N°762 Classic ENJOY MOTORSPORT

JAN VINS

(cze)

Aficiones

Autocross, American sports cars

Sponsors

Truck Trailers servis, Enjoy Motorsport, E.M.T.

First participation

Czech Autocross series

Interview

“We want to learn something new”

Jan Vins and Tomas Hovorka will be one of three all-Czech crews taking part in this year’s Dakar Classic, alongside Ondrej Klymciw/Josef Broz (Skoda LR130) and Barbora Holicka/Lucie Engova (Citroën 2CV). Like Barbora and Lucie, they are preparing to discover the world’s biggest rally for the first time, although they do have plenty of motorsport experience. Driver Jan is a regular on the Czech autocross circuit, while co-driver Tomas spent over a decade working as a chief mechanic for the Skoda Motorsport team, supporting top professional rally drivers Andreas Mikkelsen (the reigning WRC-2 champion, and winner of three WRC events), Pontus Tidemand (the 2017 WRC-2 champion) and Jan Kopecky (the 2018 WRC-2 champion and 2013 ERC champion). Tomas also works at a technical car school in his hometown of Novy Bydzov and is excited to be showing his students what can be achieved in motorsport. Jan and Tomas have no particular ambitions for Dakar Classic, in which they have entered a 1996 Mitsubishi Pajero with a three-litre, six-cylinder engine. As their team name suggests, the duo simply wish to enjoy the experience of Dakar 2024 and make it safely through to the finish line.


J.V.: “I've been driving in the Czech autocross series every year for a long time now, in the Special 4x4 class. Tomas and I have known each other for several years on the motorsport scene and we agreed that we wanted to go further, so we entered Dakar Classic! We are coming with a Mitsubishi Pajero, because I like the driving characteristics and the car suits us. The Dakar is a big challenge for us. We want to learn something new and especially finish the whole rally.”

T.H.: “I've been involved in motorsport all my life, mostly as a mechanic or technician. For over 10 years I worked at Skoda Motorsport as a chief mechanic and car technician for the rally drivers Andreas Mikkelsen, Pontus Tidemand and Jan Kopecky. Participating in the Dakar is a dream come true for me, and a chance to show students from our school what can be achieved in the automotive field. Our main goal in Dakar Classic is to enjoy the whole rally. We hope our Pajero will bring us to the finish line without any mechanical failures, but we're not too fussed about getting a result.”

Vehículo

ENJOY MOTORSPORT

MITSUBISHI PAJERO
ENJOY MOTORSPORT

  • MITSUBISHI
  • PAJERO
  • Enjoy Motorsport Z.S.
  • Enjoy Motorsport Z.S.
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Clasificación 2024

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