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Dakar Stage 12: Dutch podium, Valtr 4th

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016BonverVratnyStage11

Photo: Tomas Vratny

Pos. Name Mark Time variation Penalty
510

MAN

03:14:06 - -
514

IVECO

03:17:20 00:03:14 -
506

MAN

03:17:24 00:03:18 -
533

TATRA

03:19:07 00:05:01 -
501

IVECO

03:19:30 00:05:24 -
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

03:20:26 00:06:20 -
515

TATRA

03:20:26 00:06:20 -
502

KAMAZ

03:21:10 00:07:04 -
505

TATRA

03:22:55 00:08:49 -
500

KAMAZ

03:23:19 00:09:13 -
518

IVECO

03:24:52 00:10:46 -
516

IVECO

03:27:58 00:13:52 -
537

SCANIA

03:28:15 00:14:09 -
531

MAN

03:28:21 00:14:15 -
513

TATRA

03:29:19 00:15:13 -
504

KAMAZ

03:29:42 00:15:36 -
526

DAF

03:32:19 00:18:13 -
525

LIAZ

03:35:06 00:21:00 -
517

MAN

03:35:08 00:21:02 -
519

HINO

03:35:51 00:21:45 -
543

DAF

03:36:27 00:22:21 -
532

DAF

03:38:14 00:24:08 -
527

MAN

03:41:49 00:27:43 -
547

DAF

03:47:59 00:33:53 -
541

MAZ

03:50:51 00:36:45 -
521

TATRA

03:52:51 00:38:45 -
535

DAF

03:57:08 00:43:02
January 15th, 2016

Dakar Stage 11: Kamaz hits back, but overall leader de Rooij (Iveco) is playing safe; Tatra finishes 7th, 8th, 11th

no comment Posted by smitkees

At CP4 (after 396 km) and less than 40 kilometres from the finishing line, Russian Eduard Nikolaev is still the quickest driver in the category. However, the gap between him and his countryman Andrey Karginov has dropped down to only 9 seconds. Pieter Versluis in third lies more than 5 minutes behind the stage leader.

Pos. Name Mark Time variation Penalty
502

KAMAZ

05:31:37 - -
510

MAN

05:36:39 00:05:02 -
516

IVECO

05:37:13 00:05:36 -
500

KAMAZ

05:39:28 00:07:51 -
508

KAMAZ

05:41:15 00:09:38 -
501

IVECO

05:45:26 00:13:49 -
533

TATRA

05:46:37 00:15:00 -
505

TATRA

05:46:47 00:15:10 -
514

IVECO

05:58:24 00:26:47 -
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

06:05:05 00:33:28 -
515

TATRA

06:06:39 00:35:02 -
January 14th, 2016

Dakar Stage 10: An unknown winner, De Rooij extends lead, Kolomy 4th, Ardavichus 6th, Valtr 13th.

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016Ardavichusstage9Arthur Ardavichus (Kazachstan)

Pos. Name Hours Time variation
529 16:29:41 05:06:41 -
501 13:54:17 05:09:17 00:02:36
500 16:40:47 05:32:47 00:26:06
505 17:17:06 05:33:06 00:26:25
506 16:54:06 05:34:06 00:27:25
515 16:38:10 05:38:10 00:31:29
508 17:13:43 05:52:43 00:46:02
512 17:49:42 05:58:42 00:52:01
514 15:09:40 06:00:40 00:53:59
537 17:41:11 06:08:11 01:01:30
518 17:39:45 06:17:45 01:11:04
519 17:26:28 06:20:28 01:13:47
533 17:26:57 06:22:57 01:16:16
516 15:38:10 06:41:10 01:34:29
502 17:49:25 08:37:25 03:30:44
504 17:49:17 08:43:17 03:36:36
January 13th, 2016

Dakar Stage 9: De Rooij extends lead, Tatras finishing 6th, 7th, 8th, 22nd, 26th and 33rd

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016Stage9Valtr

Gérard De Rooy (Iveco) has won once again this evening. The Dutch general standings leader beat his countryman Ton Van Genugten (Iveco) by 3′59” and Russian Andrey Karginov (Kamaz) by 16′04”.

