WARSAW: Sobieslaw Zasada took part in his first auto rally in 1952 and went on to win the European title three times.
Now aged 91, he will be taking part in the WRC Safari Rally Kenya starting on Thursday — an unprecedented feat.
“Life begins at 90 so I’m going for it!” Zasada told AFP in a phone interview, bursting into a hearty and infectious laugh.
“I want to see what it looks like today because it’s changed a bit from rallies in the past,” he said, a few days before jetting off.
Zasada said his main aim in Kenya will be to “reach the end” of the four-day event where he will compete with rivals almost 70 years his junior.
He will be behind the wheel of a 250 horsepower Ford…
