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Czech TELECOM Prima Team would like to thank all partners for their support in the racing season 2004. |
Czech Telecom Prima Team would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas time and a successful new year! |
| Meeting at Sosnová |
- 30. 12. 2004 - At the very end of the year, some of the members of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team met at the racing circuit at Sosnová, where, under the auspices of the 'Autoklub České republiky' automobile association, the fourth year of the Winter Cup, the '2004 KOČKA CUP', took place on Thursday, 30 December 2004. Racing drivers Juraj Šedivý, Miroslav Forman and Michal Matějovský took part in the three-hour endurance race. |
| A friendly encounter just before Christmas |
- 17. 12. 2004 - On Friday 17.12, almost two months after the end of this year's FIA European Truck Racing Cup, the members of the CZECH TELECOM Prima Team and the Truck Race Team of Egon Allgäuer met in a pleasant environment of the company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a.s. in Hradec Králové in order to recall the past year's European Cup, to give each other small presents and to wish each other a wonderful Christmas time... |
| Adam Lacko was rewarded at the Matador Púchov company |
- 8. 12. 2004 - On Friday, 3 December 2004, Adam Lacko and the technical manager of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, Roman Seidl, attended an evening celebration arranged by the MATADOR Púchov company. In appreciation of his representation achievements in this year's season, Lacko was presented by the management of the partner Slovak company with a small present... |
| Visit to the 2004 ESSEN MOTOR SHOW |
- 6. 12. 2004 - Once again, the team's representatives took part in the well known ESSEN MOTOR SHOW trade fair, which, this year, was held from 26 November to 5 December in Essen, Germany. They made use of the opportunity and met the representatives of the SANDTLER company and thanked them for the year-round cooperation... |
| Champions took part in kart races |
- 30. 11. 2004 - Leading Czech racing car drivers took part in the exciting contests of the traditional 'Winter 2004' Champions' Meeting which was held at the well-known Kart Centre in Prague - Radotín on Saturday, 27 November (many of the drivers enjoyed themselves immensely). Karts powered by Honda 270 engines served as the racing vehicles. The victory was won by three young racing drivers, namely Adam Lacko (racing driver of the Český Telecom Prima Team), Jiří Mičánek and Michael Vorba... |
| Adam Lacko's autographing at the Technical College in Litomyšl |
- 12. 11. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team accepted the invitation of Mr Milan Janecký, the director of the Technical College and Vocational School in the town of Litomyšl, and took part in the school's 'open day' event held in Litomyšl on Friday, 12 November 2004. The Technical College in Litomyšl is educating specialists for a number of well-known companies dealing in the field of automobile industry; the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team have been cooperating with the staff of the College for several years... |
| Exhibition of racing cars and motorcycles in Lysá nad Labem |
- 9. 11. 2004 - Right from the Most racing circuit, a part of the team headed for Lysá nad Labem, where the traditional exhibition of racing cars and motorcycles, which is called 'Rychlá kola', was held during the weekend. A regular participant of this exhibition, Stanislav Matějovský's team, did not miss this year's event. The team's racing vehicles on display were presented by the most successful racing drivers of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, Adam Lacko and Michal Matějovský... |
| Team Days in Most |
- 8. 11. 2004 - For the last time this year in complete line-up, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team met at the beginning of November their commercial partners and fans, who had the opportunity to enjoy a ride in a racing truck or in a racing Octavia or Pick-Up. On Friday, the Most Racing Circuit was also visited by Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Milan Urban, who had been invited by Stanislav Matějovský, the general manager of the team.... |
| TATRA JAMAL EVO IV in front of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic |
- 28. 10. 2004 - An open-day event was organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic on Thursday, 28 October 2004. On the occasion of this event, an interesting exhibition called 'JEWELS AND GEMS OF CZECH EXPORTS' was also held right away at the area in front of the building of the Ministry.... |
| Lacko is the third best trucker of Europe ! |
