All the Dakar truck drivers

No. Driver Vehicle Team

500 Gerard de Rooy Iveco Powerstar Petronas Team de Rooy Iveco
501 Eduard Nikolajev Kamaz 4326 Kamaz Master
502 Marcel van Vliet MAN TGS 18.480 4×4 Eurol / Veka MAN Rally Team
503 Aleš Loprais Tatra T815 Instaforex Loprais Team
504 Hans Stacey Iveco Trakker Petronas Team de Rooy Iveco
505 Ajrat Mardejev Kamaz 4326 Kamaz Master
506 Martin Kolomý Tatra T815 Dakar Czech Dakar Team
507 Miki Biasion Iveco Trakker Petronas Team de Rooy Iveco
508 Teruhito Sugawara Hino 500 Series GT Hino Team Sugawara
509 Pieter Versluis MAN TGS 18.480 4×4 Eurol / Veka MAN Rally Team
510 Andrej Karginov Kamaz 4326 Kamaz Master
511 Martin van den Brink Ginaf X2222 Mammoet Rallysport
512 Tomáš Vrátný Tatra T815 Dakar Czech Dakar Team
514 René Kuipers Iveco Trakker Petronas Team de Rooy Iveco
515 Claudio Bellina Ginaf X2222 Ginaf Rally Service
516 Peter van den Bosch DAF CF 85 Xdakar
517 Artur Ardavičus Kamaz 4326 Kamaz Master
518 Pascal de Baar MAN TGS 18.480 4×4 Eurol / Veka MAN Rally Team
519 Joseph Adua Iveco Trakker Petronas Team de Rooy Iveco
520 Yoshimasa Sugawara Hino 500 Series FT Hino Team Sugawara
521 Jos Smink Ginaf X2222 Ginaf Rally Service
522 Matthias Behringer MAN TGS 18.480 4×4 Hamburger Software
523 Jan Lammers Ginaf X2222 Ginaf Rally Service
525 Aleksandr Vasilevski MAZ 5309 RR MAZ Sportauto
526 Martinus van den Oever Mercedes Benz Axor Team van den Oever
527 Jordi Juvanteny MAN TGA 26.480 6×6 Epsilon Team
530 Marcel Schoo Tatra Phoenix Dakar Team Holland
531 Frits van Eerd DAF CF 85 Xdakar
532 Ilgizar Mardejev Kamaz 4326 Kamaz Master
534 Cornelis Bezemer MAN TGA 18.480 Team Bezemer
535 Jaroslav Valtr Liaz 111.154 Dakar KM Racing Team
536 Marek Spáčil Liaz 111.154 Dakar Czech Dakar Team
537 Alessandro Caffi Orobica Raid
538 Edwin van Ginkel Ginaf X2222 Ginaf Rally Service
539 Klaus Bauerle MAN TGS 18.480 4×4 X-Raid Team
540 Grzegorz Baran MAN TGA 18.480 Speed Factory
541 Kornelis Offringa Mercedes Unimog Maxxis Dakar Team
542 Richard Huizink Ginaf X2222 Riwald Dakar Team
545 Vlastimil Vildman Liaz 111.154 Dakar KM Racing Team
546 Robert Szustkowski Unimog U400 Speed Factory
547 Martien Hol Ginaf X2222 Mammoet Rallysport
548 Eimbert Timmermans DAF CF 85 Xdakar
549 Marco Piana Unimog U500 Xtreme Plus
551 Thomas Wallenwein MAN TGS 18.480 4×4 X-Raid Team
552 Sergej Viazovič MAZ 5309 RR MAZ Sportauto
553 Frans van Lankveld DAF XF 75 Venco Rally Team
554 Michel Saumet Mercedes 1935 AK 4×4 NeoRaid Rally Team
558 Giulio Verzeletti Unimog U400 Orobica Raid
559 Steven Rotsaert RR Belgica
561 Paul Verheyden DAF CF 85 Feryn Dakar Team
563 Marino Mutti Orobica Raid
564 Sylvian Besnard Mercedes 2635 AK 6×6 Imperial Toyota
565 Serge Lacourt Mercedes 2635 AK 6×6 Team Dessoude
566 Pascal Paturaud Overdrive Racing
567 Georges Gabriel Ginesta Renault Kerax 420 Dci Sodicars Racing
568 Yvan Turcotte Rally Raid UK
570 Alberto Herrero MAN TGA 18.480 Epsilon Team
571 Arnaud Missagia Mercedes 2635 AK 6×6 Overdrive Racing
573 Alex Aguirregaviria Mercedes 1844 AK 4×4 Epsilon Team
574 Andre de Boer ProDakar

