VIDEO STAGE 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KVM3llwtXW0
The third stage – the purgatory
Today’s third stage run from Volgograd to Astrakhan and let competitors to the coast of the Caspian Sea.
“Today started great. We flew from the start and overtook several cars and trucks. I had a great feeling of the Queen. Unfortunately the intercooler pipe burst, we repaired it in the terrible heat for 45 minutes. Then we have tried to delete the maximum of the losses, however the cab mountings snapped, which is the unrepairable issue during the stage. The solution was the only one – to slow down the speed level. We drove 300 km forever. In some places was the average speed of 35 km/h, which was gruelling. The track was extremely rough and I thought that this is like the purgatory. However, we have to rise above the present technical problems and treat it as a test of the new evolution of the Tatra to the Dakar. After all that is what we came for. Get the car to the limit and test it before the next Dakar, which is our main goal. We were able to win the Silk Way Rally, but the new Dakar in the South America we weren’t yet. But we go on!” says Aleš Loprais and sends greetings to all. Crew 301 ended today’s stage on the 15th place, they are on the tenth place overall. The Princess and the crew 306 was in today’s stage on the ninth place, overall they are 13th.
Today it lived by the Silk Way Rally in the centre of Ostrava. Mr Karel Loprais was guest in the programme Dobré Ráno on the Czech Television. You can see his opinions, life experiences of the world racing and travelling, as well as confession to his loving Tatra Puma here:
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/10435049455-dobre-rano/
July 9, stage 3, Volgograd-Astrakhan
SS 3 « Heading: Caspian Sea! »
Day four is what rally-raid competition is all about. After an 80 km liaison, the start of the nearly 500 km special stage will be given at the highest point of the Khazar steppe.
The opening third of the special stage will be fast on rolling tracks that are not always visible and navigation will be relatively easy. The landscape will still be desert-like in this region known for its nomadic population. The massive plateau will offer a stunning 360° panoramic view.
Then, after 230 km the competitors will then once again head towards sandy zones. The organisers have traced out 200 km of stage on sandy tracks, with a lot of off-road sections. The co-drivers will have to pay very close attention! The competitors will have to cross the “Berguin” erg and the just as difficult and legendary “Scorpion” erg where it is not unusual for temperatures to reach 40° Celsius.
Gradually, the sand will give way to the steppes. Speeds will steadily increase in the final kilometres of the special stage and the competitors of the 2013 Silk Way will head along the banks of the Volga and shores of the Caspian Sea.
Date: 09.07.2013
