16.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Karel Loprais is happy about the golden tenth stage and adds that there is no recipe for fesh-fesh.
After yesterday’s tenth stage of the Dakar competition we again asked a few questions Karel Loprais, the truck legend, who won the toughest race in the world for six times.
Have you [...]
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Karel Loprais comments on Ales Loprais’ stage victory
January 16th, 2014
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Yes, Loprais!
January 16th, 2014
16.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
The tenth stage brought gold!
At the beginning of the Dakar adventure dedicated Aleš Loprais the imaginary silver for the second place in the opening stage to his new-born son Alex. Then he added a bronze in the third stage from San Rafael to San Juan and the collection [...]
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Loprais doing well in Stage 10; eventually wins stage!
January 15th, 2014
Andrey Karginov (Kamaz) and Aleš Loprais (Tatra) continue their no-holds-barred duel, with the Russian beating the Czech by a single second at the checkpoint. Gerard de Rooy lies in third place, 4′28″ back.
Andrey Karginov (Kamaz) and Aleš Loprais (Tatra) continue their no-holds-barred duel in Stage 10, with the Russian beating the Czech by a single [...]
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Today’s Dakar truck models: COE’s or long noses?
January 15th, 2014
15.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Tweaks and attractions of the Dakar
One Dakar, two different routes
For many years the organizers of the Dakar tried to adapt the route of stages to the South American open terrain to enable all racers from all categories to race the route that precise fits the particular category. [...]
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Best Dakar photo so far
January 15th, 2014
Loprais during Stage 8. Note missing front screen; it just popped out.
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Loprais too nervous?
January 15th, 2014
According to Belgian Serge Bruynkens, Loprais’ navigator, his driver is too nervous and out of form this year. He somehow isn’t the person he was in the past. Further, Buynkens said that Loprais seems too be deaf for his advises.
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DAKAR 2014 Lange tijd konden de Tsjech Ales Loprais en Serge Bruynkens met hun [...]
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Loprais comments on stage 9
January 15th, 2014
15.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
The ninth stage with the descent before finish brought us the fifth place
After the Monday’s eighth stage, in which had Aleš Loprais blessing in disguise, because last ten kilometres he ran with a damaged cooler, yesterday gave all participants of the Dakar really hard adventure the finish [...]
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Stage 9
January 14th, 2014
The 2014 Dakar will reach its most northern point in Iquique, where the competitors will see the ocean for the first time this year. Above all, the drivers and teams will discover the Atacama Dunes again after a first part of a special stage which will be rather tedious. Dune specialists will be in command [...]
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Kolomy retires due to micro cracks in front axle
January 14th, 2014
“The decision was extremely hard and took several hours but eventually the whole team agreed on it. We have all done the maximum. We have tried to find an alternative solution to the last moment but in the end we are forced to announce, with heartbreaking sorrow, that our this year ´s participation in the [...]
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Artur Ardavichus finished 8 th stage
January 14th, 2014
With his truck just finished in time after his crash, Artur Ardavičus lost 1 hour and 24 seconds in the 8th stage and finished twenty-eighth place. He was slow is he lacked 4×4 drive. Overall, he is now twenty-third.
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