the final round being held at the Model Expo Toy Fair in front of thousands of spectators. Due to the unfortunate clash with the EOS finale in Austria some of the Finnish frontrunners such as Haatanen, Salmela and Valander would be absent from the meeting. This made way for young and talented Konsta Saarinen who had a shot at both the 2WD and 4WD titles. Ultimately he would clearly dominate the weekend, taking the TQs and wins in both classes and with him the double title.

2WD top 10 overall results:
1. Konsta Saarinen – Xray
2. Touko Silpola – Schumacher
3. Jarno Siltanen – Schumacher
4. Joona Haatanen – Team Associated
5. Markku Honkanen – Team Durango
6. Joel Valander – Xray
7. Pekko Iivonen – Schumacher
8. Lauri Ruotsalainen – Team Durango
9. Jamiel Gabrielsson – Team Associated
10.Eeli Vieno – Xray

4WD top 10 overall results:
1. Konsta Saarinen – Xray
2. Pekko Iivonen – Schumacher
3. Markku Honkanen – Team Durango
4. Lauri Ruotsalainen – Team Durango
5. Jarno Siltanen – Schumacher
6. Joel Valander – Xray
7. Toni Niinivirta – Xray
8. Eeli Vieno – Xray
9. Jamiel Gabrielsson – Team Associated
10.Touko Silpola – Schumacher

Thanks to Matti Eskelinen for the report.