Kolomý Celebrates Success! He Gets among Elite at Dakar with FAT BOY

- 17. 1. 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina -

Great success for a small team! The TATRA Buggyra Racing Team and the crew of Martin Kolomý ranks among the elite ten in the truck category in this year ´s Dakar Rally. Although the team looked higher before the competition euphoria prevails in Buenos Aires. The last stage of Dakar Rally 2015 from Rosario to Buenos Aires was originally designed with 174 measured kilometres. Due to heavy rain the measured test was shortened and Martin Kolomý rushed through the finish as the sixth quickest pilot...

Taking Shortcut through Forest Kolomý Ranked Seventh

- 16. 1. 2015, Rosario, Argentina -

In the last but one stage from Termas Rio Hondo to Rosario Martin Kolomý achieved excellent seventh rank with just a minimum loss after the winner of the stage. Not only the crew of Fat Boy found themselves off the track twice, but also the assistance vehicle of the TATRA Buggyra Racing team faced great trouble. Today the Dakar participants will cover the very last four hundred kilometres..

Kolomý ´s Chase from Thirteenth to Sixth Rank

- 15. 1. 2015, Thermas de Río Hondo, Argentina -

In the eleventh stage Kolomý managed to utilise the potential of Tatra 815 Buggyra and accept the tempo of the quickest on the swift roads in Argentine. The result was sixth rank in the finish and support for the seventh overall rank. Today Kolomý wants to go even more quickly!..

Martin Kolomý Still Taking Seventh Place after Drama and Trouble!

- 14. 1. 2015, Salta, Argentina -

The piste surface and profile had been supposed to be tailor-made for both Tatra and Martin Kolomý. The first section of the Special Stage indicated that, indeed! However, soon petty problems occurred; Martin was finally happy to retain the seventh place in the overall rankings before tackling Van Vliet...

Martin Kolomý Bettering His Position After Rest Day

- 13. 1. 2015, Calama (Chile) -

When Martin was joking about starting the Dakar only after the rest day he might have not been sure that his words would live right next day. He came seventh in today's very hard stage narrowing a margin over a Dutch driver Van Vliet one position ahead him by one hour. Having gained a comfortable lead he is now taking seventh place. Aleš Loprais got fifth place thus keeping fourth notch. Unfortunately, as a result of not doing so well, another Czech pilot, Tomáš Vrátný, was among the last to finish...

Rest Day on Dakar - Discussions and Meeting Up

- 12. 1. 2015, Iquique (Chile) -

Teams in the Dakar always welcome a day off when drivers or riders rest whereas mechanics have time to do repairs. It is also a day to join in discussions about next stages. As to the Tatra Buggyra Racing team, it was also a meeting- up day, since Czech drivers, Martin Kolomý, Aleš Loprais, Tomáš Vrátný and Martin Macík had got together in the team's base...

Dakar in Its Second Half, Martin Kolomý Is About to Begin!

- 11. 1. 2015, Calama, Iquique (Chile) -

Two stages past Iquique, Chile, completed the first half of this year's Rally Dakar; pilots of trucks are having a day off tomorrow. However, the stages did put all crews to the test, as it was for the first time they had gone without their back-up teams. All was on the crews' shoulders! Showing his ability to fight in the area of sand dunes despite not feeling fine in such an environment, Martin Kolomý bettered his position in the rankings taking eight place, and gaining on two competitors before him. Actually, his pursuit has just started, so we all believe he will finally finish in the fifth place, at worst!..

Kolomý Fights with Dunes and Prefers to Sleep in Exclusion

- 10. 1. 2015, Uyuni, Bolivie -

The crew of Martin Kolomý was tormented by dunes of Atacama desert in yesterday ´s seventh stage of the Dakar Rally from Iquique to Uyuni. Despite that the TATRA Buggyra Racing team stayed on the overall ninth rank in the interim ranking with a minimum loss after the eighth rank. After a night in separation from the team Martin Kolomý and Kilián brothers return to the team bivouac at Iquique on Suńday..

Kolomý Chases the Elite

- 9. 1. 2015, Iquique, Chile -

Martin Kolomý pulled out all the stops for the sixth stage and his efforts paid back this time. His truck was seventh quickest in the truck category overall and the quickest Czech truck in the race. In the overall interim ranking the TATRA Buggyra Racing team also went up to the current ninth rank...

Kolomý ´s Furious Drive and FATBOY Upside Down, but Continuing

- 8. 1. 2015, Antofagasta, Chile -

The fifth stage from Copiapo to Antofagasta brought bad luck to the crew of the TATRA Buggyra Racing team again. Martin Kolomý tried to make up for the loss of the previous day but his extremely risky driving did not pay back this time, as in the course of one of the overtaking manoeuvres his Tatra ended lying on a side....

Kolomý is Furious, Has to Overtake Slow Trucks Due to a Hose

- 7. 1. 2015, Copiapo, Chile -

At the second kilometre of the measured section of stage 4 of Dakar Rally the crew of Martin Kolomý had to repair a broken brake hose, which caused their drop down among slower trucks. Kolomý then had to work hard to overtake them, which only resulted in further time loss. Despite these problems the TATRA Buggyra Racing team remains at the leading ranks of the overall results table...

Kolomý Cuts Trees Again Ending 27 Seconds Below Second Overall Rank

- 6. 1. 2015, Chilecito -

The extremely difficult and demanding third stage in which Fat Boy again had to make its way through wild nature resulted in the sixth rank for the TATRA Buggyra Racing team. The tempo is mad, which is also seen in the loss of 27 seconds of Martin Kolomý, holding the overall fifth rank at the moment, behind the second ranking team...

Kolomý from Interim Third Rank Reports: We Have Hit a Tree and Continue at a Rapid Speed!

- 5. 1. 2015, San Juan -

The second stage of the Dakar Rally appeared to be extremely demanding, not only for its length and profile but also for the climatic conditions. Martin Kolomý Managed the traps on the route, even though in some parts it was really tight. The interim rank of the TATRA Buggyra Racing team after two stages of the competition is third...

