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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.
Dakar turns into hell
12.1.2019The Marathon part of the Dakar for many has become literal hell. MKR Technology teams of North Bohemia had to fight big troubles in the 5th stage. The organizers even had to shorten the stage due to security reasons. Everybody is looking forward to the planned rest day, which is coming on Saturday.
Both trucks in 4thstage finished in top ten
11.1.2019Both North Bohemian Renault trucks from MKR Technology finished in top ten in the 4th stage of the Dakar rally. The crews have prepared a solid ground for the demanding marathon part, where everyone has to rely solely on themselves without the support of a mechanical team. Excellent position also meant an overall shift.
Van Kasteren finishes sixth in the 3rd stage
10.1.2019Dutch pilot of the North Bohemian truck Janus van Kasteren got a great result. In the 3rd stage of the Dakar rally he arrived in the sixth fastest time and climbed into TOP 10 in the overall standings. The stage was another extreme stage in the dunes, where many great riders lost their chances for a solid result.
Van den Brink took a tumble from a dune
9.1.2019That it would be one of the toughest Dakars that the crews have ever experienced, organizers were promising before it even began. Martin van den Brink, Dutch pilot of the North Bohemian truck, felt it on his own and literally took a tumble from one of the dunes with his racing truck. His colleagues Huzink and van Kasteren arrived in the second decade of the results.
Dakar started very cautiously
8.1.2019The famous Dakar has started and so have three trucks of the North Bohemian design team of MKR Technology. All Renaults from Židovice led by Dutch pilots van den Brink, van Kasteren and Huzink, have finished after a cautious initial drive with a minimal loss on the top ten.
MKR trucks are ready for the start of the Dakar
6.1.2019The 41st edition of the Dakar Rally is here. Three of the North-Bohemian trucks by the MKR Technology team are fully prepared and the world's most prestigious race can begin. The sharp start is scheduled for Monday and the finish is again in the capital of Peru after ten stages.
