After 1917 October Revolution and First World War, motor racing in Soviet Russia began to gradually recover in the beginning of 1920s. The first 200 km automobile races in Soviet Russia, organized by the newly created (in May 1922) Petrograd Automobile Club, took place in June 1922. On August 28 1922, a 177 km long circuit race took place along the route Sergievo – Krasnoe – Detskoe – Gatchina – Sergievo, where Ivan Ivanov, the legendary driver of the Russo-Balt team, won, easily beating the newcomers and showing an average speed of 95 km/h in a Benz 28/100. A month later (September 30 – October 1), the Petrograd – Pskov – Petrograd rally took place, covering a distance of 573 km, where Ivanov’s Benz lost 2 minutes to the Mercedes (4-cylinder, 9.9 l) driven by M. Myakinin. As a part of the run, a 1 km speed trial was held, where Ivanov in the Benz and Tatarinov in the Sunbeam set the best time.
All cars that took part in the Russian races in the 1920s were foreign vehicles. Only a couple of sports Russo-Balts K12/24 in the garage of the Petrograd Provincial Council remained from the Russian Empire automobile industry, which successfully participated in local competitions in 1922-1923. The head of the Petrograd Provincial Council garage Gustav Viya took part vusing the old Russ-Balts, including Petrograd- Pskov-Petrograd run in 1922.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1922 | Reliabilty Runs | Petrograd – Pskov Run |
| Driver | No. | Entrant |
| Gustav Viya | 16 | |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Kiev Studio “Koleso” | |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
| Edition 6 (K028) | 
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