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Porsche 924 celebrates 50 years. The car that had to earn recognition

A model initially met with mixed feelings became one of the most significant cars in the brand’s history. Revisit its story and discover why it still wins the hearts of car enthusiasts.

Golf GTI celebrates 50 years. The car that created the hot hatch category

Originally, only 5 000 were to be built. Yet a modest project gave birth to a legend that has defined the true hot hatch for fifty years.

ČPP has Speed Festival’s back: how exhibitions are insured

Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna (ČPP) is a universal insurer offering comprehensive life and non-life insurance services. It currently manages 2.4 million policies and serves more than 1.3 million clients. ČPP celebrates 30 years in the market this year and ranks among the Czech Republic’s five largest insurers.

Forget socks. The perfect gift smells of petrol

Roaring engines, burnt tyres and powerful machines. Slevomat is one of the partners of this year’s festival of car culture and racing history. The Czech Republic’s largest experience portal offers hundreds of driving experiences for anyone wanting to enjoy this atmosphere first-hand, behind the wheel or as a passenger.

Vojtěch Hujňák at Speed Festival

Did you know that excellent handling in modern cars comes not only from adjusting dampers and springs, but also from precisely calibrating active chassis and powertrain systems that continually adapt to driving modes, driver inputs and road surfaces? This is the speciality of Vojtěch Hujňák, a calibration and test engineer at Porsche Engineering and founder of VoitechAcademy.com, a driver-education platform and online academy focused on vehicle dynamics and driving skills.

Vetráni na Truc: We have already sold 2500 cars!

“A bunch of ordinary people who will find your dream car on fair terms…” This is one brief way to describe Veteráni na Truc, now a stable and growing player in the classic-car world.

Speed Festival supports hospital clowns this year

The Chance 4 Children foundation has organised the clowns you know from hospital children’s wards, care homes and hospices since 1999. It is among the longest-running non-profit organisations in the Czech Republic and depends on donations from the public.

SIXTOL is the new partner of Speed Festival

When the centre of Česká Lípa becomes a motoring paradise on 13–14 September 2025, SIXTOL will be there too – the Czech brand of car accessories and tools. Speed Festival will offer a hundredth-of-a-second rally, an adventurous Picnic Race route and an evening Grand Prix: the ideal combination of emotion and technology, where SIXTOL will introduce itself to the wider public.

Portu Gallery will bring three beautiful pieces from its collections

Portu Gallery is a Czech online investment platform that allows small investors to share ownership of unique collectibles – for example art, classic cars, whisky or watches. It uses fractional investing: people buy shares in individual collections without having to own the entire item. The aim is investment appreciation over time with relatively low initial capital. The platform is part of the WOOD & Company group. Portu Gallery has operated on the market for five years and has subscribed more than 200 collectibles during that time – you can find more information at www.portu.gallery.cz or directly in the concours d’elegance area at Speed Festival, where a company representative will be happy to explain the details. We look forward to seeing you!

Autumn motorsport highlights on Nova Sport and Oneplay: F1 and MotoGP promise drama until the final lap

The end of summer and the following autumn months traditionally bring the current motorsport seasons to their climax. On Nova Sport and through Oneplay, viewers will be able to watch everything live and in recordings. The greatest attention will focus on the two most popular championships, Formula 1 and MotoGP, which promise exceptionally dramatic conclusions this year.

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