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Invitation to 1st Touring Car Cup - The Ing. Zdenek Vojtech Memorial Race 2008

Introduction

Dear motorsport friends, Dear racers,

Our company Racing Service International L.L.L. would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to a project in remembrance of, and a compliment to, Ing. Zdenek Vojtech, father, friend, pilot, great racing driver, CSSR champion, European champion, legend.

This project involves a series of four double-races of touring cars on a circuit under the name of, and with the permission of Mr. Stepan Vojtech, Touring Car Cup - The Ing. Zdenek Vojtech Memorial Race.

This year already marks 10 years since we said goodbye to Ing. Zdenek Vojtech. Zdenek is one of our best Czechoslovak and European pilots in the history of circuit racing. He started as a racing driver in rallies and hill climb races. However, it is not until the circuits that he becomes noticed and is registered by motorsport fans because of his unique driving style, not only in the former Czechoslovakia, but also throughout Europe.

He becomes famous on the Czechoslovak circuits because of his big driving encounters with rivals in the Skoda 130 RS car. At the same time, the famous racing trio Zdenek Vojtech – Bretislav Enge – Jan Senkyr comes into existence, which in the course of time is joined by Vaclav Bervid, and through their performance in the European Championship Touring Car series in 1981 for the Skoda make, earns them the absolute triumph and title of European Champions.

A year later, together with Bretislav Enge, they make life harder for the absolute European elite in the BMW 528i. A huge car fire denies them a great result in 1982 at the Grand Prix of Czechoslovakia in Brno. The Czech team of mechanics and technicians, who tried to deliver their best under the conditions of that time for their racers, performed an incredible job for the foreign rivals and managed, within 10 days, to rebuild and repair a totally damaged car to such an extent that it was capable of participating at the Austrian Zeltweg circuit. The efforts of the team were crowned by a historical first triumph by a Czechoslovak at a European Championship when Zdenek Vojtech and Jo Gardner (A), who replaced the burn-injured Bretislav, decisively won the race.

It was even moving to see how the Czech team and its racers were congratulated by all racing stars of that time, heads of factory teams and attending foreign journalists.

   
 

Bretislav Enge - Zdenek Vojtech

At the same time, this is a period in which the racing achievements of Zdenek start to draw the attention of foreign teams and media. The popular racing duo, Vojtech – Enge, enter the 1984 season in the BMW 635 Csi in the Hartge team which is directed by the then manager, Vaclav Bervid.

In this season, despite several technical difficulties, the racers perform exceedingly well. This leads to Zdenek being offered to join the BMW factory team whilst at the same time receiving an invitation to test for, and an offer of a position with, the Jaguar team where a racing overall has already been prepared for him. Zdenek decides to go with BMW and thus starts alongside Stefan Johansson and Marc Surer.

In the following season, he returns to the Vaclav Bervid team where in the subsequent years he proves his racing skills in the Mercedes 190 Carlsson cars and then with a BMW M3 of the Bastos team. It is Vaclav Bervid who declared that if it were not for the communist regime, then Zdenek would have been the one to introduce the Czech colours to Formula 1.

He did not leave the world of motorsports, even after finishing his racing career. He was involved at the start of the Peugeot Cup project in the Czech Republic and intensively supported his sons, Tomas and Stepan, during their first steps into car racing.

In a way he is still among us and many of us are with him, at least when remembering the racing stories and famous triumphs.

A part of the project will also be the 50th anniversary of the start of Vaclav Bervid’s racing career. He starts the Great Night Car Trial of the Central Bohemian region in a Skoda Popular. In 1960 he has his first start on a circuit at Havirov in a Skoda Octavia touring sport and finishes in 3rd place in the 1150 ccm category. Another historical moment was the founding of a commercial plant of Svazarm MTX – Metalex. He establishes this legendary mark together with Peter Bold, Karel Jilek, Dalibor Janek and Mr. Treybal, Mr. Bilek, Ing. Kleinmond and Mr. Pauer.

Competing for The Ing. Zdenek Vojtech Trophy

In honour of Ing. Zdenek Vojtech we are preparing a series of four double-races which will take place on the circuits of Brno, Most, Salzburgring and Oschersleben. We would hereby like to invite you to attend this series of races which can contribute to your racing season.

The dates that we have set for these races belong to the most prestigious in the European racing calendar. The races will take place as part of a big ADAC event at the German Oschersleben, and at the Austrian Salzburgring we will join the participants of FIA Zone of Central Europe. In the North Bohemian Most we will watch a race of the European Truck Championship and the highlight will be the first race which will take place within the scope of the World Touring Car Championship in Brno. The presence of television, members of the press and racing stars of World and European class will provide an excellent environment for this racing series.

We hope that the dates on offer are not only attractive to you, but also to your sponsors and team partners. For the winners of each individual race there will be valuable prizes, cups and wreaths. The overall winner of the series will receive The Ing. Zdenek Vojtech Memorial Race Trophy.

Calendar of Races

Set Groups and Categories

Division 4 for cars: group N, A, SP, Super 2000, Diesel 2000, ST, DTM, H, GT in accordance with FIA GT rules and regulations, E1 (free formula cars compatible with category 1), cup cars (compatible with cars of category 1).

For classification the following categories apply:

• D4 to 1600 ccm
• D4 to 2000 ccm
• D4 from 2001 ccm to 3000 ccm
• D4 – BMW 1 Challenge
• D4 from 3001 ccm to 3500 ccm
• D4 from 3501 ccm

Race Format

Two individual races will be organized within the framework of each listed event according to the following system:

• 1. qualification (30 min.) for the 1^st race (50–60 km)
• 2. qualification (30 min.) for the 2^nd race (50–60 km)

Starting Fees

Starting fee to be paid in advance in person or by transfer to the account of the organizer (RSI) by the application deadline (14 days prior to the beginning of the respective race event):

• for payments in CZK: 15,000.- CZK (excluding 9% VAT)
• for payments in EUR: 600 EUR (excluding 9% VAT)

(for one car for two separate races)

Due to the high level of interest in taking part in the Touring Car Cup – The Ing. Zdenek Vojtech Memorial Race priority will be given to applications from racing drivers who sign up for the whole series.

Racing Service International L.L.C.
Vlastimil Furmanek 00420 737 284 482
e-mail: v.furmanek@rsicz.com