After finishing 14th in Stage 11, Kolomy has to leave place 1+2 to Kamaz.
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Kolomy drops to 3rd overall behind two Kamaz trucks
January 17th, 2013
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Loprais comments on Stage 11
January 17th, 2013
17.1.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Interruption of 11th stage and charmed Fiambalá
It is unusual that nothing happens in Fiambalá, the 11th stage canceled after first CP due to weather and drivers safety.
Before yesterdays start of the eleventh stage we wrote about Fiambalá as unexpectable that nothing will happen there. Last year the competitors had problems with weather [...]
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Former Czech defence minister to be charged with corruption
January 17th, 2013
Ostrava, North Moravia, Jan 16 (CTK) -
Dusan Taborsky, the attorney supervising the investigation of the dubious purchase of Tatra lorries for the Czech army, yesterday said he will file corruption charges against former defence minister Martin Bartak and MPI Group armament firm’s owner Michal Smrz later in January.
The anti-corruption police have closed the investigation of [...]
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Rain stops Dakar stage 11, Kolomy experiences problems
January 16th, 2013
Although the 11th special was again affected by the weather, American Kurt Caselli obtained a 2nd stage victory on the Dakar, whilst general standings leader Cyril Despres further increased his lead. In the car race, the special was stopped after only 53 km, following flash flooding that prevented the competitors from crossing a river on [...]
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Aviationart
January 16th, 2013
Vladimir Urbanek has readied a new drawing artwork about the 87 of Zikmund & Hanzelka travellers accopanied by the long distance and record aircraft Tatra T.101
Aviationart.cz
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Loprais 7th in Stage 10 after puncture
January 16th, 2013
16.1.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Defect stopped the victory race in the tenth stage
The wind stages are changed by the fast ones, the tenth lead trough forrest areas into the desolated places. It was one of the stages with profile more like a classic rally than like a Dakar. The amount of the kilometres checked the drivers [...]
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Loprais comment on his win in the 9th stage
January 15th, 2013
15.1.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
The first stage victory!
“When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we don’t need to be always happy.” Oscar Wilde
After unplanned but deserved rest the Dakar Rally swung to the second half. Different routes for trucks and other categories, challenging and fast ways, rocky and stony ground [...]
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Loprais wins 9th stage by a whisker
January 14th, 2013
Unlike in other stages, the trucks started ahead of the cars and bikes, having a different route. 8 kilometres into today’s special, Gerard de Rooy’s Iveco was been hit by turbo problems , sending a “stop” signal. After 15 minutes, he was joined briefly by teammate Miki Biasion, who then left without his team leader. [...]
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Sunday=restday, Loprais comments on the Rooij/Kolomy/Loprais irritations. Video in English
January 13th, 2013
13.1.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Unscheduled Saturday off instead of the eight stage. In the air were reports of protests.
Yesterday had trucks in the Dakar Rally unplanned day off. This happened due to the late arrival of accompanying cars after the seventh stage and also due to heavy rain. So yesterday they all [...]
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TFI Tatra Rally 2013 held in Berlin!
January 12th, 2013
Still winter, but the Tatra rally season starts soon.
The annual TFI rally will be held in Berlin this year on its traditional Ascension weekend.
http://www.tatraclub.at/
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