More than ever, Dmitry Sotnikov appears to be a candidate for overall triumph. The Kamaz driver enjoyed a second victory between Bisha and Wadi Ad-Dawasir by beating Mardeev and Viazovich to consolidate his lead in the general standings.“It was a rather long stage, but the second part was really fast. The beginning part was complicated [...]
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Dakar 2021 Stage2
January 5th, 2021
Dakar 2021 Stage1 + videos
January 4th, 2021
VIDEO: https://www.dakar.com/en/stage-1/truck
VIDEO: https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=775129963084341&_rdr
VIDEO Loprais: https://www.facebook.com/AlesLopraisDakarLive/videos/748615619406929
POS.
N°
EXP.
DRIVE-TEAM
MARK-MODEL
TIME
VARIATION
PENALITY
1
507
(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV
(RUS) RUSLAN AKHMADEEV
(RUS) ILGIZ AKHMETZIANOV
KAMAZ – MASTER
03H 16′ 47”
2
504
(CZE) ALES LOPRAIS
(CZE) PETR POKORA
(ARE) KHALID ALKENDI
INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA
03H 24′ 47”
+ 00H 08′ 00”
3
501
(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV
(RUS) DMITRII NIKITIN
(RUS) IVAN TATARINOV
KAMAZ – MASTER
03H 24′ 59”
+ 00H 08′ 12”
4
502
(BLR) SIARHEI VIAZOVICH
(BLR) PAVEL HARANIN
(BLR) ANTON ZAPAROSHCHANKA
MAZ-SPORTAUTO
03H 28′ 01”
+ 00H 11′ 14”
5
503
(CZE) MARTIN MACIK
(CZE) FRANTISEK TOMASEK
(CZE) [...]
The Dakar 2021 & Tatra competitors
January 4th, 2021
Ales Loprais (Praga) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/504
Tomas Kasparek-Jan Tomanek (Tatra Jamal ‘Queen’ 69) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/520
Martin Soltys (Tatra Phoenix) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/514
Ignacio Casale (Buggyra Tatra Phoenix) inyterview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/517
Tomas Tomecek (Tatra 815-2TOR45) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/538
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DAKAR 2021: Loprais 6th in prologue
January 3rd, 2021
Both crews of the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team chose a similar strategy for the prologue of the Dakar Rally 2021. Without undue risk, they secured a good starting position for the first stage.
The 43rd Dakar Rally has finally begun. The participants started the fight with the timekeeper before the official start of the competition. An [...]
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The 2021 Dakar
January 3rd, 2021
The 2021 Dakar Rally is a rally raid event held in Saudi Arabia and the 43rd edition of the Dakar Rally.[1][2] The event will be held for 14 days, starting from 3 January and ending 15 January 2021. It is the second time Saudi Arabia has hosted the event, with support from the Saudi Automobile [...]
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A small history of Czech pre-ww2 filling stations, especially a Prague-Klárov one.
January 2nd, 2021
Tatraplan in the fifties at the Benzina filling station
The nineteenthirties. Then a FANTO filling station. Note “PRIJEZD” sign as the entrance sign seemed confusing, including for the confused British tourist, who must have been familiar with the Czechoslovak left-hand traffic rules.
It even appeared in adverts
Tatra T75 on the right. But, somehow, I have the feeling [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
January 1st, 2021
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