“The first 2CV finishing the Dakar”
CREW FACTS
B.H.
- Barbora has been racing in the Czech rally championship for over a decade. She has a background in traditional rally, and she also did hill climb competitions. But rally-raid was something new for her last year, when she decided to take on the Dakar Classic challenge.
- As a Citroën lover, her initial idea was to drive a ZX Rallye-Raid. Finally, she decided to pay tribute to 75 years of 2CV… and in some style! She drove one of the most recognizable cars on the bivouac, decked out in a kaleidoscope of fluorescent colors with the help of Czech pop artist Josef Rataj.
- After bringing her 2CV to the finish line, Barbora decided to come back with the same car in 2025, but her Citröen has been completely rebuilt! It also has two engines now: one in the front of the car, one in the back!
L.E.
- Whereas she has no family background in motorsport, Lucie Engova comes from proper racing stock. Her father Bretislav Enge had a long career in touring cars, racing for the BMW factory team throughout the 1980s, and later teamed up with Lucie to compete in the Czech rally championship for historic cars. Meanwhile, her brother Tomas Enge -who completed Dakar 2021 in an SSV- is one of the biggest names in Czech motorsport, and the only driver from his country to have raced in Formula 1.
- Partnering with Barbora Holicka, Lucie brilliantly guided her to the finish line of the 2024 Classic race. A good first experience for the Czech duo, that is definitely bringing a splash of color thanks to the design of the car. 2CVs being called ‘ducks’, the two girls decided to name their adventure ‘the Duckar project’.
2025 AMBITION
B.H.: “The Dakar was something I never imagined. I knew people working there as mechanics, and I used to joke with them: ‘Take me with you!’. Then I met Olga, because I organized a smaller version of Dakar Classic back home. I asked her: ‘How it is possible to go to Dakar?’. She told me how it is because I didn’t know anything. I came to Dakar 2023 for two days to see her and the team, and I was already planning how to go. Olga suggested starting with the Classic, because it’s the easiest way to discover the rally. I found a 2CV and a specialist mechanic. It might have been easier and cheaper to go with another car, but I think it was the right move, because everybody loves the project. There’s an amazing community around this car. It is from 1979, which was the year of the first Dakar. We enjoyed our first race and we want to do it again! We did history as it was the first 2CV reaching the finish line, it was our aim. For 2025, the first goal is to complete the race until Shubaytah, and the second would be to be faster than in 2024.”
