A Kamaz’s hat-trick and another Kamaz truck in the seventh position in the final ranking of this year’s rally. Did you expect this result before starting the race, given the Dakar’s difficulties in the Arabian Peninsula? Yes, this year we have a cool result, but you cannot reckon on it every year, it
The twelfth and final stage of the Dakar Rally 2021 in Saudi Arabia was held along the route Yanbu-Jeddah on Friday, January 15. Everything has its beginning and its end. So the 43rd Dakar edition is coming to an end. The second year in a row athletes from all over the world start
Just two weeks ago it seemed like an impossible task. But it has now turned into reality. The Buggyra Racing team celebrates its first-ever overall win at Dakar Rally 2021. Josef Macháček has won the light prototypes category and as a 6-time Dakar winner, he has matched Karel Loprais. The Czech legend also
2021 kadar beklenen başka bir yıl olmamıştı ve bu yeni yıl dünyanın iyi bilinen ve en zorlu etkinliklerinden biri olan Dakar Rally ile başladı. Sıkı COVID-19 önlemleri alınarak 3 Ocak’ta Cidde, Suudi Arabistan’da başlayan yarışın resmi ortağı bu sene de dünyanın madeni yağ devlerinden Motul oldu. Dakar‘ın üst üste dördüncü kez resmi ortağı
For thousands of years, oases in desert valleys have lured with fertile soil and a large water reserves tired travelers, who have decided to travel through heavy sands and dunes of the Arabian Peninsula. The ancient city of Al-Ula has become such a place of attraction for the modern caravan of the Dakar
The long-awaited return to the Red Sea coast has definitely made everyone, involved in the race, happy. A pleasant sea breeze and a calming sound of waves allowed to forget for a short time about the stressful ten-day journey through Saudi Arabia. During this time the rally caravan managed to cross the country
The first part of the marathon stage for the sports crews of KAMAZ-master team ended positively. The main result of yesterday was the state of vehicles: all four trucks reached the closed bivouac without breakdowns or damage. Thus, the crew members carried repair works on their vehicles and went to rest. The result
For Andrey Karginov‘s crew of KAMAZ-master, yesterday became a real disappointment. Having lost about 10 minutes in the starting trap, the truck number 500 was coming closer to the leader with every kilometer and made a decisive attack in the final third of the distance, showing the best time at the stage. Unfortunately, the
After 6 stages, the Dakar Rally has now finished its first half. While the stage was shortened by 100 kilometres, it still changed a lot just before a rest day. The Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing team had a reason to celebrate, as Tomáš Enge and Josef Macháček set identical times. It was like
On Monday and Wednesday the Russian drivers Andrey Karginov and Airat Mardeev faced a penalty time. Crew No 500 received a two-minute penalty after the second stage of the Dakar, and crew No 509 – per minute for second and fourth special stages. The last penalty did not affect Mardeev‘s position in the