For European motorists, the Essen Motor Show is the same feast as, for example, the specialized SEMA exhibition is for the Americans ('SEMA' stands for the Specialty Equipment Market Association). The Essen Motor Show is a major event, which is accompanied by a huge quantity of big projects, great figures and important names. This year, once again, the visitors could see virtually...
The SimRacing.cz association forms the biggest grouping of fans of virtual racing not only in the Czech Republic, but also in the world. It has gained its good reputation and high appreciation owing to the high-quality support and services that it provides to its players. The origin of the 'world of on-line race car simulators' in the Czech Republic dates back to the year 1996...
Although it is not a magazine for the elite, Maxim is not intended for everyone. This kind of resembles racing circuits, a challenge to many, conquered by few. Offering a perspective without time constraints, Maxim strictly distinguishes itself by its editorial policy: its editors only write about subjects they have themselves experienced. This was the reason of the visit of Maxim's editors...
On Friday, 14 November 2008, at a ceremony held at the Brno Masaryk Circuit, the Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic, Mr Ivan Langer, and the President of the Police of the Czech Republic, Mr Oldřich Martinů, handed over 680 new cars to the Police of the Czech Republic. The total amount includes 500 Octavia cars of a police version, 100 Octavia cars of a standard version...
Last weekend, the Town of Lysá nad Labem hosted another year of the 'Rychlá kola' motor show. Among the guests of this traditional exhibition of race cars and motorcycles was the SUNRED-BRT team's racing driver Michal Matějovský. His autographing event at this exhibition was attended by numerous motor sport fans who enjoyed the opportunity to meet him and listen to his experiences...
It was with great thrill that Michal Matějovský, a great fan of the McLaren team, watched the final F1 race at Sao Paulo, Brazil. That is, Michal has personal ties to McLaren that date back to the period when he gained his first experience of racing circuits abroad. At that time, when he was ten years old, McLaren offered him the opportunity to try the driver's seat...
Last weekend, Petr Fulín took part in the final event of the Seat Leon Supercopa series, which took place at the Hockenheimring circuit in Germany, together with the DTM, Porsche Cup and F3 races. Our driver was to acquaint himself with the car and the track during the free practice. However, the car's electronic system failed and, after several pit stops, when the mechanics...
At the upcoming weekend, Petr Fulín is to take part in the final race of Germany's prestigious Seat Leon Supercopa. This series regularly complements weekend events which feature the very popular DTM, Porsche Carrera Cup, ADAC Formel Masters, Formula 3 and ADAC VW Polo Cup championship races. Every year, this final racing event at the Hockenheim circuit attracts an audience...
Last weekend, the roar of heavy truck engines could be heard again at the airport of Hradec Králové as truck drivers with their fine-tuned, shining vehicles started arriving at the traditional Truckfest venue on Friday, 12 September 2008. This time, too, the main item of the program was an exhibition of trucks and their accessories. Besides, RC truck toys and models, both from this country and abroad...
On Monday, 23 June, Mr Pavel Bradík, President of the Hradec Králové Region, received the SUNRED BRT team's driver Michal Matějovský. Mr Pavel Bradík expressed his thanks to the 22-year old racing driver from Hradec Králové for his excellent representation of the Hradec Králové Region in the race of the World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno...
Yesterday afternoon, a ceremony took place in the Public Library of the City of Hradec Králové to launch Marta Pohnerová's book 'Lidé, kteří vědí o čem mluví' (The men who now what they are talking about). This publication by the author based in Hradec Králové comprises interviews made with three prominent personalities of the Hradec Králové Region, that is, Mr Pavel Bradík...
The FIA WTCC racing event in Brno saw the debut of a brand-new racing team, the Scuderia C´EST LA VIE. Racing driver Šimon Kubišta explained: 'We will take advantage of the team's Alfa Romeo 156 S 2000 and Alfa Romeo 147 GTA cars to contest, for example, the Touring Car Championship. At this WTCC racing event, we will take part in our debut racing event, the "Zdeněk Vojtěch Memorial" contest...
On 4 - 8 June, the Brno Exhibition Centre staged another year of the international trade fair of utility vehicles, components and service tools and equipment, the AUTOTEC 2008 exhibition. Also taking part was one of our racing team's partners, the company PARAGAN s.r.o., a manufacturer of trailers, semi-trailers, special-purpose trailers and truck bodies...
On Friday, 6 June, the SUNRED-BRT team's driver Michal Matějovský was invited to visit the Bohemia Hotel Management School's "2008 Garden Party" in the town of Chrudim. Supported by numerous companies, this event is periodically staged by the students towards the end of the school year. Enjoying the very agreeable, lovely atmosphere...
The team's drivers are working hard to prepare for the forthcoming races. That is, next weekend, a race of the DMW Tourenwagen Challenge series will take place on the refurbished track of the Most racing circuit, and, a week later, from 16 May to 18 May 2008, another two racing events are held, i.e., a race of the International Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic and a race...