RESULTS STAGE 9

Pos. Name Mark Time variation Penalty
501

IVECO

02:41:20 - -
516

IVECO

02:45:19 00:03:59 -
504

KAMAZ

02:57:24 00:16:04 -
514

IVECO

02:58:05 00:16:45 -
502

KAMAZ

03:00:34 00:19:14 -
515

TATRA

03:02:28 00:21:08 -
513

TATRA

03:03:32 00:22:12 -
533

TATRA

03:07:40 00:26:20 -
519

HINO

03:07:51 00:26:31 -
500

KAMAZ

03:10:48 00:29:28 -
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

03:16:56 00:35:36 -
510

MAN

03:18:51 00:37:31 -
517

MAN

03:20:47 00:39:27 -
530

DAF

03:28:39 00:47:19 -
526

DAF

03:30:23 00:49:03 -
531

MAN

03:32:57 00:51:37 -
537

SCANIA

03:36:09 00:54:49 -
532

DAF

03:41:18 00:59:58 -
543

DAF

03:41:54 01:00:34 -
506

MAN

03:44:42 01:03:22 -
525

LIAZ

03:46:12 01:04:52 -
524

TATRA

03:53:03 01:11:43 -
518

IVECO

03:54:55 01:13:35 -
522

DAF

03:59:49 01:18:29 -
535

DAF

04:01:56 01:20:36 -
521

TATRA

04:07:16 01:25:56 -
547

DAF

04:19:08 01:37:48 -
546

MAN

04:34:38 01:53:18 -
523

MAN

04:35:48 01:54:28 -
528

HINO

04:38:02 01:56:42 -
508

KAMAZ

04:44:59 02:03:39 -
554

MAN

04:52:04 02:10:44 -
505

TATRA

04:57:33 02:16:13 -
558

MAN

05:01:31 02:20:11 -
556

MERCEDES

05:14:50 02:33:30 -
536

MAN

05:24:26 02:43:06 -
512

MAZ

05:26:08 02:44:48 -
538

IVECO

05:42:45 03:01:25 -
541

MAZ

05:44:41 03:03:21 -

OVERALL

Pos. Name Mark Time variation Penalty
501

IVECO

28:30:46 - 00:02:00
502

KAMAZ

28:57:58 00:27:12 -
514

IVECO

29:12:10 00:41:24 -
510

MAN

29:14:46 00:44:00 -
516

IVECO

29:15:48 00:45:02 00:04:00
500

KAMAZ

29:22:35 00:51:49 -
506

MAN

29:54:54 01:24:08 00:02:00
504

KAMAZ

30:12:17 01:41:31 00:01:00
533

TATRA

31:09:28 02:38:42 00:11:00
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

31:10:51 02:40:05 -
537

SCANIA

31:16:26 02:45:40 -
525

LIAZ

31:30:09 02:59:23 00:00:30
518

IVECO

31:34:12 03:03:26 00:05:00
531

MAN

32:01:46 03:31:00 -
519

HINO

32:04:41 03:33:55 -
513

TATRA

32:11:27 03:40:41 -
508

KAMAZ

32:14:17 03:43:31 -
515

TATRA

32:39:08 04:08:22 00:04:00
526

DAF

33:34:10 05:03:24 00:11:00
543

DAF

35:10:20 06:39:34 00:03:00
522

DAF

36:48:47 08:18:01 00:09:30
532

DAF

37:06:17 08:35:31 -
517

MAN

37:14:41 08:43:55 00:05:00
547

DAF

37:28:02 08:57:16 00:02:30
535

DAF

38:11:59 09:41:13 00:04:00
530

DAF

38:20:35 09:49:49 00:03:00
546

MAN

39:39:07 11:08:21 00:02:00
521

TATRA

40:16:49 11:46:03 -
524

TATRA

42:37:13 14:06:27 00:07:00
January 12th, 2016

Dakar Stage 8: Jaroslav Valtr (Buggyra Phoenix) 4th, Vratny (Bonver 15th), Ardavichus (Bonver) 20th; Winner de Rooij takes the lead overall.

