A diehard fan of the German Football team, Hubert Wirth, is traveling to Russia for the World Cup on a vintage tractor.
Wirth, 70, is undertaking this lengthy road trip from his hometown Pforzheim, Germany, to Moscow.
![Soccer fan from Pforzheim, Germany, Hubert Wirth, 70, with his dog Hexe, drives his tractor with a trailer to attend the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia near the village of Yasen, Belarus June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko](https://jetsanza.com/js-content/uploads/2018/06/tractor.jpg)
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.
![Soccer fan from Pforzheim, Germany, Hubert Wirth, 70, with his dog Hexe, drives his tractor with a trailer to attend the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia near the village of Yasen, Belarus June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko](https://jetsanza.com/js-content/uploads/2018/06/tractor_2.jpg)
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.
![Soccer fan from Pforzheim, Germany, Hubert Wirth, 70, with his dog Hexe, drives his tractor with a trailer to attend the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia near the village of Yasen, Belarus June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko](https://jetsanza.com/js-content/uploads/2018/06/tractor_3.jpg)
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