On Thursday, 17 April 2008, Mr Pavel Bradík, President of the Region, met racing driver Michal Matějovský. This nice meeting took place in the new building of the Regional Authority of the Hradec Králové Region, and Michal Matějovský, on that occasion, informed Mr Pavel Bradík about the team's plans for this year. 'This was really an informal meeting. Mr Bradík was particularly interested...
Young racing driver Laura Hájková attended an 'Open Day' event held at the company Autoprofi & Matějovský in Jaroměř on Saturday, 12 April 2008. At this year of the event, too, the visitors could see some of the race cars that have been entered for the upcoming Česká pojišťovna Škoda Octavia Cup racing circuit championship. Laura Hájková, who will contest the Škoda Octavia Cup series...
On Friday, Michal Matějovský managed to spend some time in the 'Špindlerův Mlýn' holiday resort, just before the last snow melts away. Next week, however, he is leaving for Spain to undertake the first tests with the new SEAT car. The interesting event in the beautiful mountain area was staged by the authors of the well-known '102 oktanů' motor sport TV programme, who invited Michal...
Michal Matějovský bude v letošní sezóně startovat v prestižním SEAT Leon Eurocupu a v šesti podnicích na evropských okruzích bude bojovat o přední příčky. Pojede v barvách týmu SUNRED BRT. Právě v nedávných dnech byly dojednány poslední podrobnosti a Matějovský se bude atraktivní série účastnit s podporou známého českého Bohemia Racing Teamu. "SEAT Leon Eurocup 2008 bude rozhodně prestižní okruhový seriál s velmi silnou konkurencí...
The company's management lead by the general manager Stanislav Matějovský presented the company's main projects for the year 2008 at a meeting with journalists held in the Ambassador Hotel, Prague, on Wednesday, 2 April 2008. For a rather long period of time, the activities of the company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. Hradec Králové have focused on circuit racing, particularly, on circuit races for cars...
The VEKRA-CSMS Racing Team's large line-up undertook another test series, this time at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany. This testing event was also attended by Michal Matějovský. On the first day of the three-day testing event, he explained: 'Due to the tests with the SEAT cars at the Oschersleben circuit, I was not able to take part in the team's previous testing event in Poznań two weeks ago.'...
After many hours of flight from Auckland, New Zealand, and after a few changes of planes with stopovers at airports, Michal Matějovský finally arrived in Prague last weekend. To his great surprise, after the several-month stay on the opposite side of the globe, he returned from summer weather directly into freezing winter conditions, which we were experiencing in this country at that time...
In the past two months, the young kart driver Jirka Forman took part in numerous testing events and winter-period races, which were particularly held at the PF International circuit near Newark (Lincolnshire, England). Jiří Forman contested there the KF 1/2/3 category of the Winter Series races (for more information please go to www.karting.co.uk). From 20 January, Jirka Forman has been gathering experience....
At the beginning of last week, the VEKRA-CSMS Racing Team undertook another test series, this time at the circuit in Poznań, in southern Poland. The warm weather towards the end of the winter period suggested almost ideal testing conditions. However, the opposite was true. The temperature slightly below the freezing point, strong wind, and snow in the air - this was the actual situation in Poznań...
Miroslav Forman, Champion of the Czech Republic, will defend his title in the 2000cc category of Division 4 of the 2007 Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic under the colours of the CSMS team this year. To implement this project, the company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. is cooperating with the K2 Rally Team (www.k2rally.net). This experienced team, based in the town of Tlumačov...
The last racing event of the Dutch Winter Endurance Series, held last weekend at Zandvoort in the Netherlands, was the Vekra - CSMS Racing Team's debut race. That is, the team, for the first time, made use of its racing licence issued for the "Vekra - CSMS Racing Team". The team's drivers Tadeáš Martínek and Petr Fulín had been entered for the four-hour race with the well-tried Alfa Romeo 147 GTA car...
Within the second half of March, the Československý Motorsport team's driver Michal Matějovský will come back from his winter-period fitness training in New Zealand. So, after more than two months in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, Michal will resume his obligations of a racing driver. Michal does not have time to waste in New Zealand. He attends a language school and studies several hours a day...
The company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. and the young, ambitious Vekra Racing Team will cooperate, under the common name 'Vekra CSMS Racing Team', in organizing certain sports projects and client events. 'We have been working together with the Vekra Racing Team for a longer period of time. This year, our activities have developed into an active alliance, which will allow us to cooperate...
Last weekend, Miroslav Forman, Šimon Kubišta, Stanislav Lepka and Radek Bareš, with an Alfa Romeo 147 GTA car, took part in a racing event of the well-known Dutch Winter Endurance Series. They were the only drivers from the Czech Republic to contest the four-hour race at the 4,550m racing circuit near Assen (www.tt-assen.com), in the northern part of the Netherlands...
Preparations for the new season are culminating and intense works are in progress at the ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. company's workshops in Hradec Králové as the race cars are being adjusted for the upcoming racing events. The company's cars will contest not only the prestigious Česká pojišťovna Škoda Octavia Cup series, but also the races of the International Championship of the Czech Republic...