- 24. 10. 2004 - 29 truckers from many European countries arrived in Le Mans, France, to take part in contests of the Race Truck category. Vehicles of 10 makes could be seen (MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Foden, Volvo, ERF, SISU, Scania, Freightliner and Pegaso Tecno). Also, almost seventy thousand spectators helped to create an exceptional atmosphere and came to watch European truckers at this famous circuit. Adam Lacko had to face there the season's most difficult task, that is, he had to defend his third place with a rather small margin (9 points) ahead of Egon Allgäuer in order to take a medal in the overall standings... |
| Lacko is getting ready for Le Mans |
- 19. 10. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's racing driver Adam Lacko conceived the last days of his preparations before the decisive race of the season in Le Mans a little bit untraditionally. In order to achieve the optimum well-being and equilibrium, he chose a new hair style, which was created for him under the supervision of Jana Příhodová by hairstylists of one of the salons in Hradec Králové... |
| Energy from Sokolov for you |
- 18. 10. 2004 - On these days, a series of events known under the name 'Energy for you' is going on, organized by the partner of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, the Sokolovská uhelná, a.s. stock company (a company dealing in coal mining and power generation). This is not the first event of this type, the Sokolovská uhelná, a.s. company did arrange such events in a similar way earlier on. By means of these events, the company wants to express its positive attitude to the region where it is conducting its activities... |
| Giving Autographs at INVEX 2004 |
- 14. 10. 2004 - CZECH TELECOM Prima Team took part in this year's, already the 14th year, Interntational Fair of Information and Communication Technologies - Invex 2004. There were team racing cars on display - cup Škoda OCTAVIA and Alfa Romeo 147 GTA. And between them there dominated Tatra Jamal EVO IV, known from Europe Truck Cup competitions, category Super Race Truck... |
| Český Telecom Prima Team on the victory rostrum at the Brno Epilog |
- 11. 10. 2004 - The last racing event of this season, the 2004 AGROTEC PRIMA EPILOG, took place at the Brno Masaryk Circuit on 8 and 9 October. Ever increasing popularity of this racing event was also indicated by this year's starting list, which contained 45 crews. Racing drivers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Sweden took part in the event... |
| Lacko reinforced his position at the third place in Spain |
- 3. 10. 2004 - A record-breaking number of 36 trucks of the Race Truck category from many European countries arrived in Jarama, Spain, which is really an extraordinary turnout. Also, European truckers attracted to the circuit near Madrid almost sixty thousand spectators, who helped to create an exceptional atmosphere. And, Adam Lacko gradually managed to surpass the numerous rivals, and gained 29 points in total on Saturday an Sunday, coming up to the team's prime expectation... |
| Record breaking number of 36 trucks at Jarama, Spain |
- 30. 9. 2004 - From 2 to 3 October, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team will be taking part in the ninth racing event of the 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup. This is the last event but one of this year of the series. Everybody is looking forward to the circuit at Jarama near Madrid, because tens of thousands of hot-blooded Spanish fans create there an exceptional atmosphere every year. And, what is more, everything will be emphasized this year by the record-breaking participation of truckers of the Race Truck category... |
| New racing driver of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team? |
- 30. 9. 2004 - Jana Příhodová, the model, also appeared behind the wheel of a racing car recently. With a 1,595cc Škoda Octavia A5 car (1.6 MPI/75 kW), which had been tuned in a special way, Jana Příhodová and the woman-editor of the AutoCar magazine, Anna Vidiševská, set off on the track of a 160km race, in which the contestants concentrated on driving in a manner as economical as possible, the ECONOMY RUN 2004 (Kosmonosy 18 - 19 September 2004)... |
| Small celebration |
- 29. 9. 2004 - On Friday, on the eve of the weekend cup races, a small birthday party was held in the ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's facilities for two racing drivers of the team, Adam Lacko and Miroslav Forman. The younger of the two men, Adam Lacko, celebrated his 20th birthday, and Mirek Forman, his 45th birthday. Among the well-wishers were all the members of the team, and a number of racing drivers... |
| Český Telecom Prima Team contested in Brno |
