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Category Archive: Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing

Frustration prevails at Team De Rooy Iveco on the penultimate Dakar Rally day

Jan 17, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Frustration prevails at Team De Rooy Iveco on the penultimate Dakar Rally day

On paper it was the last chance for Gerard de Rooy to change something in the top 3 of the Dakar Rally truck ranking. The leader of Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco therefore in stage 9 opened the attack...

Loprais’ Tatra completes Dakar SS8 on 5 cylinders!

Jan 16, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Loprais’ Tatra completes Dakar SS8 on 5 cylinders!

The last two days are left before the end of the Dakar Rally 2019. The Czech-Spanish crew consisting of Aleš Loprais, Ferran Marco Alcayna, Petr Pokora and their Tatra Jamal #507 continue to...

Dakar SS8 De Rooy Iveco reduces the gap on Kamaz, but not enough

Jan 15, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar SS8 De Rooy Iveco reduces the gap on Kamaz, but not enough

In a nerve-racking eighth stage, Gerard de Rooy narrowed his gap in the Dakar Rally standings. Eduard Nikolaev lost control because he was stuck in the dunes for almost an hour. De Rooy, however,...

Aleš Loprais almost destroys engine, but holds on to 5th overall in Dakar

Jan 15, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Aleš Loprais almost destroys engine, but holds on to 5th overall in Dakar

The crew consisting of Aleš Loprais, Ferran Marco Alcayna and Petr Pokora and driving their Tatra Jamal – Queen 69 have survived a rerun of dunes around the city of San Juan de Marcona and...

Third win in a row for Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO on SS7 Dakar

Jan 15, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Third win in a row for Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO on SS7 Dakar

Gerard de Rooy wins the special in Stage 7, having set the pace and finishing more than half an hour ahead of his rivals. The first looped stage, beginning and ending in San Juan de Marcona with 323...

De Rooy impresses in demanding Dakar SS7

Jan 14, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on De Rooy impresses in demanding Dakar SS7

In the dunes of the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally, Gerard de Rooy has rocked the competition. With great superiority, the captain of Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco won the stage. He gained 34 minutes...

Dakar Stage 6 win for Gerard de Rooy (Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco) in ‘incredibly heavy special’

Jan 14, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar Stage 6 win for Gerard de Rooy (Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco) in ‘incredibly heavy special’

With the knowledge that the first classified Siarhei Viazovich missed a waypoint with an hour’s penalty time, Gerard de Rooy decided to call himself the winner of the sixth stage of the Dakar...

Africa Eco Race 2019 comes to a successful conclusion

Jan 13, 2019 Jarlath Africa Eco-Race, Cross-Country Rally, Motorbike, Truck Racing Comments Off on Africa Eco Race 2019 comes to a successful conclusion

The last stage of the AFRICA ECO RACE between Akjoujt in Mauritania and Saint Louis in Senegal went perfectly well. Starting with the special stage of 218 kilometers which left from the bivouac to...

Surprising Stage Win for De Rooy Iveco & Move up rankings!

Jan 13, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Surprising Stage Win for De Rooy Iveco & Move up rankings!

Without a meter of racing, Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco on the rest day of the Dakar Rally achieved their first stage victory this year – for Ton van Genugten – and a ranking in the top 3...

Loprais Tatra advances to Top 6 after Dakar after Marathon Stages

Jan 12, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing Comments Off on Loprais Tatra advances to Top 6 after Dakar after Marathon Stages

Aleš Loprais, Ferran Marco Alcayna and Petr Pokora again improved their overall ranking in the truck category after the Friday stage of the Dakar Rally 2019. The crew is over the demanding first...