Ilja Zachoval
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| Complete name: Ilja Zachoval |
| Birth date: ??.???.???? |
| Birth Place: unknown, unknown |
| Death date: 22.Jun.2008 |
| Death Place: Hořice na Šumavě, Czech Republic |
| Nationality: Czech Republic |
| Gender: male |
| Age at death: 57 |
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| Event date: 22.Jun.2008 |
| Series: historics |
| Race: 17. Česká Tourist Trophy |
| Event type: race |
| Country: Czech Republic |
| Venue: Hořice |
| Variant: - |
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| Role: sidecar pilot |
| Vehicle type: sidecar |
| Vehicle sub-type: sidecar |
| Vehicle brand/model: Jawa |
| Vehicle number: 21 |
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Notes:
Czech sidecar pilot Ilja Zachoval, aged 57 and his daughter Maruška Zachovalová, 27, who was riding in as passenger lost their lives during the 17th Czech Tourist Trophy classic sidecar race held at Gustava Havla Hořice road course. The accident occurred at about 12h15 on Sunday, 22 June 2008, on fourth lap of the six-lap race. Zachoval lost control of his machine in a corner where the speed was only 70 km/h fast, the sidecar went off the road and crashed into a tree. Despite all the trees were protected with straw bales, the impact was so hard that both pilot and passenger were killed at the scene.
After the accident the event was stopped and all further races were cancelled. More than 340 riders from central Europe, UK and New Zealand arrived to Hořice for the 17th edition of the Czech Tourist Trophy. 14 categories solo and two categories sidecars were scheduled for vintage motorcycles, from 21 to 22 June 2008.
Ilja Zachoval was an experienced rider and a well known figure in European classic motorcycle circus. He and his daughter Marie Zachovalová, more commonly known as Maruška, have planned to participate in the classic sidecar race at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.
This was the second fatal accident which happened in two years in the Czech Tourist Trophy held at Gustava Havla Hořice road course. In the 2007 edition of the event, one unnamed spectator was hit and killed by a vintage motorcycle.
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Sources:
- Website Hořice.org, page http://www.horice.org/cz/clanky/pri-nedelnim-zavodu-ceske-tourist-trophy-zemrel-otec-s-dcerou/ [S].
- Website LRT - Forum > De racehelden van weleer, thread "Horice ,Tsjechie classic TT", page http://www.limburgracingteam.nl/smf/index.php?topic=6648.msg382740#msg382740 [S].
- Website Biker.ie - Irish Biker's Discussion Forum > General > Racing and Trackdays, thread "road race in Horice (Czech republic)", page http://www.biker.ie/forum/showthread.php?p=635814 .
- Website 300 Zatáček, page http://www.300zatacek.cz/ .
- Website Motor Racing Circuits, by Daniel King, page http://the-fastlane.co.uk/racingcircuits/Czech/Horice.html .
- E-mail by Toon Sleegers, dated 02 October 2008, citing [S].
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