- 26. 9. 2004 - Once again, racing drivers of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team were contesting at several front lines, this time in the racing events of the Brno Autumn Prix held at the Masaryk Circuit during the last September weekend. Dramatic finals of the Octavia Cup - No fewer than three cars, instead of the usual two, were deployed for the final contests of the 2004 Česká pojišťovna - Škoda Octavia Cup... |
| The pleasant meeting in Brno |
- 19. 9. 2004 - Twenty-six-year-old Mattias Ekström, of Sweden, behind the wheel of the Audi A4 car, won the ninth event of the prestigious DTM German racing circuit series at the Brno Masaryk Circuit on Sunday. So, after this event, that is, the last event but one this year, he became overall winner of the series. Also, Stanislav Matějovský, the general manager of the stock company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT, a.s., and his son Michal Matějovský were present at the Brno circuit... |
| Twice on the victory rostrum |
- 19. 9. 2004 - With his right hand's thumb healed, Adam Lacko briskly started his engagement in the contests at the Zolder circuit with a length of 3,977 m in Belgium. Both on Saturday and Sunday, he stood on the victory rostrum and collected important points for the overall standings. At Zolder, free practices were held as early as on Friday, and Lacko started relatively well... |
| Championship of the Czech Republic went on in Písek |
- 14. 9. 2004 - The Kart Racing Championship of the Czech Republic continued with the last but one weekend racing event in Písek-Hradiště on 11 and 12 September 2004. In the first scored race, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's driver Jirka Forman had to deal with technical troubles right away at the beginning. As early as in the starting lap, his vehicle broke down, and Jirka Forman had no choice but to retire from the race... |
| Racing circuit at Zolder, Belgium, is awaiting truckers from across Europe |
- 14. 9. 2004 - From 17 to 19 September, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team will take part in the eighth race of the 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup, which is held at the Zolder circuit in Belgium... |
| Record-breaking Truckfest in Hradec Králové |
- 13. 9. 2004 - The fourth year of the truck-show at the Hradec Králové airport in a row, the 2004 Czech Truckfest, took place from 10 to 12 September. As usual, Stanislav Matějovský's team participated in the event as well, and presented at the airport most of their racing vehicles, attracting attention of a great number of spectators, who had the opportunity to look closely at the Tatra Jamal EVO IV... |
| Training for the IBM top management |
- 8. 9. 2004 - At the beginning of this week, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team helped to prepare the program of a training for the IBM Česká republika company's top management. The two-day training focused on the teamwork and on the ways of communication, and the items of the training also included outdoor activities, which took place at Autodrom Most... |
| Come to see Truckfest in Hradec Králové |
- 7. 9. 2004 - Nearly four hundred vehicles will take part in the rally of truck owners, the Truckfest, which is held during the weekend at the Hradec Králové airport. The event includes a slalom time trial and a two-hundred-twenty-meter sprint race, in which truck drivers will demonstrate their skills... |
| Brno played host to the West Race Day |
- 6. 9. 2004 - During the first September weekend, the Brno Masaryk Circuit saw the international finals of the third year of the big West Race Day competition. Organized by the F1 West-McLaren-Mercedes team and their partners, the event offers to the general motor-sport public a really unique first prize, that is the opportunity to experience a drive in the genuine Formula One racing car at the circuit... |
| Adam Lacko visited the DTM races at Zandtvoort |
- 5. 9. 2004 - At the last weekend, Adam Lacko, racing driver of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, left for Zandtvoort, the Netherlands, to attend the eighth event of the DTM races and see his friend Jarek Janiš directly 'in action'. Janiš knows the Zandtvoort circuit. In 2000, he participated there in a race of Formula Ford, and ended second. This time, behind the wheel of the AMG-Mercedes CLK car of the DTM specification, he ended sixteenth... |
| At top speed with ČESKÝ TELECOM at the races of the 2004 MATADOR CZECH TRUCK PRIX |
- 30. 8. 2004 - Within the framework of the seventh event of the 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup in Most, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's facilities saw a number of activities that made the time between individual races more pleasant for the distinguished guests of the team and for the visitors of the racing event... |
