The Dakar 2014 rally, once more held in Southern America, Dakar homepage , will count a record number of Tatra participants. Most well-known Tatra competitor Ales loprais, will race his Queen 69 Evo II truck. Video. This truck is newly built and based on his “Jamal” truck that took him to victory in the 2011 Sedge Way Rally but which was crashed heavily in the 2012 Dakar.
Rising Tatra star Martin Kolomy will drive the Tatra 815 Buggyra truck. Details here.
The Bonver Tatra project is running Tatras since 2011 with modest success. They hope to change it this year with not less than three competitors. Tomas Vratny and the Pole Robert Jan Szustkowski will drive T 815s while Artur Ardavichus from Kazachstan will drive a T 163 Jamal, a vehicle similar to Ales loprais’truck.
Finally, the Dakar Team Holland will drive a Tatraq Hoenix. The team experinced a serious setback recently as driver/team owner Marcel Schoo had to cancel his participation due to health problems. He will be replaced by the experienced Dakar competitor Pierre Blom. Details here
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has obtained an additional asset in the form of a seven-tonne Tatra lorry, following its efficient handling of the relocation of 38,323 flood evacuees in the east coast states and Johor early this month.
MAF Chief Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had given the go-ahead for the additional asset.
However, a formal application would be made to the National Security Council which coordinated the needs of government agencies in times of disaster, before the lorry was handed over to the MAF, he told Bernama recently.
Besides the Tatra, MAF’s EC725 Cougar helicopter also displayed excellent work in ferrying trapped victims during the flood.
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1003001
Proudly presenting the Logo of next year’s “Tatra Freunde International “International Tatra meeting.
Final invitation and subscription form will be published in January 2014
Video: https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/796522/video-325306-h264_high.mp4
The Untold Story of Tatra: Driving a Tatra 603 from Prague to 2014 Pebble Beach Concours, 5,000+ miles, TFLcar.com video webseries.
Tatra is the third oldest car manufacturer in the world after Mercedes-Benz and Peugeot, yet if you were to ask your neighbor, chances are they’d never heard of the storied Czechoslovakian car and truck builder. Yet Tatra, and their chief engineer, Hans Ledwinka, played a direct and influential role in the design of the car that you and your neighbor are driving today.
In fact, Tatra has such and important role in the design of today’s cars that the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is celebrating the historical Czech Automotive brand with a special class this year. The world’s most prestigious auto show will feature classic Tatra cars in a special class in 2014. We plan to document the story of Tatra by driving a Tatra 603 from the car’s home country to the trim and neat fairways of the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
FULL STORY: http://kck.st/19SN7KF
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Once each year, on the third Sunday in August, about 200 of the most prized collector cars and motorcycles in the world roll onto what is often called the best finishing hole in golf — the famed eighteenth fairway at Pebble Beach. Tire meets turf and transformation occurs: the stage is set for one of the most competitive events in the automotive world. The occasion is the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Originally a small social event paired with a road race through the pine and cypress forests of Pebble Beach, the Pebble Beach Concours has grown into the top-ranking collector car competition in the world. People from all over the globe come to compete in or simply witness and enjoy the event here at Pebble Beach.
The Concours is not a contest of speed, but of excellence. Automobiles and motorcycles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit and their style—and the best garner reward and recognition.
WATCH THE 2013 PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS AWARDS SHOW.
VIEW 360-degree PANORAMA IMAGES OF THE 2013 PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS.
TAKE A TOUR THROUGH THE 60 YEARS OF THE CONCOURS.
The Concours is not a contest of speed, but of excellence. Automobiles and motorcycles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit and their style—and the best garner reward and recognition.
So, WHAT MAKES A CONCOURS CAR?
The 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will feature the following following marques and special classes:
• Maserati Centennial
• Ruxton
• Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
• Fernandez et Darrin Coachwork
• Steam Cars
• Rolls-Royce Phantom IV and Phantom V
• Tatra
• Eastern European Motorcycles
http://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/pages/3022
Dutchman Tom Blikslager with passenger Patrick Martini competed in this year’s http://www.the100miles.com/index2.php. He finished halfway the field, at 28th spot.
Full results: http://www.the100miles.com/documentenmap/pdf/Uitslag_100_miles_2013.pdf
More pix at: http://wmfotografie.nl/100_Miles_2013.html#0
Whoever doubted that VW and Tatra ever built a vehicle together, should look at this picture.
But what do the small letters on the license plate mean?
(originally posted by www.tatra.ch)
