Finland, New Zealand, Thuringia and many more – One cancellation after another. All over the world, rally fans are going through a hard time, like everybody else who is affected by restrictions in the current situation.

The Lausitz-Rallye is already three and a half months ago. And I am still completely euphoric. Not as much because of the colourful cars – okay, they were rather cool too – unfortunately I just did not get much of the action. No, it is something more fundamental that still touches me.

Skoda Deutschland-Pilot Fabian Kreim won the International ADMV-Lausitz-Rallye for the second time in his Fabia R5 Evo. Anders Gröndal in a Fiesta R5 Mk2 secured the second position despite technical problems and the second-place winners in 2013, Janis Vorobjovs / Ivo Pukis (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII) from Latvia, climbed the podium again.

Two more days, then the Lausitz is again in rally fever. For all fans we have some important information.

Bernd G., stage commander at the Lausitz-Rallye, shares with us his passion, his duties before and after the special stage and why “watching colourful cars” is only marginally possible.

„SAXON IS MUCH MORE THAN A DIALECT. Saxon is an attitude towards life”. We as Saxons share this attitude of course and we are all the more glad to be a part of the image campaign “So geht sächsisch”.

The Lausitz-Rallye  is anything but a „normal“ rally. While almost all other rallies in Germany and in its neighbouring countries are taking place on tarmac, the Lausitz-Rallye is a gravel rally  from the beginning in 2000 – the most significant one in Central Europe.

Ah, the money thing. No one talks about it but everyone would like to have more of it. The financial means are fundamental for us, too for the success of the Lausitz-Rallye – besides voluntary assistants, road marshals and many other pieces of the puzzle.