KN52 XBB

Maybe the saddest story of all these cars goes to this gal, KN52 XBB. She was a pure test car, and never saw competition in 2002 as she was finished after Rally GB. So in 2003, she was used to test parts for the new, completely redesigned (that's a bit illogical to test components in a car for an other that has no similarities to the older one except the wheelbase and the base engine, but OK), but was finally entered to the 2003 Deutschland Rallye, with Jani Paasonen. They were way off the pace, and on the rain-soaked event, they went straight on a corner, landing in the forest; the car was basically written off, and as no need for her, she was just scrapped after the event.

On her first event, the 2003 Dautschland Rallye (Petr Lusk)

2014 Update: It caught my attention that Jari Tuuri (whose team is running KP51 RWO for Ari Vihavainen) aquired/built a new Lancer WRC, and used it as a course car on the ABC Ralli this year.
Album of the car's rebuild: http://septech.fi/albumi/mitsubishiwrcstep2projekti/
He entered the Neste Rally Finland with this car -this was the first appearance of a Lancer Evo WRC on the event since 2002!-, and finished 3rd in his category!

On the Rally Finland podium, 2014 (Oke Tuuri)

Their latest event was the Toivakka Ralli, where they finished 11th.

The beauty in the service park (Jarkko Ruotsalainen)

On Octorber 4th, they participated on the Kattasora Rallisprint in Laukaa. Thanks for the pics again! :)

2014 Kattasora Sprint (Tuuri)

Same. Looking splendid!

Also, they found and bought a lot of spares for their cars, so the dreaded parts shortage won't hit these old ladies in the future. Also, here's a video, XBB appears at 0:27.

There were othr starts, but until I can confirm which these were, I won't write about them.
2015
Her first event of the year was the Lipposen-OP Talvirallisprint, driven by Antti Matikainen (and possibly by Jari Tuuri as well, I will have to get info on that).

Lipposen-OP Talvirallisprint 2015 (TT-Photomedia)

Up next was the Ala-Talkkari SM Sprint, with Tuuri driving her. They finished 13th after some mistakes costing a lotof time.

2015 Ala-Talkkari SM Sprint (Verkkonen.net)

The next event was the Vaakuna Ralli, part of the Finnish Championship. She was piloted by Tuuri again, and this time, they finished 38th.

2015 SM Vaakuna Ralli (Timo Korkalainen / SM Ralli facebook)

SM Vaakuna Ralli 2015 (www.sutipro.com)

The car returned to action on the SM Itäralli, again with Antti Matikainen. Given the fact that he hasn't driven the car in competition since the winter, their 13th place finish is not that bad.

SM Itäralli 2015 (Itäralli facebook)

Jari Tuuri returned to the car for the Orimattila 150v. Juhlaralli, where they finished 5th. Unfortunately, so far I couldn't find any photos, so if you have any links or own pics, just let me know!

Tuuri also drove her on the 4vetomies 2015 event, and finished 4th overall!

4vetomies 2015 (4vetomies Twitter)

The car returned on the Pirelli Ralli Tampere, but this time with Antti Matikainen. They were around 10th overall, but just like the other Lancer WRC with Ari Vihavainen, they didn't get far from SS8, as they retired in the finish of the stage; it is not quite clear why though.

Pirelli Ralli Tampere 2015 (Jari Salopino / KAMERAKUVA facebook)

2016
The car returned on the 2016 FRC season opener, the Arctic Rally, with Mikko Eskelinen, who was competing with co-driver (and Ralliart works team veteran) Arto Kapanen, who returned to this car for the first time after the 2003 Deutschland Rallye! Well, back to the actual event: they did well, and finished 3rd (although only because Nikara retired from the lead on the final stage). Not a bad debut with the car!

Arctic Lapland Rally 2016 (Mikko Eskelinen fanpage)

Arctic Lapland Rally 2016 (Jani Kekoni / mediaguru.fi)

They returned on the second round of the Finnish Championship, the SM Vaakuna Ralli. They struggled a bit in the dark, but on the final day moved up the leaderboard, and finished 6th overall and 4th in SM1 class.

