Second grade Sosnova Classic will take place over the weekend from 18 to 19 May 2024 at Driving Camp Sosnová in Českolipska. Over both days, visitors can view nearly 200 historic sports and touring cars, twenty-four formulas, 68 motorbikes and 16 sidecars.
The highlight was the joint celebration of the 50th anniversary of the unique Škoda 200 RS. The 180/200 RS Special was a racing car prototype derived from the 110 R, but receiving a more powerful two-liter engine, a Porsche gearbox, or a lower windshield and roof. There are only two 200 RS units and one 180 RS which weighs around 800 kilograms and reaches a maximum speed of up to 210 km/h on a straight road.
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The first sharp deployment of a dedicated Škoda vehicle took place on 1 June 1974, as part of the Škoda Rally in Mladá Boleslav. Two of the three prototypes will be on display at Sosnová.
Equestrian figures will also be present at the event. On Saturday, visitors can meet Oliver Solberg, a rising star of rally sports. But also his father Petter, the world champion, who will show off behind the wheel of the Škoda 200 RS.
On Sunday, spectators can look forward to signing autographs with Aleš Loprais, whose Dakar machine will also be on display. Part of the whole weekend is also a meeting of Škoda 1000 MB cars, of which fifty examples will be displayed. There will also be a large display of Mercedes, off-road vehicles and historic motorbikes.
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Sosnová Classic enjoys great audience interest.
Compared to last year, the exhibition area increased by ten thousand square meters. At the same time, last year was already very successful, 8,000 visitors came here, who watched 240 machines from six European countries in action. At that time, the event celebrated 120 years of the first documented motor racing in northern Bohemia, which took place in 1903 on the Česká Lípa – Doksy track.
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