After First Stage Kolomý Shares Third Rank

- 4. 1. 2015, Villa Carlos Paz -

Dakar Rally has begun with a drama of the Czech TATRA Buggyra Racing team in the very first stage. Before Martin Kolomý finished the measured section ranking third the crew had to resolve not only technical issues but also problems on the route. Around noon in addition the accompanying vehicle with journalists got lost when the Iritract tracking and rescue system failed...

Kolomý on Stage Among Elites but Bound to Keep His Eyes Peeled

- 3. 1. 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina -

The 37th Year of the Dakar Rally has been officially opened! All 414 crews including Martin Kolomý and the TATRA Buggyra Racing team's presented themselves in the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday's evening, 3rd January 2015. A fortnight's marathon begins on Sunday, 4th January 2015, with initial 838 kilometres....

Rubber-Stamped FATBOY Ready to Go! Kolomý Wished Good Luck by Ambassador

- 2. 1. 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina -

After yesterday's administrative and technical formalities nothing is now keeping Martin Kolomý from taking part in the world's most difficult rally for the sixth time: the Dakar Rally 2015. The race special TATRA 815 BUGGYRA will be "locked" in parc fermé until the afternoon when it will be released to the centre of Buenos Aires, outside the presidential palace "La Casa Rosada", where the rally begins on the start podium....

Buggyra Celebrating New Year's Eve on Plane While Flying Off to Dakar

- 1. 1. 2015, Prague, CZE -

After Christmas, the TATRA Buggyra Racing team had spent with their families, they started packing their luggage to leave for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the 2015 Dakar Rally begins. Therefore, Martin Kolomý and the team celebrated the New Year's Eve above the Atlantic Ocean....

PF 2015

Matějovský Topping Off Series Of This Year's Success

- 16. 12. 2014, Prague, CZE -

It is the third time a racing driver, Michal Matějovský from Hradec Králové, has made it to the three best Czech circuit racing drivers; he got the third place in a prestigious motorsport press poll called Golden Steering Wheel, whose prize giving ceremony took place on 16 December 2014 in the Top Hotel, Prague. On the podium in the category Car Circuit Racing stood also his teammates, Petr Fulín from the Křenek Motorsport team gaining the second successive win, and Adam Lacko from the Buggyra International Racing System team taking the second place...

Matějovský Awarded in Paris

- 5. 12. 2014, Paris, France -

A gala evening on Friday, 5th December 2014, saw the ETCC Awards Ceremony 2014 hold in Paris, France, by the international automobile foundation Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), where the best drivers who had won single categories in the European series of circuit racing, the FIA European Touring Car Cup 2014, were presented awards. Among the awarded was a racing driver, Michal Matějovský, the Czech Republic's team member coming from the city of Hradec Králové, who was awarded for the 2nd place in Super 2000/TC2 category...

Michal Matějovský Having Autograph Session at Motor Show in Essen

- 30. 11. 2014, Essen, Germany -

Also this year a popular exhibition called Essen Motor Show opened as usual to be on view from 29 November to 7 December 2014. Offering a wide spectrum of motorsports disciplines, rich variety of exhibits, as well as a varied accompanying programme the show is going to be a success again. The show includes five categories: Sporty Series Vehicles, Tuning, Motorports, Classic Cars, and Motorbikes...

Kolomý Blessed by Bishop and Kissed by Lucie Bílá before Dakar

- 18. 11. 2014, Prague, CZE -

The Dakar racing special of the Tatra Buggyra Racing team left for Dakar 2015 from Venceslas Square in Prague yesterday. Tatra 815 Buggyra and its crew consisting of Martin Kolomý and Kilián brothers were blessed by the Prague Bishop Mons. Karel Herbst. Good luck was wished to Kolomý by Sagvan Tofi, Jiří Šlégr, Vávra Hradilek, Michal Suchánek, Richard Genzer, as well as by the holder of 16 Golden Nightingales, the singer Lucie Bílá....

Matějovský Awarded Honour For 2014 Results

- 14. 11. 2014, Prague, CZE -

On Friday, 14th November 2014 in the evening, the Autoklub České republiky's (Czech Republic's Autoclub) office in Prague hosted a formal ceremony to award the best sportspeople in the motor sports single disciplines in 2014. Among the awarded was also Michal Matějovský, a racing car driver from Hradec Králové, who was given a glass plaque by the Autoklub České republiky's representatives for the vice-champion title in the FIA ETCC 2014...

Michal Matějovský Signs His Autograph at Fast Wheels in Lysá nad Labem

- 9. 11. 2014, Lysá nad Labem, CZE -

Held in the town of Lysá nad Labem on 7th - 9th November in the exhibition grounds were the 19th year of motor show, where cars, motorbikes and accessories were on display, and the 15th year of racing cars and motorbikes show. The exhibition called Fast Wheels traces back the 2014 season of motorsports events on racing tracks and circuits that has just finished. A load of racing vehicles as well as drivers were presented to visitors in an accompanying programme. Besides motorbikes and Dakar specials, visitors had opportunity to see Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský's successful BMW 320sis from the Křenek Motorsport team...

Looking Back On Michal Matějovský's Outstanding Season in FIA ETCC 2014 On Video

- 1. 11. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

A short video montage by a cameraman Tomáš Vacín brings us back to the season that has just finished, successful for Michal Matějovský and Petr Fulín who notched up podiums in the FIA ETCC 2014 Single Trophy; as a result of accumulated points also captured the championship in this prestigious competition (The Nations' Cup 2014). ...

Matějovský Re-Testing with Buggyra

- 25. 10. 2014, Most, CZE -

Having successfully finished the season of the FIA ETCC series, where he took second place in the class with his BMW 320si, the new vice-champion of Europe, Michal Matějovský, and the Buggyra team gathered together at the end of the last week, now on the Autodrom in Most to test Buggyra trucks. Michal was there to perform his duties as a test and substitute driver, like he has been doing in the Buggyra...

Svoboda Tatra Team Successfully Finishing Season in Polish Żagań

- 26. 10. 2014, Żagań, Poland -

At the end of the last week, the Svoboda Tatra Team from Broumov set off on a journey to Żagań lying in the southeast of Poland to take part in the last round of the season. The crew, Václav Svoboda, Milan Drázda and Zdeněk Novák in their Tatra 815 4x4 "Dakar" took part in a rally called Baja Żagań, a Polish master race held within the "Rajdowe Mistrzostwa Polski Samochodów Terenowych (www.terenowo.pl)" competition, which is also included ...

