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Gerd Huzink finished seventh in 40th edition of Dakar
21.1.2018It’s over! 40th edition of Dakar Rally is history. In the end Russian driver Eduard Nikolaev took the win, but north-bohemian truck from MKR Technology team has done a great job. The truck driven by Gerd Huzink took seventh place in the ranking. Two Czech trucks made to the top 10 - the one by MKR and fifth overall with Martin Macík.
Penultimate den at Dakar and Huzink is eighth!
20.1.2018Anniversary Dakar heading to finish! Teams have just tackled penultimate stage into finishing city of Córdoba, where Dakar will close this edition on Saturday. In 13th stage, despite technical problems, north-bohemian MKR Technology truck with Gerd Huzink has managed to climb into overall 8th place.
After the longest stage Huzink in on the ninth place
19.1.2018During the 12th racing day the teams of Dakar Rally had to handle a longest timed stage. Russian Nikolajev returned to the overall lead after a day spent lower in the ranking. But his lead is just a single second. Gerd Huzink, riding a north Bohemian Renault Trucks special already aimed to the podium, but he was blocked by a punctured tire.
Van Kasteren did not make it to the start, Huzink ranked as a fifth
18.1.2018Both good and bad news came to the designer team of MKR Technology during the 11th stage of Dakar Rally. While Janus van Kasteren`s truck did not manage to get to the start of the stage due to technical issues, the situation was saved by Gerd Huzink ranking as a fifth in the difficult stage.
Tenth Dakar stage shuffles the overall ranking, Huzink is 10th
17.1.2018There is no easy stage on this year`s Dakar! The 10th race stage tested the technique and limits of human abilities. The teams talk about real purgatory; the ranking shuffles. While the pilot of north Bohemian MKR Technology truck, Gerd Huzink, entered the top ten, a lot of doubts is with pilot Janus van Kasteren due to his technical problems with transmission.
Extreme Dakar is lead by the weather, the teams move to Salta
15.1.2018Extreme follows an extreme. This year`s Dakar Rally shows, why it is considered to be the world`s most difficult distant competition. And the organizers really tried. There is no resting stage, technique and people suffer, they get nothing for free and this is what the teams actually like. Also the 8th stage on Sunday was one of the most difficult. The trucks from north-Bohemian MKR Technology dealt with the problems successfully, though they lost some time.
A day off was followed by a marathon stage
14.1.2018Dakar comes to its second half after a day off on Friday, and again in a big style. During the 7th stage the teams not only reached high altitude, but what is more, they have to manage without external help. The stage is in the mode of so called ‘marathon’, which means that for two days everyone relies on themselves only.
Van den Brink with Kozlovský are really out
13.1.2018High hopes had the fans of Dutch-Czech team with Martin van den Brink and on-board technician Daniel Kozlovský. After news of dropping out before 5th stage of Rally Dakar their truck from northern Bohemia from MKR Technology centre totally unexpectedly appeared on the start list of 6th stage on Thursday, which they have finished in the TOP 10. But then their hopes died. Their team is really out from this edition of Dakar.
All three MKR trucks started the 6th stage of Dakar
12.1.20186th stage of Rally Dakar took place in a very strange atmosphere. Truck driven by Martin van den Brink, which had stayed in the dunes the day before and had not made the start of fifth stage, was allowed to start. So all three north-bohemian trucks designed by MKR Technology finished this stage. Janus van Kasteren finished in top 10.
Dakar is “destroying” teams in 5th stage as well
11.1.2018Never-ending sand and hard dunes. Dakar is still beating hard all the competitors. For north-bohemian trucks designed by MKR Technology Gert Huzink is saving the situation. He has just missed the top 10 in 5th stage. Mammoet Rallysport teams are having heaps of bad luck.
Dakar in its 4th stage tried to stop Czech truck as well.
10.1.2018Anniversary 40th edition of The Dakar is extremely difficult. Even the biggest favourites are fighting with its traps. Dakar ended prematurely for many teams. Fourth racing day tried to drop out north-bohemian truck designed by MKR Technology as well. While Gerd Huzink finished on a fantastic fifth position, van den Brink perforated his oil tank and is trying to find a way out of the dunes. Even quick assistance with van Kasteren could not tow him to bivouac. The teams are not giving up and are trying to keep fighting.
Dakar is hitting the teams hard, MKR after 3rd stage are around top 10.
9.1.2018Organizers 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 drop-outs were not uncommon. Trio of north-bohemian trucks designed by MKR Technology finished in the TOP 10. Van Kasteren finished seventh, Huzink eighth, followed by Martin van den Brink with on-board technician Kozlovský from Roudnice nad Labem, Czech republic.
