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| 2nd winter prize of Stan Matejovsky and CAC Leasing |
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- 18. 12. 2002 -
Race for children from Children Diagnostic Institution from Hradec Kralove has been organized by Stan Matejovsky in cooperation with company CAC Leasing. With very professional lead of members of kart rent in congress centre Aldis the youngsters would compete at local race track.
Race, which had taken several test and training laps, was started by major of Hradec Kralove Ing. Oldrich Vlasak. The fact, the motor sport is not just for men was proved by a very brave girl - Andrea Vaskova - the winner of the race. She was followed by Martin Hrdlicka and Ondrej Kasal. Excitement and joy could be also seen in the eyes of children who did not win. They all spent an afternoon around a "real" racer, they raced themselves and all were honoured by a small presents, apart of memories and cups and posters with the signature of Champion of Europe.
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We announce to our business partners and friends, that from 1st July 2003 the residence of company will be in new address:
Koutníkova 272, 501 01 Hradec Králové,
Phone, fax number: +420 495 267 375
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- 11. 12. 2002 -
During the days of 29th November - 8th December the traditional motor trade fair was held in German Essen. Stanislav Matejovsky appeared at the stand of Sandtler company at the trade fair. This company is well known in all motor sports so that its stand was in the most prestigious part of the trade fair next to the brands Skoda, BMW and Mercedes. The posters suggested by Jiri Remes specially for this event attracted a large interest.
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| Tatra and its vision for 2005 |
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- 16. 11. 2002 -
On Saturday 16th November the management of Tatra Koprivnice met together over the materials about the trends of this company for next three years. That´s why the name of the action was " Vision 2005". In the evening there was held the presentation and Stanislav Matejovsky took part as a guest.
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| It wouldn't be possible without the TATRA backup |
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- 15. 11. 2002 -
On Friday 15th November Stanislav Matejovsky with his racing team colleagues met Tatra mechanics who shared in the construction and preparing three cars Tatra Jamal Evo III for this season in European Cup.
For the first time Stanislav Matejovsky´s successor Adam Lacko appeared. Also Mr. Milota K. Srkal, the chairman of the board, came at the meeting and appreciated double-sided co-operation and wished good luck to new rider. Stanislav Matejovsky qualified the three year co-operation with Tatra specialists as wonderful and said: "People in Tatra are very skilled and without this background we have in Koprivnice it wouldn´t be possible."
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| Matejovsky introduced the new Tatra driver for 2003 at the press conference |
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- 7. 11. 2002 -
At the press conference held on 7th November in Prague hotel Ambassador Stanislav Matejovsky appraised this season and at the same time introduced new Tatra driver for 2003 season, young Adam Lacko. Lacko was in this season in the team as a test driver and from the next spring he will sit at the steering wheel as new competitive driver.
Stanislav Matejovsky said good bye to his active racing career and appreciated very successful three-year participating of Tatra trucks in FIA European Truck Racing Cup in the SUPER RACE TRUCK class. This success was also appreciated by Mr. Milota K. Srkal who in his speech also presented the nearest programme of participating Tatra in the races of FIA European Truck Racing Cup. He also mentioned the dealings about the possibilities of arranging the races in the USA.
At the close of the press conference Stanislav Matejovsky said to Bara Stepanova and the reporters: "This year Adam Lacko showed us that he is the right one. I´m sure I´ve found perfect successor. Besides the truck for Adam Lacko we will also prepare at least two truck on the commercial basis and if we were able to prepare another one for our team, it would be driven by experienced foreign driver. All these truck are being prepared. We will do our best to satisfy everyone but certainly we have our priorities and the capacities are not unlimited. At lest three truck will start and we´ve been discussing other two. It means, that in new season will start at least three Tatras, about three Buggyras, reputedly three trucks will prepare Caterpillar and also other trucks are being prepared. So there should be about twelve trucks at the start."
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| Team days at the Autodrom in Most |
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- 1. 11. 2002 -
In the days of 31st October and 1st November Stanislav Matejovsky with his team moved to Most. Wonderful weather enabled testing new elements for TATRA JAMAL EVO IV. Adam Lacko should drive this truck next year. Stanislav Matejovsky met in Most his business partners and friends who had the opportunity to sit in the competitive truck on the seat of the co-driver.
Whole action was held together with Brothers Hajduskovi´s team - Tatra 603 Team. The guest of both teams could compare the experience from the ride in competitive truck and competitive Tatra 603.
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| The last race of the season |
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- 20.10. 2002 -
Modern German 4534-m-long circuit EuroSpeedway - Lausitzring is situated about 40 km north-west from Dresden. Three brands - Catterpillar, Buggyra and Tatra came here to take the last opportunity to compete in this year´s season of European Truck Racing Cup. Already recovered Stan Matejovsky also took part in this race - it was his last race as a truck driver.
Stan Matejovsky - after quite a long and involuntary pause caused by injury of his right leg - drove in Saturday Time Practice with time 2:14.717 the sixth position and in Sunday Qualifying Race he started from the third line. Start of Qualification was exactly at 11 a.m. The weather was sunny and windy and the temperature was around 8 Degrees but the truck was- because of previous rain - still very wet. Just in the first curve after start Gerd Koerber´s Buggyra had a collision with Alain Ferte´s Tatra and also Matejovsky slipped in this turning. This situation determined the final list of winners of the Qualification Race - Harri Luostarinen was the first, Matejovsky placed himself on the sixth position whereas he rode the fastest lap in this race with time 2:19.907 that corresponds to the speed 116.666 km/hour. The total time for 7 laps of Qualification Race was 17:27.358.
