Meet my almost peer, a Generation X colleague 😉 It demands more than modern generations, but repays the favor with a whole range of “analogue” driving experiences.
This season, on the routes of the historic Polish and European rally championships, we will be accompanied by the sound of a 3-litre engine installed at the rear of a Group 4 Porsche 911 3.0 SC!
For the time being, after taking a break again and breaking out of a rallying rhythm, I don’t feel ready to return to the top category in the newest constructions. I want to enjoy rallying again. I hope that competing in this great classic will allow me to do so.
A one in a kind event is behind us, in many ways reminiscent of Wiślak himself. It was a privilege to meet a legend and childhood idol like Maciej Wislawski, especially in the year when he celebrates his 80th birthday and 50th year as a rally driver.🥳
Both my dad, Andrzej Lubiak, and thanks to him – myself, had the pleasure of belonging to Wiślak’s crew. Everyone who shared with us this opportunity, values it as a lesson on how to rally and indeed, how to live. Remember: “Use a spoon, not a ladle.”
Before my return to racing, I resolved to first recall how to drive a rally car 😁 How could I choose anything but the iconic family car, Fiat 126p Group 2, or my dad for co-pilot, or any other team but Kumiega Racing? And what better conditions than ice, snow, and sun? 😉
Though the first Fiat 126p rolled off the production line before I was even born, it’s with this car that my fascination with motorsport began – owing it in large part to the successes of Andrzej Lubiak and Maciej Wisławski, piloting a stock “Maluch” to victory.
Years later, it is with fondness and great joy that I sit behind the wheel of a Fiat, taking turns with my dad as we compete in the Historic Ice Trophy. The event has become our cherished family tradition 😊 and this year, we secured a spot on the podium 🏆 See for yourself ️📽
Endorphins are good for you, and rallying is how I get mine. Even a little more of them (as in life) = happiness. However, I need to listen to both myself and those wiser than me and wait a while longer before a full return to racing.
When…?
When good health returns “I will be back for more”.
It’s good to be back in the seat of a rally car, and especially on the gravel roads that I haven’t driven on since last July. A weekend of intensive training is behind us: Friday’s test runs and the start of the Warmia Rally. This can mean only one thing – the Rally of Poland | It’s getting closer and closer 😎.
Although today’s 50 kilometers of the special stage is less than 30% of the length of the entire Polish round of the FIA ERC (European Rally Championship) we left Olsztyn with Grzegorz Dachowski (co-driver) with a sense of a job well done. First of all, such rallies are a great way to test different settings and tires. But I won’t hide the fact that it was nice to place 2nd in overall ranking. After this break in rallies, appearing on the ramp tastes downright delicious, and my appetite is growing 😉.
Today, for the first time in my life, I was to put a #️⃣2️⃣ sticker on the car in a round of RSMP.pl… but unfortunately due to health reasons I have to withdraw from Świdnica Rally 😔
This time, in preparation for RSMP.pl 2023 season, we participated in the first round of Tarmac Masters 💥.
In the vicinity of Nowa Ruda we went through a true baptism of fire, as some sections were completely covered with sand and mud. The sections were in a bad shape after the winter, and the morning sleet did not make our task any easier ❄️💦. Hardcore rally vibes – see for yourself in the photos📸.
I hope we’ve exhausted our quota of flatties for the quarter 😉. It was good to go through the starting procedure again, stretch the muscles and hear the voice of Grzegorz Dachowski (co driver) in the headphones. See you in Swidnica 👋
Work in progress❗️
Preparations for the season on the final stretch, not too many stretches around Różanka anyway 😉
Ever wanted to ride shotgun in my rally car? Here’s your one in a lifetime opportunity 😊
An exceptional start to our weak 😎 Maciej Lubiak joined our #RoadToHelp❗️
♨️ Maciek invites the winner of this auction for a co-drive (time and place TBA) in a Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo.
ℹ️ Bid under this post until Wednesday, Feb 8th 12:00 pm.
Let’s get to it 🙏
First rally kilometers of the year are behind us 😎
Check out for yourself!
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Driving in the winter wonderland 💥 or winter tests 😎
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