In the first part of the reality show, moderated by actor Vojta Kotek, a dozen skilled women and men were drawn into two six-member teams – red and blue – to meet the jury’s assignments within six hours.
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It has two permanent members, architect Kamila Douděrová, architect, director and set designer Šimon Caban and one guest. For the first time, he was a car racer and former Formula 1 driver Tomáš Enge, whose profession determined the form of the first task: building a go-kart.
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“She should drive. Fast! And of course it should also be pretty, “Tomáš calculated, imagining the go-kart of his dreams.
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Many designs and only one go-kart
Although each competitor had a vision of what the right go-kart should look like, the teams had to agree on a joint work.
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The Blues decided to take the path of a classic rectangle-shaped car, which will fit well in corners, with the engine located at the rear and a construction like old cars, with a national accent, ie in the design of our flag.
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The Reds agreed that their go-kart would have a simple chassis welded from steel and a veteran design with a few eccentric elements.
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Fight for the best parts
After creating the go-kart design, both teams moved to the warehouse. Here she had twenty minutes to assemble all the necessary components to make her go-kart.
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The Reds moved more predatory, so they took the best material to their workshop. They were very happy especially with the axle with big wheels.
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Poorly welded axle
When the alarm signaled the start of the six-hour limit countdown, everyone set to work. The gentlemen took up the work with the metal, while the women carefully upholstered and chiseled the details.
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“Welding was a huge experience for me, just because I worked with a machine I had never worked with before,” said Míra of the Blue team. And even though it was a premiere, they were finished with the chassis before the reds.
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They “managed” to weld the axle badly, so the wheels would turn to the other side before the steering wheel spins. Fortunately, the most experienced member of the team, Michal, noticed this in time, and soon everything was corrected again.
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“Michal must have had everything in his head and he was such a guru of ours. He knew what he wanted from us and what we should create, “Vendula praised the crisis management that Michal took on when they got stuck in the chassis and the ladies had nothing to do.
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Too many ideas
In the Blue team, on the other hand, it was like a hive, working hard on the details, even though some members were not very happy with the work of their colleagues.
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Lex was bothered by striking design flaws, and Roman was unable to accept disproportionateness, ugly design, exaggerated embellishment from the beginning. According to him, the wings in particular were useless and cost the whole team an extra hour and a half.
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“The problem arose at the beginning, when we all tried to enforce their proposal – and then this mess came out of it,” Ivana thought (she was the one who pushed through her wings). And Lexa added, “We’ve repaid all the ideas that came to the table.”
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The reds also struggled with form and appearance, but rather in small details, for example, they redesigned the steering wheel at the last moment, so that they finally learned from the jury of Simon that one nice one – and above all already finished – was in stock. Another snag was the anchoring of the seat, which the ladies had not thought about before, so there was no other way than to take the cover off again.
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Red Ram and Blue Eagle
Despite all the minor or major obstacles, both teams finally bravely dealt with their task and appeared with the result of their work before the jury.
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Michal introduced a red go-kart called Aries, whose skull dominates the front hood, and calculated its advantages: “It has a powerful engine, it has a handbrake in case you need to brake, a helmet must not be missing in the mandatory equipment. It also has a dashboard. ”
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This was followed by a presentation of the Blue Eagle go-kart, which was taken over by Gábina: “It is a racing go-kart in the colors and shape of the flag, which is repeated on the helmet. It’s a completely safe machine with protective sides. “
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She also reminded the jurors not to miss their attention to the blue backlight of the car and the storage space that had been created between the wings.
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The jury’s verdict
While Kamila and Šimon evaluated the appearance, technical parameters and driving characteristics, Tomáš Enge tried it on his own. When deciding, he appreciated that the red car was driving a little faster.
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Architect Kamila appreciated the modest design and hidden wit on the red team’s go-karts, as opposed to the first-rate motivation for depicting the Czech flag.
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“For me, the go-kart is a red go-kart,” Simon said at the end of the jury’s decision.
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You can watch the Dream Team – Workshop Masters show every Monday at 20:15 on Prima.
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Poll
Which go-kart do you like better?
A total of 93 readers voted.
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Pepy Libický’s handyman’s tip for do-it-yourselfers – beginners
As boys, we built a simple go-kart made of wood, which was made of a few planks and wheels from a stroller. It was actually just a cart because there was no engine.
Today, there are other options, you can order the entire kit on the Internet, which includes wheels, axles and electric drive – and then all you have to do is make a chassis. You can easily assemble it from metal or wood. There are again a number of instructions on the Internet. If you want the smell of gasoline and the sound of the engine, the electric motor is an ideal choice, and it is also environmentally friendly.
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