The Cup Race was ridden for 12 laps (54,456 km). Matejovsky´s average speed in this race was 121.126 km/hour and with total time 26:57.066 he placed 5th position. The race was won by German Gerd Koerber.
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| Stan Matejovsky didn't start in Spanish Jarama |
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- 6.10. 2002 -
The circuit in Jarama lying 28 km south of Madrid welcomed 10 Trucks of the class SUPER RACE TRUCK this weekend. During almost sunny weather and temperature about 24 °C alternative French rider Ludovic Faure also stood in for injured Stan Matejovsky in this competition. At first he reached very good results when he rode the second best time, then the fourth and in the third free practise even the best time. In the time practise Ludovic Faure had technical problems with hacked gas which let him down him for a few minutes from time practised rides. Finally he rode the third best time and on Sunday's qualification he started from the third position of the starting pole.
In Qualification Race was overwhelmed by a collision between Tatra driven by Ludovic Faure and the Harry Loustarinen's Caterpillar just in the first left turning. The French Faure finished this Qualification Race after this collision and after the one following, with David Vršecký on the sixth position. Later he was disqualified for this first collision with Harri Luostarinen and in afternoon cup race he was forced to start from the last tenth position. Although he also managed to get to the fifth position in this race. The trouble with breaking system eliminated him from the battles about better placing one lap before the end of this race.
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| Tatra Jamal Evo III at Motor Show in Ústi nad Orlicí |
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- 28. 9. 2002 -
Before leaving for races in Spain Tatra Truck Racing Team mechanics together with accompanying engineering team and truck took part in IV. Motor Show in Usti nad Orlici held on Saturday 28th September 2002 in local High Automotive School. There was, besides the range of stock models of passenger cars and lorries, a competitive circuit truck Tatra Jamal Evo III presented to wide public.
On Sunday 29th September 2002, shortly after the exhibition, the team will set out for a long journey to well-known circuit in Spain Jarama near Madrid. Unfortunately, injured Stan Matejovsky will be missing there again. If the recovery is without any complications, Stan will start on German circuit Lausitzring where will be held on Sunday 20th October the last Cup Race of this FIA European Truck Racing Cup season.
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| CZECH TRUCK FEST, in Hradec Kralove for the second time |
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- 22. 9. 2002 -
From Friday 20th September to Sunday 22nd September Tatra Truck Racing Team took part in the meeting of carriers, owners, drivers and dealers of vans and trucks. This meeting – this year called Czech Truck Fest 2002 - was held on the airport in Hradec Králové. Besides the exhibitors of trucks, semi-trailers and superstructures there were also showed all competitive trucks from the Czech Republic represented in FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2002.
Competitive Tatra Jamal Evo III of Stan Matejovsky was exhibited in Hradec Králové for the second time this year. And the interest in it was great. On Friday trucks drove in front of HYPERNOVA supermarket in Hradec Králové, where they attracted attention. On Saturday, shortly before the noon, competitive Tatra led the “graceful ride” of all exhibited trucks through the streets of Hradec Králové to the airport, where it took part in many demonstration and competitive rides.
This year´s Truck Fest enjoyed absolutely perfect weather and so the thousands of the spectators really appreciated that. Many of them visited also V.I.P. area of Tatra Truck Racing Team. They could meet Stan Matejovsky, who was signing team posters for them. At this action also appeared many celebrities and team favourers and also testing driver Adam Lacko, who stood up for injured Stan Matejovsky in one of the races.
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| Unlucky weekend in Belgian Zolder |
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- 15. 9. 2002 -
The whole weekend at Belgian circuit ZOLDER was spent in uncommonly nice and sunny weather, which however, brought bad luck to Tatra Tuck Racing Team.
Shortly after the beginning of Saturday Free Practices the electric control of injection pump broke off and the truck became uncontrollable. It caused an accident and hidden damage of back axle. It was fully expressed during third Free Practice when the back axle cracked and also the fuel tank was damaged. The repair of damaged truck needed longer time so it was impossible to start Saturday Time Practice. Ludovic Faure, who, in this race, stood up for injured Stan Matejovsky, had to start the Sunday Qualification from the last position.
Times obtained in Sunday warm up (1:54,903) brought 5th place for Tatra Jamal Evo III. That partially meant a good condition for improvement of the last starting position in the Qualification. But after hopeful start of Qualification the supercharger crashed and in the end there were only the 7th place and position in the 4th line on the start grid in Cup Race. This Cup Race was ridden for 14 laps (56,126 km). Ludovic Faure started well again, but in the half of the race he had to resign for a collision because of the left rear wheel damage.
Before the ninth – one before the last – FIA European Truck Racing Cup race which is held on 6th October 2002 on the circuit Jarama in Spain is the competition led by Harri Luostarinen (CAT, 154 points). In the Constructors Cup Tatra shares the second place with Buggyra (37 points).
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| Tatra among the motorbikes |
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- 8. 9. 2002 -
At the occasion of motocross race ORION CUP 2002 during the last weekend in the centre of Sports facility "Primator´s dike" in Litomysl was exhibited Tatra Jamal EVO III of Stan Matejovsky. The organizers of the races also arranged a MEGA SHOW where many sport and art celebrities appeared. The take was appropriated for the liquidation of August floods. The afternoon was closed by the performance of 31 years old Petr Kuchar. This Champion of CR in supercross and also a film stunt man showed a great series of jumps. (see the photo gallery)
After this weekend Tatra truck is fully prepared for next race in Belgian Zolder. Also in this race Frenchman Ludovic Faure will stand for injured Stan Matejovsky.
