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  • Rally champion Jan Kopecky gives passenger rides on board a Skoda Fabia R5

    28 Dec 2017

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    Five-time Czech Rally Champion Jan Kopecky drove 23 passengers through the Czech capital covering 165km in a 290bhp Skoda Fabia R5 rally car.


    Skoda Motorsport celebrated the most successful year in its history in spectacular style. With Christmas getting closer, Skoda factory driver Jan Kopecky gave a number of people in Prague a special surprise: The five-time Czech Rally Champion answered to calls for a taxi, showing up with a 290bhp Skoda Fabia R5 rally car.

    What followed was an unforgettable drive through the streets of the Czech capital - unforgettable for Kopecky and his guests alike. "Driving a Skoda Fabia R5 through the city of Prague really was an unique experience. Luckily nobody got stomach problems. Nevertheless I was well prepared having sickness bags in Skoda colours on board," laughed Skoda factory driver Jan Kopecky.

    Strapped down in the hot seat, normally the 'office' of Kopecky's co-driver Pavel Dresler, the passengers had to fulfil difficult tasks during the rides. For example they had to read the pace notes, the meticulous stage description used during a rally, or to figure out how the co-driver can activate the Skoda Fabia R5's wipers. So, they could experience firsthand the demanding job of a co-driver on board a rally car.
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    Five-time Czech Rally Champion Jan Kopecky drove 23 passengers through the Czech capital covering 165km in a 290bhp Skoda Fabia R5 rally car.


    Skoda Motorsport celebrated the most successful year in its history in spectacular style. With Christmas getting closer, Skoda factory driver Jan Kopecky gave a number of people in Prague a special surprise: The five-time Czech Rally Champion answered to calls for a taxi, showing up with a 290bhp Skoda Fabia R5 rally car.

    What followed was an unforgettable drive through the streets of the Czech capital - unforgettable for Kopecky and his guests alike. "Driving a Skoda Fabia R5 through the city of Prague really was an unique experience. Luckily nobody got stomach problems. Nevertheless I was well prepared having sickness bags in Skoda colours on board," laughed Skoda factory driver Jan Kopecky.

    Strapped down in the hot seat, normally the 'office' of Kopecky's co-driver Pavel Dresler, the passengers had to fulfil difficult tasks during the rides. For example they had to read the pace notes, the meticulous stage description used during a rally, or to figure out how the co-driver can activate the Skoda Fabia R5's wipers. So, they could experience firsthand the demanding job of a co-driver on board a rally car.
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