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Partial Classification of Leg 3 (Volgograd to Astrakhan)
Classement Partiel de l’étape 3 (Volgograd à Astrakhan)
(Leg length / Longueur étape 631,03 Km)
Grp/ Cla/ Pénalités Temps total Ecart
Pos N° 10 6 G Pilotes/Drivers Camion/Truck Pos Pos Penalties Total time Diff. leader
1 303 T4/1 2/1 NIKOLAEV Eduard (RUS) / YAKOVLEV Evgeny (RUS) / RYBAKOV Vladimi… Kamaz 4326 6h03m30s
2 300 T4/2 2/2 MARDEEV Ayrat (RUS) / BELYAEV Aydar (RUS) / MIRNYY Anton (RUS) Kamaz 4326 6h12m18s + 8m48s
3 320 T4/3 2/3 VIAZOVICH Siarhey (BLR) / PALISHCUK Aleksandr (BLR) / VIKHRENKA D… MAZ 5309RR 6h35m44s + 32m14s
4 312 T4/4 2/4 SOTNIKOV Dmitry (RUS) / MIZYUKAEV Viatcheslav (RUS) / AFERIN Andre… Kamaz 4326 6h40m55s + 37m25s
5 310 T4/5 2/5 VALTR Jaroslav (CZE) / KALINA Josef (CZE) / FIRST Jakub (CZE) Liaz 111.154 6h43m20s + 39m50s
6 315 T4/6 2/6 VASILEVSKI Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPAROSHCHANKA Anton (BLR) / KAZL… MAZ 5309RR 6h50m10s + 46m40s
7 307 T4/7 2/7 VAN DEN BRINK Maarten (NLD) / VEENVLIET Arjan (NLD) / DE BAAR Pasc… Ginaf X2222 7h09m31s + 1h06m01s
8 314 T4/8 2/8 KUPRIYANOV Sergey (RUS) / KUPRIYANOV Alexandr (RUS) / TANIN Anat… Kamaz 4911 7h10m27s + 1h06m57s
9 306 T4/9 2/9 TOMANEK Jan (CZE) / HONDA (CZE) / KASPAREK Tomas (CZE) Tatra 315/2 7h11m00s + 1h07m30s
10 322 T4/10 1/1 SZUSTKOWSKI Robert Jan (POL) / KAZBERUK Jaroslaw (POL) / SKROB… Tatra 7h12m05s + 1h08m35s
11 309 T4/11 2/10 SHIBALOV Anton (RUS) / AMATYCH Robert (RUS) / KHISAMIEV Almaz (… Kamaz 4326 7h35m32s + 1h32m02s
12 319 T4/12 1/2 MEKHTIEV Iakov (RUS) / SHEPILO Andrey (RUS) / GORSHKOV Gennadiy… Man TGS 7h58m20s + 1h54m50s
13 317 T4/13 2/11 KOVAKS Miklos (HUN) / ACS Laszlo (HUN) / CZEGLEDI Peter (HUN) Scania Qualisport V8 8h05m07s + 2h01m37s
14 311 T4/14 1/3 ARDAVICHUS Artur (KAZ) / STANEK Adam (KAZ) / NIKIZHEV Alexey (KAZ) Tatra T815 8h06m48s + 2h03m18s
15 301 T4/15 2/12 LOPRAIS Ales (CZE) / BRUYNKENS Serge (BEL) / PUSTEJOVSKY Radim… Tatra 815/2 8h07m32s + 2h04m02s
16 316 T4/16 1/4 1 PIANA Marco (UKR) / GARNIER Nicolas (FRA) Mercedes Unimog 8h42m44s + 2h39m14s
17 313 T4/17 2/13 VILDMAN Vlastimil (CZE) / MACIK Martin Jr (CZE) / MRKVA Michal (CZE) Liaz 111.154 8h58m19s + 2h54m49s
18 321 T4/18 1/5 2 KISELEV Sergei (RUS) / IVANOV Alexey (RUS) Man 18.285 9h39m42s + 3h36m12s
19 318 T4/19 1/6 KOOLEN Kees (NLD) / KOETSIER Simon (NLD) / VAN UDEN Gijs (NLD) Ginaf X2223 9h39m52s + 3h36m22s
20 326 T4/20 1/7 3 SHKLYAEV Mikhail (RUS) / DOLGOV Stanislav (RUS) Gaz 33088 9h52m36s + 3h49m06s
21 323 T4/21 1/8 VAN LANKVELD Frans (NLD) / VAN LANKVELD Martjin (NLD) / VAN DEN… DAF CF 9h56m12s + 3h52m42s
22 325 T4/22 1/9 HOONDERT Adwin (NLD) / VAN STEE Peter (NLD) / OPT HOF Jacco (NLD) DAF CF 10h09m02s + 4h05m32s
Groups Annexes
4.1-Series Production Trucks 10-Under 10 litres cc
4.2-Modified Trucks 6-6×6
Date: 09.07.2013
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Camion/Truck
Partial Classification of Leg 3 (Volgograd to Astrakhan)
