BRATISLAVA MOTOR CITY: BEHIND THE SCENES
EVENTS AT THE SLOVAkIA RING IN 2018
TEXT BY AJDA BORAK PHOTO CREDIT SLOVAKIA RING
The Slovakia Ring is becoming an important host to world motorsport events This year’s upcoming events at the Slovakia Ring that motorsport lovers should not miss begin next month and are scheduled throughout the year. This year’s top two events are the OMV MaxxMotion Truck Race of Slovakia, held from 13-15 June and the OMV MaxxMotion Slovak Grand Prix of the Slovak Republic, from 15-19 August. The first event is a “whole week of trucks” and is one of the most popular international
motorsport events as well as being one of the best attended championships in Europe. The second event is the most traditional special road car circuit event and is regarded as one of the top events of the entire motorsport season. Miro Konôpka, Štofi Rosina, as well as other stars from neighbouring countries, fight it out for valuable trophies every year, including the ESET V4 Group Trophy and the FIA Central European Zone Trophy (FIA CEZ). Both events feature varied accompanying programmes throughout the day.
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Rallycross is on the rise and has gradually been gaining greater public attention since the introduction of the FIA World Fx Championship which will be held on 24-25 March. The Slovak ring will host the Central European Zone Championship in March and October. There will also be two cycling races, the Visegrad 4 Bicycle race GP Slovakia (31 March) and the Slovakia Ring Cycling Race (27-28 June). The latter is an endurance cycling event for amateurs as well as for professionals where a
