Chasing
the
dream

Thomas Martens

A teenager with a dream. Not just any dream, but to become Belgium’s first World Rally Champion. Follow his journey throughout a wonderful world of concrete, gravel, snow and chequered flags.

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🫣 KEEP THE CAR IN ONE PIECE ⚠️ good advice from my engineer 🤪 easier said than done 😱 working hard during the @fiajuniorwrc in Greece 🇬🇷 #thegingerone #jwrc #wrcofficial #wrcrally #rallylife

😱 ALMOST 200 KM/H 😍 Reaching the limiter with my Rally 2 Car 🚗 Priceless 🤩 #thegingerone #loveforrally #ralli #belgianrallychampionship #onboard

😱 REAL VS. SIM 🇸🇪 Tonight, the Rally Sweden starts with the Umeå 1 stage ☃️ I drove it last year, so this year I’m doing it on the sim 🫣 See the difference. #thegingerone #rallysweden #wrc #simrally #wrcofficial

💪🏻 Meet the man who ensures that I am physically ready 😅 @averagerob and @arnothekid also rely on his analyses 🇧🇪 big thanks @cropruben let’s do this 👊🏻 #thegingerone #loveforrally #energylab #rally #mycoach

😱 What we do with the car is nothing compared to what he does 😂 Quote of the day in Tuupovaara while giving the codrives 🤙🏻 Spreading the love for rally 🧡 #thegingerone #codrives #loveforrally #ralli #rallyfans

😱 THE LEGEND MEETS THE REAL GINGERONE 😉 After 6 years I finally meet in downtown Tuupovaara the legend Ari Vatanen @aripietivatanen 🧡 In case you didn’t know Tuupovaara is the hometown of Ari Vatanen 🏠🇫🇮 #thegingerone #arivatanen #loveforrally #ralli #hometown

😱 BMW M3 RALLY POWER 😍 Onboard of me driving the Tuupovaara Rally stage in a BMW M3 🇫🇮 love this car 🧡 #thegingerone #bmwm3 #ralli #bmw3 #loveforrally

☃️ FIRST DAY RALLY WINTER WONDERLAND 🇫🇮 Enjoy the recap of our first day of Tuupovaara 2026 🧡 #thegingerone #tuupovaara #loveforrally #ralli

Yesterday I tested the Toyota Yaris GR Cup version on the Mettet track. 🤩 Enjoy the onboard of my test 🔥🔥🔥 Soon for hire at i4race 💥 #thegingerone #toyotayaris #i4race #onboard