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

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

Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying, Video
January 9th, 2021

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

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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 had to slow down a bit. We couldn’t keep up like that. And then, by the end of the stage, we also lost power, so we had to go around the dunes. However, now we have a rest day ahead of us, so we can put it all together again,” said the mechanic David Hoffmann.
“I’m not tired, but I feel every bone in my body. It was busy and I believe that the guys will put the truck together. We could use a bit more luck for the 2nd half,” added Ignacio Casale.
The other crew had to deal with some technical issues as well. Martin Šoltys, who finished in 14th place, had to change a cracked steering rod. Then, the Tatra Phoenix got stuck and the crew had to dig the truck out. However, a Russian Kamaz repaid the debt to Šoltys. “On the 70th kilometre, we got stuck on soft sand. We began to dig, and the first vehicle to stop was a Kamaz. So, the karma has returned. It took a while to fix the steering rod, so I’m glad that we’ve made it here. It was a long day,“ said Martin Šoltys.
On Saturday, the crews will enjoy a rest day. However, the mechanics are going to work around the clock. They have only one day to put everything together, as the second half of the Dakar Rally is going to be very difficult.

Dakar2021BuggyraStage6

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 had to slow down a bit. We couldn’t keep up like that. And then, by the end of the stage, we also lost power, so we had to go around the dunes. However, now we have a rest day ahead of us, so we can put it all together again,” said the mechanic David Hoffmann.

“I’m not tired, but I feel every bone in my body. It was busy and I believe that the guys will put the truck together. We could use a bit more luck for the 2nd half,” added Ignacio Casale.

The other crew had to deal with some technical issues as well. Martin Šoltys, who finished in 14th place, had to change a cracked steering rod. Then, the Tatra Phoenix got stuck and the crew had to dig the truck out. However, a Russian Kamaz repaid the debt to Šoltys. “On the 70th kilometre, we got stuck on soft sand. We began to dig, and the first vehicle to stop was a Kamaz. So, the karma has returned. It took a while to fix the steering rod, so I’m glad that we’ve made it here. It was a long day,“ said Martin Šoltys.

On Saturday, the crews will enjoy a rest day. However, the mechanics are going to work around the clock. They have only one day to put everything together, as the second half of the Dakar Rally is going to be very difficult.

Dakar2021Stage6Map

Loprais video: https://www.facebook.com/AlesLopraisDakarLive/videos/397836024831565

Results:

1 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 08′ 52”
2 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 10′ 00”
 + 00H 01′ 08”
3 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 13′ 41”
 + 00H 04′ 49”
4 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 04H 14′ 35”
 + 00H 05′ 43”
5 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 04H 14′ 42”
 + 00H 05′ 50”
6 500 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 15′ 44”
 + 00H 06′ 52”
7 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 04H 21′ 22”
 + 00H 12′ 30”
8 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 04H 29′ 16”
 + 00H 20′ 24”
9 515 RIWALD DAKAR TEAM 04H 41′ 45”
 + 00H 32′ 53”
10 511 RIWALD DAKAR TEAM 04H 48′ 08”
 + 00H 39′ 16” 00H 15′ 00”
11 508 HINO TEAM SUGAWARA 05H 02′ 12”
 + 00H 53′ 20”
12 518 VALTR RACING TEAM 05H 04′ 03”
 + 00H 55′ 11”
13 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 05H 04′ 14”
 + 00H 55′ 22”
14 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 05H 11′ 25”
 + 01H 02′ 33”
15 530 FAZEKAS MOTORSPORT RACING 05H 20′ 02”
 + 01H 11′ 10”