| Forman is getting on well in Sosnová |
- 29. 8. 2004 - The fourth event of the Kart Racing Championship of the Czech Republic took place during the last holiday weekend, once again at Sosnová near Česká Lípa. In the first race, the young racing driver of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team was second for a long time, but several laps before the finish his kart went into a skid, and Forman lost valuable seconds. In spite of this, he ended fourth, which is an excellent placing... |
| The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team celebrated on Sunday as well |
- 29. 8. 2004 - After the impressive double triumph of Adam Lacko in the Saturday qualifying race and cup race, celebrations were also held in Most on Sunday owing to the excellent result of Michal Matějovský in the Česká pojišťovna - Škoda Octavia Cup... |
| Lacko had two wins in Most |
- 29. 8. 2004 - On Saturday, Adam Lacko was placed first right away on two occasions, namely in the qualifying race and in the cup race of the seventh event of the European Truck Racing Cup, the 2004 MATADOR CZECH TRUCK PRIX in Most. After two cup weekends which were not very successful from the point of view of the scored points (at Nürburgring and at Alastar, Finland), Adam Lacko, right away on the first day in Most, gained the maximum number of points... |
| Super Star on a visit in Super Team |
- 26. 8. 2004 - Šárka Vaňková, the finalist of Czech Pop Idol Competition, will be one of the main visitors in MATADOR Czech Truck Prix 2004 weekend in Most racing circuit. She came to see what is in for her already in Thursday and, on a ČESKÝ TELCOM Prima Team invitation, she spent a pleasure hour visiting of their paddock. Her host and guide was a driver Adam Lacko who will fight for important points in FIA European Truck Racing Cup in Most... |
| Adam Lacko visited the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic in Brno |
- 23. 8. 2004 - A racing event of the World Championship series, the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Czech Republic was held at the Brno Masaryk Circuit during the last weekend. On the occasion of this contest, an autographing event of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's racing driver Adam Lacko was held in the VIP facilities of the companies Česká pojišťovna a.s. and ČESKÝ TELECOM a.s. Adam Lacko was joined by Tomáš Enge, Lukáš Pešek and Jarek Janiš... |
| INVITATION FOR A TRUCK RACE IN MOST |
- 19. 8. 2004 - ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team will take place in the seventh weekend of FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2004 on 27 - 29 August 2004, which, at this time, will be on a home ground - on a racing circuit in Most. The meeting of European truckers will offer a very interesting show. Our pilot Adam Lacko is on a 4th place in an overall classification at present and he needs to gain only 8 points to have a medal position... |
| The weekend in Most started with a disappointment, but ended with a great success |
- 16. 8. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's participation in the Transgas Super Sprint Challenge Weekend at the Rainbow Energy Autodrom in Most in the middle of August passed under the sign of Saturday's unlucky vehicle failure and Sunday's straight success. The team deployed right away four vehicles for the races of Division 4 of the Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic.... |
| Full throttle with ČESKÝ TELECOM |
- 15. 8. 2004 - During the Super Sprint Challenge, held in Most on 14th - 15th August 2004, an interesting event called "Full throttle with ČESKÝ TELECOM was organized by ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team for his partner ČESKÝ TELECOM a.s. Visitors - employees and partners of Český Telecom a.s. had the oportunity to watch the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team getting ready for race and the race itself... |
| TRANSGAS SUPER SPRINT CHALLENGE WEEKEND IS COMING NEAR |
- 10. 8. 2004 - From 13 to 15 August 2004 the visitors to the Autodrom Most will also have the opportunity to watch within the framework of the SUPER SPRINT CHALLENGE WEEKEND racing event (please refer to www.autodrom-most.cz for the details) the races of all divisions of the Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic... |
| Jiří Forman on the victory rostrum again |
- 8. 8. 2004 - The Kart Racing Championship of the Czech Republic went on with a race held in Sosnová near Česká Lípa on 7 and 8 August. Young racing driver of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team Jiří Forman was successful in his category. In spite of the fact that the ignition system of his kart failed at the start of the third of the scored races and Forman did not complete the race, he was successful in all of the three remaining scored races... |
