MATEJOVSKY CLASS WINNER AT MISANO

27 May 2001 by www.matejovsky.cz In Italian Misano in days of 26th to 27th May the third race of European Truck Racing Cup took place, with 13 trucks participating in category Super Race Truck. The tremendous heat in Misano, as well as in Valencia, meant hard time to drivers. Stanislav Matejovsky drove his first Saturday time practise well, when he raced with truck MAN of French Crozier about the fastest lap in introducing practice. In second drive the series of technical problems occurred. These graduated in a major damage of engine, which was necessary to be changed for Saturday time practice. Thanks to skills of Czech and German mechanics (cooperation with MAN), the change was managed just on time so Stan Matejovsky could with missing one time practise get on the track – time practice for this time and slowly with the new untried engine drove the third best time in category Super Race Truck B. Straight after new problems occurred. The gear stopped working. Stanislav Matejovsky stopped the race on the third starting position for Sunday qualification and mechanics had more work to do – the change of gear. On Sunday the audience got to the number of more than 60 000. And Misano by Rimini prepared more than dramatic show for them. The main role was placed by the tremendous heat again and the competing character of drivers. Worst of all got Stanislav Matejovsky, when he had to go through a difficult collision after Saturday engine and gear exchange (caused by Hahn, who came to excuse himself for it). The accident damaged the whole right side of the truck. The joined teams of mechanics of Tatra and MAN had done sensational work. And it was the one and only Stanislav Matejovsky who won and whose anthem sounded in Italy. The Sunday race was brilliantly started off, the difficult collision was managed smoothly with too ambitious competitor (Crozier in the first lap) and then he just drove for victory with a tremendous time above others. From Italy the whole team comes back on Monday 28th May, to absolve in days of 2nd – 3rd June 2001 the up-hill races in Usti nad Orlici – after the necessary repairs, obviously. Further races of European Truck Racing Cup will take place on Sunday 10th June 2001 in Austrian circuit A-1 Ring.