Classement Partiel de l’étape 3 (Volgograd à Astrakhan)
(Leg length / Longueur étape 631,03 Km)
Grp/ Cla/ Pénalités Temps total Ecart
Pos N° 10 6 G Pilotes/Drivers Camion/Truck Pos Pos Penalties Total time Diff. leader
1 303 T4/1 2/1 NIKOLAEV Eduard (RUS) / YAKOVLEV Evgeny (RUS) / RYBAKOV Vladimi… Kamaz 4326 6h03m30s
2 300 T4/2 2/2 MARDEEV Ayrat (RUS) / BELYAEV Aydar (RUS) / MIRNYY Anton (RUS) Kamaz 4326 6h12m18s + 8m48s
3 320 T4/3 2/3 VIAZOVICH Siarhey (BLR) / PALISHCUK Aleksandr (BLR) / VIKHRENKA D… MAZ 5309RR 6h35m44s + 32m14s
4 312 T4/4 2/4 SOTNIKOV Dmitry (RUS) / MIZYUKAEV Viatcheslav (RUS) / AFERIN Andre… Kamaz 4326 6h40m55s + 37m25s
5 310 T4/5 2/5 VALTR Jaroslav (CZE) / KALINA Josef (CZE) / FIRST Jakub (CZE) Liaz 111.154 6h43m20s + 39m50s
6 315 T4/6 2/6 VASILEVSKI Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPAROSHCHANKA Anton (BLR) / KAZL… MAZ 5309RR 6h50m10s + 46m40s
7 307 T4/7 2/7 VAN DEN BRINK Maarten (NLD) / VEENVLIET Arjan (NLD) / DE BAAR Pasc… Ginaf X2222 7h09m31s + 1h06m01s
8 314 T4/8 2/8 KUPRIYANOV Sergey (RUS) / KUPRIYANOV Alexandr (RUS) / TANIN Anat… Kamaz 4911 7h10m27s + 1h06m57s
9 306 T4/9 2/9 TOMANEK Jan (CZE) / HONDA (CZE) / KASPAREK Tomas (CZE) Tatra 315/2 7h11m00s + 1h07m30s
10 322 T4/10 1/1 SZUSTKOWSKI Robert Jan (POL) / KAZBERUK Jaroslaw (POL) / SKROB… Tatra 7h12m05s + 1h08m35s
11 309 T4/11 2/10 SHIBALOV Anton (RUS) / AMATYCH Robert (RUS) / KHISAMIEV Almaz (… Kamaz 4326 7h35m32s + 1h32m02s
12 319 T4/12 1/2 MEKHTIEV Iakov (RUS) / SHEPILO Andrey (RUS) / GORSHKOV Gennadiy… Man TGS 7h58m20s + 1h54m50s
13 317 T4/13 2/11 KOVAKS Miklos (HUN) / ACS Laszlo (HUN) / CZEGLEDI Peter (HUN) Scania Qualisport V8 8h05m07s + 2h01m37s
14 311 T4/14 1/3 ARDAVICHUS Artur (KAZ) / STANEK Adam (KAZ) / NIKIZHEV Alexey (KAZ) Tatra T815 8h06m48s + 2h03m18s
15 301 T4/15 2/12 LOPRAIS Ales (CZE) / BRUYNKENS Serge (BEL) / PUSTEJOVSKY Radim… Tatra 815/2 8h07m32s + 2h04m02s
16 316 T4/16 1/4 1 PIANA Marco (UKR) / GARNIER Nicolas (FRA) Mercedes Unimog 8h42m44s + 2h39m14s
17 313 T4/17 2/13 VILDMAN Vlastimil (CZE) / MACIK Martin Jr (CZE) / MRKVA Michal (CZE) Liaz 111.154 8h58m19s + 2h54m49s
18 321 T4/18 1/5 2 KISELEV Sergei (RUS) / IVANOV Alexey (RUS) Man 18.285 9h39m42s + 3h36m12s
19 318 T4/19 1/6 KOOLEN Kees (NLD) / KOETSIER Simon (NLD) / VAN UDEN Gijs (NLD) Ginaf X2223 9h39m52s + 3h36m22s
20 326 T4/20 1/7 3 SHKLYAEV Mikhail (RUS) / DOLGOV Stanislav (RUS) Gaz 33088 9h52m36s + 3h49m06s
21 323 T4/21 1/8 VAN LANKVELD Frans (NLD) / VAN LANKVELD Martjin (NLD) / VAN DEN… DAF CF 9h56m12s + 3h52m42s
22 325 T4/22 1/9 HOONDERT Adwin (NLD) / VAN STEE Peter (NLD) / OPT HOF Jacco (NLD) DAF CF 10h09m02s + 4h05m32s
Date: 09.07.2013
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Partial General classification after Leg 3
Classement Général Partiel après l’étape 3
(Leg length / Longueur étape 631,03 Km)
Grp/ Cla/ Pénalités Temps total Ecart
Pos N° 10 6 G Pilotes/Drivers Camion/Truck Pos Pos Penalties Total time Diff. leader