Matějovský Taking Part in Buggyra's Final Testing Prior to Dakar

- 17. 10. 2014, Senica, Slovakia -

At the end of the past week, the Tatra Buggyra Racing tested their "Fat Boy" in Senica, Slovakia. "It was opportunity to test new components for the last time, and what's more in live conditions. Now it's only the racing special reconditioning, and leaving for the Dakar that awaits us. No more we can make before the world's most famous rally," said in the Tatra Buggyra Racing team's base after testing in Slovakia Martin Kolomý expressing satisfaction with modifications to the chassis. Also Michal Matějovký was there to take part in testing...

Svoboda Tatra Team Brings Back Valuable Experience

- 11. 10. 2014, Broumov, Czech Republic -

Coming back from the OiLibya Rally of Morocco on Saturday, 11 October 2014, was the Svoboda Tatra Team. It is only memories of a beautiful country and even more fascinating rally among sand dunes in the south of Morocco that remain after a long journey back. The Czech team with their racing vehicle crew, Svoboda-Drázda-Novák, who had entered the competition in Morocco about a week ago brought off Stage 1 among the dunes at Erg Chebbi, however, in Stage 2 they would finally withdraw from battles for a good position on the route running alike due to a pierced engine block. Enjoying the victory in the truck category after six-day fights finishing in Marrakech ...

Hopes Killed Among Dunes at Erg Chebbi

- 5. 10. 2014, Erfoud, Morroco -

On Sunday, 5 October, trucks started shortly after 9. a.m. to set off on 211-km long stage mapped out in Erfoud’s surroundings, with sections going through the sand dunes area. Unfortunately, it is just there, about 120 km off the start, where Václav Svoboda’s Tatra engine failure occurred, so they could not go on in Stage 2 as well as all OiLibya Rally of Morocco. In the morning we...

Svoboda’s Tatra Arriving at OiLybia Rally of Morocco Stage 1 Finish

- 4. 10. 2014, Erfoud, Morroco -

On Saturday, 4 October 2014, at 6.45 a.m., in front of the Belere Hotel in Erfourd, the OiLybia Rally of Morocco was formally opened with the start of the first few vehicles in the car category. Running from Erfourd to Damie, Stage 1 was 276km in length. The starting process of the truck category started as late as shortly before 10 a.m. due to a huge number of competitors. Besides the Svoboda...

Svoboda Tatra Team’s Ready To Enter OiLibya Rally of Morocco

- 3. 10. 2014, Erfoud, Morroco -

The Friday of 3 October 2014 was the last busy day before the start of the OiLibya of Morocco 2014 initial stage in Erfourd, lying south-east of Morocco. Whereas some of the crews had been arriving at the venue at the last moment, others had been undergoing rather complicated checks and scrutineering since the morning. Both of our vehicles, which are going to take part in the Rally, the...

Svoboda Tatra Team’s Ready To Enter OiLibya Rally of Morocco

- 2. 10. 2014, Erfoud, Morroco -

Undertaking a 4,000-km long journey via Germany, France and Spain, the eight-member Svoboda Tatra Team arrived on October 2 at Erfoud, a town lying south-east of Morocco, the venue of three initial stages of the seven-day Morocco cross-country rally, where another three hundred crews are to enter this desert rally in four categories: cars, quads, off-roads and trucks. "I’m happy the team have...

Matějovský Europe’s Vice-Champion!

- 1. 10. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

Last weekend, Michal Matějovský from the city of Hradec Králové finished his second successive full season in the FIA ETCC notching up the greatest success in his chequered career. He had first driven the car of this specification in the races at Adria, Italy, in 2007, which he entered in an Alfa Romeo 156, but would have to withdraw due to an engine failure. Coming after were a few seasons in...

Krenek Motorsport Team Re-Captures Victory in European Championship

Krenek Motorsport Team Re-Captures Victory in European Championship
- 28. 9. 2014, Pergusa, Italy -

Visitors to Sicilian racing circuit at Pergusa saw the final round of the FIA ETCC. The Krenek Motorsport team’s racing drivers Michal Matějovský and Petr Fulín entered the races having the aim to regain the championship, which they would earn thanks to two podium finishes. Having succeeded in keeping excellent results from yesterday’s practice sessions and Q, Petr Fulín would comfortably win both...

Křenek Motosport Team’s Drivers Fights Out Start For Race 1 From First Row

- 27. 9. 2014, Pergusa, Italy -

Since Saturday, the racing circuit Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily, has been the venue for the battles for the final positions in the FIA ETCC 2014. Entering the fights were both drivers of the Krenek Motorsport team, Michal Matějovský and Petr Fulín, who would like to capture the championship in the Single Make Trophy and The Nations’ Cup. Scheduled for Saturday had been two tests, practise sessions...

Pergusa Is To Be Crucial – Events on Sunday, September 28, Live on TV Eurosport!

- 24. 9. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

A long way through defending the championship titles won last year in the FIA ETCC and The Nations’ Cup ends for the Krenek Motorsport team on a Sicilian racing circuit called Autodromo di Pergusa as early as at the weekend. The Sunday will see the team’s mission either be a success or end in failure...

Matějovský Testing His BMW on Most's Circuit

- 18. 9. 2014, Most, CZE -

A week before leaving for the racing circuit at Pergusa, Sicily, where the last round of the FIA ETCC 2014 is held, the team arranged one more test practice on the circuit in Most, therefore Michal Matějovský was given an opportunity to drive the GMS Racing team's BMW 130i. "We've agreed with Roman Švorc from the GMS Racing...

Matějovský Again Practises Driving Racing Simulator

- 17. 9. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

The last round of the FIA ETCC 2014 season is round the corner. Michal Matějovský is leaving for the venue, the Sicilian racing circuit at Pergusa, in about a week's time. He does not fritter away his time before leaving but is busy preparing himself for the decisive round whereas his mechanics with preparing his BMW...

