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January 12 | Stage 11 | Shaybah – Empty Quarter Marathon | Distance – Total/Special: 428.27km/274km

Jan 12, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on January 12 | Stage 11 | Shaybah – Empty Quarter Marathon | Distance – Total/Special: 428.27km/274km

Tweet The much-awaited day of the plunge into the Empty Quarter has arrived. After running along the border with the United Arab Emirates yesterday, today it was the turn of the Sultanate of Oman...

Loeb, Moraes, Price & Baciuška excel over lengthy Dakar Stage Nine

Jan 10, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Loeb, Moraes, Price & Baciuška excel over lengthy Dakar Stage Nine

TweetTuesday saw the 2023 Dakar Rally return from a much needed rest day with Sébastien Loeb, Lucas Moraes, Toby Price and Rokas Baciuška all shining at the epic rally-raid adventure. January 10...

Aleš Loprais gets stuck in river, yet increases Dakar lead in the Praga V4S DKR

Jan 10, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Aleš Loprais gets stuck in river, yet increases Dakar lead in the Praga V4S DKR

TweetIn the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally 2023, the red-and-black truck Praga V4S DKR #508 bogged down in a flooded and mudded wadi for 15 minutes. Yet, the Instaforex Loprais Team managed to keep...

Valtr finished 9th stage of the Dakar 3rd for Tatra Buggyra

Jan 10, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Valtr finished 9th stage of the Dakar 3rd for Tatra Buggyra

TweetJaroslav Valtr didn’t start the day in a very positive mood, but at the finish line his smile had returned. “I wasn’t in a good mood at the start, but that is not something the...

Dakar 2023: Loprais significantly increased his lead ahead of Rest Day

Jan 09, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar 2023: Loprais significantly increased his lead ahead of Rest Day

TweetSunday brought a trouble-free eighth stage of Dakar Rally 2023 for Aleš Loprais and his crew. Just ahead of a Rest Day in Riyadh, the team has increased its lead in the overall classification....

Dakar 2023: Aleš Loprais (Praga) leads truck category at halfway point

Jan 08, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar 2023: Aleš Loprais (Praga) leads truck category at halfway point

TweetAleš Loprais and his crew finished second in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally 2023. The Praga truck now leads the Truck category, two minutes ahead of the closest competitors. After more...

Buggyra ZM Racing – On course on Dakar 2023

Jan 07, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Buggyra ZM Racing – On course on Dakar 2023

TweetThe Buggyra ZM Racing crews have completed the first part of the marathon stage. Jaroslav Valtr set the third best time among the trucks today, but an additional two-minute penalty for exceeding...

Rally Dakar 2023: Instaforex Loprais Team gets stuck but stays in lead!

Jan 07, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Rally Dakar 2023: Instaforex Loprais Team gets stuck but stays in lead!

TweetThe sixth stage of Dakar Rally 2023 was challenging for Aleš Loprais and his crew. They lost precious minutes after getting stuck on a dune, but they managed to stay at the top of the standings...

Dakar SS5 – Van Beveren surges forth, Al Attiyah calmly collects

Jan 06, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar SS5 – Van Beveren surges forth, Al Attiyah calmly collects

Tweet The exploration of the region around Ha’il continued with a journey south of the city, following a route for a special that was 100% sand, where long stretches of off-road driving forced the...

Second Dakar stage win for Loprais & Czech truck Praga V4S DKR #508

Jan 05, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Second Dakar stage win for Loprais & Czech truck Praga V4S DKR #508

Tweet When in dunes, Aleš Loprais is in his element. And he has confirmed that in today’s loop stage around Ha’il. Thanks to a great performance that he and his crew kept from the start, and a...