Chasing
the
dream

Thomas Martens

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

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๐Ÿ’ฅ Personal Best ๐Ÿ˜ new record ๐Ÿฅณ average speed of more than 125 km/h on my test stage last week ๐Ÿงก enjoying the fast roads in Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ For comparison the fastest average speed in the first round of the @belgianrallychampionship ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช was 109 km/h and it was for a rally 2 car ...๐Ÿ’จ for a rally 4 car it was almost 98 km/h nevertheless Iโ€™m looking forward to my first rally in Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช it will be the @ypresrally ๐Ÿ˜ #thegingerone #rally4 #rally2 #ypresrally #brc #belgianrallychampionship #belgianrally #personalbest #finlandlove #rallylovers #rallylover #sportersbelevenmeer #hasseltspirt

๐Ÿ™ˆ Who blocked our stage ๐Ÿคช Yes indeed it was ex WRC driver JM Latvala ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ in rally a mistake can happen to anyone ๐Ÿ˜… love the complexity and challenges of our sport ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿงก #thegingerone #jmlatvala #toyotagazoo #toyotagazooracing #wrclegends #wrcrally #rallylove #rallylovers ...#rallysport #rallylife #rallyfinland #rallism

๐ŸงกEntertaining the crowd๐Ÿงก fastest time during stage 5๏ธโƒฃ Rally Tuuri in Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ making progress ๐Ÿคฉ my road to rally is going as planned ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป #thegingerone #ralli #rallyfinland #rallism #roadtorally #rallylife #renaultclio #rally4 #renaultsportcommunity #rallytime #rallyfan ...#rallyfans #redbulbe

๐Ÿ˜ We enjoyed rally Tuuri โ„๏ธโ›„๏ธ we will be back for round 4๏ธโƒฃ in May ๐Ÿฅณ now time for my exams ๐Ÿคฏ and preparing for the next round of the Finnish ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Championship , Belgian Rally Championship ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช and WRC ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป & ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป #thegingerone ...#belgianrallychampionship #wrc #wrcofficial #ptrracing #rallypromotionfinland #rallyfans #rallylifestyle #rallylife

๐Ÿ’ฅ We finished our last winter โ›„๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ rally of the year ๐Ÿฅณ with a P6 6๏ธโƒฃ in our class - 13 drivers and P25 2๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ general - 115 drivers ๐Ÿ’ฅ happy with the result ๐Ÿ˜ #thegingerone #rallism #rallypromotionfinland #rallydream #rallylife #roadtorally #rallyfinland #rallycar ...#rallylovers #rallylove

๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅMy first (co) fastest stagetime in Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป ready for the afternoon loop ๐Ÿ” #thegingerone #fastestcar #fastest #firsttimers #rallyfinland #rallism #happywiththat #limburger #petitbelge #rallyfans #sportersbelevenmeer

๐Ÿ’ฅ Rally Day 2๏ธโƒฃ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ on the menu today โ„๏ธ 5 different stages ๐Ÿ˜ longest 28,25 km ๐Ÿฅณ letโ€™s push ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป #thegingerone #rallypromotionfinland #ralli #rallyfinland #rallism #limburger #petitbelge #rallyefans #rallycar #cliosport #rally4 #rally

๐Ÿ’ฅ LONG DAY ๐Ÿ˜… 10 hours of recce and now immediately 2 night stages โ›„๏ธ Ready to go ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿงก #thegingerone #rallism #wrc #rally4 #rallye #rallycar #rallypassion #rallybelgium #rallyfans #belgianrallychampionship #snowroads #motorsportfan