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| Ludovic Faure at the steering wheel of Matejovsky´s TATRA |
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- 1. 9. 2002 -
As we have informed before, during this week - because of Stan Matejovsky´s injury - there was changed the driver of Tatra Jamal Evo III. So at the steering wheel appeared experienced French driver Ludovic Faure who drove Mercedes in Super Race Truck A class last season.
At Saturday Practices was Faure getting times which at the beginning responded 7th position but at the end he "grew together" with the truck and at Time Practice he placed at 5th position. Sunday Qualification Race was ridden for 8 laps and started at 1:20 p.m. Faure rode very well, he was fighting with Luostarinen for 4th place. But after finishing the Qualifying Race was together with Boesiger (Tatra, Deutsche Post World Net Truck Team) disqualified for exceeding the speed and so he was forced to start the Cup Race from the last position on the grid.
Cup Race was ridden for 12 laps and started at 3:50 p.m. Ludovic Faure placed at 6th position ahead of Gerd Koerber. The Race was won by Luostarinen, he obtained 28 points (8 for Qualification and 20 for winning) and he confirmed the position of the leader. Second winner was David Vrsecky (Buggyra).
Next Cup Race will take place on Sunday 15th September 2002 in Zolder, Belgium. The points for the placement for Ludovic Faure - because he is a deputy driver - will not be counted, but Tatra obtained points for the Cup of the Constructors and now is with 31 points and with 3 point ahead of Buggyra on the 2nd place.
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| Stan Matejovsky has been awarded with "Golden Clip FAS ACR" by Dominik Hasek |
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- 30. 8. 2002 -
At the occasion of 7th race of FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2002 in Most there was held a celebration of 10th anniversary of Truck Races, on Friday 30th August at Hnevin castle, arranged on this Czech circuit.
Current European Champion in Super Race Truck B class Stan Matejovsky - who actively took part in all seasons - took from Mr. Roman Jecminek (The chairman of Motor Racing Sport Federation of Autoklub CR) and famous Czech ice-hockey goal-keeper Dominik Hasek the "Golden Clip". This award of Motor Racing Sport Federation ACR was lent to him as the expression of appreciation for remarkable contribution to the development of motor sport of the Czech Republic.
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| Matejovsky injured, Tatra rides after all |
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- 29. 8. 2002 -
Current European Champion Stan Matejovsky should ride his last race in the Czech Republic - this is his last season - on Sunday 1st September in Most at Matador Czech Truck Prix. But two days before the race there was made a very unpleasant decision - Stan Matejovsky will not race in Most. He even can´t - his right leg is badly hurt.
Where did he come to harm? Pretty paradoxically at the moment when he was helping the others. He spent with his Tatra Truck Racing Team last weekend cleaning the damage in one of the flooded villages Zalezlice next to Melnik. On Sunday around the noon he slid on the mud and heavy table fell down on his leg. The effects are very troublesome. Internal ligaments on right ankle are strained and his leg will be for about 5 weeks ´decorated´ by plaster. " I wanted to have that plaster removed at least for the races, but doctors warned me not to do so - they told me my leg could be damaged forever." admitted Matejovsky sadly. The final decision was made on Wednesday afternoon. After consultation with doctor and with management of Tatra Koprivnice Matejovsky will not ride in Most. But his Tatra won´t be missing on the start. At the very last moment the team engaged experienced French driver Ludovic Faure - one of the best drivers in the history of truck races - who was the driver of DAF and MERCEDES in the past. We suppose him to represent our team very well. We certainly thought about engaging the test driver Adam Lacko. But we had to consider that at the same weekend Lacko will ride in Most in the last but one race CP Skoda Octavia Cup and managing both races would be very demanding and it could spoil the result in both disciplines so Ludovic Faure was preferred.
Stan Matejovsky terribly regrets that he won´t be able to take part in the race which will be ridden for Czech spectators and which belongs to one of his favourite circuits. At the end of November Tatra Truck Racing Team will announce how many trucks and which drivers will be set for the season 2003.
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| MATADOR Czech Truck Prix 2002 programme |
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- 25. 8. 2002 -
In attachment of todays article you can meet preliminary time schedule of MATADOR Czech Truck Prix 2002 in Most, where 7th Cup race of FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2002 will be ridden as well.
Super Race Truck category has three practise rides with starts at 9:50, 11:30 and at 1 p.m. on Saturday 31st August 2002. Later in the afternoon - at 4:15 p.m. time practise is ridden. On Sunday 1st September after morning worm up (8:45 o'clock) all drivers of Super Race Truck category at 1:20 p.m. o'clock take the Qualification race and at 3:50 p.m. o'clock the Cup Race.
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| Tatra Truck Racing Team helps with removing floods´ damages in Zalezlice |
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- 25. 8. 2002 -
A week before start of Matador Czech Truck Prix 2002 in Most Stanislav Matejovsky together with the members of Tatra Truck Racing Team participated to removing floods damages in one of the most involved area - in village Zalezlice in region Melnik. All of them put their free time to help local people with clearing water flooded things and preparing some objects for demolition works, because there are 75 houses pending for demolition from the total of 120 in this village.
Just before helping Stanislav Matejovsky together with the boss of Most circuit Mr. Jiri Krouzek and a model Jana Prihodova organized a financial help, when they collected money and passed them to a couple Mr. And Mrs. Misovic from Zalezlice, to whom the water took all their property.
During this extra team action it wasn´t too suitable to take photos, although we took some photos and these just illustrate the catastrophic damage extension, which happened in Zalezlice - and of course not only there - during this year floods in August in the Czech Republic.