no comment Posted by smitkees
Pos N° Grp/ Pilotes/Riders
Pos
Cla/
Pos
Pénalités
Penalties
Temps
Time
Ecart
P 4 10 6 Camion / Truck Diff. Leader
1 501 T4/1 2/1 DE ROOY GERARD (NLD)/RODEWALD DAREK (POL)/TORRALLARDOIVNEAC MOO PISOEWSE (RESSTPA)R 04h41m59s
2 502 T4/2 2/2 NIKOLAEV EDUARD (RUS)/RYBAKOV VLADIMIR (RUS)/YAKOVLEV EKVAGMEANZY 4(R32U6S) 04h44m34s +02m35s
3 504 T4/3 2/3 KARGINOV ANDREY (RUS)/MOKEEV ANDREY (RUS)/LEONOV IGOR K(RAUMSA)Z 4326 04h47m22s +05m23s
4 533 T4/4 2/4 VALTR JAROSLAV (CZE)/KALINA JOSEF (CZE)/STROSS JIRI (CZE) TATRA PHOENIX 04h55m37s +13m38s
5 508 T4/5 2/5 SOTNIKOV DMITRY (RUS)/DEVYATKIN IGOR (RUS)/AKHMADEEV RUKSALMAANZ ( R4U32S6) 04h55m46s +13m47s
6 514 T4/6 2/6 VILLAGRA FEDERICO (ARG)/PEREZ COMPANC JORGE (ARG)/MEMII VAENCDOR EPSO (WARERGS) TAR 04h56m34s +14m35s
7 506 T4/7 2/7 STACEY HANS (NLD)/VAN DER VAET JAN (BEL)/SERGE BRUYNKENMS A(BNE TLG) A 04h56m48s +14m49s
8 500 T4/8 2/8 MARDEEV AIRAT (RUS)/BELYAEV AYDAR (RUS)/SVISTUNOV DMITRKIYA M(RAUZS 4)326 04h59m03s +17m04s
9 516 T4/9 2/9 VAN GENUGTEN TON (NLD)/VAN LIMPT ANTON (NLD)/VAN EERD PEIVTEECRO (N TLRDA)KKER 04h59m33s +17m34s
10 510 T4/10 2/10 VERSLUIS PIETER (NLD)/PRONK MARCEL (NLD)/KLEIN ARTUR (DEUM)AN TGS 480 05h00m59s +19m00s
11 518 T4/11 2/11 VILA ROCA PEP (ESP)/TORRES SALA MARC (ESP)/COLOMÉ ROQUEIVTEAC XOA VTIR (AEKSKPE) R 05h11m14s +29m15s
12 537 T4/12 2/12 VAN DEN HEUVEL MAURIK (NLD)/KUIJPERS PETER (NLD)/VAN OORSTC WANILIKAO T O(NRLPDE)DO 05h16m28s +34m29s
13 525 T4/13 2/13 MACIK MARTIN (CZE)/TOMASEK FRANTISEK (CZE)/MRKVA MICHAL L(ICAZZE 1)11.154 05h17m10s +35m11s
14 531 T4/14 2/14 HUIGEVOORT MARCEL (NLD)/VAN ZUTVEN FRANS (NLD)/DONKERSM CAONE TNG (SN 4L8D0) 05h20m34s +38m35s
15 513 T4/15 2/15 VRATNY TOMAS (CZE)/MISKOLCI JAROSLAV (SVK)/HOLAN MILAN (CTZAET)RA 163 05h20m42s +38m43s
16 529 T4/16 2/16 DE BAAR PASCAL (NLD)/DE GRAAFF WOUTER (NLD)/ROESINK MARRTEINN A(NULLDT) TRUCKS K520 05h25m54s +43m55s
17 519 T4/17 2/17 1 SUGAWARA TERUHITO (JPN)/SUGIURA HIROYUKI (JPN) HINO 500 SERIES 05h33m09s +51m10s
18 517 T4/18 2/18 ROTSAERT STEVEN (BEL)/DEN DOOVEN DIRK (BEL)/CHRISTIAEN JMOEARNI T(BGESL) 05h36m08s +54m09s
19 526 T4/19 2/19 HOONDERT ADWIN (NLD)/GILLIS JAC (NLD)/HOEFNAGELS WILKO (NDLADF) CF 75 05h42m32s +01h00m33s
20 515 T4/20 2/20 ARDAVICHUS ARTUR (KAZ)/ŠKROBÁNEK FILIP (CZE)/FALKOV IGNATA (TKRAAZ) T815 4X4 05h58m12s +01h16m13sProfile Jaroslav Valrt
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Profile Jaroslav Valtr:
After a one year break, Jaroslav Valtr returns to the Dakar with high ambitions. The Czech driver will take on a new challenge joining the Tatra Buggyra Racing team. After bidding farewell to his usual Liaz truck, the one he drove to a great 12th position in 2012, he was given the opportunity to hop in the cabin of a Tatra for his fourth Dakar. After failing to finish his last two Dakar rallies, Valtr needed something new, a competitive truck, the 45-year-old has found just that with his new Tatra Phoenix. On his journey that will hopefully end in Rosario, Valtr will once again have at his side a reference in terms of offroad rallies: Mister Josef Kalina who started his first Dakar in 1991 and won the event twice with legendary Karel Loprais. His other team mate will be young mechanic Kiri Stross who will be discovering the Dakar.
