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Dakar Rally 2019: Maybe Peru cancellation - ASO discussing with Africa
Hansy Schekahn June 22, 2018
After the Chinese part of the Silk Way Rally 2018 was cancelled under mysterious reasons and nearly without any communication, now also the Dakar-organizer ASO has a big problem. As we reported bef ...
Silk Way 2018: Organizer changed the route - Rally without Chinese tracks
Hansy Schekahn June 20, 2018
A big surprise, slighty announced only on their website: The organizing committee of the Silk Way Rally has decided to modify the format of the 2018 edition - and to run only in southern Russia. A ...
Breslau Rally Poland: MB 6x6 - Sometimes it has to be big and heavy duty
Hansy Schekahn June 15, 2018
"Once infected by the ´Breslau-Virus´, you can't get rid of it," says the North-German transport entrepreneur Ralf Neubert, who has been part of the Rallye Breslau Poland ...
Renault Trucks adds a new Truck Rally-Raid Game to its simulator App
Hansy Schekahn June 15, 2018
Renault Trucks is offering an opportunity to experience a Marathonrally at the wheel of a Mammoet Renault Truck K520, the truck driven each year in the Dakar or Silk Way rally. This feature has now ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Biggest Central European Rally before the start
Hansy Schekahn June 14, 2018
From June 29th until July 7th the northwest of Poland will roar again: Also in 2018 the organizers of the biggest Marathonrally in Central Europe are proud to say: "The legend lives on!" ...
Italian Baja: 25th edition with the first Chinese crew at the start
Hansy Schekahn June 14, 2018
Entries are increasing day by day at the 25th Italian Baja, as in just one week participants will deal with scrutineering and administrative checks at the Pordenone Fair, on Thursday, June 21st. Wh ...
Dakar Rally 2019: Dakar Tour stopped in Barcelona with Dakar Legends
Hansy Schekahn June 14, 2018
The fourth largest contingent on the 2018 Dakar, behind France and Argentina, Spain is a heavy hitter in rally-raid circles and has an exceptionally deep bench of talented competitors. The Dakar To ...
Desafio Inca: ´Small Dakar´ will be held in September as Dakar Series round
Hansy Schekahn June 13, 2018
Concocted for competitors to continue their preparation, the 3rd edition of the Dakar Series Desafío Inca will be held from September 14-16 in Peru, which will host the next and maybe last e ...
Dakar Rally 2019: Next year´s edition of the Dakar will be ´Rally Peru´ only
Hansy Schekahn June 11, 2018
The Dakar state of mind is already present in Peru, which will host the event again in 2019. During a press conference, held at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Minister Roger Valencia co ...
Africa Race 2019: Entries open - Rally from December 30th until January 13th
Hansy Schekahn May 15, 2018
While the Dakar-rally in South America still is searching for hosting countries and has - simple to say - no plan until today, the Organizers of the "Africa Eco Race" 2019 unveiled the da ...
Breslau Rally Poland: The Beast from the West - GINAF-DAF-MAN-URAL Racetruck
Hansy Schekahn May 03, 2018
Are there only trucks in the Breslau Rally Poland? No, for sure. And we will report also about other competitors and categories in the next days. But again we have a very special truck, especially ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Breslau 500 - the 500-kms 3-day Rally in the Rally
Hansy Schekahn May 02, 2018
Less than 2 months to start: From June 30th until July 7th the legendary "Rallye Breslau Poland", founded in 1995, will start again in the north-west of Poland. In this year, the biggest ...
Rally Kazakhstan 2018: Kamaz Master to start first time with two Race Trucks
Neil Perkins April 26, 2018
The Automotorsport Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (AMFK) is relishing what promises to be a gripping contest for honours in the forthcoming Rally Kazakhstan, the fifth round of the FIA Wo ...
