WRC2 star Robert Virves is going to WRC EKO Acropolis Rally Greece this weekend after a stellar crowdfunding effort raised €52 000!
The 24-year-old Estonian, who clinched the FIA Junior WRC title in Greece in 2022, has been under financial distress as he tries to maintain his WRC2 challenge, having sufficient funding only to compete up to Rally Finland.
Spearheaded by Rally Estonia director Urmo Aava and Estonian sports commentator Kalev Kruus, the fund-raising campaign saw Estonian fans dig deep and raised over €50,000, ensuring Virves could compete in Greece.
“First of all, I am very grateful to Mr. Jüri Käo, Aivar Mäemets and Marek Mägi. These are the key people who gave me a chance to compete in WRC again, and of course there are many other supporters as well who are behind us,” Virves said.
“Greece was not in my initial plans but, after Rally Poland, sports commentator Kalev Kruus and Rally Estonia director Urmo Aava decided to go public with their Estonian Next Rallystar fundraising campaign to get us to Greece and they managed to raise over 52,000 Euros.
“The support from Estonian rally fans and community is unbelievable and the fact that people care about what we do and want to help us means a lot,” he added.
