WHY FOUND A RALLY MUSEUM IN FINLAND?

Finns are known to be rally enthusiasts. We have more rally world champions than anywhere else in the world, and we organise a variety of traditional and prestigious competitions. The Mobilia automobile and road museum is the perfect home for a new Rally Museum; after all, rally is an exceptional discipline in the world of motorsports in which the drivers compete on the same roads that the general public uses to get home from work every day! Rally racing is truly the people’s sport, and that is why we believe that it deserves finally to have a museum of its own in Finland.

The legendary Simo Lampinen, four-time Finnish Rally Champion and three-time winner of the Jyväskylä Grand Prix, is patron of the Rally Museum.

HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE RALLY MUSEUM?

1. The different reward packages are described at the end of this page. Once you have decided on a suitable amount and reward package, select the equivalent package from the Finnish language packages on the right hand side of this page.

When placing the order, you will be asked for the name that you wish to appear in connection with the Rally Museum.

In case you need any assistance, we are happy to help you: just email us at petra.kotro@mobilia.fi

2. Make the payment using your preferred method. You will receive an order confirmation as well as instructions on how to redeem your rewards via email.

3. Tell your friends about the campaign, too! For example, share this page on Facebook or Twitter.

4. The Rally Museum opens to the public on 17 June 2016. Welcome!

WHY START A CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN?

Founding the Rally Museum is a big deal. Mobilia Automobile Village is a private museum run by the Mobilia Foundation. As a national specialised museum we receive funding from the government, but we finance a large part of our operations independently. In order to create a fine museum complex as we believe that rally folks deserve, we need your help. We don’t ask for donations. Instead, we aim to raise the necessary funds via presale of tickets and reward products, so that we can create and implement the exhibition to the planned extent. Of course, the more funds we raise, the better the overall result will be!

WHAT WILL THE RALLY MUSEUM CONTAIN?

All sorts of things! We have designed a comprehensive cross-section of the history and greatest moments of the sport to be displayed at the Rally Museum. The Rally Museum will be founded within Mobilia in any case, but the implementation of the plan within the intended scope and schedule requires a successful crowdfunding campaign. By taking part in this campaign, you are helping to make the museum a top-notch experience from the opening day!

If we reach our minimum target of €30.000, the museum will let you see and experience at least:

The history of rally racing from the early 1900s up until the present day. We will present the beginnings of the sport from an international perspective, as well as the history of Finnish rally from the 1950s, when the first Rally Finland was held (then known as the Jyväskylä Grand Prix). In addition, we will describe the evolution of the rally car from the 1950s till the present day – not forgetting interesting titbits such as the infamous Group B.

The icons of rally. We spotlight the sport’s most iconic cars and Finnish drivers. We present cars such as the Ford Escort, the Mini Cooper S and the Audi, and drivers such as Timo Mäkinen, Rauno Aaltonen, Pauli Toivonen and Simo Lampinen, who were the first to be nicknamed the Flying Finns, thanks to their achievements in the 1960s.

Rally racing in extreme conditions. Through the two extremes, we illustrate the variety of conditions in which rally races are organised. We present both the desert rallies and the winter rallies. We use the Arctic Lapland Rally and the Paris-Dakar Rally as examples.

Safety issues associated with rally. We will report on the accidents that have occurred in the sport, from the drivers’ as well as the spectators’ perspectives. At the same time, we describe the evolution of the various safety equipment.

Rally car competition servicing. Just a few decades ago the service and maintenance point for rally cars was simply a van parked in the woods. In the exhibition you can see what a service point used to look like!

The International Rally Hall of Fame. The Rally Hall of Fame, already located in Mobilia, will become part of the Rally Museum. New rally drivers and other persons who have had a great influence on rallying are inducted into the Rally Hall of Fame every year. We tell the life stories of the inductees and present a changing collection of the inductees’ cars, prizes, racing gear, seats and many more items that are guaranteed to catch the eye of every rally man and woman.

A new kind of rally simulator. For those with an appetite for speed, we offer a chance to experience the feeling of driving in a real rally car with a completely new kind of rally simulator! The rally simulator will be developed together with the University of Tampere.

ADDITIONAL GOALS

The contents of the exhibition as described above will be implemented if we can reach €30.000, which is the minimum target of the campaign. But that’s not all! If the minimum target is exceeded, we can make the Rally Museum an even better experience!

€50.000 – THE RALLY MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE WINNING CAR OF THE FIRST RALLY FINLAND

If we can reach €50.000, we will purchase for the Rally Museum’s collection – and begin the restoration of – the Austin Atlantic that won the 1951 Jyväskylä Grand Prix. This car is an indivisible part of the Finnish rally history, and we want to give it a worthy forever home in the Rally Museum. This is possible if we can gather the required 50.000 Euros.