| Dramatic course of a race in Finnish Alastaro |
- 1.8.2004 - The start and finish of a sixth racing weekend of the European Truck Racing Cup was not very successful for ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team. During the race in Finnish Alastaro the truck of Adam Lacko had technical problems and also he was slightly injured... |
| For the first time on the victory rostrum |
- 25. 7. 2004 - The Kart Racing Championship of the Czech Republic went on with a race held in Sosnová near Česká Lípa on 24 and 25 July. More than one hundred contestants were competing there in all categories. Young racing driver Jiří Forman managed to draw attention to himself. He won the excellent second position in his category and gained 40 points for the overall standings... |
| Looking back at the racing weekend at the Nürburgring circuit |
- 16. 7. 2004 - The truck season's racing event with the highest spectator attendance is over. From the point of view of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, this was a very hard racing weekend, which was packed not only with dramatic events on the racing circuit track, but also with agreeable meetings with an array of interesting people who visited the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's Paddock Club... |
| Crash at Nürburgring |
- 11. 7. 2004 - The program of the biggest racing truck event of the year, the 19-th ADAC TRUCK GRAND PRIX CUP 2004, started as early as on Friday, 9 July 2004, with free practices, in which both drivers of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, Stanislav Matějovský with a Tatra and Adam Lacko with a MAN, were attaining times corresponding to the fourth to seventh positions. The mechanics were tuning the trucks, and on Saturday, at 10.00 sharp... |
| Valuable points from Croatia |
- 6. 7. 2004 - At the beginning of July the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team moved one thousand kilometres to the south because one of the events of the Česká pojišťovna - Škoda Octavia Cup takes place abroad regularly. This year, in the same way as in the last year, the organizers chose the Grobnik circuit near Riejeca, Croatia. Michal Matějovský collected there 23 valuable points, and he keeps the sixth position in the overall standings... |
| Racing in Písek both in the dry and wet weather |
- 4. 7. 2004 - The Kart Racing Championship of the Czech Republic went on with the third weekend event, this time, once again, in Písek, namely in Písek-Hradiště. The weather on Saturday was rainy, even with a torrential rain. On Sunday, to the contrary, it was a dry, typical summer weather. The category with the most numerous attendance was the 'Kadet' category, which saw the start of 26 racing drivers, including Jiří Forman. He was doing well in the Saturday drives... |
| TUNING PARTY in Hradec Kralove |
- 27. 6. 2004 - On 25 - 26 June, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team took part in the third year of the tuning party (www.tuningparty.cz), which continued the tradition of the two successful previous years, and, once again, attracted to the flight line of the airport in Hradec Králové those interested in various adaptations of their beloved motor vehicles... |
| A day for clients of the Česká pojišťovna insurance company |
- 23. 6. 2004 - On 23 June 2004, the Česká pojišťovna insurance company organized at the Brno Masaryk Circuit an interesting afternoon event for their clients. One of the guests of the event was also Adam Lacko, who brought with him the Tatra Jamal EVO IV racing truck, which was to be displayed at the event. The guests had the opportunity to talk with Adam not only about his achievements and about truck races within the framework of the FIA European Truck Racing Cup in general, but also about his MAN TG 410 - A... |
| Adam Lacko with finalists of the competition 'The best of Czech drivers in 2004' |
- 22. 6. 2004 - The winner of the second year of the 'Svět motorů' motoring magazine's competition was made known after the final contest of the competition's fifteen finalists. The whole contest took place on the premises of the Brno Masaryk Circuit on 22 June 2004, and the finalists had to cope with a number of complicated driving tasks. The slalom time trial, driving skill competition and the kart race on a 430m track with numerous treacherous bends were hard disciplines for many of the contestants... |
| Matějovský is to appear at Nürburgring behind the wheel of a racing Tatra |