Adrenalin Kupa: Zapletal/Sykora winning first round of Hungarian Championship
Rita Konya April 26, 2018
After the cancellation of the primary opener of the Hungarian MNASZ Rallyraid Championship, "Duna Aszfalt Kupa" end of March, it was the "Adrenalin Kupa" last weekend (April 20- ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Rally Premiere of Mid-Engine Mercedes Unimog Prototype
Hansy Schekahn April 24, 2018
Prototypes of Peugeot, X-raid Mini or Overdrive Toyota are the faces for rallies like the "Dakar" - and truck prototypes are one of the faces of the "Rallye Breslau Poland", the ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Portugal´s Elisabete Jacinto finish as 7th truck
Anabela Martinho April 23, 2018
The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto concluded her participation in the 10th Morocco Desert Challenge after completing the eighth stage of this African marathon that took place between Tendrara ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: MAN-Team Jacinto continues to recover positions
Anabela Martinho April 20, 2018
The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto finished the fifth stage of the Morocco Desert Challenge, which took place Thursday between Fezzou and Merzouga, in the eighth place among the trucks. The te ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Mechanics deliver Van Kasteren his second stage win
MDC Press Announcement April 20, 2018
MKR-Renault Truck-pilot Janus van Kasteren reached the bivouac on Wednesday evening at an unusual low speed. A broken radiator slowed down the Mammoet Rallysport member and it was so bad that three ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: MAN´s Elisabete Jacinto returns to the Truck Top10
Anabela Martinho April 19, 2018
The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto reached the seventh place among the trucks on Wednesday, a day when competitors crossed once again the Erg Chegaga dunes. The special allowed the team Bio-Ri ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Second Victory for Ales Loprais in SS04 in Trucks
MDC Press Announcement April 19, 2018
Ales Loprais / Ferran Marco Alcayna / Petr Pokora took his second victory in the fourth stage of the Morocco Desert Challenge to Fezzou. The Czech Tatra-team took another quarter of an hour to Mart ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Again Technical Problems for Elisabete Jacinto MAN
Anabela Martinho April 18, 2018
Elisabete Jacinto completed the third stage of the Morocco Desert Challenge on Tuesday, a difficult day in the Erg Chegaga dunes that proved to be devastating for the Truck-team from Portugal. In t ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Mammoet-MKR Renault of Van den Brink second overall
Hansy Schekahn April 18, 2018
In third stage of Morocco Desert Challenge the Czech MKR-Renault crews team had a good and bad day. The Dutch Mammoet Renault of Van den Brink / Van den Brink / De Graaf could finish third with +39 ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Loprais fastest truck before Versluis and Vd Brink
Hansy Schekahn April 18, 2018
The first two days of the Morocco Desert Challenge were not in favour of Peter Versluis. On the third day, in a very varied stage of 335 kilometers to Mhamid, the Dutch Veka MAN crew of Peter Versl ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Mammoet MKR Renault Van den Brink leading trucks
Hansy Schekahn April 17, 2018
Second stage and second victory for MKR Renault at the Morocco Desert Challenge. This time Dutchman Martin van den Brink was happy with gold, as he totally owned the second and longest stage of 10t ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Czech Tatra Pilot Ales Loprais third after SS02
Hansy Schekahn April 17, 2018
Sorry, we like to give you more updates about the Morocco Desert Challenge, but there are no official news in English available. So herewith the report of the Czech Tatra Team of Ales Loprais. Alre ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: MAN´s Elisabete Jacinto recovers 22 places in SS02
Anabela Martinho April 17, 2018
Sorry, we like to give you more updates about the Morocco Desert Challenge, but there are no official news in English available. So herewith the report of Truck-Lady Elisabete Jacinto from Portugal ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Mud delayed the MAN of Portugal´s Elisabete Jacinto
Anabela Martinho April 16, 2018
Elisabete Jacinto completed Sunday´s prologue of the 10th edition of the Morocco Desert Challenge, which was composed of a selective sector of 77 kilometers completed along the Plage Blanche ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Race started with roll of Favourite Ourednicek
Hansy Schekahn April 16, 2018
The Morocco Desert Challenge started with the prologue stage this Sunday in Morocco - and we have the first big accident of the top-favourite in the cars and last year´s winner Tomas Ourednic ...
Silk Way Rally 2018: 5 legs in China, 5 legs in Russia, Airlift to Astrakhan
Natalie Einsargueix April 16, 2018
Five legs in China, five legs in Russia, an airlift linking Urumqi to Astrakhan: The Silk Way Rally organizers offer an 8th edition totally redesigned. Start will be given on July 15th, from Xi&rsq ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Portugal´s MAN Trucklady Jacinto back in the Desert
Anabela Martinho April 13, 2018
A few days before the start of the 10th Morocco Desert Challenge, Elisabete Jacinto and the Bio-Ritmo MAN team are setting the final details to start their third participation in this competition. ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Three MKR Renault Rally Trucks back after the Dakar
Hansy Schekahn April 11, 2018
Presentation in Lyon (France), tests in Almeria (Spain) and attempt for golden hatrick in "Morocco Desert Challenge" - the actual programme of Czech Renault-Rally specialist MKR Technolog ...