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| Katerina Neumannova and Jaromir Jagr visited Tatra Truck Racing Team |
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- 11. 8. 2002 -
At the race occasion Ceska Pojistovna Skoda Octavia Weekend 2002 in Most the officials organized exhibition ride, in which the drivers Matejovsky with Tatra Jamal EVO III and Hudeček with Ferrari competed. The officials prepared an interesting show for spectators, where the final position did not matter (the race was driven for 5 laps and Matejovsky with Tatra was faster by about a few thousand seconds in the final) apart of fan experience. Both of the drivers with the director of races in Most Mr Gerhard Ittner withdrew several valuable presents for spectators and because the race was called “Great bet about little beer” the drivers were leaving the winning stages refreshed by “delicious liquid”.
A short time before this exhibition race well known sportswoman Katerina Neumannova and Jaromir Jagr met Stanislav Matejovsky in the pits of Tatra Truck Racing Team.
Chairman of The Board in Tatra, a.s. Kopřivnice Mr Milota Srkal also talked to them and brought many honoured guests and fans of truck sport from USA. In informal discussion all of them admired Jaromir Jagr courage to try racing truck right on the circuit. And it really took place and Jaromir Jagr managed to ride 1 lap just before the above mentioned race TATRA versus FERRARI. Jaromir Jagr passed one practise lap with racing truck. Finally Katerina Neumannova gave up driving the truck and stayed together with fans at the audience stage and encouraged Jagr from there.
After finishing of exhibition the team stayed on Most circuit till Monday 12th August because of two-day-test rides were planned. Catastrophic weather following endless rainstorm, which started in the area of Most circuit just after ending the Sunday’s racing programme exactly exiled the team from racing circuit and on Monday morning it was decided to stop the testing. We believe that in three week time at the occasion of the 7th European Cup Truck Race, which is the 10th anniversary of truck races on Most circuit as well the weather will be much more better and will offer a valuable experience for all fans.
It will be cherished by performances of well known music bands URIAH HEEP, SLADE, KATAPULT, DOKTOR PP and BANJO BAND of IVAN MLÁDEK and many more other attractions prepared by officials for the 10th anniversary of Truck sports in Most. Detailed programme of Matador Czech Truck Prix 2002 will be presented on these pages as soon as possible.
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| Important points from Finnish Alastar |
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- 4. 8. 2002 -
After a year the racing trucks rode down again onto a distant circuit to Finnish Alastar, which lies approximately on a half way between Finnish capital Helsinki and well-known town Tampere for Ice-hockey fans. The time has become very fine and sunny weather with temperature just above 20 degrees Celsius during both of the days.
During Saturday’s practises Stan Matejovsky ran over times, which conformed to the 6th or 7th position and that was the result of time practise, when the 7th best time placed Stan Matejovsky’s Tatra onto the fourth line of starting pole in Sunday’s Qualification race. It started at 1:15 p.m. and it should be originally ridden for 12 laps but thanks to the problems at the start it was shorted for 11 laps, that means approx. 30,8 km. Matejovsky came in 6th and stepped onto the third line of starting pole for the start in Sunday’s Cup Race.
The Cup Race started at 3:10 p.m. and it was ridden for 18 laps. Half way through the race the differential gear of Stan´s truck started to mess around, which was very problematic on this circuit. Nevertheless, Stan placed on the sixth position and he got 11 points in the Cup Race. He is on the sixth position with 59 points in total score and leads by about four points before his rival David Vršecky with Buggyra. Swiss Markus Boesiger (Tatra) won the races and he obtained four points for Tatra in Manufacture Cup. Tatra with 28 points holds the second position and loses just 6 points for the leading Caterpillar.
Another Cup Race will be held on Sunday 1st September 2002 in Most. Before this race the motor fans can see Stanislav Matejovsky’s Tatra during exhibition ride on Sunday 11th August 2002 held at the motor weekend on Autodrom in Most, CR.
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| Regrettably the weather won in Nurburgring |
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- 14. 7. 2002 -
The fifth race of FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2002 should have been taking place near German town Nurburg in the days from 12th to 14th July. On one of the most famous circuit Nurburgring the track has been adjusted in a little bit different way than last years. It was extended by adding a technical part "Mercedes-Arena" just after the start (schematic outline is in photo gallery to these races). Totally it is 3.625 m long.
The Truck Races are very popular in Germany and this rainy sport weekend wasn't an exception. Saturday's afternoon storm and following rainstorm didn't turn down the crowds of fans. The result of the pouring water was shortening the afternoon time practise of Super Truck Race Class from one hour to thirty minutes. The committee decided to continue the time practise on Sunday morning at 8:30. Stan Matejovsky ran over the fourth best time in this "shorter" time practise after Finnish Luostarinen, Swiss Markus Boesiger and French Alain Ferté and prepared a good starting position for Sunday's Qalification race. However, Nurburgring woke up into a thick fog following by permanent rain on Sunday morning. The FIA arbitration committee gradually kept postponing the Qualification start from originally planned 11:55 o'clock - always by 1 hour - when eventually at 2:30 p.m. definitely decided to cancel the races for inclement weather. It has happened for the first time during the seventeen years of truck history on this circuit. All drivers set on the track on Sunday afternoon just to be followed by a huge salute of many fans on the stands in Nurburgring.
The team will go on the next Cup Race to a distant circuit in Finnish Alastar, where the next Cup Race will be held on Sunday 4th August 2002.
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| TATRA - the winner in the southern France |
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- 23. 6. 2002 -
In the south of France in Nogaro there was in the days 22nd - 23rd June ridden the fourth race of European Truck Racing Cup on technical, 3636m long circuit Paul Armagnac. On Friday, during test rides, overcast, but temperatures were around 30°C. On Saturday the sky was clear and with temperatures above 35 °C there were tired drivers and trucks as well. On the contrary on Sunday still overcast the whole morning and the thermometer showed pleasant 24 °C.
