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MKR trucks closed the Dakar in the top ten
15.1.2021It is over! The 43rd Dakar Rally is a thing of the past and a pair of MKR Technology trucks reached the finish line in the last stage in the elite ten. In the overall standings, the top ten just slipped to one of the trucks, but still, there will be a celebration in northern Bohemia. Daniel Kozlovský, on-board technician from Roudnice finished eighth in a truck category with Dutch pilot Martin van den Brink. This year, the best North Bohemian truck is from Kress' MKR Technology workshop.
The Dakar crews are heading to the last stage
15.1.2021Daniel Kozlovský, technician from Židovice, and Dutch pilot Martin van den Brink are heading with their Renault truck for their best Dakar result. Although the situation is not really good for them to improve in the last stage, the crew is alert and the second truck from MKR Technology with Pascal de Baar is in the same situation. There is only one stage left to the much awaited finish line.
North Bohemian trucks were fighting for top ten
14.1.2021Trucks from the North Bohemian team MKR Technology competed for the elite ten today. The Dutch pilots of the Czech Renault trucks arrived close to each other in the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally. This time Pascal de Baar was better than Martin van den Brink.
Kozlovský’s crew perfectly coped with the painful stage
13.1.2021For the second time this year, the Czech-Dutch crew of the red Renault of the Mammoet Rallysport team reached their stage best result. Daniel Kozlovský from Roudnice with pilot Martin van den Brink finished the 9th Dakar stage on seventh position. And despite a number of punctures, the second truck from Židovice with Pascal de Baar also tackled one of the most difficult stages.
The marathon stage is over, the crews are fighting for the top ten
11.1.2021The two-day marathon stage of this year's Dakar is over. Two North Bohemian trucks managed its second half on Monday without any problems, as they both were competing on the edge of the top ten. However, the third truck was affected by technical difficulties in the previous stage, which made it impossible to start today's 8th stage. This is the final end for the hybrid special truck from northern Bohemia. But two Renaults by MKR Technology workshop are still successfully fighting, and Daniel Kozlovský, a technician from Roudnice, is sitting in one of them.
Kozlovský is shrinking after a jumpy stage
11.1.2021After a day off, this year's Dakar Rally has entered its second half. On Sunday's 7th stage, first part of a marathon stage started. In this part, the crews for two stages will be on their own – without their technicians.
Židovice trucks arrived like a train
9.1.2021All three trucks from MKR Technology fit into the elite ten in the 6th stage of the Dakar Rally. In addition, they arrived like a train pretty much together. Before the one-day break, which will follow on Saturday, there is a great mood in the bivouac of the Czech-Dutch team.
Huzink back in the race
8.1.2021A hybrid truck from North Bohemian Židovice returned big to the Dakar game. So all three special trucks from MKR Technology started the 5th stage of the famous rally and all three finished in a row.
Van den Brink with Kozlovsky is 7th after the 4th stage
7.1.2021Both Renaults from Židovice moved up one place in the overall ranking. After the 4th stage of the Dakar Rally, the Roudnice technician Kozlovsky and pilot van den Brink are now holding the seventh position. This time the crew just got into the elite ten.
Both trucks from Židovice in the 3rd stage finished just behind the top ten
5.1.2021both Renaults from Židovice finished today just outside elite ten. Martin van den Brink arrived 11th in the 3rd Dakar stage, followed by Pascal de Baar.
Van den Brink in the top ten, Huzink betrayed by his engine
5.1.2021Martin van den Brink with on-board technician Daniel Kozlovsky from Roudnice finished the 2nd stage of the Dakar Rally again in the elite ten. But this time not only good news came from Saudi Arabia. The closely watched hybrid truck with Gert Huzink leaves the competition prematurely. The crew in the dunes was betrayed by the engine.
In the introductory stony stage, van den Brink finished eighth
3.1.2021Initial real Dakar stage is over. Although one of the shortest stages was on the program, the words of the organizers, that it would be one of the more difficult stages, have come true. The hard stony surface brought numerous defects to many teams, including the North Bohemian trucks from the MKR Technology team. Despite these difficulties, Martin van den Brink with the Daniel Kozlovský, on-board technician from Roudnice, finished in the top ten, and two other colleagues just a bit further down the ranking.
