The fourth round of the Polish Rally Championship, “Rally Rzeszowksi” which was held from August 7-9, was a great success for the Subaru Poland team. The factory crew of Kajetan Kajetanowicz claimed a magnificent third place overall with their 2009 versioned Subaru Impreza09 run by Belgian outfit Symtech Racing, winning the Group N category as well!

The rally, based in the Rzeszow region, proved to be incredibly competitive. Not only were the usual protagonists of the Polish Championship out in force, but it was also a scoring round of the Slovak Championship. This did not put off Kajetanowicz however, who consistently set top-three stage times. His Subaru Impreza STR09 was a contender for victory throughout the opening day, until a spin cost Kajetanowicz half a minute, dropping the young Pole a handful of places down the leaderboard. He consequently ended the first day in fourth place surrounded by Super 2000 cars, but still leading the conventional Group N category.

Day two got off to a less promising start, as Kajetanowicz picked up a puncture at the end of the opening stage. Once more though, the Subaru Poland crew launched a flat-out fightback, ending the rally on the podium behind two Super 2000 cars also gained GroupN win.

A delighted Kajetanowicz commented at the finish: “Apart from the spin and the puncture, it was a perfect rally for us. Without those two setbacks, I think we could have been fighting for victory. The car is simply the ideal package that combines great performance with superb reliability. We didn’t have the slightest technical problem from start to finish and the Symtech Racing team did another amazing job. Not only are we back in the hunt for the Group N title, but our chances of claiming the overall championship are far from over as well.”

The next round of the Polish Championship, round five “Orlen Rally” will be taken place from 19-20 September 2009.