In Saturday Test rides Stan Matejovsky had good times which meant 6th or 7th position. After the third Time Practice a damage of gearbox occurred and it was clear that - because of the repairing of the gearbox - TATRA won´t be able to appear on Saturday Time Practice. In Sunday Qualification Tatra started from the last position. But 3 laps before the end of Qualification Stan Matejovsky managed to overtake Antonio Albacete (Catepillar) and so he credited 5 points for sixth place and won better starting position for the Cup Race. In the Race he placed himself at 5th position and gained 8 points. Cup Race was won by Markus Boesiger ahead of Frenchman Alain Ferté (Both on TATRA trucks). Brand TATRA credited other important points for the Cup of Constructors. This Cup is led by CAT (30 points) ahead of TATRA (19 points) and Buggyra (16 points).
After these races the team will stay on Monday on the Paul Armagnac circuit in Nogaro because of some tests. The next Cup race will be ridden in German Nurburgring on 14th July 2002.
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| Stanislav Matejovsky visited Autotec fair in Brno |
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- 19. 6. 2002 -
On 10th and 11th June 2002 Stan Matejovsky visited Autotec fair in Brno. He met there several partner companies (Tatra, CAC leasing, Ferodo, Hesti) for which Stan prepared a special signing action. The "Competing truck" didn´t appear at Brno because after demanding race in Austria the mechanics were preparing it for the next race in Nogaro (France). The team set out for the 2000 km long way on Tuesday 18th June 2002.
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| Races on Austrian A-1 Ring brought other important points for TATRA |
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- 9. 6. 2002 -
Third race of FIA European Truck Racing Cup took place on A-1 Ring in Austrian Spielberg from 8th to 9th June. Tatra Truck Racing Team arrived in the place of the race on Wednesday 5th June and the preparation of the truck seemed to lead up to the setting for wet track. But the unpredictable weather prepared a surprise for everybody - Saturday weather was by 100% different than on the two previous days. The sun was shining since morning and the temperature was slowly climbing to 20°C.
But nice weather didn´t bring complete clearness for setting the truck for Saturday Free Practices. They were ridden one by one at 9:45, at 12:05 and at 13:50, each time for 20 minutes. Tatra rode reliably, but the needed enforcement was still missing. In first two practices was Stan Matejovsky losing about 0,9 sec. for the leaders and so he was placing the 7th position in the field. After second Free Practice it was decided to change the supercharger, part of inlet and also to make some changes on the chassis setting on the basis of telemetry results. It appeared in the third Free Practice and especially in the following Time Practice when Matejovsky with attained times was slowly coming near to his rivals. Time Practice results gave him 5th starting position in the 8-member field in Sunday qualification. However, other technical arrangements on the truck after Sunday warm-up doomed Stan Matejovsky to start from the pitline. It caused that after "dead start" he was reaching the field of competitors several laps. But in the end - thanks very good fighting ride - he placed the 6th position ahead of Swiss Boesiger (TATRA) and Frenchman Arlaud (Renault). He credited 5 points to the total classification.
Cup Race was started exactly at 15:00 and on the basis of the qualification results was Matejovsky starting from the third line together with David Vrsecky (Buggyra). A-1 Ring is for truck races adapted for 2336m length and the cup race was 22 laps long. The first curve and first lap often determine the order of drivers. And it was in the first curve when David Vrsecky overtook Matejovsky and from that moment both were fighting for the 6th position. Finally in the dramatic finish Matejovsky in the last curve overtook Vrsecky and confirmed 6th position in the total classification. The races were won by Harri Luostarinen (Caterpillar) who also leads after the third race.
After returning from Austria Tatra Truck Racing Team will at the beginning of new week take part in Exhibition Autotech 2002 in Brno. There will be prepared signing action on the partner companies stands. Then will team absolve short testing on circuit in Most. For French Nogaro will Tatra leave already on Tuesday 18th June 2002. Another, already 4th race will be ridden in the south of France on Sunday 23rd June 2002.
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| Exhibition in Usti nad Orlici |
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- 2.6.2002 -
The interval between the race in Italian Misano and the third race in sequence - on the Austrian A-1 ring - was used by TATRA Truck Racing team for accepting the invitation to International up-hill races in Usti nad Orlici to show there TATRA JAMAL EVO III driven by Stan Matejovsky.
Similarly as in the previous years truck attracted spectators who bordered 3650 m long track with 350 m rise. This year´s races had better weather then the last one, quite clear weather with the temperature around 20 °C. It was almost ideal for all categories both historical and contemporary cars. Among each competition ride was Stan Matejovsky riding along the truck with his TATRA and he was driving really fully. At one of the rides was one of the steering screws damaged. It luckily did not finish by accident. The mechanics repaired this defect and TATRA could continue in the exhibition rides. The chairman of the board of TATRA a. s. Koprivnice - company for which Stan Matejovsky has competed since March 2002 - Mr. Milota Srkal took part in one of these rides.
Competitive TATRA as well as attendant cars will pass some small arrangements and testing. But basically everything is prepared for Wednesday leaving for A-1 Ring in Austria where will take place on Sunday 9th June 2002 next Cup Race of European Truck Racing Cup in SUPER RACE TRUCK class.
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| Second race in Italian Misano |
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- 26.5.2002 -
Hot weather came back to Misano on Saturday morning after two days of coldness and went along three morning practices as well as Time Practice in the afternoon.
