9.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
The fourth stage and further purgatory
Aleš Loprais started to the fourth stage from the third position after the Russian Alex Karginov and De Rooy from the Netherlands. But at the first waypoint of the marathon stage was Aleš recorded on the eighth place. However Aleš battled to the [...]
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Loprais comments on stage 4
January 9th, 2014
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Stage 4: San Juan-Chilectico
January 9th, 2014
The best special in two or three years!
It was terrific! A terrific special, I think it’s the best one we’ve had in two or three years. We saw from the beginning that Karginov was too fast and we couldn’t keep up with him, so we decided to drive at our own pace, without taking any [...]
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Interview with Karel Loprais
January 8th, 2014
8.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
How does it see Karel Loprais this year?
Monsieur Dakar, as is Karel Loprais called thanks to his six victories in the Dakar Rally, watches this year’s 36th Dakar Rally from home. What does the Dakar legend say about performance of his nephew Aleš?
Aleš was on the second place [...]
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Loprais comments on stage 3
January 8th, 2014
8.1.2014
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Bronze in the third stage and climbing to the three thousands meters
After Monday’s second stage, in which the team had to deal with inconveniences such as absence of 4×4 dust and punched windscreen, it was hard to put together technique and prepare for the next stage at [...]
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Dakar Stage 3: San Rafael-San Juan (reduced length)
January 7th, 2014
The motorcycles and quads will start at km 130 of the special.
The finish of the car/truck special has been moved to just after km 222 of the original course, yielding a new stage length of 240 km
The competitors of the 2014 Dakar will experience their first taste of the mountains by passing through the Pre-Andes. [...]
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Dakar Team Holland out? No!
January 7th, 2014
The Dutch Dakar Team Holland, driving the only Tatra Phoenix in the Dakar, finished 33rd in the first stage, but is still missing in the rankings of the 2nd stage. Their website http://www.dakarteamholland.nl/ hasn’t said anything about their fate until now, so the wondering has started. The team suffered from large problems the last year. [...]
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Tomas Vratny
January 7th, 2014
Tomas Vratny on his way to 36th place in the 2nd stage
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Loprais looking back on stage 2
January 7th, 2014
The second stage in dust and without 4×4 dust and windscreen
Aleš Loprais continued the Dakar Rally encouraged by the success in the first stage, which he finished with the Queen 69 on the second place.
Aleš Loprais continued the Dakar Rally encouraged by the success in the first stage, which he finished with the Queen [...]
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De Rooy winner of 2nd stage after his time was corrected by the Dakar organization
January 7th, 2014
Dutchman Gerard de Rooy is now the winner of yesterday’s stage and overall leader in the truck class. By helping the crashed Mardeev yesterday, he lost 23 minutes and his appeal to be compensayed, was granted by the organisation. Kolomy finished 5th, 23 min adrift, Loprais 14th, 45 min adrift due to his cracked front [...]
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OVERALL RANKINGS AFTER STAGE 2
January 7th, 2014
Pos.
N°
Name
Mark
Time
variation
Penalty
508
VAN VLIET (NLD)
PRONK (NLD)
KLEIN (DEU)
MAN
07:00:39
-
-
545
SHIBALOV (RUS)
AMATYCH (RUS)
KHISAMIEV (RUS)
KAMAZ
07:05:34
00:04:55
-
501
DE ROOY (NLD)
COLSOUL (BEL)
RODEWALD (NLD)
IVECO
07:09:14
00:08:35
-
500
NIKOLAEV (RUS)
YAKOVLEV (RUS)
RYBAKOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
07:13:09
00:12:30
-
507
STACEY (NLD)
RUF (DEU)
DER KINDEREN (NLD)
IVECO
07:16:01
00:15:22
-
504
LOPRAIS (CZE)
BRUYNKENS (BEL)
PUSTEJOVSKY (CZE)
TATRA
07:30:28
00:29:49
-
502
KOLOMY (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
TATRA
07:44:32
00:43:53
-
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