The 2007 season was officially opened at the press conference in Hotel Ambassador, Prague |
- 18. 4. 2007, Prague -Although some of the racing events of the 2007 motor-sport season already took place at the beginning of this month, this year's first official meeting of the teams' drivers and managers in Hotel Ambassador, Prague, was only held on Wednesday, 18 April. At the press conference moderated by Bára Štěpánová and Pepa Vinař, journalists were given the information about the main objectives and goals of the teams for this year. Also included was a launching ceremony held in Wenceslas Square, in front of Hotel Ambassador, involving Michal Matějovský's Octavia Cup car. In 2007, the ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT company's teams will continue their participation in racing circuit events both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Michal Matějovský (of the CSMS Team), within the limits following from the schedule of races in the Czech Republic, at the wheel of the Alfa Romeo 156 S 2000 car, will take part in several of the 'ADAC - Procar - Serie' racing events held in Germany for cars of the WTCC category. Other drivers (of the CSMS Team) will contest the races of the German series Divinol Tourenwagen Cup. At the domestic circuits, the Company's teams will particularly attend the International Championship of Czech Republic (the Alcatel-Lucent Motorsport Team), and the 2007 Czech Insurance Company - Škoda Octavia Cup series (the O2 Motorsport Team and CSMS Team). Also, the ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ MOTORSPORT Team's young kart driver Jiří Forman has been joined by Radim Maxa and Sébastien Kalvach, his two new team-mates. Jiří Forman and Radim Maxa will contest the Parilla 100 category, and Sébastien Kalvach, the Parilla 60. The goal for Jiří Forman is a top-ten placing in either of the two British competitions, that is, either in the MSA or in the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow series (each of them is contested by about fifty drivers). With respect to other contests, Jirka Forman will aim to qualify for the European Championship in Italy or to take one of the top ten positions of the final standings of the Easy Kart International World Finals in Italy (more than 100 drivers from more than ten countries). Radim Maxa is to contest a top-five placing in the Easy Kart series and, moreover, a top-ten placing of the Easy Kart International World Finals in Italy. Concerning the International Championship of Czech Republic and the 2007 Czech Insurance Company - Škoda Octavia Cup, the team's drivers will aspire to win each of these series. The definite objective for this year is to win the Octavia Cup, both in the teams' category and in the drivers' category. The same objectives apply to the category up to 2000cc of Division 4 of the International Racing Circuit Championship of the Czech Republic. |
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