The circuit in Italian Misano adapted for truck races is 3488 m long. In SUPER RACE TRUCK class is the record held by Fritz Kreutzpointner. This German reached this record in 2001 with the fastest lap time 1:34.226 which represents average speed 133,262 km.
Stan Matejovsky´s TATRA took part during Saturday in all 3 Free Practices of Super Race Truck class. At first he was placing 5th position with the 0,7 second loss to leading Harri Luostatinen. At 3rd Free Practice appeared problems on control section as well as on brake system. These problems weren´t repaired neither in the Timed Practice in the afternoon and so Stan Matejovsky fell into the 4th line on the start of Sunday Qualification with the time of the fastest lap 1´37,684´´. Leading position on the start with the fastest lap 1´35,673´´ fought Finn Harri Luostarinen.
Before Sunday Warm up the Tatra mechanics tuned the truck so well that Stan kept up with the leading trio. It was expressed also on the start of Qualifying Race when Tatra step by step overtook David Vrsecky´s Buggyra and Markus Boesiger´s Tatra and places 5th position in this 9 laps long race ridden at 12:50. Cup Race was 15 laps - 52320 m - long. Matejovsky with time 24´43.061 placed 5th position ahead of both Tatras of Swiss Boesiger and Frenchman Alain Ferté. For two 5th positions in Sunday Qualifying and Cup Races obtained overall 14 points and with total gain of 24 points after first two races he moved on the 6th position ahead of David Vrsecky. Sunday Qualifying and Cup Races were won by Finn Harri Luostarinen so he shares first and second position with Antonio Albacete (54 points, both CAT). For 5th position of Stan Matejovsky in the Cup of Constructors Tatra obtained 2 points and with 6 points shares in this competition second position with Czech Buggyra.
Next week will take place on the circuit in Most short testing and at the nearest weekend will be presentation of competitive Tatra at up-hill races in Usti nad Orlici. For next races in Austrian A1 Ring is the team leaving on Wednesday 5th July. At this races also won´t be missing our patron Bara Stepanova.
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| TATRA Truck Racing Team arrived in Italian Misano |
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- 23.5.2002 -
After two-days long journey from Barcelona TATRA Truck Racing TEAM arrived on Wednesday night in the place of second race of FIA European Truck Racing Cup in Italian Misano. The weather was very hot and sunny, but after arrival in the Santa Monica circuit in Misano the sky became overcast, it got colder and it was raining at intervals. The mechanics of TATRA Truck Racing Team prepared there complete team rear area, because on Saturday and Sunday is expected arrival of more that 30 guests from partner companies and organisations. TATRA drivers used free moments among races for interchanging their experience after first races on Spanish circuit in Catalunya.
Truck TATRA JAMAL EVO III of Stan Matejovsky was completely repaired after collision in last race and it is fully prepared for Saturday and Sunday riding. It will start on 25th May in the morning with Free Practice and it will culminate on Sunday 26th May 2002 in Cup Race.
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| TATRA went into the new year of European Truck Racing Cup |
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- 15.5.2002 -
Stan Matejovsky´s team arrived in the Catalunya circuit already on Wednesday the 15th of May in the morning. The circuit is situated near Spain Barcelona and our TV viewers had the opportunity to acquaint themselves with this circuit due to recent Formula 1 races broadcast.
TATRA JAMAL EVO III, prepared during the winter rest, was - compared to last year´s model - changed. One of the most important change was the installation of new engine with type designation SMR 126 R, which takes up the previous line. Also the equipment of the team was essentially changed. It now disposes of hospitality for 50 visitors. An important contribution is from the technical aspect essentially innovated telemetry. Due to this innovation is possible to watch more data during testing as well as during races, which certainly enables technicians and driver to optimise strategic decisions.
There were 11 trucks registered on this circuit to the European Truck Racing Cup - Super Race Truck - Buggyra (2), Cat (2), DAF (2), Renault (1), TATRA (3) and Volvo (1).
After timed practice on Saturday was Stan Matejovsky´s TATRA on one of the last positions due to disqualification for overrunning the speed limit. Together with him there were other 4 drivers disqualified for the same reason - Luostarinen from Finland (CAT), German Koerber (Buggyra), Frenchman Ferté (TATRA) and David Vrsecky (Buggyra). It marked standing in qualification race on Sunday, where Stan Matejovsky in the end reached the 5th position and so he started the Cup Race from the 3rd line together with David Vrsecky (Buggyra, CZ). Shortly after start in the first lap Stan Matejovsky and Gerd Koerber had a collision, when Koerber got "clocks" in front of Matejovsky and he crashed into Koerber´s standing truck. Koerber was able to get from this situation faster while Matejovsky had to shift into reverse gear, lost 15 valuable seconds and meanwhile he was reached and overtaken by Ferte (Tatra, F) and Vrsecky (Buggyra, CZ). Matejovsky started following ride and although he reached his rivals he wasn´t able to overtake them.
After race Stan Matejovsky said: " The important thing is, that we proved good tuning of our truck in both time practice and in race. We decided to change the differential gear on this circuit, which also helped to improvement of driving quality. We will repair our crashed truck here on the circuit in Catalunya and on Tuesday we will move to Italian Misano to the circuit Santa Monica. I know this circuit very well so I believe we will reach better result and we will have more sport luck than here in Barcelona.
In final list after first race with 30 points leads Spaniard Albacete with full profit of 30 points. Matejovsky is on the 7th place with 10 points.