Balkan Offroad Rally: Reconnaissance for 2018 Edition started near Sofia
Hansy Schekahn April 10, 2018
There are still some months until the "Balkan Offroad Rally 2018", the biggest licence-free Cross Country Rally in Eastern Europe, open for Bikes, Quads, Side-by-Sides, Cars and especiall ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: Loprais Tatra Team to start first time after Dakar
Hansy Schekahn April 05, 2018
It has been a while since Dakar and Czecj Ales Loprais is getting ready for another race. The second biggest truck race in the world – the famous licence-free Morocco Desert Challenge. Loprai ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: 195 Teams to start in 10th edition of Morocco Rally
Hansy Schekahn April 02, 2018
On April 14, the 10th edition of the Morocco Desert Challenge (MDC) will start in Agadir. This modern rally classic is experiencing steady growth year after year, but the 2018 edition exceeds all e ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Big-trucks Extreme winners will fight back with MAN
Hansy Schekahn March 21, 2018
The Breslau Rally in Poland, the biggest licence-free Crosscountry Rally in the heart of Europe, opened the registrations and day by day more competitors subscribe for the 2018 edition. In 2018 the ...
AlgeRally 2018: Rallye d’Algérie will be back in October 2018 with new name
Hansy Schekahn March 16, 2018
The "Rallye d’Algérie" returns from October 14-20 under the new name "AlgeRally" and invites motorsport enthusiasts to participate in the wild open desert country o ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Breslau 500 category new chapter in 20-years history
Hansy Schekahn March 14, 2018
When the Breslau Rally in Poland started in 1995, nobody had an idea how the motorsport will be more than 20 years later. The participants were enthusiasts, driving in short pants and t-shirts, wit ...
GMC introduces next Generation 2019 Sierra Denali and SLT Pickup Truck
Hansy Schekahn March 07, 2018
GMC is taking its most popular pickup truck to the next level with the completely redesigned 2019 Sierra Denali and SLT. Distinguished by bold design and segment-leading technologies, the next gene ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Registrations are open - new Breslau 500 weekend race
Hansy Schekahn March 06, 2018
The Rallye Breslau International Association (RBI) opened the registrations for the licence-free "Rallye Breslau Poland" and "Balkan Offroad Rallye" 2018. For this, the organiza ...
Baja Drawsko 2018: Entries open until March 20th for the small Baja Poland
Hansy Schekahn March 05, 2018
Drawsko Pomorskie - the secret "European Center of Rallyraid". Next to the "Baja Poland", round of the FIA Cross Country World Cup, the gigantic military area next to the city o ...
Silk Way Rally 2018: (+VIDEO) Registrations are open and timetable announced
Hansy Schekahn February 27, 2018
Since February 15th the Organizers of the Silk Way Rally opened the registrations for the competitors and now announced the timetable for this year´s edition. Sand, dunes, navigation and plea ...
Fiat-Chrysler Canada reveals unique-to-Canada 2019 RAM 1500 Sport Pickup
Hansy Schekahn February 22, 2018
Ram Truck today unveiled the all-new and exclusive-to-Canada 2019 Ram 1500 Sport. Debuting during media day of the Canadian International Autoshow, Ram 1500 Sport is designed specifically for Canad ...
All-new 2019 RAM 1500 Lone Star Pickup Truck launched in Texas
Hansy Schekahn February 22, 2018
RAM unveiled the 2019 Ram 1500 Lone Star edition — the all-new version of the original "Texas Truck" because it will be only sold in Texas - at the Dallas Auto Show in the US. The R ...
Dubai Baja 2018: Dubai Sports TV Channel signed partnership with Organizer
Narayan Marar February 21, 2018
Dubai Sports Channel has signed a partnership agreement with the Automobile and Touring Club (ACTUAE) for the UAE to boost the return of World Cup cross country rallying to the emirate next month. ...
Silk Way Rally 2018: Al Attiyah testing Kamaz and won free entry for 2018
Hansy Schekahn February 21, 2018
Baja Russia Northern Forest, the first round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies and only race on ice of the season, was won last weekend by Nasser Al Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel, three-t ...
