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Bugatti cars are back

15. 8. 2018 - Roman Ordelt

The tradition goes on! GRAND PRIX BUGATTI is back after being absent last year and all admirers of old vintage beautiful cars are welcomed. Because not every time you get the opportunity to see one of a kind vehicles, mostly Bugatti cars. And some of them will roar past you on the city circuit in Zlín on Friday 24th August. Each and every one of them has its unique history, which you explore, in a park Svoboda, in front of the Zlín Castle. The organiser of this event is JUDr. Ing. Ladislav Samohýl, a businessman and a huge fan of vintage cars.

For more than an hour, at the sound of their engines city of Zlín will go back to 20s and 30s. Back then you could see these cars at a popular car race called Zlínská osma. These vehicles are a remainder of true cars when each brand's design was significantly different from the other one and the drives couldn't rely on power steering and electronics. "We called off last year because of family and work-related commitments. For this, I was criticized by many people, especially by professor Jan Pirk (professor of cardiology). So in our attempt to compensate for it, we're trying to collect quite exceptional pieces and to find for them suitable drivers. So far, we have 17 Bugatti cars ready. Aside for five of them, which are replicas, the rest are original vehicles. Other brands include MG Midget, Amilcar, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Walter, Fiat, Škoda and more. We have no problem fulfilling the capacity of minimum 20 vehicles. Fans have certainly something to look for, it's going to be an amazing show," said Ladislav Samohýl, the chief organiser of Grand Prix Bugatti.

The programme of the 7th Grand Prix Bugatti includes an exhibition ride of vehicles like Rolls-Royce, Hispano-Suiza, Darracq, Laurin&Klement, Škoda, Walter, Aero and others. "I'm glad that Zlín is one of the few events which still has city circuit. It's a very demanding race because it's on four different surfaces - tarmac, cobbles, gravel and something in between," said Ladislav Samohýl.

So mark your calendar for 24th August, place Zlín, reason - vintage vehicles. Throughout Friday you can visit park Svoboda near Zlín Castle, where all the cars will be displayed. It is going to be worth the trip!

VII. GRAND PRIX BUGATTI

Friday 24th August 2018 - schedule
1 p.m. - 10 p.m. - exhibition of vintage vehicles opened for public in front of the Zlín Castle.
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - departure of crews - start at Building no. 21
6 p.m. - Bugatti start - first round
6:15 p.m. - exhibition ride of vintage vehicles
6:45 p.m. - Bugatti start - second round