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| Competing Tatra from Hradec to Europe |
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- 6.5.2002 -
Under this motto TATRA Truck Racing Team introduced its car TATRA Jamal Evo III in new tatra's colours in the time just before departure to the first races of European Truck Racing Cup in front of Congress Centre ALDIS Hradec on Friday 3rd May. Minister of Finance CR Jiri Rusnok accepted Stan Matejovsky invitation to take part in the great departure of competing Tatra from Hradec Kralove and he also baptised a racing helmet by champagne before the first races. Then Stan Matejovsky summed up team's preparations for next season for the press and answered their questions. There was also time left for relaxing besides serious topics. All attendants could enjoy increased adrenaline during improvised karting race for the whole afternoon, which was provided by kart rent of Mr. Dusek at the parking-site outside Aldis Hradec Kralove. Among the participants were also the children from the Diagnostic Institute in Hradec Kralove, where Stan Matejovsky organized a Winter Cup Race some time ago.
Just before the last tests on the circuit in Most (6th and 7th May 2002) and on the famous circuit in French Nogaro (13th and 14th May 2002) our team took part in two weekend events in Koprivnice, CR (4th May - Beskyd Model Kit Show) and Ryzmburk (5th May - "Ryzmbursky voříšek" - Ryzmburk Nut). At both events the spectators had enough time to meet the truck TATRA JAMAL EVO III just before the start of the European Cup. The members of the team and Stan Matejovsky answered the frequent questions and allowed some spectators to see the cockpit of the truck and get to know the work of the pilot in Super Race Truck.
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| New TATRA TRUCK RACING TEAM established |
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- 18.4.2002 -
Stan Matejovsky and Tatra a.s. representative Mr. Ondrej Novotny announced the journalists who came together to Autoklub CR in Prague at the press conference that Tatra a.s. decided to establish a new racing team. The main motivation for establishing purely Czech team was Stan Matejovsky´s success last year. Matejovsky with his Tatra Jamal Evo II truck obtained the title of the European Champion in Super Race Truck B class of FIA European Truck Racing Cup.
New team is entering FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2002 as TATRA TRUCK RACING TEAM and its team driver is for this year Stan Matejovsky. New owner sees in this connection the promise of next sport and business successes of TATRA brand.
Sport public has been considered in the connection of Tatra and Stan Matejovsky already for 3 years and for each of them this successful driver had prepared the new truck. The experts from TATRA a.s. technical development largely took part in the construction of each truck so they could have tested its new constructional and technical features. Competitive truck for 2002 season is called Tatra Jamal Evo III and in comparison to last year version it has absolutely new design as well as some new technical details.
Tatra will have in this season of European Truck Racing Cup three trucks. After triumphal last season there were construction ordered of other two trucks that will represent a foreign team.
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- 16.4.2002 -
"Don't be deaf and silent and come to say NO to drugs" - that is the title for the action against the drug use organized by Ministry of the interior CR and some other private organisations, for example Sokolovska uhelna a.s. Stan Matejovsky and our team also joined them. The principle performs the participants speak to young people and explain their view of life and relationship to drugs problems at a few chat meetings in Ostrava, Kladno, České Budějovice, Plzeň, and some other towns. In Kladno Stan Matejovsky said: " For me, being a sportsman, the only drug is the sport therefore I participate in this programme. My intention is to show my sons and the young people as well that the sport can be suitable mean of time spending and if they ´get addicted´ to the sport like I do, then the sport may become their life-span hobby with the sense of life."
In a very rich accompanying programme the whole variety of famous people appears, e.g. Leona Machalkova, pop group Naruby, mountain climber Pavel Janak and others. The Minister of the interior CR himself took part at the various meetings and chat talks.
Our team also exhibits the new truck Tatra Jamal Evo III at these kind of the actions and the wide public may therefore see the new truck in real. The truck will in a close future head the Italian Verona (Transpotec Exhibition, 24. - 29.4.) and then the famous circuit in French Nogaro, where the "sharp" and difficult test rides will be taken. Then we turn our attention towards the first race already of the FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2002 in Spanish Barcelona (19.5.2002).
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| TATRA JAMAL EVO III after technical inspection |
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- 12.4.2002 -
FIA representatives Mr. Stanislav Minarik and Mr. Gordon Forbes (England) took part in technical inspection of new race truck Tatra Jamal EVO III taking place in Tatra a.s. Koprivnice Development Workshop on Thursday 11th April 2002.
On Friday 12th April 2002 the workers from development and some other departments of Tatra a. s. Koprivnice met with members of Stan Matejovsky team in The Mexiko restaurant. Stan Matejovsky at the beginning of the meeting thanked to all the attendants for the work connected with preparations and construction of Tatra Jamal Evo III truck and expressed his confidence, that their exertion will be returned in successful representation of TATRA in this season of FIA European Truck Racing Cup.
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| "The Open Door Day" at Autoprofi & Matejovsky Jaromer CZ |
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- 6.4.2002 -
On Saturday 6th April 2002 at Autoprofi & Matejovsky s.r.o. - Skoda cars seller in Jaromer - there was held the "Open Door Day", where Stan Matejovsky´s racing truck Tatra Jamal Evo III couldn´t be missing.
The organizers of this action invited other honoured guests - kayak racer Stepanka Hilgertova, model Jana Prihodova and others. The presentation of new truck in Jaromer was connected with festive christening of the truck, which was provided by Lanskroun vicar Mr. Zbignew Czendlik, who wedded the famous singer Lucie Bila recently. In spite of the cold weather there were many people interested in new truck, guests as well as new Skoda cars.
Whole afternoon was moderated by our patron Mrs. Bara Stepanova.
The visitors had the opportunity to see plentiful programme supplemented with the performance of drum majorettes from DDM Josefov, to speak personally with the protagonists of the action and in the end to obtain nice souvenir during the sign action of Bara Stepanova, Jana Prihodova, Stepanka Hilgertova and Stan Matejovsky.