Breslau Rally Poland: Organizers of Breslau-Rally announce Breslau 500 Race
Hansy Schekahn February 16, 2018
For more than 20 years the licence-free "Breslau Rally" in the north-west of Poland was not only unique in its style and familiar, licence-free idea, it was also the biggest one-week Rall ...
Sahari Rally 2018: Completely new courses in the Sahara of Algeria in 2018
Paola Picone February 15, 2018
After the success of the third edition, the 2018 edition of the "Open for Everybody" (no international licence needed) "Sahari Rally Algeria" from October 30th until November 11 ...
Lazer Triple-R 750 now available with Integrated Position Light Function
Nick Linstow February 12, 2018
Lazer Lamps is delighted to announce the latest addition to the Triple-R range of Ultra-Long Range Auxiliary Spotlights, the Triple-R 750 featuring integrated Position Light. Building on the overwh ...
Morocco Desert Challenge: 60 Bikes, 30 SSV, 30 trucks and Bowler Challenge
Hansy Schekahn February 09, 2018
Not less than 30 SSV’s will show up for the 10th edition of the Morocco Desert Challenge (MDC) that starts on Plage Blanche in Morocco on April 15th. A 100% increase or doubling compared to t ...
Dakar 2018: Belarusian success at Dakar 2018 will boost MAZ Trucks sales
Hansy Schekahn / Belta.by February 07, 2018
The recent success of the MAZ-SPORTavto team at the Dakar Rally 2018 will have a positive impact on the sales of the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) products, Belarus' Vice Premier Vladimir Semash ...
Rallye Du Maroc: David Castera takes over the organisation of the Rally
Hansy Schekahn January 29, 2018
After competing in numerous rally raids, both on bikes and in cars, as well as 10 years as Sporting Director of Dakar, David Castera has taken on the role of Director of the "Rallye du Maroc&q ...
Dakar Rally 2018: MKR Renault ´You cannot make it - but you cannot stop´
Hansy Schekahn January 26, 2018
What a rally for the Dutch-Czech Renault-rallytruck cooperation between the truck-sports specialist MKR Racing and the two Dutch Teams Mammoet Rallysport and Riwald Dakar Team. "This edition w ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Hino with 9th consecutive win in the under 10-litre Trucks
Hansy Schekahn January 25, 2018
In the early stages of the Dakar 2018, Japanese Hino Team Sugawara was left with only one of the two Hino 500 Series trucks that they entered due to an ill-fated problem which forced the Hino crewe ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Buggyra - ´We arrived here with much higher expectations´
Hansy Schekahn January 25, 2018
Both pilots of the Czech Tatra Buggyra Racing Team arrived in the finish of this year´s Dakar Rally. Martin Kolomy, who had to fight not only against his rivals but also against his unfavoura ...
Dakar Rally 2018: From Heaven to Hell for Truckteam Iveco De Rooy on Friday
Hansy Schekahn January 20, 2018
A dramatic day for the Dutch Iveco-Team De Rooy: Cordoba-based Argentinian Federico Villagra started the day as a contender for victory in the Dakar, but had to stop the fight because of a broken g ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Dutch Scania-team ´Dakar Speed´ in the overall top ten
Hansy Schekahn January 19, 2018
In the international rallyraid-sport there are only two truck-teams competing with Swedish Scania Trucks: The team Kovacs from Hungary (started at the Africa Eco Race) and the Dutch team "Daka ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Nikolaev´s 1-sec lead ´I don’t remember anything like that´
Hansy Schekahn January 19, 2018
Now the rivals Eduard Nikolaev from team Kamaz and Federico Villagra from team De Rooy have grabbed attention of hundreds of fans. The Argentinean Federico Villagra nicknamed “Coyote” i ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Dutch Gert Huzink as last Renault Truck at 9th overall
Hansy Schekahn January 19, 2018
SS12 showed us a big fight in the trucks which ended in the return of Russian Eduard Nikolaev as overall leader - with only 1 second. The stage was also good for the Dutch Riwald Racing Team with t ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Great teamwork in the Buggyra Team, Kolomy missed stagewin
Hansy Schekahn January 19, 2018
The Czech Martin Kolomy of the Tatra Buggyra Team was deprived of his first stage victory by two defects in the second part of Thursday´s speed test. Martin Soltys with the second Tatra Phoen ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Villagra ´We’re going to do everything to get that victory´
Hansy Schekahn January 19, 2018
The 2018 Dakar Rally is incredibly exciting, especially in the trucks. After just one day, De Rooy Iveco´s Federico Villagra lost the lead in the classification again to Kamaz´ Eduard N ...