J.V.: “Everything started in 2009 on the Dakar when I started the race as the co-driver of Martin Macik who is today our team owner and truck constructer. I had been racing in small cars for many years and the Dakar had always been my dream. Nothing is better than standing at the finish line and saying, I did it! On the other hand I suffered so many bad situations, technical problems and dangerous moments. I had already used the Buggyra Gyrtech engine during the 2014 Dakar and I could feel the ambition of the team to succeed on the Dakar. I said to myself, if I’m to take part in the Dakar again, then it has to be under the colours of a team with a guaranteed top professional approach and the combination between Tatra and Buggyra provides that.”
STAGE 8
1 501 T4/1 2/1 DE ROOY GERARD (NLD)/RODEWALD DAREK (POL)/TORRALLARDOIVNEAC MOO PISOEWSE (RESSTPA)R 04h41m59s
2 502 T4/2 2/2 NIKOLAEV EDUARD (RUS)/RYBAKOV VLADIMIR (RUS)/YAKOVLEV EKVAGMEANZY 4(R32U6S) 04h44m34s +02m35s
3 504 T4/3 2/3 KARGINOV ANDREY (RUS)/MOKEEV ANDREY (RUS)/LEONOV IGOR K(RAUMSA)Z 4326 04h47m22s +05m23s
4 533 T4/4 2/4 VALTR JAROSLAV (CZE)/KALINA JOSEF (CZE)/STROSS JIRI (CZE) TATRA PHOENIX 04h55m37s +13m38s
5 508 T4/5 2/5 SOTNIKOV DMITRY (RUS)/DEVYATKIN IGOR (RUS)/AKHMADEEV RUKSALMAANZ ( R4U32S6) 04h55m46s +13m47s
6 514 T4/6 2/6 VILLAGRA FEDERICO (ARG)/PEREZ COMPANC JORGE (ARG)/MEMII VAENCDOR EPSO (WARERGS) TAR 04h56m34s +14m35s
7 506 T4/7 2/7 STACEY HANS (NLD)/VAN DER VAET JAN (BEL)/SERGE BRUYNKENMS A(BNE TLG) A 04h56m48s +14m49s
8 500 T4/8 2/8 MARDEEV AIRAT (RUS)/BELYAEV AYDAR (RUS)/SVISTUNOV DMITRKIYA M(RAUZS 4)326 04h59m03s +17m04s
9 516 T4/9 2/9 VAN GENUGTEN TON (NLD)/VAN LIMPT ANTON (NLD)/VAN EERD PEIVTEECRO (N TLRDA)KKER 04h59m33s +17m34s
10 510 T4/10 2/10 VERSLUIS PIETER (NLD)/PRONK MARCEL (NLD)/KLEIN ARTUR (DEUM)AN TGS 480 05h00m59s +19m00s
11 518 T4/11 2/11 VILA ROCA PEP (ESP)/TORRES SALA MARC (ESP)/COLOMÉ ROQUEIVTEAC XOA VTIR (AEKSKPE) R 05h11m14s +29m15s
12 537 T4/12 2/12 VAN DEN HEUVEL MAURIK (NLD)/KUIJPERS PETER (NLD)/VAN OORSTC WANILIKAO T O(NRLPDE)DO 05h16m28s +34m29s
13 525 T4/13 2/13 MACIK MARTIN (CZE)/TOMASEK FRANTISEK (CZE)/MRKVA MICHAL L(ICAZZE 1)11.154 05h17m10s +35m11s
14 531 T4/14 2/14 HUIGEVOORT MARCEL (NLD)/VAN ZUTVEN FRANS (NLD)/DONKERSM CAONE TNG (SN 4L8D0) 05h20m34s +38m35s
15 513 T4/15 2/15 VRATNY TOMAS (CZE)/MISKOLCI JAROSLAV (SVK)/HOLAN MILAN (CTZAET)RA 163 05h20m42s +38m43s
16 529 T4/16 2/16 DE BAAR PASCAL (NLD)/DE GRAAFF WOUTER (NLD)/ROESINK MARRTEINN A(NULLDT) TRUCKS K520 05h25m54s +43m55s
17 519 T4/17 2/17 1 SUGAWARA TERUHITO (JPN)/SUGIURA HIROYUKI (JPN) HINO 500 SERIES 05h33m09s +51m10s
18 517 T4/18 2/18 ROTSAERT STEVEN (BEL)/DEN DOOVEN DIRK (BEL)/CHRISTIAEN JMOEARNI T(BGESL) 05h36m08s +54m09s
19 526 T4/19 2/19 HOONDERT ADWIN (NLD)/GILLIS JAC (NLD)/HOEFNAGELS WILKO (NDLADF) CF 75 05h42m32s +01h00m33s
20 515 T4/20 2/20 ARDAVICHUS ARTUR (KAZ)/ŠKROBÁNEK FILIP (CZE)/FALKOV IGNATA (TKRAAZ) T815 4X4 05h58m12s +01h16m13s
OVERALL:

Pos. Name Mark Time variation Penalty
501

IVECO

25:49:26 - 00:02:00
502

KAMAZ

25:57:24 00:07:58 -
510

MAN

26:02:55 00:13:29 -
506

MAN

26:10:12 00:20:46 00:02:00
500

KAMAZ

26:11:47 00:22:21 -
514

IVECO

26:14:05 00:24:39 -
516

IVECO

26:30:29 00:41:03 00:04:00
504

KAMAZ

27:14:53 01:25:27 00:01:00
508

KAMAZ

27:29:18 01:39:52 -
518

IVECO

27:39:17 01:49:51 00:05:00
537

SCANIA

27:40:17 01:50:51 -
525

LIAZ

27:43:57 01:54:31 00:00:30
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

27:53:55 02:04:29 -
533

TATRA

28:01:48 02:12:22 00:11:00
531

MAN

28:28:49 02:39:23 -
519

HINO

28:56:50 03:07:24 -
513

TATRA

29:07:55 03:18:29 -
515

TATRA

29:36:40 03:47:14 00:04:00
526

DAF

30:03:47 04:14:21 00:11:00
532

DAF

33:24:59 07:35:33 -
517

MAN

33:53:54 08:04:28 00:05:00


January 12th, 2016

Dakar 2016 Stage 7: Kolomy video (with english subtitles, crash against piece of rock, repairs and rest of stage)

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016KolomyPhoto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhKifXBXguo

January 10th, 2016

Dakar Stage 7: Kolomy crashes, stage win for Nikolaev (Kamaz)

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016KolomyStage7

In today’s stage, Martin Kolomy, Tatra’s hope for overall victory, has crahed while trying to stay ahead of the Kamaz trucks.  Apparently he has made repairs and continues, but he passed CP1 down the field, losing 1 hr 30 min. It was a bad day for Tatra, Jaroslav Valtr (Bonver-Tatra) now the best Tatra overall, two hrs behind the overall leader.

Stage results:

TIME – Trucks – ASS – stage 7 – sector 2
Pos. Name Hours Time variation
502 18:02:31 06:09:31 -
500 18:12:29 06:10:29 00:00:58
510 18:00:48 06:10:48 00:01:17
501 17:58:42 06:11:42 00:02:11
504 18:14:15 06:16:15 00:06:44
516 18:27:39 06:18:39 00:09:08
525 18:29:43 06:19:43 00:10:12
533 18:26:09 06:20:09 00:10:38
506 18:07:15 06:23:15 00:13:44
514 18:27:17 06:23:17 00:13:46
512 18:32:31 06:24:31 00:15:00
537 18:32:52 06:25:52 00:16:21
508 18:31:14 06:35:14 00:25:43

OVERALL RANKINGS:

Pos.

