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Sherpa Takes Home Sensational Bronze Medal From Silk Way Rally
24.7.2016It’s official now. The truck built North Bohemia wins a bronze medal in the currently fastest and toughest rally of the world. The Renault Sherpa arrives at the finish on third place in general classification and records a historic result for the MKR Technology team in its first race ever. The Dutch pilot Martin van den Brink shares the great result with his team including the Roudnice mechanic Daniel Kozlovský.
Bronz Medal in 14th Stage Brings Podium Result
23.7.2016We‘ve made it! The north of Bohemia has a reason to celebrate as the truck built by MKR Technology achieved an overall podium result in the world‘s longest and toughest rally, the Silk Way. In Saturday‘s leg 14 the team‘s pilot Martin van den Brink seized a bronz ranking, which he also occupies in the general classification.
Sherpa Holds on to Winners‘ Podium After Penultimate Stage
23.7.2016Kamaz, kamaz and a kamaz once again. The penultimate racing stage of the world‘s toughest rally was ruled over by the Russian trucks. Leg thirteen of the Silk Way Rally brought problems with electronics to the Renault Sherpa and the truck was eventually classified on sixth place with a fifteen-minute loss. The dream of victory is somewhat further away, but the overall podium standing is indeed very close.
Defect Costs Sherpa Leader Position
21.7.2016One single defect is enough to make the leader drop to third place. Leg twelve of the Silk Way, the world’s longest rally, has brought some bad luck to the north of Czechia. Following an unwanted stop, Martin van den Brink piloting a truck built by MKR Technology crossed the finishing line on fourth place and due to the minimal margin in the overall results dropped to third place. However, he’s ready to put up a good fight!
Sherpa wins adds victory from stage 10 at Silk Way
19.7.2016Incredible! The North Bohemia based MKR Technology was working on improving the cooling system in their Renault Sherpa all night only to see the Dutch pilot win stage ten of the world’s longest and, as all things seem to suggest, toughest rally, the Silk Way, where the air temperature in the hot desert currently reaches fifty degrees. The team continues to hold the overall lead.
Silk Way Enters Sand Dunes, Sherpa on Fifth Place
19.7.2016Winner of the Dakar from two years ago Russian Mardeev dominated in stage nine of the rough Silk Way Rally. The race has led the trucks to sand dunes for the first time as well as to one of the lowest-lying and hottest places on the planet. The Sherpa with Martin van den Brink behind the steering wheel arrived to the finishing line on fifth place this time, as a result of the problems with engine temperature. However, he still maintains his position in the lead.
Sharpa Celebrates Second Win in Two Days!
18.7.2016They’ve gone crazy! The truck built by the North Bohemia based MKR Technology wins another stage at Silk Way, the world’s longest rally. Adding another victory to his record Martin van den Brink dominated in stage eight, confirming his overall lead.
Martin wins stage seven of Silk Way Rally following rest day
17.7.2016The truck from North Bohemia celebrates another win at the Silk Way Rally, currently the longest and toughest rally of the world. After a day of rest the stage victory was swept by the Dutch pilot Martin van den Brink, who has moved to the top of the overall ranking.
Martin Lands Eighth in Stage Six
14.7.2016Alhough cut short prematurely, stage six of the Silk Way Rally was dominated by the Russian Mardeev. Martin van den Brink piloting the truck built by the Czech MKR Technology team finished eighth after technical issues hindered his performance and continues to occupy second rank overall.
Martin van den Brink Triumphs in Leg 5 of Silk Way Rally
14.7.2016Fantasy! The truck built by MKR Technology in North Bohemia wins the fifth stage of the Silk Way Rally. The pilot Martin van den Brink tackled the longest special stage of this year‘s rally in the fastest time of all. The joy is even bigger given the fact that the crew carrying a Roudnice mechanic onboard proved that, despite the technical issues they had faced, their renault is able to cope with the Kamaz dominance
De Baar sweeps up silver in leg four of the Silk Way Rally
13.7.2016Czech truck from the MKR Technology workshop made its mark in the fourth stage of the extremely tough Silk Way Rally. The only competitor that the Dutch pilot Pascal de Baar did not manage to beat was Eduard Nikolaev on Kamaz.
Silk Way in full swing, van den Brink finishes on sixth
11.7.2016The Silk Way Rally has pulled away. After severe weather forced the organizers to cancel leg two following the opening prologue, the crews waited to tackle the first set of drudging kilometers until day three. The Monday stage suited best to Kamazes which are on the home ground here, yet Martin van den Brink and his crew, including the Roudnice mechanic Daniel Kozlovský, on the new special Renault Sherpa finished on sixth place only by a small margin. “It was not an ideal performance, we had some trouble with the temperature of the engine. We‘re still at the beginning and the race is very long and demanding, that‘s why we started out gradually. We don‘t want to push our luck. We‘re very much aware that these are the first race kilometers for the Sherpa and that‘s why preparing it for the Dakar is a priority for us. This cost us some time but it‘s not so bad. We didn‘t let anyone overtake us but in the end we arrived on sixth place,“ commented Renault Sherpa‘s chief designer Mario Kress.
