Scheduled for 29–30 August in Polanica-Zdrój, the Poland Rally Legend will be held for the second time this year. Just like Rally 4 Passion, which will excite Belgian rally fans two weeks later, on 12–13 September, both are historic festivals celebrating the shared passion for rallying in these two countries.

To promote each other’s events, the organisers of the Poland Rally Legend and Rally 4 Passion have decided to join forces and cooperate on various levels.

“Festivals like ours are becoming increasingly popular in Europe. For the second edition of Rally 4 Passion – Condroz Rally Festival, we already had the support of the Eifel Rallye Festival and the organisers of the Alsace Rallye Festival. We are delighted to now embark on this new cooperation with the Poland Rally Legend,” said Yves Matton, head of the Rally 4 Passion organising team.

A Belgian delegation led by Yves Matton will be present in Polanica-Zdrój on 29–30 August. “We will also be bringing the ex-Kulig Ford Focus WRC from MY Gallery,” continues Matton. “Poland has played an important role in my professional life. The late Janusz Kulig was one of the first foreign drivers to work with Prorace, the team I founded in 1990. I also visited Poland frequently later with the Future World team, which ran a Toyota Corolla WRC for Leszek Kuzaj. More recently, I had the pleasure of working with Robert Kubica while I was at the helm of Citroën Racing.”

“When we created the first edition of our rally a year ago, we never imagined that, just a year later, we would establish cooperation with our friends from Belgium. This is a milestone for both the Polish Rally Legend and the Belgian Rally 4 Passion – Condroz Rally Festival. We are both in the second edition of our events and need support so that our rallies can grow and proudly promote the history and heritage of the beautiful motorsport discipline of rallying,” said Daniel Trzciński, head of the Poland Rally Legend organising team.

“Working with our Belgian friends is something special, as each of us remembers the fierce battles of Patrick Snijers, Robert Droogmans, Bruno Thiry, and other great drivers on our stages; Belgian teams such as Prorace or Future World; and Belgian co-drivers like Jean-Marc Fortin or Erwin Mombaerts, who competed alongside Krzysztof Hołowczyc and Leszek Kuzaj,” Trzciński continues. “Our special guest during both last year’s and this year’s editions is Patrick Snijers, winner of Rally Poland. And this year, thanks to the courtesy of Yves Matton, we will be able to admire Janusz Kulig’s original Ford Focus WRC, in which he competed in the 2002 Rally Poland. We are happy and believe that our cooperation will last for years, reminding everyone of the important role Belgian motorsport has played in the hearts of Polish fans and drivers. We are driven and united by passion!”

The Poland Rally Legend follows in the footsteps of the famous Rajd Polski in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland, a rally that was long one of the flagship events of the European Championship. It is also an event where Belgians have often excelled. Marc Soulet won in 1988 with a Ford Sierra Cosworth. In 1989 and 1990, Robert Droogmans scored two consecutive victories, first at the wheel of his Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and then with the Lancia Delta Integrale, both cars in Fina colours. In 1993, Droogmans claimed a third victory with a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, a car that would win again the following year with Patrick Snijers at the wheel. In 1997, Snijers repeated the feat, this time with the WRC version of the Ford Escort. Although Bruno Thiry never won in Poland, he finished on the podium twice—in 2000 (Citroën Xsara Kit Car) and in 2003 (Peugeot 206 WRC).

Rally 4 Passion – Condroz Rally Festival will take place on 12–13 September in the Condroz region, famous for its wonderful stages, known from the Condroz-Huy Rally. The organisers have prepared 118 km of special stages, run over 12 stages in total. The rally is a festival, with no timekeeping. Last year’s participants included Bruno Thiry, Robert Droogmans, Grégoire Munster and Yves Matton.

To encourage participants in the Poland Rally Legend and Rally 4 Passion – Condroz Rally Festival to take part in both events, a €150 discount on the entry fee will be offered. Entries for the Poland Rally Legend are open until 16 August 2025, and for the Rally 4 Passion – Condroz Rally Festival, eligibility applications close on 5 September.

More info:

Poland Rally Legend: prl.org.pl

Rally 4 Passion – Condroz Rally Festival: rally4passion.be