Four unique trucks, and such stars as Grzegorz Baran, Jochen Hahn and Adam Fijał inside them. Enormous power, spectacular shows, tremendous speed. All this during one event, accompanying Inter Cars Expo.

Four unique trucks, and such stars as Grzegorz Baran, Jochen Hahn and Adam Fijał inside them. Enormous power, spectacular shows, tremendous speed. All this during one event, accompanying Inter Cars Expo.

Weighing several tonnes, sports trucks, which drift. Super-durable vehicle in which Grzegorz Baran coveres deadly kilometres during the Dakar Rally.  Hahn Racing Truck, which takes part in truck races all over the world and Jochen Hahn behind the steering wheel.  This is how the heavy weight show presents for  Inter Cars Motor Show.
Driving Stars

During this year's Inter Cars Motor Show there will be two drifting trucks and one so called Dakar truck - i.e. super-strong truck taking part in Dakar Rally. Several information about the drivers:

Jochen Hahn - has taken part in truck races since the year 2000, three times won the title of Champion in this discipline. 40-year-old German turned out to be the best between 2011 and 2013. He does not intend to stop - this year he wants to win his fourth cup to join his collection - for winning in general classification.  Hahn drives, just like in previous seasons, MAN truck in Castrol team. Weighing 5,500kg vehicle is very much modified, and the horsepower of 6-cylinder engine reaches 1,100Hp. Power is passed to the rear axle via 16-gear transmission.

Grzegorz Baran - he shall be driving his MAN TGA 18.480 4x4. It is exactly the same truck in which Grzegorz drives each year in Dakar Rally! Spectators will have the opportunity to see how the live shows of this unique colossus are performed, as well as how experienced driver controls this giant with ease. Grzegorz Baran will be present at Inter Cars Motor Show as a representative of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. 

Adam Fijał is a father-founder , boss and driving force of STW Drift Team (Individual and team Champion of Poland in drifting in 2013), creator of STW Motor Sport - a place where sports cars are being built. He created the first Toyota Supra from STW Line.  Adam Fijał is a great motorization lover.  He is the owner of a collection of historical and military vehicles.  The owner and founder of ATF Heavy Transport and STW CENTER. At the same time at Inter Cars Motor Show you will also see: Bartek Stolarski "BRT", Marcin Carzasty "STEVE", Marek Wartałowicz " MARO", Mateusz Fijał "MATI" and  Adrian Zatoń "ADI".
Truck Show

Drivers and their vehicles will be presenting themselves during Truck Show, as a part of the event Inter Cars Motor Show. It will take place on 6 - 7 September at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw. The truck show shall include, among other things, driving on a specially prepared racing track to showcase all their capabilities. Drifting vehicles shall prove, that driving sideways gives more emotions, and 

racing truck will fight on the track with Dakar truck, which is to show spectators two extremely different ways of using heavy goods vehicles in sport.
Inter Cars Motor Show also has its evening edition. Inter Cars Night Motor Show one of a kind event in Poland! Here there will also be shows of heavy goods vehicles.  Tight program will delight all motor-sport fans. They are not only attractions for big boys!

Inter Cars Motor Show website is available at: intercarsmotorshow.pl.
Inter Cars Motor Show programme:

6-7 September 2014, 9.00 - 16:00.

During the day there will be two blocks, in which there will be: 

1. Official Round of Drifting Championships Poland
2. Rallycross
3. Moto Stunt Shows
4. Supermoto Shows
5. Drag Race (dragsters, Jet Car, Jet Bike and VTG vehicles)
6. Globe of Speed
7. Breathtaking FMX show 
8. Truck Show
9. VW Castrol Cup 
10. Rally Show

The Saturday event will be finished with breaking Guinness World Record in burning tires!

6 September 2014, 20.00-23:00:

Night Motor Show is a dynamic show of the following:
1. Castrol Edge Night Show
2. Truck Race
3. Drag Race
4. Moto Stunt
5. Supermoto
6. Rallycross
7. VW Castrol Cup 
8. Rally Show
9. Drift
10. FMX 
11. Globe of Speed
The whole will be accompanied by fireworks shows and DJ's music!
Expo for the fourteenth time

Inter Cars Motor Show will be held at the same time as the Trade Fair of Spare Parts, Tools and Garage Equipment. To date Inter Cars Motor Show was only an added part of the Expo, but it has grown so much, that now it has taken the form of separate event. This year it will be possible for all people from all over Poland to take part in the event. Tickets will be available in the Internet sales chain.

