Aero 18 HP

1932

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The first Czechoslovak 1000 Mile race started in front of the Autoclub on Saturday 10 June 1933. On the following day, 31 of the 57 cars which started the race were classified. The fastest overall time was achieved by Ing. Petr Mucha, who with his 2-litre six-cylinder Praga Alfa went through the entire route at an average speed of almost 84 km/h.

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Small Aeros formed a significant part of automobiles that competed. In the lowest category up to 750 cc, the Aero 18 HP were peerless. They differed from the car exhibited here, which is the standard edition, only by the volume of their cylinders, which was increased to the limit of their class. Of the nine that started the race, seven finished.

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The fastest of those, with drivers Jiří Pohl and František Holoubek, achieved an average speed of 72.4 km/h and ended eighteenth in overall classification.

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Sports car with a water-cooled two-stroke two-cylinder engine located lengthwise behind the front axle and with rear-wheel drive. Engine displacement 662 cc, output 13.2 kW (18 hp), maximum speed 85 km/h. Producer: Aero - továrna letadel, Dr. Kabeš, Prague. This car was loaned by Mr Michal Fiala.

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In the first year of the race, the volume categories started one hour apart. The first to start, at noon, were nine Aero 18 HP cars, which formed the lowest category of up to 750 cc. In following years, all categories started at the same time.
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Jiří Pohl and František Holoubek with their Aero 18 HP at the finishing line of 1933 Czechoslovak 1000 Mile. Jiří was a brother of Zdeněk Pohl, one of the most important Czechoslovak racing drivers of the interwar era.