folkrace

Folk racing or folkrace (; ; ; ; ) is a popular, inexpensive, and entry-level form of Finnish rallycross that originally comes from Finland, where it is also called jokkis or Jokamiehenluokka (everyman's class). It is now popular across the Nordic world.

==About== thumb|250px|right|Four typical folk racing cars. Volvo 244 in foreground. thumb|250px|right|A VW Beetle used as a folk racing car. thumb|250px|right|Folkrace crash on Högstabanan in Haninge, Sweden The races are run on special gravel or tarmac tracks, in length. The tracks are designed to limit the top speed to , but on most of the tracks speeds of over can be reached. The competitions are divided into different classes depending on age and gender. Participants can be as young as 14 years of age.