Hrdinkou týdne je Eliška Junková

The first Czech female racer who in 1928 drove her Bugatti in one of the most demanding car races in the world, the Sicilian Targa Florio, where she finished fifth. After the tragic death of her husband, car racer Čeněk Junek, she no longer actively raced but participated in organizing motor sports, for example, the construction of the Masaryk Circuit in Brno.

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