Dakar Rally 2018 RESULTS: SS12 Stage/Overall TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 18, 2018
TRUCKS SS12: Chilecito - San Juan (Jan 18th, 2018) - 523 km Stage, 270 km Liaison, 793 km overall - 17% Sand, 65% Soil, 8% Stones, 0% Vegetation - This stage was cancelled for the bikes and quads. ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Japanese Hino Team leading the light-trucks at 9th overall
Hansy Schekahn January 18, 2018
The Japanese Hino Team Sugawara crewed by Teruhito Sugawara and Mitsugu Takahashi finished SS11 at 9th place overall and 1st place in the Under 10-liter class for an accumulated overall ranking at ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Villagra seizes the lead, Van Genugten loses two hours
Hansy Schekahn January 18, 2018
Not completely undamaged the Team De Rooy Iveco’s reached the finish of SS11. But the result was nonetheless: Federico Villagra took the lead in the rankings. Due to a penalty for a broken st ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Van Kasteren Renault not at the start, Huzink ranked 5th
Hansy Schekahn January 18, 2018
Both good and bad news came to the Renault-Team of MKR Technology during the 11th stage of Dakar Rally. While Janus van Kasteren`s Renault 4x4 did not manage to get to the start of the stage due to ...
Dakar Rally 2018 RESULTS: SS11 Stage/Overall TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 18, 2018
TRUCKS SS11: Belén - Chilecito (Jan 17th, 2018) - 280 km Stage, 467 km Liaison, 747 km overall - 70% Sand, 15% Soil, 0% Stones, 15% Vegetation - If the weather is particularly hot, reducing ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Big misfortune and even a fire for the Kamaz crews in SS10
Hansy Schekahn January 17, 2018
To the start of SS10, 30 trucks from 44 stay in the race. Not a bad statistics, considering that in other categories the percentage of left vehicles is higher. From 92 cars applied to the rally, on ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Tatra pilot Martin Kolomy on the side and with broken axle
Hansy Schekahn January 17, 2018
Both pilots of the Czech Buggyra Tatra Team suffered SS10 through. Despite that both Martin Kolomy and Martin Soltys finally reached the top ten. "This edition shows that the organizers ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Iveco winner Van Genugten - ´I did not want to win today´
Hansy Schekahn January 17, 2018
Team De Rooy Iveco did good business in SS10 of the Dakar Rally. Ton van Genugten recorded his second stage victory and climbed to 4th in the standings. Federico Villagra came in second, at just 33 ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Eduard Nikolaev ´Beautiful, but not very good for engines´
Hansy Schekahn January 16, 2018
The weekend´s marathon specials indeed respected neither people nor vehicles. Height sickness, slippery tracks, cold and even high-mountaneous dunes – only a small part of the two days& ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Buggyra-Tatra of Martin Kolomy nearly 300kms without clutch
Hansy Schekahn January 16, 2018
Czech Tatra Phoenix pilot Martin Kolomy had to struggle with technical issues in the course of SS08 again. Despite them he finally managed the 5th rank. "The marathon stage was beautiful. Trac ...
Dakar Rally 2018 RESULTS: SS08 Stage/Overall TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 16, 2018
TRUCKS SS08: Uyuni - Tupiza (Jan 14th, 2018) - Cars & Bikes: 498 km Stage - Trucks: 381 km Stage - 15% Sand, 78% Soil, 0% Stones, 7% Vegetation - The second part of this marathon stage also inc ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Japanese Hino-Truckteam happy with 13th place overall SS07
Hansy Schekahn January 14, 2018
SS07 was held on hilly highlands at elevations approaching 4000 meters. The Hino 500 crew of Team Sugawara from Japan stuck to risk-averse driving to complete the stage at 13th place overall. This ...
