Dakar Team Holland received its Tatra Phoenix this week and will use another one as support vehicle.
Tatra Phoenix & Dakar & Marcel Schoo
Tatra wins unofficial biggest exhaust pipes in the Goodgwood pits competition
The Tatra T603 from the former Czechoslovakia easily won the unofficial biggest exhaust pipes in the pits competition, they are attached to an air cooled V8. The car qualified a respectable 8th for both rounds of the St Mary’s Trophy with John Haugland and Arne Berg driving in the first and second races respectively.
http://www.psychoontyres.co.uk/tag/tatra/
http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/286588/2012_goodwood_revival_in_pictures_the_racers.html#
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=172&t=1197428&nmt=+tatra+t603+at+revival
http://keithwrjones.com/2012/09/16/2012-goodwood-revival-in-pictures/#jp-carousel-3428
Superb photo by Clasic Car Weekly
Video: Four l-o-n-g videos of this year’s TRD Rheingau meeting
T 613 driver Bert Barents publihed four videos of this years’ TRD meeting on the web. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbMi6NfEkKs&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0NzZY6VS3c&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf8krCxSKbI&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqli2pHXESI&feature=youtu.be
T 603 in German magazin
Here something for our German friends! The T 603 is featured in the October 2012 Oldtimer Praxis
Komplett neu und jetzt volle 100 Seiten stark!
Ab dem 13. September 2012 im Handel mit diesen Themen:
Auto:
- Tatra 603
- TVR 3000 M
- Mercedes-Benz Ponton Kombi Binz
- Halbzeit: Ford Escort RS 2000
- Fahrtenbuch: Fiat 124 Spider
- Youngtimer-Steckbrief: Subaru Libero
- Seziert: NSU TT
Motorrad:
- BMW R62
- Imme R100
- Seziert: Rudge Ulster
Tipps und Technik:
- Vergaser-Hilfe beim Triumph
- Kühlsystem reinigen
- Grundkurs Karosseriebau – Teil II
http://www.oldtimer-markt.de/zeitschriften/oldtimer-praxis/oldtimer-praxis-102012
Beskydy rally 2012 foto report
Here are some pix of the September 1-2 Beskydy rally. The rally attracted about 30 entrants, including several pre-war-Tatras, TVCC’s T 70- fire truck, Leo Loprais’ T 70, Bomumil Suchy’s T 87, Ivo Slezak’s T 54, several Tatraplans and larger numbers of T 603s and T 613s and even a T 623.
http://francmotorkar.webgarden.cz/srazy/xxxxiii-mezinarodni-tatra.html?offset=90
http://malirstvi.jihlavsko.com/23449/beskydy-2012-tatra-veteran-rallye-tvcc-koprivnice/
Video: Tatra Heritage excursion at Lany sports car museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrwkMEUw5HE&feature=player_detailpage
Professional film on Miroslav’s Zikmund’s live expected.
3D T 87
Not perfect, but it is coming close. But the sills, sliding roof, headlamps, rear number plate holder all don’t seem to have the right dimensions.
http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/1947-tatra-t87-3d-model/691824
Czech State attorney rejects Tatra CEO’s complaint
Brno/Koprivnice, North Moravia, Sept 5 (CTK) – Czech state attorney Jan Petrasek yesterday rejected Tatra lorry maker chief Ronald Adams’ complaint against his prosecution over alleged corruption, Tatra’s spokesman Vladimir Bystrov told CTK.
He said Tatra was not surprised by the decision and believes that the police will investigate the case as soon as possible.
Ctnd….. http://praguemonitor.com/2012/09/06/state-attorney-rejects-tatra-ceos-complaint
Tatra is heading to Belgium! With an experience day!
Belgian and Northern France DAF dealer TurboTrucks & TurboParts invite you at their “Experience Days” held from september 20-23 at Domaine de Jaurieu in Mont-de-l’Enclus.
http://www.turbotrucks.eu/index.php/nl/24-extras/120-experience-days