Dakar Team Holland presented their Tatra Phoenix to an enthusiastic public in Valkenswaard, NL.  The team has a very professional appearance but will not go for the overall victory. Main goal is to finish the 2013 Dakar event.  Interesting is also their brand-new service truck, most probably the only Dutch registered 6×6 Phoenix.

Background news:

http://www.marathonrally.com/news/dakar_rally_2013_dakar_team_holland_to_start_with_new_tatra_daf_ph_nix.22018.0.html

http://alexmiedema.wordpress.com/tag/marcel-schoo/

Surprise surprise for his fans before this year’s Ales Silk Way Rally. Participants will InstaForex is the general partner of the professional team EUROLAT Veka MAN!

Alex’s surprise move has its origin already in former times, but accelerated after the end of this unlucky Alex’s crew in the Dakar Rally stage in Iquique, when Alex crashed Tatra Jamal at the coupling section and had to withdraw from the second position overall. “With a team Veka MAN we had a very long good relations, even though we were rivals. Even in Dakar we met. When we crashed on the Dakar this year, was one of the first crews that came to help us, Peter ekipa Versluise, team owner EUROLAT Veka MAN. He then began a new chapter in the story of the future. Peter grabbed my hand and said that once we win the Dakar together in one team, “ said a sudden turn Ales.

Earlier Alex’s special Tatra Jamal was completely destroyed in the crash. “With long-term partnership with the Czech insurance company, we could begin work on the next car that will be even better. Before you finish, however, and we expect it to fall, with many improvements, I decided to take part in the Silk Way Rally, which we won last year and where in 2009 we finished third, another technique to identify and test the concept and operation of large foreign professional team. We very much appreciate the offer, while Russia will use the launch to test how recovery progressed injured my back, and also to become comfortable with the new crew, “ adds Alex, who had already tried his car during a recent testing in Turkey.

Alex would have under an agreement for Silk Way Rally crews also use Veka from the team, so the navigator and mechanic. “They are experienced professionals with several Dakar participations, the engineer on the construction of the car worked and he knows it in detail, so they have full confidence , “ adds Alex. The Dutch team EUROLAT Veka MAN Silk Way airs on four specials, Alex still managed apart from team owner Peter Versluisem, as well as special workshops of the company Toni Maurer, Franz Echter driven car, and even the experienced Dutchman Pascal de Baar. All specials team have had a very successful performance at the Dakar and other endurance marathons.

“After initial tests, I must say that I am positively surprised and happy. Cars are very competitive, with a great engine power and torque curve and excellent brakes. Further evidence can I be up in the rally itself, “ adds Alex.

Silk Way Rally will be held from 7 to 15 July 2012 on the route between Moscow and Sochi Olympic Gelendzik far. Again offer eight heavy and long periods, of which the most important will be placed in the desert near the Kalmyk Caspian Sea. The Russian organizers of the competition, which is not included Since this year the Dakar Series, promise to 100 crews in the category of cars and 30 trucks starters, including the big favorite, home Kamaz.

(source: www.loprais.cz,http://www.rely.cz/rely/index.php?obsah=zobraz&id_clanku=12443

Unblievable but true: Ales Loprais, so identified with Tatra, will race for the Veka team next season. A source, close with the Dutch Dakar participants, had written this on their website.

http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/174650762/Ales+Loprais+voor+Veka+naar+Dakar.aspx

Loprais gave an interview about his health on CZ TV:

English: http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct4/exkluzivne-na-ct4/163927-nehoda-vztahy-v-tymu-neovlivnila-tvrdi-loprais-mesic-po-dakaru/

Czech: http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct4/exkluzivne-na-ct4/163927-nehoda-vztahy-v-tymu-neovlivnila-tvrdi-loprais-mesic-po-dakaru/

“Iveco Petronas De Rooy” beated the Kamaz, beated the Tatra, beated the MAN. Or: Again the Dutch stop the legendary Kamaz Dakar winning series – like 2007 the MAN with Hans Stacey. Or: The Italian truck-brand Iveco celebrates his first Dakar-win ever.