Overall after stage 6

1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 24H 26′ 18”
2 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 25H 03′ 52”
 + 00H 37′ 34”
3 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 25H 28′ 01”
 + 01H 01′ 43” 00H 02′ 00”
4 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 25H 28′ 51”
 + 01H 02′ 33” 00H 01′ 00”
5 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 25H 33′ 18”
 + 01H 07′ 00”
6 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 26H 02′ 19”
 + 01H 36′ 01” 00H 02′ 00”
7 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 26H 36′ 47”
 + 02H 10′ 29” 00H 01′ 00”
8 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 26H 41′ 57”
 + 02H 15′ 39”
9 500 KAMAZ – MASTER 26H 50′ 38”
 + 02H 24′ 20” 00H 22′ 00”
10 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 26H 59′ 03”
 + 02H 32′ 45”
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Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying
January 9th, 2021

Tomáš Tomeček still going strong

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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. He still has 19th place in the stage and in the overall ranking it looks like a move to the 17th place – he will definitely jump over Tománek, who resigned today, and he should also go ahead of van den Brink (Volvo), who lost six minutes after yesterday. . It holds first place in the category of quick assists with an overview. But the main thing is to be on hand for South Racing team clients!

Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying
January 8th, 2021

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

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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 been
brewing for a number of years. The heart-warming thing about this
initiative is that it was hatched by French collectors and fans. They
decided to introduce the public to Tatra’s rich history as well as such
stories as the one about the travellers Hanzelka and Zikmund; the duo
that travelled the world in a Tatra 87 during some politically very
difficult times and thus created a legend about this unique vehicle with
an air-cooled engine.

One cold evening, as Denis Alexandre and I were drinking coffee together
in Prague, he suggested that my photos of Tatra wrecks might be an
interesting addition to the exhibition, and my ears perked up! Suddenly
I heard this Frenchman telling me that my grand and unrealistic dream
could actually soon become reality! Once the preparations for the show
really got going on all levels, it was clear that this was a very
challenging event logistically speaking. About half the cars belonged to
French collectors, but many unique cars had to be transported to Paris
from the Czech Republic. Loading and unloading rare cars into a special
truck is a difficult process, and quite the show! Salon Rétromobile is
one of the largest veteran car shows in the world. It is visited by over
100,000 people in just a few days and several other related events take
place all over Paris – mainly auctions. I could barely imagine this high
level of attendance and wondered if perhaps the numbers weren’t somewhat
exaggerated. But then we experienced it for ourselves! Tens of thousands
of people wandered through the exhibition daily. The most common
inquiries went as follows: ‘Where do Tatras come from? The Czech
Republic? And are they still made? Oh, Tatra, like the Paris–Dakar
Rally, of course!’ France is rather self-sufficient when it comes to
cars and so Tatra is still a bit of a mysterious brand there. Yet
surprising people with something that has a deep and rich history, yet
is unknown to them was a great pleasure!

I must add that in February of 2020, when the car show took place, the
coronavirus epidemic that spread from China was closing in on us. During
the show, things were still relatively normal. The French news still
just reported on the epidemic as one of several news items, however, on
my way home I had some trouble getting onto a plane as many flights were
cancelled. Passengers and airlines found themselves in a difficult
situation, which was getting worse and more complicated by the day. Had
it been scheduled two weeks later, the show would’ve had to be
cancelled, just as many other later events were.

Link >>> https://vladimircettl.com/2021-2/

Price: 39,- EUR with postage for the countries EU (SK, D, F…) & UK
The orders to be sent to: vladimir@cettl.cz (the “calendar tatra” in the
subject.

Published under Classifieds & Requests, Events & Meetings, Personal
January 8th, 2021

Dakar 2021 Stage 5

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

RESULTS:

1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 05H 30′ 20”
2 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 05H 31′ 21”
 + 00H 01′ 01” 00H 02′ 00”
3 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 05H 37′ 16”
 + 00H 06′ 56”
4 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 05H 38′ 46”
 + 00H 08′ 26”
5 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 05H 41′ 05”
 + 00H 10′ 45”
6 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 05H 43′ 50”
 + 00H 13′ 30”
7 500 KAMAZ – MASTER 05H 46′ 39”
 + 00H 16′ 19” 00H 20′ 00”
8 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 05H 54′ 49”
 + 00H 24′ 29”

