Hello for everyone. Everyone knows that preparing for Rally Japan would have been much nicer if we have got good result from Rally Finland. Rally Germany was between these two events and our main contender, Xevi Pons didn´t do very good result on Rally Germany. It made our target more possible to achieve. I have been believing it after Rally Finland already because motorsport is always so mysterious that nothing is never sure until last stage is drove at Rally GB.

Our Team FCACA World Rally Team have been developing very well all the time. Even that we had that bad luck on Rally Finland they have been pushing me and everyone to develop Fiesta and make it more suitable to drive for me. We have got some new ideas with my race engineer Richard `Tomo`Thompson. I´m really looking forward again to test those ideas on real world on Rally Japan Pre-event test on Monday.

I will like a lot of Japan. I was there 2008 when I was driving in Subaru Rally Team Japan. Which is an by STi. That was first rally together with Mika and me. We were leading the rally on Group N until we needed to retire because I “slightly” went off the road and touched a Japanese tree. For me it was slightly but I think it was more than slightly. Subaru lost a right rear wheel completely and Mika broked two ribs. Sorry Mika. Even those happenings I liked a lot of Japanese roads. There are fast sections connected to very technical sections. Car need to be good and precise to drive because roads are very narrow.

As a country Japan is great. I could live only eating Sushi, Ramen and maybe Kobe beef. They all are very healthy food and taste is very nice. Japan is very well organized country. Everything is in very nice order and people are happy. They know that their country is not big and lot of people is living there so they cannot do mess. If they do they would be full of it. I think all the people should take some example from Japanese how human can be and not to make mess everywhere. I´m really looking forward to our stay at Sapporo.

On away to Japan I got an urgency take off to Shanghai. Team had a Commendation Conference and Shanghai Debuty Majos was coming to give a special prize for our team and for me. Prize was given because we have made very good reputation for Shanghai. It was very official but nice meeting. She was very friendly and looked to be very happy of our results. At the evening FCACA organized a very nice party for club member. There was very nice athmosphere, great food. We were there like a big family. Party was hold at top pool of one hotel near to our team base. When I saw the pool it didn´t surprise me at all when I saw our mechanics started to carry my team mate Wang in to pool all clothing on. Well I needed to join to throw Wang in to pool, well I ended by myself also in to pool. Now there are a lot of wet clothing in my luggage going to hotel at Sapporo. However it was very nice dinner and we had great time together.

I will do my best at Japan and fight for the victory which I think we are capable to achieve. If we are good we are lucky and we win. I speak you after Japan !

Best regards,
Jari