1 300 T4/1 2/1 MARDEEV Ayrat (RUS) / BELYAEV Aydar (RUS) / MIRNYY Anton (RUS) Kamaz 4326 16h59m56s
2 320 T4/2 2/2 VIAZOVICH Siarhey (BLR) / PALISHCUK Aleksandr (BLR) / VIKHRENKA D… MAZ 5309RR 0m30s 18h08m33s + 1h08m37s
3 312 T4/3 2/3 SOTNIKOV Dmitry (RUS) / MIZYUKAEV Viatcheslav (RUS) / AFERIN Andre… Kamaz 4326 18h18m42s + 1h18m46s
4 310 T4/4 2/4 VALTR Jaroslav (CZE) / KALINA Josef (CZE) / FIRST Jakub (CZE) Liaz 111.154 18h28m11s + 1h28m15s
5 309 T4/5 2/5 SHIBALOV Anton (RUS) / AMATYCH Robert (RUS) / KHISAMIEV Almaz (… Kamaz 4326 18h29m36s + 1h29m40s
6 301 T4/6 2/6 LOPRAIS Ales (CZE) / BRUYNKENS Serge (BEL) / PUSTEJOVSKY Radim… Tatra 815/2 0m30s 19h47m58s + 2h48m02s
7 314 T4/7 2/7 KUPRIYANOV Sergey (RUS) / KUPRIYANOV Alexandr (RUS) / TANIN Anat… Kamaz 4911 20h01m56s + 3h02m00s
8 322 T4/8 1/1 SZUSTKOWSKI Robert Jan (POL) / KAZBERUK Jaroslaw (POL) / SKROB… Tatra 20h08m01s + 3h08m05s
9 315 T4/9 2/8 VASILEVSKI Aleksandr (BLR) / ZAPAROSHCHANKA Anton (BLR) / KAZL… MAZ 5309RR 20h15m47s + 3h15m51s
10 313 T4/10 2/9 VILDMAN Vlastimil (CZE) / MACIK Martin Jr (CZE) / MRKVA Michal (CZE) Liaz 111.154 20h50m43s + 3h50m47s
11 307 T4/11 2/10 VAN DEN BRINK Maarten (NLD) / VEENVLIET Arjan (NLD) / DE BAAR Pasc… Ginaf X2222 0m30s 21h00m42s + 4h00m46s
12 317 T4/12 2/11 KOVAKS Miklos (HUN) / ACS Laszlo (HUN) / CZEGLEDI Peter (HUN) Scania Qualisport V8 21h13m31s + 4h13m35s
13 319 T4/13 1/2 MEKHTIEV Iakov (RUS) / SHEPILO Andrey (RUS) / GORSHKOV Gennadiy… Man TGS 2m00s 22h01m03s + 5h01m07s
14 311 T4/14 1/3 ARDAVICHUS Artur (KAZ) / STANEK Adam (KAZ) / NIKIZHEV Alexey (KAZ) Tatra T815 22h38m49s + 5h38m53s
15 316 T4/15 1/4 1 PIANA Marco (UKR) / GARNIER Nicolas (FRA) Mercedes Unimog 23h37m55s + 6h37m59s
16 325 T4/16 1/5 HOONDERT Adwin (NLD) / VAN STEE Peter (NLD) / OPT HOF Jacco (NLD) DAF CF 24h46m55s + 7h46m59s
17 318 T4/17 1/6 KOOLEN Kees (NLD) / KOETSIER Simon (NLD) / VAN UDEN Gijs (NLD) Ginaf X2223 24h53m02s + 7h53m06s
18 323 T4/18 1/7 VAN LANKVELD Frans (NLD) / VAN LANKVELD Martjin (NLD) / VAN DEN… DAF CF 15m00s 26h22m11s + 9h22m15s
19 326 T4/19 1/8 2 SHKLYAEV Mikhail (RUS) / DOLGOV Stanislav (RUS) Gaz 33088 2m00s 28h32m55s + 11h32m59s
20 321 T4/20 1/9 3 KISELEV Sergei (RUS) / IVANOV Alexey (RUS) Man 18.285 28h37m47s + 11h37m51s
21 303 T4/21 2/12 NIKOLAEV Eduard (RUS) / YAKOVLEV Evgeny (RUS) / RYBAKOV Vladimi… Kamaz 4326 118h00m00s 140h43m50s + 123h43m54s
22 306 T4/22 2/13 TOMANEK Jan (CZE) / HONDA (CZE) / KASPAREK Tomas (CZE) Tatra 315/2 153h01m00s 177h42m45s + 160h42m49s
Having had their official start yesterday in Moscow, the Silk Way Rallyt really started today with the 1st stage. The first four competitors in the truck category now have finished stage 1 with the Kamaz of Shibalov (n°309) 2′05 ahead of team mate Mardeev (n°300). Ales Loprais (n°301)has 3rd best time in his Tatra so far at 8’08s. Nikolaev (n°303) in a third Kamaz 4326 is 4th overall at 10’22s to Shibalov.