OVERALL

1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 20H 16′ 18”
2 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 20H 50′ 11”
 + 00H 33′ 53”
3 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 21H 07′ 29”
 + 00H 51′ 11” 00H 01′ 00”
4 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 21H 18′ 43”
 + 01H 02′ 25”
5 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 21H 19′ 09”
 + 01H 02′ 51” 00H 02′ 00”
6 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 21H 37′ 43”
 + 01H 21′ 25”
7 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 21H 47′ 37”
 + 01H 31′ 19” 00H 02′ 00”
8 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 21H 47′ 38”
 + 01H 31′ 20”
9 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 22H 07′ 31”
 + 01H 51′ 13” 00H 01′ 00”
10 500 KAMAZ – MASTER 22H 34′ 54”
 + 02H 18′ 36” 00H 22′ 00”
11 515 RIWALD DAKAR TEAM 23H 22′ 36”
 + 03H 06′ 18”
12 518 VALTR RACING TEAM 24H 01′ 31”
 + 03H 45′ 13” 00H 15′ 00”
13 530 FAZEKAS MOTORSPORT RACING 27H 29′ 15”
 + 07H 12′ 57”
14 522 SOUTH RACING 28H 13′ 01”
 + 07H 56′ 43” 00H 02′ 00”
15 508 HINO TEAM SUGAWARA 28H 13′ 28”
 + 07H 57′ 10”
16 536 TEAM CRV 33H 39′ 36”
 + 13H 23′ 18” 00H 02′ 00”
17 520 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 97H 05′ 30”
 + 76H 49′ 12” 62H 27′ 00”
Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying
January 7th, 2021

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

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RESULTS STAGE 4:
1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 11H 47′ 11”
2 502 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 12H 04′ 07”
 + 00H 16′ 56”
3 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 12H 10′ 12”
 + 00H 23′ 01”
4 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 12H 13′ 11”
 + 00H 26′ 00” 00H 01′ 00”
5 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 12H 23′ 45”
 + 00H 36′ 34”
6 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 12H 29′ 17”
 + 00H 42′ 06” 00H 01′ 00”
7 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 12H 37′ 31”
 + 00H 50′ 20”
8 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 12H 51′ 47”
 + 01H 04′ 36” 00H 01′ 00”
9 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 13H 03′ 03”
 + 01H 15′ 52”

OVERALL:

1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 20H 16′ 18”
2 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 20H 50′ 11”
 + 00H 33′ 53”
3 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 21H 07′ 29”
 + 00H 51′ 11” 00H 01′ 00”
4 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 21H 18′ 43”
 + 01H 02′ 25”
5 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 21H 19′ 09”
 + 01H 02′ 51” 00H 02′ 00”
6 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 21H 37′ 43”
 + 01H 21′ 25”
7 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 21H 47′ 37”
 + 01H 31′ 19” 00H 02′ 00”
8 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 21H 47′ 38”
 + 01H 31′ 20′‘
Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying
January 7th, 2021

Dakar 2021 Stage 3

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RESULTS STAGE 3

1 502 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 03H 45′ 14”
2 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 45′ 32”
 + 00H 00′ 18”
3 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 46′ 30”
 + 00H 01′ 16”
4 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 03H 46′ 56”
 + 00H 01′ 42”
5 500 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 48′ 42”
 + 00H 03′ 28”
6 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 03H 49′ 11”
 + 00H 03′ 57”
7 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 03H 51′ 33”
 + 00H 06′ 19”
8 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 56′ 45”
 + 00H 11′ 31”
9 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 04H 00′ 58”
 + 00H 15′ 44”
10 518 VALTR RACING TEAM 04H 00′ 58”
 + 00H 15′ 44”

OVERALL:

