ROUTE

Countries and important cities on the way

WHY ROBOT EXPEDITION?

ROBOT is a Czech brand of hand-made watches that brings to life the famous stories of Czechoslovak industry in the 20th century. The Minor racing car, an icon of motorsport, inspired the brand‘s eponymous watch model. The first aerodynamic mass-produced passenger car in the world – the Tatra 77, influenced the design and name of the Aerodynamic model.
The highly successful training jet Albatros, developed in the second oldest aviation factory Aero Vodochody, then gave the name to the first pilot‘s watch ROBOT.

The word „robot“ originates from the Czech Republic, first introduced by the writer Karel Čapek in his 1920 play R.U.R., where it referred to artificial beings created to perform human labor. This term, now a global symbol of technological innovation, served as the inspiration for our brand name.

VEHICLES AND CREWS

The cars that will start the expedition will be at least 45 years old, i.e. manufactured before 1980. With reference to the tradition and cooperation of both nations, we prefer Czech (Czechoslovakian) and Japanese-made cars, but cars of other brands will also be able to participate.

START LIST

• starting number 1 – Zajíček Josef, Běhal Robin ROBOT Tatra 603, 1959
• starting number 2 – Pešák Lubomír, Uher Ivan, VETERÁN ARENA, Toyota Celica ST, 1977
• starting number 3 – Tůma Ivo, Toman Radek, BADGER, Škoda Octavia, 1961
• starting number 4 – Krejčí jr. Alois, Krejčí Alois, ITAREG, Škoda Octavia, 1962
• starting number 5 – Drbohlav Jan, Dědek Václav, GENX130, Škoda 100, 1973
• starting number 6 – Kuchár Miroslav, Koščo Mikuláš, VYCHODŇARE, Škoda 120, 1980
• starting number 7 – Dalibor Šebek, Martin Novotný, BIG FISH, Ford Mustang Hard top, 1966

The cars will be accompanied by a service car under the guidance of experienced mechanic Valdemar Vašenda.