German superfan travels to World Cup Russia on vintage tractor
Accompanied by his dog, Wirth told eyewitnesses he hoped to reach Moscow in 10 days' time, maybe even making a pitstop in Minsk.
The vintage 1936 tractor, which pulls a big trailer-van, goes at the speed of 30 kilometres an hour, eyewitness Sergey reported to Russia’s auto industry website Abw.by.
When crossing the Belarusian border on Thursday, Wirth was stopped by local transportation authorities, who, instead of giving Wirth a ticket, respectfully asked him to buy a BelToll ticket for the toll road.
“From what I gathered, the authorities themselves didn’t know how to react. After all, a tractor is not a car,” said Sergey.
Wirth has been very responsive to fans and readily agrees to get his photo taken next to the tractor.