Tatra Jamal Evo III will heads toward Ostrava in a very close future and then to Kladno where Stan Matejovsky will take part in the action called "Energy from Sokolov against drugs". At the same time intensive preparations are being done for the first races in Spain, Barcelona connected to last adjustments of the truck and testing.
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| TATRA JAMAL EVO III for FIA European Truck Cup 2002 introduced |
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- 28.3.2002 -
At a beautiful spring weather in the centre of Prague, in hotel Ambassador at the very centre of Wenceslas Square - the press conference dedicated to Stan Matejovsky for the introduction of racing truck TATRA for new season FIA European Truck Cup 2002, including the christening. The role of Christening Father was performed by the Minister of the interior CR Mr. Stanislav Gross.
Stan Matejovsky with his team successfully achieves three-year-programme of trucks TATRA involving into FIA European Truck Racing in category SUPER RACE TRUCK.
After the first season, when he gained the first experiences in this category, he achieved a tremendous success by becoming the Champion of Europe in class SUPER RACE TRUCK B with a Czech truck TATRA JAMAL EVO II within the contracting team Hasseröder.
Also this season Stan continues with team P.A.Müller, founded on the experiences from year 2001, when both team driver - Stan Matejovsky and Fritz Kreutzpointner - got the titles of European Champions in their classes. The cooperation therefore extended in another area. The team P.A. Müeller ordered the production of two racing trucks TATRA JAMAL EVO III at the Tatra plant in Koprivnice, Czech Republic. These trucks will be driven by team drivers for the season 2002 French Alain Ferte and Swiss Markus Bosiger.
Together with the truck of Stan Matejovsky, a new team cooperation has risen based on contractual basis, coming into new season 2002 with 3 trucks.
All of them will appear in one class SUPER RACE TRUCK and all are - similar to last season successful model - designed and built by Stan Matejovsky´s team and company TATRA, a.s. Koprivnice. The photos from finishing works carried on the trucks may be found in picture gallery for this article.
This year season the gains of Stan Matejovsky are to try as hard as possible to keep the title of European Champion in class SUPER RACE TRUCK.
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| Stanislav Matejovsky was awarded "The best sportsman of the year 2001" |
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- 24.3.2002 -
Stanislav Matejovsky and his team are finishing the preparing of TATRA JAMAL EVO III specified for this truck season. Just a few days are remaining to introduction of this new truck, which will take place at Prague hotel Ambassador on Thursday 28th March 2002. This new racing truck will be seen outside this hotel in the Václavske square approximately between 12 and 2 p.m.
Business dealings connected with preparing for the season 2002 and preparation of Prague briefing were pleasantly "disturbed". Stanislav Matejovsky was awarded as "The best sportsman of the region in technical sports sphere for the year 2001". On Sunday 24th March Stanislav Matejovsky accepted the invitation from organisers of Pardubice motor show which is held at the exhibition centre IDEON to provide a small sign action and discussion. The visitors were informed about the latest preparations for this new season of European Truck Racing Cup 2002. The Photos from this meeting are in photo gallery.
First test of the truck on Kopřivnice polygon and then on circuit in Most will follow after the introducing of this truck in Prague. Concerned persons from general public will have the opportunity to see this new truck for the first time on the Opening day of the company Autoprofi Jaroměř on 6th April. Because of the great interest expressed from abroad will be this TATRA JAMAL EVO III exhibited at the TRANSPOTEC exhibition in Verona in Italy in the days 24. - 28.4. 2002. We will gradually inform you about all events connected with the preparation for new season on these pages.
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| Reception at Minister of industry and trade Mr. Miroslav Gregr |
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- 7.2.2002 -
The sportsmen, who successfully represented the mark TATRA (of Karel Loprais and Stanislav Matejovsky) were - at the occasion of returning from Rallye Paris - Dakar - on Wednesday the 30th of January received by the Minister of industry and trade of Czech Republic Doc. Ing. Miroslav Gregr Csc.
During festive reception they were talking not only about the last season but also about the plans for this season. Mr. Gregr was informed about preparing of new race truck TATRA JAMAL EVO III, which will be presented already on 28th March 2002 at AMBASSADOR hotel in the Vaclavske square. This new truck will take part in the European Truck Championship 2002 for the first time in Spain Barcelona. But before this race the team and the drivers will have to go through demanding testing in Czech Republic and Portugal.
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| Winter prize of Stan Matejovsky and CAC Leasing a.s. |
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- 20.1.2002 -
Although Stan Matejovsky and his team has in these days hands full of work with construction of racing trucks for new European Championship season, they found some time and prepared interesting kart race for children.
Together with CAC Leasing company they prepared on Saturday the 19th of January 2002 the race for children from Diagnostic Institute in Hradec Králové in convention hall ALDIS in kart hire service. The children had the chance to meet with the smell of petrol and after professional education of European Champion they had the chance to compete in karts on this interesting circuit.
Among guests there wasn´t missing Stan Matejovsky´s son - Michal Matejovsky (16) - who was the Champion of CR in kart races in the past and now he competes in circuit races MATADOR Skoda Pick-Up Free Style.
The winners got the cups and prizes given by Matejovsky´s Truck Racing Team and CAC Leasing company. This action was open for public and during it there were also the signing action of Stan Matejovsky. Interested persons learned also the newest information about preparing of the driver as well as the racing team for new European Truck Racing Cup 2002 season.
Especially the children were interested in this action so the organisers made terms for repeating this action in summer as "Summer prize". The winners will be for one day the guests of Matejovsky´s team at 7th race of European Truck Racing Cup in Most in the beginning of September 2002.
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