Grobnik Auto Track Day osnovan je od zaljubljenika u automobila i brzu vožnju. Želja je bila spojiti strast za brzom vožnjom  bez ograničenja, a opet omogućiti sigurnu vožnju.

Te svakako istražiti gdje su vaše granice i granice vaših automobila.

Juriti Grobnikom, nekada se moglo samo u trkaćem automobilu, a to je bilo prilično skupo.

Grobnik Auto Track Day omogućuje Vam da svojim svakodnevnim prerađenim cestovnim automobilom osjetite šarm vožnje po pravoj trkaćoj pisti.

Na ovaj način pokušava se  svima približiti auto sport na puno jeftiniji način.

Vedran Kotromanović , Seat Leon Cupra

In 1992, Lamborghini supplied engines to Minardi, a perennial backmarker in F1. The car, which didn't perform all that great, has been sitting for ages, but now it's drivable again. Lamborghini's Polo Storieco division took the time to restore one of the M191Bs, bringing it to race-ready condition. Driven by Gianni Morbidelli and Christian Fittipaldi in-period, chassis #003 performed flawlessly in a 20-lap shakedown, and is said to deliver the original 700 horsepower from its LE3512 Lamborghini V12 engine.



According to Lamborghini, the seven-month long restoration was assisted by former Lamborghini F1 engineering personnel who were present during the company's original foray into the sport in the '90s, which is pretty damn cool. The fire extinguishers, seat belts, ECU, fuel tank, and tires were replaced, while other components—like the engine—were restored to like-new condition. The car, which spent the previous 26 years of its life in storage and on display in Lamborghini's museum, is set to start competing in historic F1 events. Maybe the curators ran out of room, and they came up with this as an idea to make more space.



Though Lamborghini says F1 legend Ayrton Senna was impressed with the car's abilities in-period, it only finished one out of the four Grands Prix it raced in 1992, in 11th place during the Spanish Grand Prix. After that, it was replaced by the M192, which used the same Lamborghini V12 engine. That car performed nearly as badly, with a best finish of 8th place.

Hyundai will not only be visible on the Hertha BSC jersey but will also feature on the club’s LED perimeter and hospitality branding at home matches. The deal will allow them access to men’s first-team talent, as well as media and digital content rights. They will also provide a significant number of cars to support the club’s operations and showcase the Hyundai model range.

This latest announcement extends Hyundai’s long-standing presence in football at the highest level, having been continuously engaged in national and international competitions for the last 20 years.

Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, Vice President Marketing & Product at Hyundai Motor Europe, said:
“Hertha BSC is a very successful club with a passionate fan base and a challenging spirit that matches well with Hyundai. Our new partnership will enable us to increase our visibility amongst millions of fans in Germany and worldwide, while also allowing us to create new opportunities for Hertha BSC fans and customers throughout the season. It is also very fitting for Hyundai to have such a partnership in Germany, where we have already established a significant operational presence including facilities for design, R&D, motorsport and sales and marketing.”

Ingo Schiller, managing director at Hertha BSC, says: “We are very pleased about the new partnership and also proud to be part of the new sponsoring strategy by Hyundai in Europe in the upcoming years, seeing Hertha BSC alongside top clubs like Chelsea FC and Atlético de Madrid.”

Hyundai has been a FIFA Top Partner since 1999, was engaged with UEFA for 18 years to 2017, and remains heavily involved with national teams as well as individual clubs in many countries, including Olympique Lyonnais in France and, from next season, Chelsea FC in the UK and Club Atlético de Madrid in Spain.

Among other operations, the brand has set up in Germany the Hyundai Motor Europe Headquarters, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre, Hyundai Design Centre Europe, the global headquarters of Hyundai Motorsport, and its own dedicated test centre next to the world-famous Nürburgring circuit.