80 000 € – A COLLECTOR’S PIECE FOR THE BOOKCASE OF EVERY RALLY FAN

If we reach the overall target of €80.000, we will produce a Finnish-language book on the history of rally and rally cars in collaboration with Marko Mäkinen. Marko Mäkinen is a long-time journalist and photographer, whose stunning images of rally cars and racing throughout the years deserve to be gathered into a book. The book presents the most important cars of Finnish rally history and tells the history of the sport in Finland as well as abroad. The picture oriented book contains a feast for the eyes of every connoisseur. No true rally fan can miss out on this gem!

If we reach the overall target, we promise a numbered and signed copy of this book to every sponsor who redeems a reward package of at least 125 Euros. The sponsors who participate in the campaign by purchasing a reward package worth 15 to 50 Euros won’t be left empty-handed either! They get access to a digital online version of the book. This is a book you won’t want to miss, so make sure we reach the target and become a sponsor of the Rally Museum today!

HOW WILL THE CROWDFUNDING REVENUES BE SPENT?

We guarantee that all of the crowdfunding revenues will go directly towards founding the Rally Museum, i.e. ensuring that Finnish rally folks get a museum worthy of their national sport. The proceeds will cover the costs of building the exhibition, content creation, acquiring the latest exhibition technology and restoring the vehicles intended for the exhibition. As additional targets are met, the income will be used to acquire a rally car that is undoubtedly one of the jewels of Finnish rally history, as well as produce a high-quality publication in collaboration with Marko Mäkinen.

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE REWARD PACKAGES

Start 15 € (Lähtö)
An entrance ticket to the Rally museum and your name published on our website! When you buy the Start pacakage, you will get an entrance ticket to the Rally museum (valid for 1 year starting from 17.6.2016 ) and your name will be published in the supporters’ list on the website of the Rally museum.

Special stage 25 € (Pikataival)
Entrance ticket to the Rally museum, your name published on our website, a sticker and a magnet! The entrance ticket is valid for one year starting from 17.6.2016. In addition, you will get your name published in the supporters’ list on the Rally museum website plus a super cool Rally museum sticker and a magnet. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere.

Finish 50 € (Maali)
A family ticket to the Rally museum, your names published on our website, a sticker and a magnet. Take your whole family to the Rally museum! Entrance tickets to the Rally museum for two adults and all children under 18 years old are valid for one year starting from 17.6.2016. In addition, you will get your name published in the supporters’ list on the Rally museum website plus a super cool Rally museum sticker and a magnet. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere.

Front Car Driver 125 € (Etuautokuski)
A VIP card, an invitation to the Rally museum opening, your name featured on the supporters’ wall of the exhibition and published on the website, a sticker, a magnet and a cap. Your personal VIP card is valid for 3 years starting from 17.6.2016, and you can visit the museum every day if you like. You will also receive an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and to any VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. In addition, you will get your name featured on the supporters’ wall of the Rally museum and the supporters’ list published on the website. You also get a super cool Rally museum sticker, a magnet and a cap. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere.

Co-driver 500 € (Kartturi)
A VIP card, an invitation to the Rally museum opening, a personalized plate (20 x 40 cm) will be put on the supporters’ wall in the exhibition and your name published on the website, a magnet, a sticker and cap. Your personal VIP card is valid for 3 years starting from 17.6.2016, and you can visit the museum every day if you like! You will also receive an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and to any VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. You will get a personalized plate in our supporters’ wall in the Rally museum and your name published in the supporters’ list on the website. You also get a super cool Rally museum sticker, a magnet and a cap. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. The Co-driver package suits well for small companies or rally enthusiasts.

Rally Team 750 € (Rallitiimi)
A special package for car sports clubs and rally teams! By purchasing the Rally team package, your club/Team will get a customized visit to the Rally museum (max. 20 persons, incl. entrance ticket), a personalized plate (20 x 40 cm) will be put on the supporters’ wall in the exhibition and your name published on the website. The private event includes guidance in the Rally museum and an option to use the museum premises for example for a meeting. The offer is valid for one year starting from the opening of the Rally museum (until 17.6.2017). In addition, you will get a Rally museum supporter diploma for your team/club.

Race Driver 1000 € (Kisakuski)
5 VIP cards, invitations to the Rally museum opening, a personalized plate (30 x 60 cm) will be put on the supporters’ wall in the exhibition and your name published on the website and 5 pcs of magnets, stickers and caps. Personal VIP-cards are valid for 3 years starting from 17.6.2016 you can visit the museum every day if you like! In addition, you will also receive an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and to any VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. You also get 5 pcs of super cool Rally museum magnets, stickers and caps. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. The Race Driver package suits well for small companies.