- 22. 6. 2004 - Towards the end of 2002, a year after he had won the title of European Truck Racing Champion, Stanislav Matějovský announced that he had ended his active racing career. However, right now, before the upcoming racing event at the Nürburgring circuit in Germany, which is the season's event with the highest spectator attendance, he decided to drive a racing truck again, and, behind the wheel of the Tatra Jamal Evo IV racing truck, he will take part in the races of the Super Race Truck category... |
| Energy from Sokolov for leisure activities |
- 21. 6. 2004 - One of the partners of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, the Sokolovská uhelná, a.s. stock company (a company dealing in coal mining and power generation), organized a series of events, which went on with the action named "'Let's move on' or 'Energy from Sokolov for Leisure Activities'" held at the 'Náměstí Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad' square in Cheb on Friday, 18 June 2004, and, afterwards, at the 'Staré náměstí' square in Sokolov on Monday, 21 June... |
| Adam Lacko sung in Nogaro the Czech national anthem |
- 20. 6. 2004 - Even though the beginning did not suggest it completely, Adam Lacko, after an excellent performance during the Sunday race at Paul Armagnac's circuit in Nogaro, France, won another cup race. 27 (!) drivers of the Race Truck category altogether appeared at the start of the fourth event of the 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup. Both in the Saturday qualification and cup race, practically by tradition, Oliver (GB, MAN), Allgauer (A, MAN), Lacko (CZ, MAN), Bernau (D, MAN) and Vojtíšek (CZ, Renault) were taking turns in the lead ... |
| We go on ... |
- 14. 6. 2004 - On Monday, on June 14, a very interesting event took place in hotel Thermal in Karlovy Vary under the name "We go on or Sokolov´energy for free time". This event was organised by the joint-stock company Sokolovská uhelná, a.s. one of partners of ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team. As it results from the name of the event this event has been aimed at taking care in a certain way of the free time of local inhabitants and acquainting them with interesting persons... |
| Before Nogaro, Lacko went to Sosnová to win |
- 14. 6. 2004 - As early as this weekend, the fourth event of the 2004 FIA European Truck Racing Cup takes place at the Nogaro racing circuit in Southern France. To get concentration and to gather his thoughts before the upcoming weekend, Adam Lacko decided to take part in kart races - in the premiere of the ROK Cup and in the third race (a six-hour race) of the Honda Cup. The races were held in Sosnová near Česká Lípa on Sunday, 13 June... |
| Successful presentation at Autotec in Brno |
- 9. 6. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, together with the Tatra Kopřivnice truck manufacturer, prepared for the tenth year of the Brno Autotec trade fair an exposition of the successful Tatra racing truck, with which racing driver Stanislav Matějovský, as the first Czech driver with a Czech truck at all, won the European Champion title in 2001. And, it was this truck that was granted this March the Czech Made award of the Association for the Czech Republic Quality Award... |
| Championship of the Czech Republic is going on |
- 9. 6. 2004 - Last weekend, the Kart Racing Championship of the Czech Republic continued with a two-day event, this time at the Vysoké Mýto racing circuit. With respect to the good results that he had attained, young racing driver Jiří Forman was moved up from the 'Kadet B' to the 'Kadet A' category for this racing event. 15 drivers of the 'Kadet A' category altogether took part in the weekend races... |
| Duhová Energie GT Classic Grand Prix 2004 |
- 7. 6. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team have gone through fire again. The 2004 Rainbow Energy GT Classic Grand Prix was held at the Autodrom Most circuit, and, within the framework of this event, the Team's drivers took part in the D4 Division endurance race and sprint race of the Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic. It looked as if bad luck was about to stick with the Team in the upcoming racing event as well. This feeling was brought about in particular by the fact that the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA car broke down as early as in the Thursday free practice drives... |
| Invitation to AUTOTEC |
- 3. 6. 2004 - This year, the Autotec international trade fair is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Needless to say, this year's list of exhibitors includes the TATRA a.s. stock company (www.tatra.cz) again. Situated in Pavilion V, the Tatra company's exposition will also include the presentation of the TATRA JAMAL EVO IV race truck, the first sports vehicle which has been granted the CZECH MADE award... |
| LG Super Racing Weekend Matador Brno |