Event: 04 Zandvoort
Session: Race 2
Track: Circuit Zandvoort / NL
Pole position: Daniel Ticktum (Motopark)
Race winner: Ralf Aron (PREMA Theodore Racing)
Weather: sunny, 22.0 °C

For Ralf Aron (PREMA Theodore Racing), today at Zandvoort was a perfect day: after victory in the tenth race of the season in the morning, the Estonian also won the eleventh race of the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship in the afternoon. At the 4.307 kilometres long former Formula 1 track on the North Sea coast, Marcus Armstrong (PREMA Theodore Racing) and Guanyu Zhou (PREMA Theodore Racing) claimed second and third place respectively. With his result, Aron moved up into second of the drivers’ standings, he is currently 4.5 points down on Armstrong, who remains the championship leader. 

Daniel Ticktum (Motopark) started from pole position, but he was unable to convert this into the race lead. The Brit raced towards the first corner alongside Ralf Aron and Mick Schumacher (PREMA Theodore Racing), but it was Aron who ended up in first place. Ticktum slotted into second place while Schumacher’s race came to an untimely end in the gravel trap after contact with the Red Bull junior driver. As Enaam Ahmed (Hitech Bullfrog GP), Ben Hingeley (Hitech Bullfrog GP) and Ameya Vaidyanathan (Carlin) also retired after collisions on the opening lap, race control sent the safety car out.

After the restart, Aron remained at the front of the field. Armstrong and Zhou attacked second-placed Ticktum, who then dropped back to fourth as a result. Eleven laps later, Ticktum then also lost fourth place to Alex Palou (Hitech Bullfrog GP) and another position when Ferdinand Habsburg (Carlin) went past. Thus, the Brit eventually took the chequered flag in sixth place.

Ahead of Ticktum, race winner Aron, second-placed Armstrong, Zhou in third and Palou and Habsburg crossed the finish line. Robert Shvartzman (PREMA Theodore Racing), Jüri Vips (Motopark), Fabio Scherer (Motopark) and Marino Sato (Motopark) rounded out the top ten. Ferrari-backed Armstrong received the prize for the best rookie in the field.

Ralf Aron (PREMA Theodore Racing): “I knew that I would need a really good start and thus, I was able to put Daniel under pressure straight away. There was slight contact between our cars, but that turned out to be no problem in the following laps. At the restart, I kept cool and I was happy to see my two teammates Marcus and Guanyu overtake Daniel. This repeated clean sweep of the podium for the Prema drivers shows that the team is working very well.”

Marcus Armstrong (PREMA Theodore Racing): “For me, the race included quite some action. The duel with Dan reminded me of our accident at Budapest: I have learned from that. My goal was to score maximum points today, because I am only second to last on the grid for tomorrow, so scoring more points then will be rather difficult.”

Guanyu Zhou (PREMA Theodore Racing): “It was an interesting race. My start was good and the restart after the safety car wasn’t too bad either. Thus, I was also able to overtake Daniel. After that, I tried to drive as consistently as possible and adapt my driving style to ensure that the tyres wouldn’t degrade to much.”

Event: 04 Zandvoort
Session: Race 3
Track: Circuit Zandvoort / NL
Pole position: Daniel Ticktum (Motopark)
Race winner: Nikita Troitckii (Carlin)
Weather: sunny, 25.6 °C

The twelfth race of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship season produced the maiden victory for Nikita Troitckii (Carlin). Guanyu Zhou (PREMA Theodore Racing) and Jehan Daruvala (Carlin) came second and third at the 4.307 kilometres long Circuit Zandvoort. Rookie driver Marcus Armstrong (PREMA Theodore Racing), who finished 16th in the race, remains in the lead of the drivers’ standings.

At the start, Daniel Ticktum (Motopark) moved up into the lead, but the Brit had jumped the start. Behind him, Nikita Troitckii and Guanyu Zhou battled for second with the Russian having the upper hand. After Ben Hingeley (Hitech Bullfrog GP) retired in the gravel trap, the safety car came out. Soon after the restart, Ticktum was given a drive-through penalty for his jump start, he went on to park his car in the pit lane one lap later.

