Miroslav Fousek
{{Infobox person
| name = Miroslav Fousek
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|6|23|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|8|22|1923|6|23|df=y}}
| death_place = Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
| occupation = Formula 3 driver, racecar driver
}}
Miroslav Fousek (23 June 1923 – 22 August 1993) was a Czech racecar driver who raced the Škoda 1100 OHC.
Life
Fousek was born on 23 June 1923. For almost 50 years, he worked in the Škoda Auto factory in Mladá Boleslav. He died on 22 August 1993 in Mladá Boleslav.{{cite web |title=Fousek, Miroslav, 1923-1993|url=https://ipac.svkkl.cz/arl-kl/cs/detail/?&idx=kl_us_auth*0283686|publisher=Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně|language=cs|access-date=2024-10-17}}
Career
= Championships =
Fousek won multiple championships including the 1968 Cup of Peace and Friendship,{{Cite web |title=Championship Tables - 1968 |url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F368_Tables.htm |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=the-fastlane.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Miroslav Fousek (CS)|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Miroslav-Fousek-CS.html |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=racingsportscars.com}} and the Eastern European Formula 3 Championship also in 1968.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-10 |title=ŠKODA Motorsport: Success Built on Tradition |url=https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/lifestyle/motorsport/skoda-motorsport-success-built-on-tradition/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |work=Škoda Storyboard}}
= Škoda 1100 OHC =
During several races Fousek drove the Škoda 1100 OHC, a specialty racecar designed by Škoda specifically for Fousek,https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/driving-skodas-rare-1958-prototype-racecar which he debuted in Mladá Boleslav in 1958 winning the race.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-01 |title=A Racing Car Born for Victory |url=https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/skoda-world/a-racing-car-born-for-victory/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |work=Škoda Storyboard}}
References
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