Dakar Rally 2018 RESULTS: SS07 Stage/Overall TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 14, 2018
Dakar Rally 2018 RESULTS: SS07 Stage/Overall TRUCKS
TRUCKS SS07: La Paz - Uyuni (Jan 13th, 2018) - Cars & Bikes: 727 km Liaison| 425 km Stage | 1152 km - Trucks: 671 km Liaison| 369 k ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Hino 500 truck of Japanese team Sugawara to re-start as 6th
Hansy Schekahn January 13, 2018
The Hino 500 truck of Team Sugawara also reached Bolivia. Organizers took into consideration the 25-minute delay that Car 2 sustained on Jan. 10 from a car blocking their way, and the SS finish pos ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Belarus´ MAZ Autosport trucks on 3rd and 15th overall now
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
They are 3rd ranked overall: The red MAZ-Sportauto truck crew of Sergey Viazovich, Pavel Haranin and Andrej Zhyhulin from Minsk, Belarus. In the first part of SS06 the crew managed to overtake the ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Czech Liaz Team of Martin Macik surprisingly 4th overall
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
Big, yellow, rarely: The Liaz racetruck of the Czech Martin Macik junior. In SS06 Macek and his copilots Frantisek Tomaszek and Michal Mrkva have kept their excellent 4th position in the overall tr ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Favourite Ales Loprais with problems in SS04 and retired
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
Two days we didn´t heard anything about the Czech favourite Ales Loprais and his Tatra, then we got pictures from the SS04 that his Tatra flipped and was recovered by the German MAN-pilot Mat ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Kamaz Manager Gennadyevich - ´You feel the lack of oxygen´
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
Cold weather in the Bolivian capital was over and above compensated by warm welcome of La Paz citizens, greeting the contestants of the Dakar Rally. The number of people on the street was impressin ...
Dakar Rally 2018: All three MKR-Renault started but Van den Brink not ranked
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
SS06 of the Dakar took place in a very strange atmosphere. MKR Renault Sherpa Truck driven by Dutch Martin van den Brink, which had stayed in the dunes the day before and had not made the start of ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Tatra´s Martin Kolomy 2nd to Bolivia, Soltys with problems
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
While the altitude rose, Martin Kolomy of the Tatra Buggyra Racing team rose in the stage ranking. From the 8th he managed to rise to the 2nd in SS06. Teammate Martin Soltys had a problem with the ...
Dakar Rally 2018 RESULTS: SS06 Stage/Overall Trucks
Hansy Schekahn January 12, 2018
TRUCKS SS06: Arequipa - La Paz (Jan 11th, 2018) - 1073 km (Liaison: 760 km - Leg: 313 km) - 0% Sand, 91% Soil, 9% Stones, 0% Vegetation - The Dakar leaves Peru and the desert to take on the mountai ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Kamaz´ stagewin in SS05 thanks to Czech Martin Kolomy Tatra
Hansy Schekahn January 11, 2018
The morning on 10th January began with worrying news for the Russian truck favourites Kamaz: About half an hour after the start race officials announce that Eduard Nikolaev’s truck was on its ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Mixed emotions at MKR Renault, Van den Brink out but now in?
Hansy Schekahn January 11, 2018
Dakar is "destroying" teams in 5th stage as well: Never-ending sand and hard dunes. The Dakar Rally is still beating hard all the competitors, especially for the big trucks. For the Renau ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Liaz´ Martin Macik ´That's what the Dakar should look like´
Hansy Schekahn January 10, 2018
Not only the Dutch and Russians are dominating in the Trucks: Next to the Buggyra team and the this year not so lucky Ales Loprais, the Czech Republic has many truckteams - like the yellow Liaz of ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Buggyra Tatra´s Martin Soltys surprisingly in the top ten
Hansy Schekahn January 10, 2018
Czech Tatra Phoenix pilot Martin Soltys´s performance keeps rising, he completed SS04 test with 8th rank. He now also holds the 8th rank in the interim ranking. "Tuesday we succeeded and ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Good and Bad for Kamaz - E. Nikolaev wins, others lost time
Hansy Schekahn January 10, 2018
Huge sun-drenched beach and hundreds of vehicles on the sand. It looked exactly like Rose Lake in Senegal. The start area of 4th rally stage reminded the contestants of this stamping and sacred gro ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Iveco´s Villagra 2nd, a special adventure for Van Genugten
Hansy Schekahn January 10, 2018
While Team De Rooy Iveco teammate Federico Villagra stood firm in the top of the truck race – the Argentinian scored the second time at 28 minutes from Kamaz´ Eduard Nikolaev and also k ...