- 1. 6. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team really experienced a hard weekend. Within the framework of the LG Super Racing Weekend Matador also the second event of the Česká pojišťovna - Škoda Octavia Cup 2004 was held at the Brno Masaryk Circuit. In two races, Michal Matějovský managed to win valuable points both for the drivers' overall standing and for the Juniors' Cup... |
| Experiences from Písek |
- 31. 5. 2004 - The Kart Championship of the Czech Republic went on with the second racing weekend in Písek. This racing track, not a very famous one, was rebuilt last year, and that is why racing drivers are not much acquainted with its new adaptation. However, Jiří Forman, who is competing in the Kadet B category, familiarized himself with it very quickly. Right away in the practice, Jirka achieved fifth position with a time of 00:47.494.... |
| Testing and racing in Most |
- 25. 5. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team met at the Autodrom Most racing circuit on Tuesday, 25 May, before the racing weekend of 29 and 30 May, when, within the framework of the 'LG Super Racing Weekend Matador' event, the next cup races of the Česká pojišťovna Škoda Octavia Cup serial take place at the Brno Masaryk Circuit. The team was preparing its racing cars, and the drivers' testing was carried out.... |
| Truck sprint race in Šumperk |
- 22. 5. 2004 - On Saturday, 22 May, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team participated in an open day event on the premises of the ČSAD company in Šumperk, which was connected with a presentation of IVECO trucks. The visitors also had an opportunity to see here the successful TATRA JAMAL Evo IV racing truck type, which was taking part in the contests of the FIA European Truck Racing Cup in the Super Race Truck category up to the last year.... |
| Michal scored in the Octavia Cup, Alfa was dogged by bad luck |
- 18. 5. 2004 - Within the framework of the Česká pojišťovna - Škoda Octavia Weekend event held at the Most racing circuit in the middle of May, the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team had several irons in the fire again. In the opening event of the Octavia Cup, which gave the name to the whole event held in Most, Michal Matějovský gained the first valuable points, and won third place in the concurrent Juniors' Cup.... |
| Important points from Misano |
- 16. 5. 2004 - 17 drivers of the Race Truck category in total appeared at the start of the third FIA European Truck Racing Cup event held in Misano, Italy. The races took place in a warm, but windy weather. On Saturday, both in the qualifying race and cup race, Oliver (GB, MAN), Allgauer (A, MAN), Lacko (CZ, MAN), Bernau (D, MAN) and Vojtíšek (CZ, Renault) were taking turns at the leading positions. It was Oliver who won the qualifying race, ahead of Allgauer and Lacko.... |
| Successful debut of a new team |
- 3. 5. 2004 - For the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team, the Brno Spring Prix at the beginning of May proceeded under the sign of the team's first official appearance this year in the fierce competition of participants of the International Racing Car Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic. The team has given priority to the participation in the European Truck Racing Cup, in which Adam Lacko is scoring very successfully with the MAN truck in the Race Truck category. In Brno, another of the team's spheres of racing activities was presented. In Division 4 of the Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic the team introduced the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA car... |
| At top speed with ČESKÝ TELECOM |
- 1. 5. 2004 - Within the framework of an event of the International Racing Car Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic, the 2004 BRNO SPRING PRIX, which was held at the Masaryk Circuit, there was prepared an interesting event for the ČESKÝ TELECOM team's partner for Saturday, 1 May. The visitors, guests and partners of the ČESKÝ TELECOM a.s. company had the opportunity to get to know from near the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's preparation for races, as well as the course of races. Namely, as this can be seen not only from the grandstand of the Brno racing circuit, but also from the team's facilities... |
| Forman junior won recognition in the rainy weather |
- 25. 4. 2004 - On Saturday and Sunday, 24 - 25 April, the opening event of the Kart Championship of the Czech Republic was held at the racing circuit in Vysoké Mýto. For the first time in the Cadet B Category, ten years old Jiří Forman took part in the races with the Český TELECOM Prima Team. Organizers of the opening event had high expectations. However, the weather made things much harder both for them and the drivers.... |
| Testing of Octavia racing cars at the Most circuit |
