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MKR truck dominated the 5th stage in Morocco
18.4.2019MKR Technology celebrates another victory in the Morocco Desert Challenge. Gert Huzink, the Dutch pilot of North-Bohemian truck took gold in stage 5. The second special truck with Roudnice-born Kozlovský finished third with minimal loss.
The crew experienced a 7G overload
17.4.2019The North-Bohemian truck from MKR Technology's workshop made into top five in Morocco Desert Challenge. The crew with pilot Martin van den Brink and technician Daniel Kozlovsky from Roudnice had to slow down at the end of the stage because of dropping pressure in one of the front wheels, so she they lost valuable minutes. Stage 4 was very extreme.
In the third stage Huzink finished fourth
16.4.2019It almost seemed that one of the North-Bohemian trucks would end up on a podium position on Morocco Desert Challenge. In the end pilot Gert Huzink took fourth place in the third stage. Martin van den Brink with on-board technician Daniel Kozlovsky from Roudnice crossed the finished line two positions back in the results.
Punctured tires slowed down the leading truck
15.4.2019They went for the podium again, but the punctured tires stopped them. The crew of the North-Bohemian truck with the on-board mechanic from Roudnice took tenth position in the second stage of Morocco Desert Challenge.
MKR gets a double in the opening leg
14.4.2019Total sensation! North-Bohemian MKR Technology team could not have wanted a better start. Both Dakar specials dominated the opening stage of the Morocco Desert Challenge. Martin van den Brink with the on-board mechanic Daniel Kozlovsky from Roudnice came got gold and Gert Huzink passed finished line on second place just a few seconds behind.
Desert Challenge starts in Morocco
13.4.2019New roadbooks, new bivouacs and 8 new stages. This year's 11th edition of the Morocco Desert Challenge will be completely different. However, the concept is the same - the crews go coast to coast, they start at the Atlantic coast this Saturday and finish exactly one week later at the Mediterranean Sea. Two trucks from North-Bohemian team MKR Technology will be there.
We are going on, says Mario Kress with a fighting spirit
4.2.2019Sand, sand and sand once again, accidents on a daily basis, technology under unbelievable pressure. This year's Dakar was unusually extreme and it is no surprise that a number of Bedouin adepts did not make it. Bad luck did not spare North-Bohemian trucks from MKR Technology team.
Nikolaev won the Dakar gold hat-trick
18.1.2019It's done! This year's 41st edition of the world's most famous long-distance rally is over. The organizers promised one of the toughest Dakars in history and a number of crews, including the North-Bohemian design team, would certainly confirm this. Out of forty one trucks only fourteen made it to Lima. Those who were more fortunate could continue in the second week of the race at least in the "little" Dakar. And in it was Gert Huzink with the Renault from Židovice, who was the third fastest truck out of these.
Van Kasteren was stopped technical problems
17.1.2019This is like a bad dream. The penultimate stage of the 41st Dakar rally become a Nemesis for the North-Bohemian MKR Technology truck, piloted by Dutch driver Janus van Kasteren. In the 9th stage, technical problems with his engine forced him to stop. On the contrary, Gert Huzink got to know what is like to “take a headspin". But, unlike van Kasteren, he finished the stage.
Van Kasteren got his result of a lifetime
16.1.2019Janus van Kasteren, the Dutch driver of the North-Bohemian Renault truck, scored his best Dakar result in the 8th stage. In this difficult stage he finished on sixth position and overall is still just behind the top ten. With just stages to go, overall classification has a new leader.
The treacherous dunes in the 7th imprisoned many crews
15.1.2019The crews of the 41st Dakar rally have made it through the toughest stage. The Dutchman de Rooy coped the best with treacherous dunes of 7th stage, but his fellow countryman Janus van Kasteren driving a Renault truck from Židovice did a great job and only just stay outside top ten.
Dakar turns into second half
14.1.2019This year's Dakar Rally has switched to its second half. The crews had a day off in South America on a weekend, which they used to regroup and recover and, above all, to repair the machinery which was under a big strain in the previous week. The Sunday 6th stage had the biggest mileage, but it has not spared anyone.