This year EXPO visitors can expect an extensive Heavy Duty area prepared for commercial vehicles market. The offer of spare parts for trucks in Inter Cars SA is constantly growing, which will be reflected in EXPO booth. The visitors of the event will be able to find out more about operations of Truck Department of Inter Cars company and Feber subsidiary. The organizers have also prepared the exhibition of Q-Service Truck garage chain, which during the fair will celebrate 15th anniversary of its existence. For sure there will be a lot of attractions in Heavy Duty zone , e.g. lorry driving simulator.

Website of the 14 Expo of Spare Parts, Tools and Garage Equipment is available at targi.intercars.com.pl.


Grzegorz Baran is and awarded racing driver, co-driver and constructor of racing cars, but above all, a great fan of Dakar. During Inter Cars Motor Show he will be presenting his MAN TGA 18.480 4x4 truck, the same in which he drives hundreds of miles during the most difficult race in the world!


His adventure with Dakar Rally had no easy beginnings.
Grzegorz Baran: My fascination with Dakar began in 1980, when it was still a dream beond my financial possibilities.  When Martyna Wojciechowska took part in the race, my will to start in it came back and I decided to gain founds myself.  I started looking for money and prepating the car.  Initially it was supposed to be a passenger car - Mercedes ML But my colleagues talked me into becoming a co-driver of Bernard Malferiol, with whom we drove a truck - Mercedes Unimog.  It was the year 2004 and we finished on the 28th place. After this adventure I learnt that a passenger car is a good thing, but that driving a truck gives more fun and much more emotions.

Trucks from Dakar Rally are really racing cars?
G.B: That's true. Truck starting in Dakar Rally are vahicles which are prepared especially for this event.  Mann which I am using has been participating the race already 5 times. This car was basically produced for the rally, although it is in the group of so called mass-produced cars.  It has a purpose made transmission, suspension and a frame.  One of its main advantages is its suspension: leaf-springs and absorbers.  It also has a security cage. Mann taking part in Inter Cars Motor Show has already been at Dakar Rally 5 times.

Is the power also similar to that of a passenger car?
G.B: The engine of my Mann initially had 480Hp.  Nobody knows how much it has now. Mann Motors is modifying it every year.  I suppose now it has approximately 650-680Hp.  This is maximum power available for a private driver.

How are such trucks ding during Dakar?
G.B: Perfectly!  Rally organizers introduced speed limits for trucks.  This means they can go at maximum 140km/h.  Organizers claim that this is for safety reasons.  The truth is that the limit was introduced, because trucks were winning with passenger cars.  It was not seen well when trucks were winning with BMWs or Toyotas.  There are still some special stages during which a truck always wins with passenger cars.

What do you consider to be your greatest success during the race?
G.B: When looking at the place we won, it was not bad.  We got to the finish line 19th out of 100 starting trucks.  Being a private driver, without any governmental support, it is a really good result.  Most of the trucks taking part in Dakar have such support.   Starting in such a race is a great effort, but 40% of this effort is consumed for looking for sponsors before the race.   In order to take part in it I need to have minimum 150k Euro.  Other teams have on average the amount of 1m Euro.  For example, Russians have around EUR 30m for 5 participating trucks.  Places that I win, between 20th and 30th, are a prove that I have done my work the best I could.

Despite all those difficulties you are preparing to another rally.
G.B: If I can find money, I shall take part in it.  Dakar Rally is really interesting.  It is the biggest, the most difficult, the most mediumistic, but also the most expensive.  This is also the most often watched motor-sport event in the world, besides motorcycle races.  It is estimated that if we want to reach the finish line, we have 80% chances, if we want to get a good place, we have 50% chances, but to win the rally - only 20%,  I am much disappointed that during 10 rallies I had no opportunity of driving as a representative of Poland.  I have been driving in German, Chinese, Ukrainian and Russian teams, but not in Polish. I never had a sign POLAND.  The same goes for such drivers as Krzysztof Hołowczyc, who drives in German team, or Czachor with Dąbrowski who take part as Orlen Team.

Is Mann also taking part in other rallies and races?
G.B: This year I took part in Baja Szczecin and I was second out of 3 teams taking part in it, because only 3 teams decided to start.  Unfortunately, there are not many trucks which are racing. We are observing a growing interest of spectators, as the trucks are much more spectacular.  When the wheel is of  a human height, you are sitting on the level of first floor, the perspective is totally different.  Additionally the car is turning, jumping at the speed of 100km/h... these are real emotions!

Source: truckfocus.pl
18-08-2014

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