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Dakar 2021 Stage2

January 5th, 2021
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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 Stage1 + videos

January 4th, 2021
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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.

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) [...]

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The Dakar 2021 & Tatra competitors

January 4th, 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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 [...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January 1st, 2021
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Tatra’s long-time relationship with the Dakar rally

December 31st, 2020
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https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=cs&tl=en&u=https://www.tatra.cz/o-spolecnosti/tatra-trucks-dnes/sponzoring/

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The Loprais team heads for Dakar with a Tatra based Praga and a heavily Praga stickered Tatra Jamal

December 31st, 2020
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https://www.instaforex.com/sk/instaforex_loprais_news/dakar2021

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BUGGYRA ARMING UP FOR DAKAR 2021

December 31st, 2020
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https://www.buggyra.com/news/buggyra-arming-up-for-dakar-2021-2131

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