“We are Post Company Cars”: Marcel Ingold
Our employees tell us how and where they spend their free time in addition to their usually hectic working day. With the “We are Post Company Cars” series, we provide insights into the people at Post Company Cars and present different stories and faces.
Marcel and his motors
Marcel Ingold (52) is Head of Sales & Market at Post Company Cars. While his professional life revolves around three- and four-wheeled vehicles, he prefers to travel on two wheels outside work. He competes in motorbike races, finishing in fourth place overall in the international T-Cup. On Ascension Day, he starts the new racing season.
He might be wearing business casual clothing and horn-rimmed glasses, but Marcel Ingold is an adventure-seeker. In fact, the 52-year-old regularly dons his leathers in his free time and enjoys heading off to the race track with his Triumph Street Triple. He competed in his first motorbike race 25 years ago. Last year, Marcel entered 10 competitions at five events, his most successful season to date: he finished the T-Cup in fourth place in the overall rankings. “My parents worry constantly, but my partner Alexandra and daughter Jenny think my hobby is cool,” says Marcel.
Energy and risk
Nobody can say Marcel Ingold’s interest in motorbikes stemmed from a midlife crisis. He has always been drawn to engines. Even in his role as Member of the Executive Board and Head of Sales & Market at Post Company Cars, everything revolves around mobility. There are a lot of parallels between his career and his hobby: “Both require excellent preparation and a high degree of flexibility. The weather isn’t always ideal during a race, or the engineering in my motorbike might go wrong. And our customers have their own ideas and requirements,” explains Marcel.
However meticulously Marcel prepares, racing is still a risky activity, a fact that he learned first-hand in 2021. A nasty fall in Austria caused a complicated break in his left little finger and damage to his retina, with some permanent consequences: his finger is stiff, and he now has just 70 percent vision in his left eye. Despite this, he won’t give up racing. Why? “Racing at speeds of up to 260 km/h releases a lot of adrenaline. Afterwards, I feel refreshed and much more energized in my everyday life.” Marcel only took a break of around three years when he became a new father.
Travelling on four wheels as well
The 2024 season begins for Marcel on Ascension Day, when he meets his competitors on the legendary Nürburgring Grand Prix track. Between then and September, he will spend four days a month racing at various locations across Germany and Czechia. On the other weekends, he’ll be out and about on four wheels with his partner, indulging their shared hobby and taking their 1940s Dodge WC-56 command car to vintage vehicle conventions.