SM Vaakuna Ralli 2016 (Jani Kekoni / mediaguru.fi)

The third round of the FRC was the Tahko Ralli. Just like the sister car (KP51 RWO), they had a pretty uneventful start, but as the day progressed, they climbed higher and higher, eventually reaching the finish in 3rd overall, meaning that this is the first time in years that two Lancer WRCs of any kind have graced the final podium at the same time!

During scrutineering, SM Tahko Ralli 2016 (Ralli SM)

Next up was the Enset Oy SM-Ralli. They hoped for a good result given the stage characteristics, but that didn't come to fruition. They finished 6th overall and 5th in SM1 class, and were a minute behind the trio fighting for 3rd place. However, these were still good point for the championship, where they have a chance for the podium.

Enset Oy SM-Ralli 2016 (Marko Koivunen)

The penultimate round of the 2016 Finnish Championship was held in Turku, with a very strong entry list - although OC Veiby was missing from the frontrunners. Eskelinen and Kapanen couldn't take advantage of the Mitsubishi's strong engine as exactly this failed and they had to retire.

SM Ralli Turku 2016 (www.rallism.fi)

The last round of the 2016 Finnish Championship was as usual the Pirelli Ralli, held in Tampere. They prepared with a good test for the event, and they were in the fight for the podium when they lost 22s on SS6, then retired in checkpoint 7B with a blown engine, likely caused by an electrical problem. Hopefully they can sort out the reliability issues that plagued them in the end, and get good results with the car next year.

Pirelli Ralli Tampere 2016 (Marko Koivunen)

Pirelli Ralli Tampere 2016 (Marko Koivunen)

2017
The car was refurbished before the season, and also got a brand new livery, dominated by Mad Croc Orange. They started the year well, finishing 10th on the Arctic Rally against much younger and faster cars.

Arctic Lapland Rally 2017 (Roope Korhonen)

Their next event was the SM Vaakuna Ralli. Unfortunately, they had to retire with mechanical problems for the 3rd time in four rallies.

SM Vaakuna Ralli 2017 (race.kuvat.fi)

Their next event was the Vetomies part of Rally Finland. They did well, and finished the event in 3rd overall, even winning a stage along the way.

Rally Finland Vetomies 2017 (Womppi Racing)

Rally Finland Vetomies 2017 (Jukka Wilén)

2018
She has returned to action on the Rally Finland with Mikko Eskelinen again, as part of the Vetomies event. The rally started well, as they won the first stage, but had to retire on the penultimate one with a transmission problem.

Rally Finland Vetomies 2018 (Juku Motorsport)

2019
She returned to the stages on the Arctic Rally, with the usual Eskelinen-Kapanen crew aboard. They started well, going around 10th place, but unfortunately a sensor broke and they had to retire. They returned under SR rules, and after setting a good time on the first SS of day 2, they were forced to retire again due to mechanical problems.

Arctic Rally 2019 (Jouni Laakso)

2020
She was back in action after a year of absence with Eskelinen&Kapanen on board, rocking a brand new livery as well. For the first time after 2017, they finished the rally, 14th overall and 10th in the SM1 class. Good to see the car still rocking!

Arctic Lapland Rally 2020 (Jonna Vehkakoski / Joy-racing)

Track record (not full)

Starts: 24
Wins: 0
Podiums: 4

• 2014 Neste Rally Finland Open-4WD Class
• 2016 Arctic Rally (SM1 class)
• 2016 Tahko Ralli
• 2017 Neste Rally Finland - Vetomies

Retirements:7

• 2003 ADAC Rallye Deutschland - accident
• 2015 Pirelli Ralli Tampere
• 2016 SM Ralli Turku - engine 
• 2016 Pirelli Ralli Tampere -engine
• 2017 SM Vaakuna Ralli - mechanical 
• 2018 Rally Finland Vetomies - transmission
• 2019 Arctic Rally - mechanical