Record Number of Trucks For Rally OiLibya of Morocco

- 9. 9. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

It is nearly in full month's time when one of the biggest cross-country rallies, the second after the Dakar, kicks off: the Rally OiLibya of Morocco that is held at the beginning of October, from 3rd to 10th. Close to 250 crews of all categories have joined the entry list so far, but also trucks entering this big race are numerous...

Matějovský Setting Up For Pergusa

- 1. 9. 2014, Most, CZE -

On Monday, 1st September, after the European Truck Racing Championship had finished, the Křenek Motorsport team's mechanics and Michal Matějovský gathered on the autodrom in Most to tune the BMW 320si before the final round of the FIA ETCC 2014 that takes place at Pergusa on Sicily the last weekend in September...

Buggyra Capturing Double on Their Own Ground

- 31. 8. 2014, Most, CZE -

Sunday, 31st August 2014, the second day of the sixth round of the European Truck Racing Championship saw the Czech team's best results in the season! The amazing weekend was completed by Vršecký's third place, Lacko was among runners-up, just one place behind to reach the podium in Race 2 on Sunday...

Buggyra on Podium in Most! Lacko Winning, Third Place Going to Vršecký

- 30. 8. 2014, Most, CZE -

The European Truck Racing Championship is going on by the sixth round taking place on the autodrom in Most at the weekend. Filled stands saw the Czech team Buggyra's triumph in Race 2 as Adam Lacko clinched a win; the excellent result was emphasised by David Vršecký's third place...

Invitation to Trucks in Most

- 28. 8. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

The school holiday is about to finish, contrary to motorsports where it is going to happen a lot. Tomorrow, the European Racing Truck Championship enters its final stage. The autodrom in Most hosts the most powerful machines in the world at the weekend...

Buggyra Testing in Milovice

- 27. 8. 2014 - Milovice, CZE -

Milovice, a former military ground, saw the Tatra Buggyra Racing's four-day testing, since the team from a town of Roudnice had wanted to try out innovations in their Dakar Special at "brisk pace" before flying to Tunis, thus all pilots of the team, Martin Kolomý, Jaroslav Valtr, David Vršecký and Adam Lacko took a seat behind the steering wheel. But also Miroslav Forman, mainly experienced in...

Matějovský with Buggyra Testing in Most

- 15. 8. 2014, Most, CZE -

Within a fortnight, the city of Most will witness roaring engines of monster trucks that are gathering there again for another round of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2014. This is the reason for the Buggyra stable's technical equipment to appear on the Most's racing circuit. Besides an old-hand double champion of Europe, David Vršecký, it was also Michal Matějovský, the team's test...

Matějovský and His Life's Pole Position

- 2. 8. 2014 - Broumov, CZE -

Michal Matějovský has been keeping up a lot this year: He has successfully entered a few of this year's rounds of the FIA European Touring Car Cup 2014 as a Czech racing driver, he has been a test and back-up driver in the Buggyra team, but also has done his duties while studying at the University of Business in Ostrava, the Czech Republic...

Svoboda Tatra Team Gearing Up For Oilibya Rally Of Morocco

- 14. 7. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

The Svoboda Tatra Team have already entered for two rally events this year: MT Rally, Poland, where Václav Svoboda, the team's boss's crew, Milan Drázda and Zdeněk Novák, were given the prize for the second place, than took part in the German rally Baja Deutschland in their Dakar Tatra 815 4x4 at the end of May. They had been close to the podium finish there, unluckily, a fairly serious collision that...

Matějovský Having Breakfast with Nova

- 11. 7. 2014, Prague, CZE -

On Thursday, 10 July 2014, the TV NOVA programme called "Breakfast with Nova" hosted Michal Matějovský and David Vršecký. In two individual interviews the racing drivers talked about this year's season of the FIA ETCC championship, where Michal is now taking the second place in the standings, and the FIA ETRC, where the sixth place is now going to David. At the end of the programme, both drivers invited...

Matějovský Not Being Lazy After Spa Round

- 10. 7. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

It is three weeks ago when the last but one round of the FIA ETCC 2014 was hold in Spa, where Michal Matějovský won the third place so securing his second position in the European championship's standings, and together with Petr Fulín also the first notch in The Nations' Cup standings. But for Michal Matějovský, the summer season is not the period to relax. He is going on to increase his physical...

Michal Matějovský Securing in Spa Second Position in FIA ETCC Championship

- 22. 6. 2014 - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium -

Last weekend a Belgian town Spa hosted last but one round of the FIA ETCC 2014 championship. The races there presented another challenge for the Krenek Motorsport team's drivers, Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský, on their route to European points and defending their title. The ETCC championship had been hold in SPA for the first time, therefore the track was actually a dark horse for most of the drivers...

Fulín Wins Q, Matějovský Is To Start From Row 2

- 21. 6. 2014 - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium -

Winning Q4 in this year's FIA ETCC was the reigning champion Petr Fulín. He stopped his stopwatch at 2:36.867 in his fastest lap, which is a faster time by 0.249s than Samuel Sládečka's in Alfa Romeo. Tomorrow, Michal Matějovský is starting from the second row next to Christian Fischer, Switzerland. Matějovský's time was 2:37.995. Winning his second Pole Position, Petr Fulín added another three...

Matějovský and Fulín Setting Benchmark in Free Practice Sessions

- 21. 6. 2014 - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium -

All twenty-eight drivers fighting for points in the FIA European Touring Car Cup 2014 four classes took part in test drives on the Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit on Friday morning, 20th June. The drivers in forty-five minute testing sessions were given a welcome by a cloudy sky, however the track was dry. Attacking the strongest drivers of Super 2000 TC2T class in Test 1 was Petr Fulín with the...

Golfing With HESTI

- 19. 6. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

While a racing driver Michal Matějovský from Hradec Králové is now getting ready for the FIA ETCC weekend round at Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, a partner company HESTI Hradec Králové s.r.o. had arranged an informal meeting at a new golf course in one of Hradec Králové's suburbs called Roudnička, where their customers and partners gathered on Thursday, 19th June...