Dakar Rally 2018: MKR Renault - ´It’s a massacre - this is the real Dakar´
Hansy Schekahn January 09, 2018
Organizers are not holding it back. This edition of Rally Dakar is extremely difficult right from the first stages. 3rd stage was no exception - vehicles going in somersaults and flips or early dro ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Hino´s 76year-old Dakar Legend Yoshimasa Sugawara to retire
Hansy Schekahn January 09, 2018
Due to becoming stuck in sand in the SS near Pisco, Hino Team Sugawara's Car 1 crewed by 76year-old Dakar Legend Yoshimasa Sugawara and Katsumi Hamura from Japan had to be pulled out by an orga ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Kolomy gets stuck in the dunes, Soltys pleasantly surprises
Hansy Schekahn January 09, 2018
Stage three became fatal for many pilots. Including the Czech Tatra-Phoenix pilot Martin Kolomy, who got stuck in dunes shortly before the finish. The Dakar newcomer Martin Soltys surprised by mast ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Good and bad for Iveco - Villagra wins, Van Genugten rolls
Hansy Schekahn January 09, 2018
The Argentinian truckpilot Federico Villagra has booked his first ever stage victory in the Dakar Rally. The driver of Team De Rooy Iveco finished the third stage over nearly 300 kms, in 03:56:37 a ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Kamaz´ Eduard Nikolaev ´We caught Loprais and he caught us´
Hansy Schekahn January 08, 2018
Relief dunes with sand especially loose this hot season appeared to be a serious challenge on the crews’ way to the finish. After the stage Vladimir Chagin’s question was – on a s ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Despite a collision with a car Buggyra´s Kolomy ´only´4th
Hansy Schekahn January 08, 2018
Czech Tatra-Phoenix pilot Martin Kolomy of the Buggyra Team achieved the fourth best time in the second stage, despite a collision with a car at abut kilometer 150. "This stage was really dema ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Renault´s Van den Brink ´Crazy things are going to happen´
Hansy Schekahn January 08, 2018
The Renault Trucks of the Dutch Mammoet Rallysport Team both finished the tough second stage of the Dakar Rally. Martin van den Brink finished 8th and Janus van Kasteren qualified as 13th. "We ...
Dakar Rally 2018: De Rooy Iveco´s good in front,  Ardavichus crashed with car
Hansy Schekahn January 08, 2018
It was only the second day in the Dakar Rally, and there were only nearly 300 kilometers of race distance covered, but the differences in the truck rankings are already considerable. Federico Villa ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Bad start for Dutch DAF-Team Leeuw - stop after 500 Meters
Hansy Schekahn January 07, 2018
For the Dutch Marc Leeuw the Dakar started not as expected. Only 500 meters after the start the DAF crew had to stop due to technical problems. The repair took more than two hours, so that the Truc ...
Dakar Rally 2018: MKR Renault Sherpa of v.d. Brink with surprising 2nd place
Hansy Schekahn January 07, 2018
Totally sensational start of 40th edition of Rally Dakar for MKR Technology: The Renault Sherpa of the Dutch Martin van den Brink finished second in the first stage on Saturday. The Czech Ale&scaro ...
Dakar Rally 2018: 76year old Dakar-Legend Yoshimasa Sugawara to start again
Hansy Schekahn January 06, 2018
The advance staff from the Japanese Hino Team Sugawara - really Dakar Legends - which will be fielding two Hino 500 trucks in the trucks in the 2018 Edition, arrived in South America very early: In ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Czech MKR Technology with three Dutch Renault Race Trucks
Hansy Schekahn January 06, 2018
Three north-bohemian (Czech Republic) Renault Trucks teams from MKR Technology centre are ready at the starting line - two Renault K520 4x4 and one Renault CBH 385 of the Dutch teams Mammoet R ...
