I was in Finland at the "warm-up" race a week after some of the brits were there to practise. From my experience I don't think it was a waste of time. The track was a bit more tricky than the pictures show, at least I think so. As far as I know the track surface has been somewhat of a challenge. Originally it held up very well, but was very dusty. With some chemical assistance, the dust issue was almost gone, but the surface became very "rutted" at some places. I actually hope that the track will be bumpy, as we got our cars to work well at the race
bbq: can you msn me about some hotel "affairs"? If you are going by your self, it's possible that you can share a room with a Norwegian fellow. If it's not to "icky"
Maybe we can save some money and be more.... social... hehe