Racing Team Manager 2500 € (Tallipäällikkö)
10 VIP cards, invitations to the Rally museum opening, a VIP event in the Rally museum premises, a personalized plate (40 x 80 cm) will be put on the supporters’ wall in the exhibition, your name published on the website and 10 pcs of magnets, stickers and caps. Personal VIP-cards are valid for 3 years starting from 17.6.2016 you can visit the museum every day if you like! In addition, you will also receive an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and to any VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. The private event includes guidance in the Rally museum and an option to use the museum premises for example for a meeting. The offer is valid for one year starting from the opening of the Rally museum (until 17.6.2017). In addition, you will get your name featured on the supporters’ wall of the Rally museum and published in the supporters’ list on the website. You also get 10 pcs of super cool Rally museum magnets, stickers and caps. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. The Racing team package suits well for companies and rally teams.

Rally Manager 5000 € (Rallimanageri)
20 VIP cards, invitations to the Rally museum opening, a VIP event in the Rally museum premises (max. 20 persons), a personalized plate (50 x 100 cm) will be put on the supporters’ wall in the exhibition and your name published on the website, the logo of your company/community to the finish arch and 20 pcs of magnets, stickers and caps. By purchasing the Rally manager package, you will receive a VIP vard (valid for 3 years starting from 17.6.2016) for yourself and the staff or partners of your company (tot. 20 pcs). You can use your personal VIP card to enter the Rally museum every day if you like, an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. In addition, you will get your personalized plate in our supporters’ wall of the Rally museum and your name will be published in the supporters’ list on the website. The private event includes the meeting rooms and guidance to the exhibition (max. 20 persons). You also get 20 pcs of super cool Rally museum magnets, stickers and caps. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. The Rally manager package suits e.g. for companies led by a real star manager.

Race Winner 10.000 € (Kisavoittaja)
30 VIP cards, invitations to the Rally museum opening, a personalized plate (50 x 100 cm) in our supporters’ wall in the exhibition, a sponsor classic in the exhibiton, a VIP event in the Rally museum premises (max. 30 persons) and 30 pcs magnets, stickers and caps. By purchasing the Rally manager package, you will receive a VIP card (valid for 3 years starting from 17.6.2016) for yourself and the staff or partners of your company (tot. 30 pcs). You can use your personal VIP card to enter the Rally museum every day if you like, an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. When you purchase the Race Winner package, a sponsored card will be nominated for you in the exhibition, a personalized plate will be put on the supporters’ wall of the Rally Museum and your name published in the supporters’ list on the website. The private event includes the meeting rooms and guidance to the exhibition (max. 30 persons). You also get 30 pcs of super cool Rally museum magnets, stickers and caps. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. The Race winner package suits well for companies and private persons who have some clear winning potential!

Finnish Champion 25.000€ (Suomen mestari)
50 VIP cards, invitations to the Rally museum opening and customized coverage in the Rally museum, a VIP event in the Rally museum premises (max. 50 persons) and 50 pcs of magnets, stickers and caps. The personal VIP cards are valid for 3 years. You can use your personal VIP cards to enter the Rally museum every day if you like, an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. The private event includes the meeting rooms and guidance to the exhibition (max. 50 persons). You also get 50 pcs of super cool Rally museum magnets, stickers and caps. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. The Finnish champions’ packages are reserved for the nominated heroes. Do you have what it takes to be the Finnish champion?

The World Champion 50.000 € (Maailmanmestari)
There can be only one World Champion! You will receive 100 VIP cards and invitations to the Rally museum opening and a customized coverage for your company in the Rally Museum and the Mobilia’s Car village area. The personal VIP cards are valid for 3 years. You can use your personal VIP cards to enter the Rally museum every day if you like, you get an invitation to the Rally museum opening on 16.6.2016 and to VIP events arranged annually, where you can meet old champions and other rally figures. In addition, you can arrange a private event in the Rally museum premises (max. 100 persons, including the meeting rooms and guidance to the museum). You also get 100 pcs of super cool Rally museum magnets, stickers and caps. The supporter products are available only for the Rally museum sponsors, and they cannot be purchased elsewhere. There is only one World Champion package. Are you our World Champion?

THE MOBILIA AUTOMOBILE VILLAGE

The Mobilia Automobile Village is situated in a scenic location by Lake Längelmävesi, just 20 minutes from the city of Tampere. Mobilia has over 3000 m2 of exhibition space containing the Mobilia Classic cars exhibition and a yearly changing thematic exhibition as well as the Rally Museum. There’s something to do for the whole family in the Mobilia Automobile Village: in the summer, the kids can practice driving and the rules of the road in the Rahtarit Traffic Park, make sand cakes in the Hyvä kakku (“good cake”) sandpit, play in the playground or take a dip in the lake. The Mobilia café offers tasty snacks and treats and the museum shop has great gifts and souvenirs. Check out our services at www.mobilia.fi. Welcome, and enjoy your visit!