Famous SPA Awaits Křenek Motorsport Team's Drivers

- 19. 6. 2014, Prague, CZE -

Today, the Prague's team Křenek Motorsport and the racing drivers Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský are leaving for a famous track at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The circuit, 7,003 meters in length, hosts this year's last but one round of the FIA ETCC over the weekend, and the ETCC drivers are going to race on the track laying close to the Ardennes first in their racing career...

Making For Belgian Spa-Francorchamps

- 18. 6. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

It is nearly the whole fortnight that has passed since the Rally Show & Autosalon Show 2014 finished in Hradec Králové, where the visitors had opportunity to see Michal Matějovský's special BMW 320si as well as the Svoboda Tatra Team's Tatra Jamal, but also had a chat with Michal Matějovský, Petr Fulín or Václav Svoboda about how the season is going on. The event is brought back by photo and video..

Československý Motorsport Showcase For Home Fans

- 9. 6. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

Michal Matějovský, Petr Fulín and Václav Svoboda, the racing drivers, were the protagonists of a joint show the company Československý Motorsport a.s., and two teams, Křenek Motorsport and Svoboda Tatra Team, had at the airport in Hradec Králové, where the 7th Year of a popular event Rally Show & Autosalon Show was held the last weekend, hot due to the scorching heat. The previous two days, the drivers...

Seventh Year of Hradec Králové's Rally Show & Autosalon Show at Starting Gate

- 6. 6. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

On Saturday, 7th June 2014, just before 9.00 a.m., the airport in Hradec Králové starts hosting the 7th Year of Rally Show & Autosalon Show. It is also the company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT (ČSMS) who is taking part in the famous event held on the CzechRing in Hradec Králové on 7th - 8th June 2014, and is going to showcase the Křenek Motorsport team's racing driver Michal Matějovský and his...

Michal Matějovský Going To Renault's Presentation

- 4. 6. 2014, Most, CZE -

On 4th June 2014, Michal Matějovský attended an event organized by a Renault car importer, the company Renault Česká republika a.s., to present a make Renault, which took place on the Autodrom in Most. Nearly forty selected motorsports journalists went to see the event where cars Renault, which are available now in the Czech Republic, along with the latest models were on display and tested at a time...

Victory Within Grasp

- 31. 5. 2014, Hohenmölsen, Germany -

Over the last weekend, another year of two-day rally Baja Deutschland took place close to a ten-thousand-people town of Hohenmölsen (located 20km south of Leipzig) in an open pit mining area. The Svoboda Tatra Team had dispatched both of their Tatras to take part in the rally. Whereas in the crew of "Dakar" Tatra 815 driven by Václav Svoboda were Milan Drázda and Zdeněk Novák, the Tatra Jamal was...

Matějovský Wins Race 1 at Salzburgring Taking Second Place in Overall

- 25. 5. 2014, Salzburgring, Austria -

Salzburgring, Austria, hosted the fifth and sixth rounds of the FIA ETCC championship season today. The championship has just turned into its second half the Křenek Motorsport team's drivers will enter from the first and second places thanks to today's results. Both of the pilots in their BMW 320sis had put in consistent and narrow-margin performance, so were in with chance of the podium finish...

Matějovský Takes Second Place in Q on Saturday

- 24. 5. 2014, Salzburgring, Austria -

The FIA ETCC drivers started the programme on Saturday at Salzburgring with free practice sessions in the morning to put their skills and cars to the last test before the afternoon's qualifying. The standings after the session read the Křenek Motorsport team's racing drivers' times of 1:30.562 (Petr Fulín) and 1:30.625 (Michal Matějovský) taking so the second and third place at the moment...

Michal Matějovský Sets Benchmark in Both Friday's Free Practice Sessions in Salzburgring

- 23. 5. 2014, Salzburgring, Austria -

Michal Matějovský's performance in both practice sessions on Friday at Salzburgring was perfect. Setting the benchmark time of 1m30.451s he was the fastest driver in Session 1. Driving fairly fast in another he topped the fastest time of 1m30.055s, while his teammate Petr Fulín finished just behind him by a very narrow margin, posting the time of 1:30:146. The third place went to a Bulgarian...

Season at Salzburgring Turning into Second Half

- 22. 5. 2014, Salzburgring, Austria -

Situated close to the fourth largest city in Austria, Salzburg, the circuit Salzburgring is 4.241 metres in length, and has six right-hand and six left-hand turns. It is to host the FIA ETCC championship for the sixth time. Whereas in 2008 and 2011 the event held there was just a one-shot one, the years 2010, 2012 and 2013 saw the full series including four rounds at least. The list of 28 racing...

Matějovský and Fulín Signing New Driver's Agreements

- 20. 5. 2014, Prague, CZE -

Likewise last year, the Křenek Motorsport team's drivers Michal Matějovský and Petr Fulín have taken part in the ceremony where racing drivers, who represent the Czech Republic in European or world's motorsports competitions, signed their agreements. The signing ceremony has taken place in the Autoclub of the Czech Republic's conference hall under the patronage of the Federation of Automobile Sports...

Looking Back At Races On Slovakia Ring

- 19. 5. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

The round in Slovakia finished ten days ago but a pleasant feeling about good performance is still coming over the team. Both Křenek Motorsport team's drivers, Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský, made it to the podium finish, and earn points they need for better position before entering the second half of the season. This article and three short accompanying videos takes you through these races...

Michal Matějovský Guest to Auto-Moto Show & Travel in Pardubice

- 18. 5. 2014, Pardubice, CZE -

ČEZ ARENA in Pardubice hosted one of this year's biggest motor exhibitions in the eastern Bohemia region last weekend. It featured automobiles, sports cars and lorries, electro mobiles, electro scooters, motorcycles, auto & moto accessories and parts, garage and service equipment, ships, boats, caravans, mobile homes, sport goods and service for motorists...

Svoboda Tatra Team Going To Rally Baja Deutschland in Germany

- 17. 5. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

Giving a great performance at the MT Rally, Poland, (video: MT Rally Polsko) a month ago, the Svoboda Tatra Team are now getting ready for another oncoming event, the Baja Deutschland rally held in Germany. "Both cars - "Dakar" Tatra 815 4x4 and Tatra Jamal are in good condition again. We've mended Jamal, and made a couple of minor changes, so everything is slowly getting ready for a German rally...