July 7, Stage 1, Tambov-Volgograd
SS – 1А « TheRussianSavannah »
After a liaison sector of more than 200kms the competitors will arrive at the start line for the opening special stage of the rally. Now the real business at hand will begin! In fact, at this early point in the event, the competitors will have already completed nearly all the road sectors of the rally.
The day’s stage will be split into two timed sectors, separated by a neutralisation.
The first sector at roughly 200km will allow the competitors to discover the splendid countryside of central Russia, on compact and clearly visible tracks, ideally suited for driving fast.
At the start of the stage, run around lakes and rivers, the tracks are rolling and twisty in places. Then, after the fast tracks in the fields, the competitors will discover a landscape similar to an African savannah, where navigation will be more difficult and average speeds will be slower.
Aleš Loprais presented a new revolutionary Dakar special. In addition, our InstaForex Loprais Team connects with currently the most successful Czech truck racing MKR Technology Team. The goal is clear – to conquer together the famous Dakar Rally and before it the Russian “Silk Way Rally”.
“The North Bohemia MKR Technology Team of designer Mario Kress designs the drive unit exactly according to our ideas. I am very happy that after two years of establishing the cooperation is the project for our Tatra-Queen realized.”
“The heart of vehicle is essential for long-distance competitions. The performance level is moving us into another dimension of our biggest rivals like Kamaz or Iveco. The new engine is also more environmentally friendly, which is the increasingly pursued aspect on the Dakar Rally,” said happily Ales Loprais, the rally car driver.
The new special will be called “Queen 69 – EVO II” and is based on the type designation of Tatra Jamal. “The Queen” is more powerful and lighter in comparison with the previous generation and emphasis on improved aerodynamics.
This desert giant will be fitted with a new six-cylinder “MKR Powertrain Rally Edition” unit with a capacity of 12,8 liters and output of 920 hp with a torque of 4200 Nm. This unit will come from the technological centre of Kress’s team in Židovice near Roudnice.
“It should be noted that this engine would have completely different parameters that the one used on circuits. There are completely different conditions on the Dakar Rally. It will be another extreme but it’s more of a challenge for us all. We intend to build an engine directly for Ales Tatra and we will try to help Aleš to get to the very top of this world famous competition,” said about the project Mario Kress, the German designer and owner of the MKR Technology Team.
The another absolute novelty on the revolutionary Tatra are special shock absorbers that is Loprais developing in association with the Slovak producer under the newly created Loprais FRT shock absorbers brand.