- 19. 4. 2004 - The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team was working right away at several front lines at different places of Europe during the last weekend. While Adam Lacko was winning laurels with his truck at the racing circuit near Barcelona in Spain, Michal Matějovský and Miroslav Forman were getting ready at the Rainbow Energy Racing Circuit in Most for the fierce start of the 2004 Česká pojišťovna - Škoda Octavia Cup... |
| Lacko reigned the trucks for the first time |
- 18. 4. 2004 - Adam Lacko with the MAN truck reigned in the second race of the European Truck Racing Cup in the Race Truck category on Saturday. He won both the Qualifying race and the Cup race. On Saturday, after a number of collisions, he took fourth position twice. On Saturday, Adam Lacko triumphed in the Race Truck category at the Catalonian Circuit near Barcelona. He took his yellow MAN to two victories in the pack of twenty drivers, and achieved the fastest time in the practice as well.... |
| Testing goes on both at Brno and Most |
- 8. 4. 2004 - Intensive preparation for the coming season of the 2004 ČESKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA Škoda Octavia Cup is well under way. The ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team's drivers and engineers can be seen on both Czech circuits. In the second half of March they were testing at the Most circuit, and, afterwards, on Wednesday, 31 March 2004, went on with tuning of racing cars at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno.... |
| Autographing event in Jaromer |
- 4. 4. 2004 - On the occasion of the Autoprofi and Matejovsky company's 'open day', a presentation took place in Jaroměř on Saturday, 4 April 2004, of the Skoda Mlada Boleslav company's innovations, which included the new Skoda OCTAVIA car as well. Attending guests also had the opportunity to discuss with famous persons of sports and culture during the afternoon autographing.... |
| Successful opening of the new truck season |
- 4. 4. 2004 - The first of ten races of the FIA European Truck Racing Cup 2004 took place at the modern Assen circuit in the Netherlands on 3 to 4 April. In spite of the rather unfavourable weather conditions, there were more than 25,000 spectators in the auditorium. 19 drivers of the Race Truck category got together in total at the start. Times attained in Saturday's first free practices indicated that, in spite of his early age, Adam Lacko will be a serious rival for the experienced drivers.... |
| Adam Lacko practised at the Most racing circuit |
- 2. 4. 2004 - Adam Lacko was getting ready for the first race of the prestigious European Truck Racing Cup at the Most racing circuit on the previous days. After the practice, the driver spoke highly of the truck's engine and chassis..... |
| The team's both Alfa Romeo cars made their debut at Monza, Italy |
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- 30. 3. 2004 - The first race of the European Alfa Challenge series took place within the framework of the LG - Super Racing Weekend event at Monza, Italy, on 27 and 28 March. 32 drivers in total appeared at the start of this event.... |
| ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team at four front lines |
- 25. 3. 2004 - European Champion in truck circuit races Stanislav Matějovský introduced at a press conference in the Ambassador hotel in Prague the company ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT a. s. (stock company), which will be represented by means of the ČESKÝ TELECOM Prima Team right away in four motor sport disciplines this year. No doubt that attention should be attracted by the starts in the European Truck Racing Cup, in which Adam Lacko will be participating in the Race Truck category with the top-class MAN TG-410A truck prepared in the team of the 2002 European Champion and last year's European number two Egon Allgäuer in Austria.... |
| Czech Made Quality Mark for the Tatra racing circuit truck |
- 3. 3. 2004 - On Wednesday, Europe Champion of the year 2001 in truck circuit races, Stanislav Matějovský, took over in Prague the Czech Made Quality Mark granted by the Czech Quality Award Association to the successful racing truck Tatra Jamal Evo IV. It is for the first time in more than ten years of the history of this award, that it has been granted to a sports vehicle... |
| We are entering the new year full of changes |
- 31. 1. 2004 - The most important change is that the new association Československý motorsport, a.s., which has its premisis also in Hradec Králové will be responsible for all our sporting activities. This new association will, by the end of March, present its projects, which are being prepared and which include wide range of races ranging from races of go-karts to European Cup of Racing Trucks..... |