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They’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.
The 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.
Alhough 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.
Fantasy! 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
Czech 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.
The 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.
A win for a start! What better way to open this year’s Silk Way Rally? Both trucks from the North Bohemia based MKR Technology seized a spot at the winners’ podium. The Dutch pilot Martin van den Brink was the fastest one in the field and his fellow countryman Pascal de Baar occupied third place.
The last live testing and then a transfer to Moscow. Members of the MKR Technology racing team have been rather busy lately. It was due to the fact that one of the most difficult rallies of the world starts next week – Russian Silk Way, compared by many with the renowned Dakar. The new special from the North Bohemian technology centre is to be introduced in the racing role for the first time, and its ambitions are far from humble this time.
A great surprise! No other words better fit to describe the plan of the North Bohemia based racing team MKR Technology. In addition to the K520 truck, they are planning to start with one more truck in the prestigious Silkway Rally in Russia, which is considered a ‘dress rehearsal‘ of sorts for the famous Dakar. First tests are finished and the results are more than surprising.
A dream come true! The truck constructed by the North Bohemia based MKR Technology lands at the top of the overall ranking in this year’s Libya Rally in Morocco. The crew of the Dutch pilot Martin van den Brink and MKR’s very own crew mechanic Daniel Kozlovský dominated in the last, seventh stage! Following four consecutive wins the trio made their way up to the top and are taking home a precious victory from Africa.
Fantastic! Already a third win in the past three stages of the Libya Rally has been collected by the MKR Technology truck. The crew including a mechanic from Roudnice dominated in the penultimate sixth stage, moving to second place in the overall ranking. Therefore, the team have boosted their chances of overall victory. Thus the last stage is going to decide everything.
The MKR Technology team truck has achieved a second consecutive victory in the Moroccan Libya Rally. The pilot Martin van den Brink brought it to the finish line of stage five in the fastest time. As a result, the crew including a Roudnice crew mechanic moves up to the winners’ podium of the overall ranking two days before the rally’s end.