Name Mark Time variation Penalty
510

MAN

21:01:56 - -
501

IVECO

21:07:27 00:05:31 00:02:00
500

KAMAZ

21:12:44 00:10:48 -
502

KAMAZ

21:12:50 00:10:54 -
506

MAN

21:13:24 00:11:28 00:02:00
514

IVECO

21:17:31 00:15:35 -
516

IVECO

21:30:56 00:29:00 00:04:00
537

SCANIA

22:23:49 01:21:53 -
525

LIAZ

22:26:47 01:24:51 00:00:30
504

KAMAZ

22:27:31 01:25:35 00:01:00
508

KAMAZ

22:33:32 01:31:36 -
512

MAZ

23:01:53 01:59:57 00:01:00
533

TATRA

23:06:11 02:04:15 00:11:00
January 9th, 2016

Dakar Stage 6: Dutch 1-2-3; Kolomy 7th

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016Stacey

Although Gerard De Rooy (Iveco) was in the lead at the last intermediate point, in the end, his countryman Hans Stacey (Man) has won the special by 7 seconds!

Pos. Name Hours Time variation
506 16:01:35 02:55:35 -
501 16:03:42 02:55:42 00:00:07
510 16:00:50 02:56:50 00:01:15
502 15:47:46 02:57:46 00:02:11
508 16:10:56 02:57:56 00:02:21
504 16:22:36 02:58:36 00:03:01
505 15:51:44 02:58:44 00:03:09
500 16:01:13 02:59:13 00:03:38
514 15:56:01 03:00:01 00:04:26
533 16:16:15 03:04:15 00:08:40
537 16:14:54 03:04:54 00:09:19
512 16:19:20 03:05:20 00:09:45
516 16:05:36 03:06:36 00:11:01
525 16:26:51 03:06:51 00:11:16
518 16:24:34 03:07:34 00:11:59
531 16:24:15 03:09:15 00:13:40
513 16:39:39 03:10:39 00:15:04
515 16:33:42 03:10:42 00:15:07
529 16:27:31 03:11:31 00:15:56
519 16:34:17 03:15:17 00:19:42
526 16:35:04 03:17:04 00:21:29
522 16:52:07 03:25:07 00:29:32
543 16:46:41 03:25:41 00:30:06
547 17:01:46 03:30:46 00:35:11
521 16:59:31 03:31:31 00:35:56
527 17:03:06 03:37:36 00:42:01
January 8th, 2016

Dakar 2016: Albert Llovera (Bonver-Tatra)

no comment Posted by smitkees

Dakar2016LloveraBoarding

Surprise Tatra participant is Albert Llovera.

By the end of 2015 it became clear that Bonver’s third driver, Polish racer Robert Szustkowski, has to cancel his participation for the 2016 Dakar due to health problems. For Tomas Vratny, team chief of the Bonver-Tatra Team a challenge to find a new driver as soon as possible. “It’s incredible what we have succeeded in a few days. The fact that Robert is not going to Dakar, we learned about early November. Immediately, we started looking for another solution and we addressed a number of Czech and foreign potential drivers from whom we have received interesting offers. One of them, however, was exceptional, and it was an offer from a the handicapped Andorran Albert Llovera, “said team boss Thomas Vratny.

Despite this handicap, however, Llovera participated in rallies and in the years 2007, 2014 and 2015 have also tried the Dakar Rally in the car category.

The new pilot Bonver Dakar Project Team, which will participate in the Dakar Rally 2016 is Albert Llovera. Handicapped Andorran racer will drive a specially adapted truck Tatra. The Llovera truck will be operated only via levers and handles on the steering wheel. A similar system competed in the Dakar Rally in 1988, former Formula 1 driver Clay Regazzoni driving a Tatra also.

To adapt the Tatra to the needs of Llovera raised headaches, but one succeeded. “It was a crazy week of phone calls, meetings, sketches of the car and a lot of mileage. Finally we succeeded, thanks to the effort of many people. I would like to thank my new navigator Charlymu Gotlib, Team Dakar Bonver Project and Company Guidosimplex. In five days we managed to adjust the truck, which is incredible, “he praised Albert Llovera efforts of all involved. The Dakar Rally 2016, the Andorran racer will present together with navigator Charly Gotlib, multiple participant and winner of the Dakar Rally truck category in 2007. The position of mechanic is trusted to Jaromir Martinec, also multiple participant in the toughest rally of the world, who raced with Tomas Tomecek and Andre de Azevedo.

