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Dakar 2021 Stage 7. Loprais (Praga) climbs to 5th place overall while the best Tatras are now 9th and 10th overall

January 11th, 2021

no comment Posted by smitkees

Results:

1
507

(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV
(RUS) RUSLAN AKHMADEEV
(RUS) ILGIZ AKHMETZIANOV

KAMAZ – MASTER
04H 45′ 52”

2
509

(RUS) AIRAT MARDEEV
(RUS) DMITRIY SVISTUNOV
(RUS) AKHMET GALIAUTDINOV

KAMAZ – MASTER
04H 49′ 15”
+ 00H 03′ 23”

3
501

(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV
(RUS) DMITRII NIKITIN
(RUS) IVAN TATARINOV

KAMAZ – MASTER
04H 54′ 14”
+ 00H 08′ 22”

4
505

(BLR) ALIAKSEI VISHNEUSKI
(BLR) MAKSIM NOVIKAU
(BLR) SIARHEI SACHUK

MAZ-SPORTAUTO
04H 56′ 21”
+ 00H 10′ 29”

5
500

(RUS) ANDREY KARGINOV
(RUS) ANDREY MOKEEV
(RUS) IGOR LEONOV

KAMAZ – [...]

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Not a Tatra: Buick based central tailfin convertible

January 10th, 2021

no comment Posted by smitkees

This is the car shown in the movie “Topper” (1937) with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. It had a single fin on the back deck. It was a modified 1936 Buick customized by Bohman & Schwartz and fitted with special controls, including a second hidden steering wheel. As a stuntman drove the car using the [...]

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Dakar 2021: Loprais at the start of stage 6 Video.

January 9th, 2021

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14HMcYkyU_4

Published in Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying, Video

Indian Army orders High Mobility trucks from BEML for transportation to remote areas

January 9th, 2021

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https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_january_2021_global_security_army_industry/indian_army_orders_high_mobility_trucks_from_beml_for_transportation_to_remote_areas.html
https://www.army-technology.com/news/beml-high-mobility-vehicles-indian-army/
The Indian army – Tatra scam (2012 article) : https://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-faq-all-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-army-tatra-scam/20120426.htm
Present relationship between Tatra and BEML (2015 article) https://www.tatratrucks.com/about-the-company/press-and-media/press-releases/tatra-trucks-resumed-cooperation-with-the-indian-state-owned-company-beml/
BEML: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEML_Limited
Trucks manufactured by BEML (source Wikipedia):
Trucks[edit]

BEML Tatra T815

BEML manufactures Czech Tatra trucks and rebadges them under license.[11]

BEML - TATRA T810 VVNC 6×6
BEML – TATRA T810 VVL 6×6
BEML – TATRA T810 VTI 6×6 – Tank Transporter
BEML - TATRA T815 VVNC 8×8
BEML [...]

Published in History, Press, Racing & Rallying, Tatra Works

Dakar 2021: Stage 6. Buggyra drivers hit by mechanical problems. Loprais (Praga) video

January 9th, 2021

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It was a difficult stage for both Tatra Buggyra Racing crews. “It was very challenging today. From the 20th kilometre, we got a weird noise in the cabin and from the 60th kilometre, we completely lost cabin dampers. After that, all the hits went directly to us. Also, this stage was pretty rough, so we [...]

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Tomáš Tomeček still going strong

January 8th, 2021

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Tomáš Tomeček – 100% Tatra, is at the finish of the 5th stage of the Dakar Rally 2021 and greets you with the crew from a 267 km long connecting point to the bivouac. There were dunes in the last section of today’s special and you just can’t go through them quickly in the dark. [...]

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A video impression of the construction of the 2020 Tatra stand at Retromobile, Paris + the accompanying calendar offered!

January 8th, 2021

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VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lse44WVxB2k
Calendar 2021 – Tatra in Paris
In February of 2020 a grand event took place in Paris, the kind that
only takes place every few decades: an exhibition covering Tatra cars
from the very beginning up until the final passenger car model. The idea
of having a large Tatra exhibition at Rétromobile in Paris had [...]

Published in Classifieds & Requests, Events & Meetings, Personal

Dakar 2021 Stage 5

January 7th, 2021

no comment Posted by smitkees

VIDEO: Loprais (Praga) on his way: https://www.facebook.com/378229712269557/videos/1343764772633502

RESULTS:

1
507

(RUS) DMITRY SOTNIKOV
(RUS) RUSLAN AKHMADEEV
(RUS) ILGIZ AKHMETZIANOV

KAMAZ – MASTER
05H 30′ 20”

2
505

(BLR) ALIAKSEI VISHNEUSKI
(BLR) MAKSIM NOVIKAU
(BLR) SIARHEI SACHUK

MAZ-SPORTAUTO
05H 31′ 21”
+ 00H 01′ 01”
00H 02′ 00”

3
501

(RUS) ANTON SHIBALOV
(RUS) DMITRII NIKITIN
(RUS) IVAN TATARINOV

KAMAZ – MASTER
05H 37′ 16”
+ 00H 06′ 56”

4
514

(CZE) MARTIN SOLTYS
(CZE) DAVID SCHOVANEK
(CZE) TOM IKOLA

TATRA BUGGYRA RACING
05H 38′ 46”
+ 00H 08′ [...]

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Dakar 2021 Stage 4. Buggyra drivers flew for 300 kilometres with full throttle!

January 7th, 2021

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“
A very fast stage from Wadi Ad-Dawasir to Riyadh ended the first third of the 43rd edition of Dakar Rally 2021. The 4th stage of the competition suited Buggyra Racing drivers well and they all are looking forward to the next challenges.
Wednesday’s stage was a big reminder of last year’s Dakar that so many drivers [...]

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