Hradec Králové Is to Host 7th Year of Rally Show and Autosalon Show

- 16. 5. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

The city of Hradec Králove has undertaken organizing motor shows that Brno used to hold for years. It is for the seventh time that Hradec Králové has put on the Autosalon Show and Rally Show that are going to be the largest exhibition dedicated to the world's car manufacturers and motor sports legends' new models. Going to showcase a racing driver Michal Matějovský and his racing car BMW 320si...

Another Podium Finish For Fulín and Matějovský

- 11. 5. 2014, Slovakia Ring, Slovakia -

Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský won the second and third places at Slovakia Ring. Due to the absence of races on the Masaryk Autodrom, Brno, the FIA ETCC round on the Slovakia Ring actually is a home event for the Czech team Křenek Motorsport. Watching this season's Round 3 and Round 4 at Orechová Potôň over the weekend were over 20,000 onlookers and a lot of fans and partners of this...

Fulín and Matějovský Winning First and Second Row in Q

- 10. 5. 2014, Slovakia Ring, Slovakia -

The Saturday's programme on the Slovakia Ring began for the FIA ETCC racing drivers before 10.00 a.m. with another free practice session. The Křenek Motorsport team's drivers Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský had clocked the 2:15.947 and 2:17.742 times so finished in the second and third places in the S2000 category. The fastest driver in the morning practice was Kiss in Alfa Romeo, Hungary, who set...

Matějovský and Fulín Leading Friday's Free Practice Sessions

- 9. 5. 2014, Slovakia Ring, Slovakia -

The only Slovak racing circuit, Slovakia Ring, is the centre of both of the world and European events from the morning until the evening. It is the third time in a row the championship of touring cars - FIA WTCC has arrived at the Slovakia Ring; accompanying the world's championship, likewise in the previous years, is its "smaller" brother, the European Touring Car Cup. For Michal's teammate, Petr...

Slovakia Ring Just Round Corner

- 7. 5. 2014, Slovakia Ring, Slovakia -

After a thrilling race at the Paul Ricard racing circuit, France, the FIA ETCC championship is heading now for a racing circuit close to Orechová Potôň in Slovakia hosting another round, now for the third time, where the Křenek Motorsport team's pilots missed neither of them. Due to the absence of races in Brno, therefore no home event, the Slovak racing weekend is the one where a great deal of Petr...

Michal Matějovský Taking Part in 112 Documentary Filming For TV Barrandov

- 6. 5. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

Filmed close to the city of Hradec Králové early this week, is another episode of a factual programme called 112 that has been on on the TV channel Barrandov since the spring. Its protagonist and presenter, Miroslav Vaňura, had picked a racing driver from Hradec Králové, Michal Matějovský for this episode. Included in the topics of the programme was also an issue concerning driving safety and...

Michal Matějovský In Photographs Documenting FIA ETCC Round at Le Castellet

- 23. 4. 2014, Le Castellet, France -

The opening round of the FIA ETCC 2014 finished on the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet last weekend. The field included nearly thirty racing drivers. It had been a rookie race for one of the Křenek Motorsport team's racing drivers, Michal Matějovský coming from Hradec Králové, who took third place in the Qualifying session and would bring points for one fourth place, and one eight place in the cup...

Křenek Motorsport Team's Drivers Going Through FIA ETCC 2014 First Racing Weekend

- 20. 4. 2014, Le Castellet, France -

The first racing weekend of this season's FIA ETCC finished on the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet (FRA) on Sunday, 20th April 2014. The Křenek Motorsport team's drivers, Michal Matějovský and Petr Fulín, were both in the top tier in their class TC2 during Friday and Saturday's test sessions, as well as in the qualifying session on Saturday. Petr Fulín was the best to enter the 2014...

Matějovský Gains Third Position in Qualifying, Fulín Takes Second Place

- 19. 4. 2014, Le Castellet, France -

On Saturday, 19th April, the drivers in the European Touring Car Cup finished the most significant part of the Saturday's programme, the Qualifying Session. Both of the Czech drivers were doing wonderfully. The reigning champion Petr Fulín set the fastest time in the TC2 category, and his teammate Michal Matějovský is starting tomorrow's first race from the third position in the TC2 category. Doing...

Matějovský Third in Saturday's Free Practice Session

- 19. 4. 2014, Le Castellet, France -

The FIA ETCC Saturday's programme on the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet, France, started at 8.30 a.m. by a free practice session. The Křenek Motorsport team's racing drivers notched the second, resp. third fastest time (Petr Fulín 1:37.639, Michal Matějovský 1:37.905). Driving his Alfa, a driver from Slovakia, Samuel Sládečka, set his fastest time at 1:39.769, which would classify him in..

Skuz Storming Into ETCC, Czechs Among TC2 Category Leaders

- 18. 4. 2014, Le Castellet, France -

Before this year's European Touring Car Cup season, a Ukrainian-Russian couple, Igor Skuz and Nikolay Karamyshev, had got hold of the last year's Chevrolet Cruze cars belonging to the TC2T category, which launched them just to the ETCC lead. Skuz dominated in both today's free tests. Karamyshev took twice second place. There has been no one to beat them today. In the first test, Engstler in the third...

FIA ETCC Is To Kick Off At Le Castellet

- 16. 4. 2014, Prague, CZE -

This season's first two races of the European Touring Car Cup - FIA ETCC take place on a French racing track called Paul Ricard as early as this weekend. The circuit close to a French city, Marseille, hosts the European Cup for the first time, likewise the FIA WTCC championship. Therefore, there, on the Paul Ricard circuit, it will be a rookie race for the Křenek Motorsport and the team's...

Second Place on the MT-Rally in Poland Going to Svoboda Team

- 13. 4. 2014, Konotop, Poland -

The Polish MT-Rally 2014 finished last weekend in the Military Polygon Konotop in the Drawsko Pomorskie region close to a Polish seaport, Szczecin. Over a hundred drivers took part in the rally divided into categories (more information on www.mtrally.pl). The Czech Republic was represented in the TRUCK category by as many as three trucks Tatra, as the Jansa Tatra Team's Tatra, and the Svoboda Tatra...