InstaForex Loprais Team with the new truck intends to participate in two major marathon races – the Silk Way Rally in Russia and the Dakar Rally 2014 in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
“Our new weapon hit the first “shake down” in the second half of May. The first tests, vehicle setting, presentation to media and our advertising partners, without whom we could not realize the birth of the Queen 69, are waiting. In June we are planning the comparison test of the old and the new generation of truck on the one identical track. I am really looking forward this fight,” said Aleš Loprais
2013/04/10 | 10:27 CET | ARTICLE: MR/HS/HOUTHOOFDTOVA
Aleš Loprais presented a new revolutionary Dakar special. In addition, our InstaForex Loprais Team connects with currently the most successful Czech truck racing MKR Technology Team. The goal is clear – to conquer together the famous Dakar Rally and before it the 2013 Russian “Silk Way Rally”.
“The North Bohemia MKR Technology Team of designer Mario Kress designs the drive unit exactly according to our ideas. I am very happy that after two years of establishing the cooperation is the project for our Tatra-Queen realized.”
“The heart of vehicle is essential for long-distance competitions. The performance level is moving us into another dimension of our biggest rivals like Kamaz or Iveco. The new engine is also more environmentally friendly, which is the increasingly pursued aspect on the Dakar Rally,” said happily Ales Loprais, the rally car driver.
The new special will be called “Queen 69 – EVO II” and is based on the type designation of Tatra Jamal. “The Queen” is more powerful and lighter in comparison with the previous generation and emphasis on improved aerodynamics.
This desert giant will be fitted with a new six-cylinder “MKR Powertrain Rally Edition” unit with a capacity of 12,8 liters and output of 920 hp with a torque of 4200 Nm. This unit will come from the technological centre of Kress’s team in Židovice near Roudnice.
“It should be noted that this engine would have completely different parameters that the one used on circuits. There are completely different conditions on the Dakar Rally. It will be another extreme but it’s more of a challenge for us all. We intend to build an engine directly for Ales Tatra and we will try to help Aleš to get to the very top of this world famous competition,” said about the project Mario Kress, the German designer and owner of the MKR Technology Team.
The another absolute novelty on the revolutionary Tatra are special shock absorbers that is Loprais developing in association with the Slovak producer under the newly created Loprais FRT shock absorbers brand.
InstaForex Loprais Team with the new truck intends to participate in two major marathon races – the Silk Way Rally in Russia and the Dakar Rally 2014 in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
“Our new weapon hit the first “shake down” in the second half of May. The first tests, vehicle setting, presentation to media and our advertising partners, without whom we could not realize the birth of the Queen 69, are waiting. In June we are planning the comparison test of the old and the new generation of truck on the one identical track. I am really looking forward this fight,” said Aleš Loprais
2013/04/10 | 10:27 CET | ARTICLE: MR/HS/HOUTHOOFDTOVA
The Czech “Order of Laurel” Award, that is awarded by the Czech Chamber of Commerce, set during its last year premiere a goal to appreciate the important personalities of the local society.
Searching and highlighting exceptional representatives from various areas of human activity natural moral authority and patterns is one of the irreplaceable conditions of function of the advanced society.
The Order of Laurel has also one significant specify. Every citizen of the Czech Republic has the opportunity to nominate candidates for award. The jury of the Order of Laurel, which is composed of personalities, then selected 26 nominees for award levels.
Czech Dakar-Legend and former Tatra-pilot Karel Loprais was one of the nominees for the Order of Laurel for 2013. He personally collected the award – the golden Order of Laurel on 3rd April 2013 in the Bohemia Grand hotel in Prague.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce awarded significant businessmen, leading experts and other social-wide significant people too. Among the awarded were for example Cardinal Dominik Duka, Jirí Bartoška, the actor and Dana Drábová, the chairman of the State Office for Nuclear Safety.
Among the first laureates of the award belong also Bohdan Pomahac, the plastic surgeon and Václav Moravec, the moderator of the Czech Republic. The single diamond award went to Meda Mládková, the art patron. Karel Loprais commented this event modestly: “There was a fantastic atmosphere there and it was an honor for me to be among such personalities.”
