Jaromír Čížek

Jaromír Čížek was a Czech motocross and enduro racer, born on 13 March 1927 and died on 20 September 2003. He competed in the FIM European Motocross Championships between 1957 and 1962, most prominently as a member of the Jawa factory racing team, and won the 1958 250cc European Motocross Championship. He began riding at thirteen during the Second World War, won local races by 1947 and earned a place on the Jawa factory team in 1952, initially focusing on enduro. He won the first of four consecutive 250cc Czech Motocross Championships in 1954 and eventually became an eight-time national champion. He made his international debut at thirty and won thirteen Grand Prix in the world championships era. After his racing career he became one of the pioneers of autocross racing in Czechoslovakia.