Meanwhile, Troitckii led an FIA Formula 3 European Championship race for the first time in his career, followed by Zhou, Jehan Daruvala and Marino Sato (Motopark). After Julian Hanses (ma-con) had crashed his car into the barriers, the safety car came out for the second time followed by a red flag shortly after that. The race was called and thus, Troitckii celebrated his maiden victory in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Zhou and Daruvala joined in the podium celebrations in second and third place, followed by Sato, Fabio Scherer (Motopark), Alex Palou (Hitech Bullfrog GP), Ferdinand Habsburg (Carlin), Jonathan Aberdein (Motopark), Artem Petrov (Van Amersfoort Racing) and Enaam Ahmed (Hitech Bullfrog GP). For Petrov, racing for the only Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing, these were his first FIA Formula 3 European Championship points.

The next race weekend will take place in a fortnight at the legendary Belgian Formula 1 track of Spa-Francorchamps.

Nikita Troitckii (Carlin): “My maiden victory in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship is a really great feeling. I think that we have deserved this victory because we are working really hard as a team. I had a good start and I was able to move up into second place. Then, I put race leader Daniel Ticktum under pressure until he headed into the pit lane because of his drive-through penalty. After that, I was in the lead. My car was great, so that I was even able to pull a slight gap to Guanyu.”

Guanyu Zhou (PREMA Theodore Racing): “At the start, I didn’t want to take maximum risk, so Nikita slotted in in front of me. For me, this race was mainly about scoring as many points as possible. Initially, I was having some issues with the tyres, but things got better as the race went on. At the restart, I tried to attack Nikita, but it wasn’t enough for me.”

Jehan Daruvala (Carlin): “I am delighted that we are here on the podium with two Carlin drivers. This shows that we are on the right way. We have found a couple of things here, so that I am hoping for a better second half of the season. Nikita drove really well here, but my race wasn’t too bad either. At the start, I was able to make up positions and I ended up on the podium thanks to Daniel Ticktum’s penalty.”

English weekends in DTM. Some four weeks prior to the race meeting at Brands Hatch, DTM made its debut appearance as series at the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed. At the 25th anniversary of the motor-sport spectacle on the premises of Goodwood House, Frank Biela (Audi RS5 DTM) and Ricky Collard (BMW M4 DTM) wowed the crowds on all the three days.

“Goodwood is just legendary,” said Frank Biela, the 1991 DTM Champion, “It’s great that I once again had the chance of being a part of it. The British fans are true petrol heads and got crazy about the spectacular DTM cars.” For Biela, the weekend was a kind of a class reunion as he met several old DTM companions, such as Klaus Ludwig, Bernd Schneider, Tom Kristensen, Emanuelle Pirro, Steve Soper and Prince Leopold of Bavaria. Since his first Le Mans win in 2000, Biela regularly made the trip to Goodwood. For 21-year old Englishman Collard, however, it was the first Goodwood appearance. “A mega weekend,” beamed the BMW Motorsport Junior and DTM reserve driver. “Just great that I could participate in the event with such a fantastic car.”

While the atmosphere in brilliant sunshine was extremely relaxed, the 1.86-kilometre hill-climb track demanded maximum concentration from the drivers. “We are doing just demo runs,” admits Biela, “But as soon as you are wearing your helmet you want to really go for it. And doing so can be somewhat risky as we have got just bales of straw and no run-off areas. The line between hero and zero is extremely narrow, here.” Collard also appreciates the unique character of Goodwood’s hill-climb track although it was his first appearance in the event. “Just unique and old-school – a mix I really like.”

For the British motor-racing enthusiasts, the DTM appearance in Goodwood represented the perfect opportunity to get in the right mood for the DTM weekend at Brands Hatch (11th and 12th August). “I think that we provided the crowds along the track a great show,” said Collard. Biela added: “I’m convinced that many of them don’t want to miss the chance of witnessing the DTM cars racing at Brands Hatch’s GP circuit.”