Traditional season opening 5.12. the night before Finnish national day. Because of the mild autumn the race was held on artificial ice for the first time ever. Ice stadium means 400m track and tight turns:

Results:

Max speed to radar:(world record attempt – but the record from 1994 remained at 40km/h, sorry boys, Hannu was a bit younger those days..)

1.Hannu Vierikko 35 km /h
2.Markku Levänen 34 km/h
2.Alpo Kuusisto 34 km/h
4.Kai Immonen 32 km/h
5.Janne Mononen 28 km/h
5.Dirty 28 km/h
7.Känsäkoski  27 km/h
7.Veikko Eomois 27 km/h
7.Aigar Nuuma 27 km/h
10.Vierikko A-M 26 km/h
11.Miia Lahtinen 25 km/h
11.Portin Markus. 25 km/h
11.Pekka Lund 25 km/h
14.Ilo Suurmets 23 km/h

WORLD RECORD in 3 year class:
Iisakki Vierikko 6 km/h

Mile (1609m), the record is 3min 23 sec.

1, Hannu Vierikko 3.28
2. Alpo Kuusisto 3.33
3. Janne Mononen 3.40
4. Markku Levänen 3.41

Känsäkoski 4.33
Vierikko A-M 4.47
Anu Arminen 6.16
Suurmets 4.32
Nuuma 4.33
Eomois 4.33
Miia Lahtinen 4.42
Pekka Lund 4.44
Kai Immonen DNF
Markus Portin 4.43
Harri Karjalainen 4.07
Heikki Nyman 4.14

10 000 m (the record from Weissensee is about 21min 18 sec, but on a much faster track)
1. Alpo Kuusisto 22.30
2. Janne Mononen 22.39
3. Hannu Vierikko 22.58
4. Markku Levänen 23.39

Suurmets Ilo 30.08
Markus Portin 30.23
Harri Karjalainen 26.42
Heikki Nyman 26.47
Känsäkoski 31.18