But there were quite a few milestones to mention: 30 years ago, father and team manager Jan de Rooy took his first victory in the truck league with his DAF 2800, with nose. In the meantime it’s also 25 years ago that the same legend won the truck league again with his DAF Turbo Twin II.

From today onwards we can start with a new legend: Son Gerard de Rooy gloriously took over the baton from father Jan de Rooy. From the first day onwards he knew how to manage the new De Rooy Iveco. He was on the lead from the 4th stage onwards and in total he took 5 stage victories. Some days the Team de Rooy was very dominating, especially in the 12th stage when they took the first 4 places.

Also the 2nd place is for Petronas Iveco: It’s Hans “Racey” Stacey, nephew of Jan de Rooy, who underscored the performance of the team. For Stacey also a new milestone: 5 years ago he took the 1st place in the Dakar with the MAN Team. This rally he had too many slight problems to win and took 4 times the 2nd place. Full marks for the professional attitude of the Dutch oil trader.

Today’s round was a round for the sponsors, friends and family and of course the Peruvian public. Team De Rooy´s Miki Biasion finished first in 27:22 minutes. It was the 3rd victory of the very sympathetic Italian in the Dakar Rally 2012. Due to 2 bad-lucks days Biasion had to be satisfied with the 6th place.

The fast service trucks completed the picture. “Ok, Jo Adua had an off-day yesterday and also Pep Vila had a bad day but at the end the Spaniard Pep Vila took the 11th place” reported the team. Frenchmen Jo Adua, who took the 5th place overall until yesterday, took the 16th place at the end.

Team manager Jan de Rooy made it to start with 5 Iveco trucks and to finish with 5 Iveco trucks. “This will be continued – that´s for sure” reported the team in the evening.

2012/01/15 | 23:37 CET | ARTICLE: MR/SY/DEROOY/HS

Team Iveco also got a one-two, with De Rooy and Stacey ahead of Kazakhstan’s Artur Ardavichus and his Kamaz. The Tatras of Martin Kolomy and Andre de Azevedo managed 7th and 8th overall.

Experienced a severe accident on Tuesday in Dakar crew of Czech truck
Tatra pilot Ales. He has broken two vertebrae, another crew member Michael
Ernst broken rib and mechanic Peter Almásy left with a severe concussion in a
hospital in Chile. After the accident, riders helped with treating a group
of Czech fans who participate in the competition and legendary place shortly
after the accident drove the race car.

13th First 2012 10:52 Arequipa
“It was horrible. When we arrived, we saw something yellow, off-road. When
we stopped and rushed to the place I saw Michael (Ernst), sitting beside on
his haunches and shows that it is OK. Besides lying Ales (Loprais) ,
harder to breathe, but I was OK. Peter (Almásy) lay on the ground in front of
the cabin and of drying blood was everywhere, “said ÄŒTK accident one of the
fans. Only after the accident shut down further racing crew, for example,
shut down the battery, the truck started to burn.
Czech band crew tried to help around Almášiho shield created from towels.
“Several times I had measured the pulse, but was very weak. He was
lethargic, but communicated. Then he unbelievably stretch of time,” he said.
An hour waiting for another helicopter
After 40 minutes a helicopter arrived with two doctors who tried to help
competitors. “A little but I Bewildered style controls, with Peter where he
trained as a Spartakiada and still did not know if something does not have
the backbone. But I thought that perhaps they know what they’re doing,”
said the man, who is experienced in providing conventional rally.
Injury racers had to wait for another larger helicopter, which is
transported to the hospital. “It was quite a shock when the pilot told us that
we
must wait for a second machine,” he admitted.Military helicopter flew for
more than an hour. “Meanwhile, Alex worse and harder to breathe,” said one of
the Czech fans, who finally managed to convince doctors that the
helicopter took the injured and Ernst.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/7v6axwe / http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/tatra-l/