1

507

 KAMAZ – MASTER 11H 47′ 11”
2 502 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 12H 04′ 07”
 + 00H 16′ 56”
3 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 12H 10′ 12”
 + 00H 23′ 01”
4 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 12H 13′ 11”
 + 00H 26′ 00” 00H 01′ 00”
5 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 12H 23′ 45”
 + 00H 36′ 34”
6 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 12H 29′ 17”
 + 00H 42′ 06” 00H 01′ 00”
7 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 12H 37′ 31”
 + 00H 50′ 20”
8 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 12H 51′ 47”
 + 01H 04′ 36” 00H 01′ 00”
9 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 13H 03′ 03”
 + 01H 15′ 52”
10 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 13H 17′ 15”
 + 01H 30′ 04”
Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying
January 7th, 2021

Dakar 2021 Stage2

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More than ever, Dmitry Sotnikov appears to be a candidate for overall triumph. The Kamaz driver enjoyed a second victory between Bisha and Wadi Ad-Dawasir by beating Mardeev and Viazovich to consolidate his lead in the general standings.

“It was a rather long stage, but the second part was really fast. The beginning part was complicated because there were the first dunes. We needed just a few of them to feel more comfortable, and after that we tried to reach our ideal pace. The navigation was complicated, but we tried to pay attention for the right directions and check the roads for any traps, but our tactics were good for today and we are happy to finish”.

RESULTS:

POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 37′ 44”
2 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 42′ 01”
 + 00H 04′ 17” 00H 01′ 00”
3 502 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 04H 44′ 14”
 + 00H 06′ 30”
4 505 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 04H 45′ 14”
 + 00H 07′ 30”
5 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 04H 48′ 42”
 + 00H 10′ 58”
6 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 04H 51′ 58”
 + 00H 14′ 14”
7 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 04H 57′ 31”
 + 00H 19′ 47”
8 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 04H 58′ 23”
 + 00H 20′ 39”
9 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 04H 58′ 38”
 + 00H 20′ 54”
10 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 05H 00′ 38”
 + 00H 22′ 54”

After gaining 6th place, Loprais (Praga) is now 6th overall, and Soltys (Phoenix) 8th

VIDEO: https://www.motorsport.com/dakar/video/dakar-2021-stage-2-highlights-trucks/480966/

VIDEO MARTIN Soltys: https://www.facebook.com/BUGGYRA/videos/175428271040591

Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying, Video
January 5th, 2021

Dakar 2021 Stage1 + videos

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VIDEO: https://www.dakar.com/en/stage-1/truck

VIDEO:  https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=775129963084341&_rdr

VIDEO Loprais: https://www.facebook.com/AlesLopraisDakarLive/videos/748615619406929

POS. N° EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 507 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 16′ 47”
2 504 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 03H 24′ 47”
 + 00H 08′ 00”
3 501 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 24′ 59”
 + 00H 08′ 12”
4 502 MAZ-SPORTAUTO 03H 28′ 01”
 + 00H 11′ 14”
5 503 BIG SHOCK RACING 03H 30′ 52”
 + 00H 14′ 05” 00H 01′ 00”
6 517 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 03H 31′ 02”
 + 00H 14′ 15”
7 518 VALTR RACING TEAM 03H 33′ 12”
 + 00H 16′ 25”
8 506 MAMMOET RALLYSPORT 03H 38′ 53”
 + 00H 22′ 06”
9 514
(CZE) TOM IKOLA
 TATRA BUGGYRA RACING 03H 39′ 22”
 + 00H 22′ 35”
10 509 KAMAZ – MASTER 03H 42′ 45”
 + 00H 25′ 58”
11 519 DAKARSPEED 03H 55′ 28”
 + 00H 38′ 41” 00H 02′ 00”
12 520 INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS PRAGA 04H 01′ 47”
 + 00H 45′ 00”
Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying, Video
January 4th, 2021

The Dakar 2021 & Tatra competitors

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Dakar2021SoltysTest

Ales Loprais (Praga) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/504

Tomas Kasparek-Jan Tomanek (Tatra Jamal ‘Queen’ 69) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/520

Martin Soltys (Tatra Phoenix) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/514

Ignacio Casale (Buggyra Tatra Phoenix) inyterview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/517

Tomas Tomecek (Tatra 815-2TOR45) interview: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/538

Published under Events & Meetings, Racing & Rallying
January 4th, 2021
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