Forman secured the Championship title for himself in Poznań

The Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic continued at the Poznań circuit in Poland. When he was setting out for this racing event, racing driver Miroslav Forman was determined to secure the sprint-race Championship title for himself. Moreover, he wanted to break the series of the luckless endurance races. In Poznań, however, the odds were against him. At first, the team was confronted with the troubles with the place in the paddock. The problem was solved only after the intervention of our Polish friends. Then, in the timed practice for the endurance race, the anti-roll bar broke and, consequently, some plastic components in the car were damaged. Despite that, everything was fixed by the beginning of the endurance race, and the AUDI ST4 was prepared. Our team started the race in an excellent way: after the first hour, they had a lead of three laps! But then, bad luck set in. Approximately in the middle of the race, when Stanislav Lepka was to take the wheel, the third gear broke and our team, due to this gear box failure, had to retire from the race.

In the sprint race, Miroslav Forman started fourth on the grid. Right away on Lap 1, he managed to pass two cars to move up to the second position, and at the beginning of Lap 2, he was in the lead. He kept this position for several laps, namely, until the moment when Ďurovkin crashed into his car from behind, after overcoming Mikolášek, who was running second. This crash broke the rear bumper of Forman's car and, consequently, the tread of one tyre was cut at its surface part. So, Forman could do nothing but try to keep the third position. With five laps to go, however, Forman caught up with Ďurovkin, who was running second at that time. Forman tried to overcome him at the inside track. But the Slovak driver rammed into the side of Forman's car. Both cars were running side by side for a moment. However, it was Forman who kept the ideal, inside track, and so, as opposed to Ďurovkin, remained on the track. This collision was to the benefit to Sedlák, who closed his gap and moved up to the second position. To top it all, our driver was given a drive-through penalty because, according to the statement of the Polish steward, "he had benefited from the accident on the track". This, however, is an interesting interpretation of the regulations. In the Czech Republic, most probably, the situation would end up in a penalty for Ďurovkin. In Poland, stewards have a different opinion. In the end, our driver finished in fourth place, enough for him to take this year's sprint-race Championship title.