Africa Eco Race 2018 RESULTS: SS04 Stage/Overall Results CARS/TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 06, 2018
CARS & TRUCKS SS04: Assa - Fort Chacal (Jan 5th, 2018) - 499 km (Liaison: 0 km - Leg: 497 km - Liaison 2 km) - This stage was the longest leg ever since the beginning of the Africa Eco Race. Th ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Elisabete Jacinto out of the race with her MAN TGS
Anabela Martinho January 05, 2018
Truck-Lady Elisabete Jacinto from Portugal finished her participation in the tenth edition of the Africa Eco Race. The damage of the front differential of the team’s MAN TGS, which broke duri ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Johan Elfrink´s Zetros - ´Lot of strange and new sounds´
Hansy Schekahn January 05, 2018
Do you know Johan Elfrink? Now you will! The Dutchman, born in 1957, is a big fan of motorsport since years. He started in Autocross, drove Enduros and Formula V. Since 2004 he is participating in ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: De Rooy wants to win overall now, Van Ginkel out again
Hansy Schekahn January 05, 2018
The third stage of the Africa Eco Race was a good day for the Dutch Gerard de Rooy. The captain of Petronas Iveco Team initially crossed the line with a gap of 48 minutes to the buggy of stage winn ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Broken differential made victory impossible for Jacinto
Anabela Martinho January 05, 2018
The Portuguese truckdriver Elisabete Jacinto concluded on Thursday another stage of the Africa Race 2018, the third one that was fulfilled between Agdal and Assa in Morocco. The day started very we ...
Africa Eco Race 2018 RESULTS: SS03 Stage/Overall Results CARS/TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 04, 2018
CARS & TRUCKS SS03: Agdal - Assa (Jan 4th, 2018) - 421 km (Liaison: 0 km - Leg: 400 km - Liaison 21 km) - For the first time of this 10th anniversary course, the start was directly in front of ...
Africa Eco Race 2018 RESULTS: SS02 Stage/Overall Results CARS/TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 04, 2018
CARS & TRUCKS SS02: Dar Kaoura - Agdal (Jan 3rd, 2018) - 478 km (Liaison: 28 km - Leg: 443 km - Liaison 7 km) - The start of this first real African stage in the "Merzouga Dunes" ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Van Ginkel and his crew had to change a wheel six times
Hansy Schekahn January 04, 2018
The second stage of the Africa Eco Race, with a special of 443 kilometers from Dar Kaoura to Agdal, was a beautiful, but also tough day in which both Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco trucks had a hard t ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Portugal´s Elisabete Jacinto increases among the trucks
Anabela Martinho January 04, 2018
The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto finished Wednesday in the fourth place among the trucks the second stage of the Africa Race 2018, whose selective sector of 443 kilometers was disputed betwe ...
Africa Eco Race 2018 RESULTS: SS01 Stage/Overall Results CARS/ TRUCKS
Hansy Schekahn January 03, 2018
CARS & TRUCKS SS01: Nador - Dar Kaoura (Jan 2nd, 2018) - 639 km (Liaison: 51 km - Leg: 92 km - Liaison 496 km) - The Africa Eco Race caravan touched ground early ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Good start for Dutch Gerard De Rooy and Wuf Van Ginkel
Team De Rooy January 03, 2018
Gerard de Rooy and Wuf van Ginkel made their mark immediately in the first stage of the Africa Eco Race. In the special stage of 92 kilometers De Rooy put down the third time overall, 5:25 minutes ...
Africa Eco Race 2018: Portugal´s Elisabete Jacinto fifth after first stage
Anabela Martinho January 03, 2018
Elisabete Jacinto from Portugal completed the first special of the Africa Eco Race 2018 on Tuesday, a short 92-kilometer journey held between Ameziane and Merada in Morocco, in the fifth place amon ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Three Hino Motors Employees to join as Support Car Drivers
Hansy Schekahn December 19, 2017
Three Hino Motors employees will be joining the Dakar Rally 2018 team for the first time, as support car drivers. These drivers will be driving the team’s support cars safely to camp sites du ...
Africa Eco Race: Dutch Dakar Veteran Johan Elfrink back with Mercedes Zetros
Hansy Schekahn December 11, 2017
Dutch Dakar-Veteran and Baja Deutschland winner Johan Elfrink and his team - better known for their Mercedes "Finstral" racing trucks Axxor, Actros and Unimog - will be back in motorsport ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Mission accomplished - Fiat PanDakar crew is back with trucks
Hansy Schekahn December 08, 2017
Do you know Giulio Verzeletti? The 60-year old Italian will be back at the Dakar Rally 2018 for his 16th competition. 1996 he started with a bike, later switched to the truck category. Normally not ...
Dakar Rally 2018: Three Belarusian MAZ truck-crews to start in South America
BelTA December 06, 2017
Belarus' MAZ-Sport truckteam will take part in the 40th edition of Dakar Rally, the Belarusian agency BelTA said. Belarus will be represented by three crews on MAZ race trucks, which have parti ...
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