Austrian Salzburgring Venue for Second Pre-Season Test

- 4. 4. 2014, Salzburgring, Austria -

The Křenek Motorsport team went to Salzburgring, Austria, to test before the FIA ETCC season. The racing track nearby a picturesque town, Salzburg, is a venue for the season 2014's third racing weekend held on 24th May through 25th May, and the data the team collected there will be highly important, since other teams entering the ETCC championship such as Engstler Motorsport and the team's...

Michal Matějovský Taking Part in Buggyra Team's First Testing in Most

- 1. 4. 2014, Most, CZE -

... like little boys who can hardly wait for Xmas, is most likely the aptest comparison of how all Buggyra team had been looking forward to their first live testing on a racing circuit. Their red-letter day eventually came on Monday, 31st March 2014: Engines started roaring and pilots were hitting gas pedals in their new racing specials for the 2014 season. Moreover, the enthusiasm about the...

Petr Fulín and Michal Matějovský Back in FIA ETCC 2014 Series in Křenek Motorsport Team's Livery

- 31. 3. 2014, Prague, CZE -

Petr Fulín, the FIA ETCC reigning champion, will fly the Prague's team Křenek Motorsport's flag again. Josef Křenek's team will hit the road to join the battle for European championship with no change. As announced earlier this year, Petr Fulín's teammate will be no else but Michal Matějovský, and the BMW 320si will be their racing tool again...

Michal Matějovský At Prague's Exhibition Motorsport EXPO 2014

- 26. 3. 2014, Prague, CZE -

On 25th to 26th March 2014, the Congress Centre, Prague, hosted the specialised trade fair Motorsport EXPO, now fourth in row, for manufacturers, distributors for spare parts and components for professional motor sports, but also designers and racing teams. The fair was hugely enjoyed by both professionals and fans, who could see the base of big races and all activities around, too. Organised...

8th Auto Messe Salzburg Displaying Michal Matějovský's BMW

- 24. 3. 2014, Salzburg, Austria -

The 8th Auto Messe Salzburg was held in Salzburg, Austria, last weekend, the largest event of this type ever organized in Austria, having 25,000 visitors last year...

Team Křenek Motorsport Taking Part In First Test This Season

- 18. 3. 2014, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium -

For the first time this year, the Křenek Motorsport team took part in a test day at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on Tuesday, 18th March. Participating in the test was also Michal Matějovský, who had been announced the team's racing driver for this year's championship FIA ETCC, and his teammate Petr Fulín...

Matějovský Testing SPA On Simulator

- 17. 3. 2014 - Kraslice, CZE -

While driving to the racing circuit SPA Francorchamps, Belgium, Michal Matějovský, a racing driver coming from Hradec Králové, and the Křenek Motorsport team left for on Monday, 17th March to test their BMW 320si performance first this year, they broke his journey in the western-Bohemian town of Kraslice, in a firm called Motorsport Simulator (www.motorsportsimulator.com), to try...

Tatra's First Testing

- 15. 3. 2014, Jaromer-Josefov, CZE -

As has been announced earlier this year, the sphere of long-distance as well as cross-country rallies has become the company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. Hradec Králové's new focus this year. The company are also working with the teams Buggyra and Svoboda Tatra Team. It is Svoboda's team with whom Michal Matějovský took part in initial testing in the town of Jaroměř on 15th March 2014...

Preparations for Season About to Finish

- 5. 3. 2014, Prague, CZE -

On Wednesday, 5th March 2014, in the Křenek Motorsport team's base, representatives of one of the team's partners, ČEPS a.s., got together with the team's owner Josef Křenek, and Michal Matějovský, a racing driver...

Winning Over Death Book Christening

- 3. 3. 2014, Prague, CZE -

Killer disease or severe injury; just a second and human being's life gets changed. He is caught between life and death. Despite surviving, more often than not, he is not able to live a usual life any more, however, a few are... driven by the pure will, great faith, and energy, buried inside any living creature, as winners swear, waiting to be uncovered...

Another Season Starts

- 18. 2. 2014, Hradec Králové, CZE -

The joint-stock company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. celebrates the 10th anniversary of its existence this year. It has been engaged in many branches of motor sport so far, mostly the circuit races held at home or foreign venues...

Matějovský Visiting Křenek Motorsport Team's Service Garage

- 7. 2. 2014, Prague, CZE -

In the announcement made about a week ago the team Křenek Motorsport said they would enter all series of the European Touring Car Cup championship - FIA ETCC 2014; Michal Matějovský was the first to be announced as the team's racing driver. Also this season, Michal will go in the BMW 320si, so he took part in the car preparations last week...

Křenek Motorsport Re-Entering FIA ETCC

- 30. 1. 2014, Prague, CZE -

A Czech team, Křenek Motorsport, has just announced their third seasons in the FIA ETCC championship. The last season's winning team is going to engage two cars of S2000 BMW 320si category. Announced has been also the name of one driver; it is Michal Matějovský who took fifth place in his debut season in the European Touring Car Cup last year...

Circuit Golden Steering Wheels Dominated by Křenek Motorsport and Buggyra Teams' Racing Drivers

- 21. 1. 2014 - TOP Hotel Prague, CZE -

Michal Matějovský has stood on an imaginary podium first in his racing career being awarded in a prestigious motorsports press questionnaire called The Golden Steering Wheel. He took the third place in the category circuit racing drivers in the 2013 season. Winning the podium finish were also his teammates, Petr Fulín from the Křenek Motorsport team, notching up the Golden Steering Wheel 2013 win...

Dakar 2014 Is All Over, Dakar 2015 Is To Start

- 19. 1. 2014 - Santiago, Chile -

This year's battles in the Dakar Rally 2014 finished in the early evening yesterday. It was a hard year, if not the hardest in its history, surely all vehicles were moving at speed; on one hand, the standings were narrow (battles for winning in all categories), on the other hand with large few-hour margins (first tens' standings). From the perspective of the TATRA Buggyra Racing Team...