Currently, after stage 5 of the 2016 Dakar, Llovera is 40th overall, 21 hrs behind the overall leader. The two other Bover Tatra trucks are 20th and 21th overall, 16 hours behind the overall leader.

Profile

Albert Llovera Massana (born 11 September 1966) is a rally driver and former alpine skier from Andorra. He became the youngest athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics in 1984 at the age of 17. A serious accident in 1985 left him paralysed from the waist down. He has since taken up rallying, using cars with specially adapted hand controls. He is currently competing in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.At the age of 17, Llovera became the youngest ever athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics when he represented Andorra at the 1984 games in Sarejevo, Yugoslavia.[1] In the following year, 1985, whilst competing in the European Ski Cup, also in Sarejevo, he suffered a serious accident which left him using a wheelchair with paraplegia beginning at lower back level.

He turned to motorsport, first competing on quad bikes and then starting in rallying. In 1989 he won the Peugeot Rally Cup in Andorra. In 2001, with the support of Fiat, he began competing in the Junior World Rally Championship in a Fiat Punto S1600. He continued in the championship in 2002.

After competing in Spain along with selected WRC appearances he returned full-time to the world stage in 2010 to contest the Super 2000 World Rally Championship in a Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000. He finished fifth in class on his first event Rally Mexico. He scored a best overall result of 17th on Rally Catalunya, which was not a round of the SWRC.[2]

He continued in the SWRC in 2011, finishing fourth in the category in Jordan.

The third pilot of the team Bonver Dakar Project revealed! Is it handicapped athlete Andorran Albert Llovera
11.17.2015 | Paris
The new pilot Bonver Dakar Project Team, which will participate in the Dakar Rally 2016 is Albert Llovera. Handicapped Andorran racer will drive a specially adapted truck Tatra.
The truck had originally governed the Polish racer Robert Szustkowski, but due to health problems their participation in the famous Dakar Rally canceled, so he had to team boss Bonver Dakar Project Thomas Porter to find a third special racing other equestrian cast.
“It’s incredible what we have succeeded in a few days. The fact that Robert is not going to Dakar, we learned about two weeks ago. Immediately, we started looking for another solution and we addressed a number of Czech and foreign potential clients from whom we have received interesting offers. One of them, however, was exceptional, and it was an offer from a competitor hendikepovaného Andorran Albert Llovera, “said team boss Thomas Porter to name his new team-mate did not communicate even at a press conference organized before leaving for Dakar 2016.
“I did not want to announce anything I was not sure. Our special Tatra Dakar, who missed the news conference because he was in Italy on redoing the proceedings to him he could compete Albert. Now we learn that the management function, so nothing precludes us Albert went to Dakar. I am very glad to become a part of our team. It’s a great challenge for us, but I believe that she can do it. “
The biggest challenge for the team Bonver Dakar Project’s actual participation of Albert Llovera on the Dakar Rally. The Andorran experienced racer since he was eighteen years old when he suffered an injury during the race in downhill skiing, paralyzed from the waist down and permanently confined to a wheelchair. Despite this handicap, however, participate in rallies and in the years 2007, 2014 and 2015 have also tried the Dakar Rally in the car category.
“It was a crazy week of phone calls, meetings, sketches of the car and a lot of mileage. Finally we succeeded, thanks to the effort of many people. I would like to thank my new navigator Charlymu Gotlib, Team Dakar Bonver Project and Company Guidosimplex. During the five days we managed to adjust the car so I could drive it, which is incredible, “he praised Albert Llovera efforts of all involved. The Dakar Rally 2016, the Andorran racer will present together with velezkušeným navigator Charlym Gotlib, šestadvacetinásobným participant and winner of the Dakar Rally truck category in 2007. The position of flight engineer is complete Jaromir Martinec, also multiple participant toughest rally of the world, who raced with Tomas Tomecek and Andre de Azevedo.
This international racing crew, Bonver Dakar Project will participate in the Dakar Rally in 2016 with a truck Tatra Jamal modified control system. Llovera truck will be operated only via levers and handles on the steering wheel. A similar system competed in the Dakar Rally in 1988, a former Formula 1 driver Clay Regazzoni, who also drove a truck Tatra.
“I start from this new adventure very happy. Once again I would like to thank all those who took part in this project and supported me. I would also like to thank my family that after a month ago my father died, pull together more than ever. Especially my daughter, Cristina, who must train away from us and that continues to fascinate me. Getting started this adventure together, and I’m glad to have you by my side, “said Albert Llovera.

