Definitely take cash, to both Pardubice and Prague, otherwise you will go hungry and thirsty.
Having been to several Golden Helmet weekends plus the Tomicek meeting, vendors that offer card payments are pretty much non existent, whereas of course all vendors take cash.
In Pardubice, teenage boys and girls bring beers and other drinks to your seats, which must be paid for in cash.
Whilst debit and credit cards are widely accepted in bricks and mortar shops in the Czech Republic, they are a rarity at speedway tracks in the Czech Republic.
If you haven’t already, watch “Prague Honest Guide” on YouTube, a new episode every Sunday for about 10 years.
“Real Prague Guides” on YouTube is also worth a watch.