Last But One Day of Dakar Rally 2014 Competition Witnessing Czech (Beyond-Competition) Duel

- 17. 1. 2014 - El Salvador/La Serena, Chile -

I've already announced the duel of the two Czech crews that had withdrawn from the competition; finally, the two-team competition was hold. The rivals were Martin Kolomý's crew going in the Tatra 815 Buggyra and Jaroslav Valtr in his Liaz 11154. This race, private in character, actually began on an asphalt concrete road, went on along dusty paths, and finished on the Pacific Ocean coast. And winner...

Czech Participants Predict Russian Lorry Champion Among Trucks

- 16. 1. 2014 - Antofagasta/El Salvador, Chile -

Carried out on a five-hundred-km-long transfer section of another stage, and the first moments in the Bivouac, was a survey with Czech participants in the Dakar Rally 2014 asking about the final standings in the Truck category, and the Czech most successful driver. It is the Russian team Kamaz who will be the winner by the Czech participants' predictions...

Kolomý Escaping All Traps

- 15. 1. 2014 - Iquique/Antofagasta, Chile -

Do not get confused by the headline, Martin Kolomý, unfortunately, has not re-entered the race, but really finished his performance in the Dakar Rally 2014 three days ago. However, it does not mean he is going from one Bivouac to another doing nothing. One word led to another yesterday, so the teasing "... let's get our tail into gear... " resulted in a sort of competition. While transferring from..

DAKAR 2014 Going and Jumping to Seaside

- 14. 1. 2014, Calam/Inquque, Chile -

Scheduled by organisers for Tuesday was a 495-km-long route from the Chile interior to the Pacific Ocean coastline, mostly along the track of a timed section. In the final section, just before the stage Finish, crews had to go down huge dunes, which was worth seeing. Then we decided against rating the drivers' performance by times, but for by the length of individual jumps: No doubt the winner...

DAKAR 2014 On Move from Argentina to Chile

- 13. 1. 2014, Calama, Chile -

There has been no morning hustle and bustle as usual for the first time here in the Dakar; it was nowhere to rush, yet all of us were feeling some annoyance. Martin Kolomý had withdrawn from the competition, and it seemed as if no one knew what to be engaged in to kill that out-of-the-blue-free time. Leaving the Bivouac for Calama, Chile, was a sort of a quiet one. The TATRA Buggyra Racing Team crew...

Tatra Buggyra Racing Team Withdrawing From Dakar 2014

- 11. 1. 2014, Salta, Argentina -

The Sunday of 12th January 2014 saw another race; unluckily, Martin Kolomý suffered from troubles again. He went 300km out of a 500-km-long timed section with a burst turbo pipe, that means in emergency regime. However, after all previous technical problems the Czech pilot did not get disconcerted by this one, and would manage to finish among first tens! NEVERTELESS, AFTER IN-DEPTH...

Compressor Breaks Down Yet Kolomý Goes On

- 10. 1. 2014, Tacuman/Salta, Argentina -

Again, Martin Kolomý, the pilot of the TATRA Buggyra Racing Team has shown his great qualities. He lost the right rear wheel before the end of the timed section on Friday... Amazingly, he did not hesitate a minute, he stopped, and as quick as a flash he and the brothers Kiliáns picked up the wheel; driving a three-wheeled (!!!) truck they finished the last six kilometres (!!!) of the timed...

Compressor Breaks Down Yet Kolomý Goes On

- 9. 1. 2014, Chilecito/Tacuman, Argentina -

On Thursday night, Martin Kolomý's prospects in this year's Dakar Rally seemed all wrecked due to the first timed section in Stage 5. At the last Check Point Martin Kolomý was in a lead along with Kamazs, but the broken-down compressor prevent him from his "smooth ride". However, driving dozens of kilometres without brakes, swinging and rear change, he managed to arrive at the Finish and would be...

Kolomý Collapses in Finish But Still Satisfied

- 8. 1. 2014, San Juan/Chilecito, Argentina -

Dakar Rally has experienced one of the hardest days in its history! Stage four was not only the longest measured test of this and the past eight years, but also the stage with the highest crew "mortality rate" in Dakar history. The truck pilot Martin Kolomý could comment on this on the basis of his personal experience, after having collapsed in the finish of exhaustion. despite the fact that his...

Fat Boy Brings Kolomý Together with Dakar Stars Right below Podium

- 7. 1. 2014, San Rafael/San Juan, Argentina -

The Tatra Buggyra Racing team has recorded another great improvement in the Dakar race. The third stage of the rally was completed by the crew of Martin Kolomý right below the podium ranks. Thanks to the fourth rank the crew also moved upwards to the 11th interim rank in the overall classification...

Kolomý Gained Fifth Rank by Force

- 6. 1. 2014, San Luis/San Rafael, Argentina -

To sort out the wheat from the chaff, as if this was the Dakar Rally organisers had intended. As early as in Stage 2 crews first experienced sand dunes. The differences after four hundred timed kilometres began being seen, and the participants began being sorted out. Martin Kolomý from the Tatra Buggyra Racing team, however, came up trumps, and being the best out of Czech participants crossed the...

Kolomý first gained on De Rooy, then was held back by burning tyre

- 5. 1. 2014, Rosario/San Luis, Argentina -

The crews finished Dakar Stage 1 that had seen a lot of dramatic moments, which also the Tatra Buggyra Racing team's pilot Martin Kolomý underwent, after his rear tyre had caught fire. Two forced halts had robbed him of sixth place as he was classified thirty-second...

Buggyra Officially Off for Dakar

- 5. 1. 2014, Rosario, Argentina -

The Dakar Rally has been formally launched. The most famous long-distant competition is grandiose this year, indeed, and the figures speak for everything. Among 431 racing crews it is also the Tatra Buggyra Racing team that have an eye on great results. The figures really are breath-taking: 431 crews include 70 trucks, 40 quads, 147 cars and 174 bikes. During nearly two weeks pilots are expected...

Journey Across South America to Explore - DAKAR RALLY 2014

- 5. 1. 2014, Rosario, Argentina -

ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT (ČSMS) (the Czechoslovak Motorsport) and the Buggyra have been co-operating in the truck circuit racing for long. After the Buggyra team had begun being engaged in the most prestigious event in the field of extreme rallies, the ČSMS naturally associated, however, first in an observing role. Expectedly, the Buggyra team do not lack ambitions in the Dakar Rally, which is...

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