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January 8th, 2016

Dakar 2016 Stage 5: Kamaz & Nikolaev victory

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foto van Riwald Dakar Team.

Thursday, January 7, 2016
The second part of the marathon stage (no assistance allowed during last night)
Stage 5 -SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY – UYUNI

Special stage: 327 km
Total: 642 km

Today, the frontier with Bolivia was crossed. The stage is high in the mountains with thin air. Lowest point is 3750 m, highest point nearly 4750 m. One will have to look after the truck, itself and fellow crewmembers in these circumstances.

Kolomy was the best Tatra driver. Overall, he is 9 hr 32 sec adrift from the overall leader. He must have regretted his fast driving in a village in stage 3, when he was penalized with 10 minutes.

502

KAMAZ

04:00:03 - -
505

TATRA

04:02:35 00:02:32 -
514

IVECO

04:04:35 00:04:32 -
516

IVECO

04:04:35 00:04:32 -
500

KAMAZ

04:06:01 00:05:58 -
510

MAN

04:06:44 00:06:41 -
506

MAN

04:06:45 00:06:42 -
501

IVECO

04:07:30 00:07:27 -
537

SCANIA

04:22:31 00:22:28 -
533

TATRA

04:22:43 00:22:40 -
508

KAMAZ

04:25:44 00:25:41 -
512

MAZ

04:26:02 00:25:59 -
531

MAN

04:28:01 00:27:58 -
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

04:28:10 00:28:07 -
518

IVECO

04:29:24 00:29:21 -
526

DAF

04:35:59 00:35:56 -
519

HINO

04:36:14 00:36:11 -
525

LIAZ

04:41:06 00:41:03 -
543

DAF

04:43:03 00:43:00 -
527

MAN

04:48:13 00:48:10 -
515

TATRA

04:48:23 00:48:20 -
504

KAMAZ

04:55:17 00:55:14 -
532

DAF

04:58:05 00:58:02 -
546

MAN

04:59:36 00:59:33 -
522

DAF

05:11:32 01:11:29 -
521

TATRA

05:12:33 01:12:30 -
513

TATRA

05:13:22 01:13:19 -

foto van Riwald Dakar Team.

foto van Riwald Dakar Team.
502

KAMAZ

04:00:03 - -
505

TATRA

04:02:35 00:02:32 -
514

IVECO

04:04:35 00:04:32 -
516

IVECO

04:04:35 00:04:32 -
500

KAMAZ

04:06:01 00:05:58 -
510

MAN

04:06:44 00:06:41 -
506

MAN

04:06:45 00:06:42 -
501

IVECO

04:07:30 00:07:27 -
537

SCANIA

04:22:31 00:22:28 -
533

TATRA

04:22:43 00:22:40 -
508

KAMAZ

04:25:44 00:25:41 -
512

MAZ

04:26:02 00:25:59 -
531

MAN

04:28:01 00:27:58 -
529

RENAULT TRUCKS

04:28:10 00:28:07 -
518

IVECO

04:29:24 00:29:21 -
526

DAF

04:35:59 00:35:56 -
519

HINO

04:36:14 00:36:11 -
525

LIAZ

04:41:06 00:41:03 -
543

DAF

04:43:03 00:43:00 -
527

MAN

04:48:13 00:48:10 -
515

TATRA

04:48:23 00:48:20 -
504

KAMAZ

04:55:17 00:55:14 -
532

DAF

04:58:05 00:58:02 -
546

MAN

04:59:36 00:59:33 -
522

DAF

05:11:32 01:11:29 -
521

TATRA

05:12:33 01:12:30 -
513

TATRA

05:13:22 01:13:19 -

January 8th, 2016
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