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Sobiesław
Zasada
Sportsmen
(athletics, member of national team
in years 1949-1951, since 1952 car sports),
businessman, born on the 27th of January
in Dąbrowa Górnicza, married
(Ewa), one daughter (Aleksandra).
Achievements:
3
time gold medal winner of the Europe
rallies in 1966, 1967, 1971 (World Championship
now a day)
3 time silver medal winner
of the Europe rallies in 1968, 1969,
1972
11 time gold medal winner of
Poland rally
Winner in 148 auto rallies
Participated
in such World’s Gran Rallies as:
London
- Sydney, London - Mexico, Vuelta del
America del Sur, Gran Premio Argentino,
Safari, Press on Regardless, Monte Carlo,
The Alps Cup, Acropolis and others.
Factory
Driver:
Steyr
Puch (3 years), Porsche (5 years), BMW
(2 years) and Mercedes-Benz (3 years).
Calendar:
1967
– received Praise from a Foreign
Secretary of for the sportsmen who made
famous the name of Poland abroad.
1967
– winner of the „Przegląd
Sportowy” plebiscite – as
the best polish Sportsmen
1973
– together with Longin Bielak
took part in Monte Carlo rally
test driving Fiat 126P in the most extreme
winter conditions the difficult alpine
passes.
1973
– 3 time world record winner in
long distance routes, 25 thousand km,
25 thousand miles and 50 thousand km
(Polish Fiat – captain and team
initiator, in force: Andrzej Aromiński,
Jerzy Dobrzański, Andrzej Jaroszewicz,
Robert Mucha, Ryszard Nowicki, Franciszek
Postawka, Marek Varisella, Sobiesław
Zasada)
1977
– formed the manufacturing company
Alpha in Cracow.
1981
- 1986
performance consultant to Porsche
AG.
1990
– became a general representative
and distributor for Mercedes Benz in
Poland
1990
- forms network of 15 dealerships
and car services of Mercedes-Benz and
Chrysler.
1993
– starts forming Automotive/Industrial
investment group Grupa Zasada (factory
Star S.A., Autosan S.A., Jelcz S.A.
and other manufacturing and industrial
companies
1995
– received a Super Champion Award
from a president of Poland Lech
Wałęsa for the sports results and social
and economic activity (In 2001 - Irena
Szewińska received a Super champion
award from the president Aleksander
Kwaśniewski).
1996
– received “Kisiel award”
of weekly "Wprost" –
as the pioneer of polish enterprise
1997
– in the age of 67 takes part
with his wife Ewa being a pilot in World
championship eliminations, in
East African Safari rally in Kenia,
driving Mitsubishi EVO N group, finishing
on the second place, gaining 6 points
to the world championships.
2000
– received a Cross Polonia Testituta
from the Aleksander Kwaśniewski.
2000
– winner of the most popular sportsmen
for the 50 years of PZM plebiscite
2001
– recognized as one of the
20 best sportsmen of Poland of the XX
century from the team of "Przegląd
Sportowy", members of PKOL and
sport journalists: Waldemar Baszanowski,
Zygmunt Chychła, Bronisław Czech, Kazimierz
Deyna, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Teodor
Kocerka, Halina Konopacka, Robert Korzeniowski,
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Jerzy Kulej,
Janusz Kusociński, Stanisław Marusarz,
Janusz Peciak, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski,
Janusz Sidło, Irena Szewińska, Józef
Szmidt, Ryszard Szurkowski, Stanisława
Walasiewicz, Sobiesław Zasada
2001
– received a prestigious Honorary
degree "Kalos kalghatos" from
the Jagielonski University
2001
– the name of Sobiesław Zasada
was addend to the Star Alley in Cetniewo
2005
– took part in the transatlantic
regattas ARC 2005 Canary Islands –
Small Antilles, where He won in the
amateur catamaran category, and was
19th (out of 223 teams) in the general
classification.
2006
– winner of the„Rejs Roku”
award for the ARC 2005 regattas –
the highest honorable mention of polish
sailing.
Awards:
Krzyż
Kawalerski and Oficerski OOP
5 gold
medals for „The greatest sport
achievements”
5 “Tempo”
awards for the best sportsmen of Cracow
Book
publications:
Samochód,
Rajd, Przygoda 1969, Szybkość bezpieczna
1971, 1992, 1993, 2002, (translated
in to Czech, Lithuanian, Latvian Russian
and Bulgarian,
Author of many press,
radio and TV publications promoting
a driving culture and necessity of driving
skills improvement. The president of
Polskie Stowarzyszenie Motorowe Doskonalenia
Techniki i Bezpieczeństwa Jazdy.
Pastime:
Skiing,
sailing, table tennis
Interests:
History,
economy and geography
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