“Iveco Petronas De Rooy” beated the Kamaz, beated the Tatra, beated the MAN. Or: Again the Dutch stop the legendary Kamaz Dakar winning series – like 2007 the MAN with Hans Stacey. Or: The Italian truck-brand Iveco celebrates his first Dakar-win ever.

But there were quite a few milestones to mention: 30 years ago, father and team manager Jan de Rooy took his first victory in the truck league with his DAF 2800, with nose. In the meantime it’s also 25 years ago that the same legend won the truck league again with his DAF Turbo Twin II.

From today onwards we can start with a new legend: Son Gerard de Rooy gloriously took over the baton from father Jan de Rooy. From the first day onwards he knew how to manage the new De Rooy Iveco. He was on the lead from the 4th stage onwards and in total he took 5 stage victories. Some days the Team de Rooy was very dominating, especially in the 12th stage when they took the first 4 places.

Also the 2nd place is for Petronas Iveco: It’s Hans “Racey” Stacey, nephew of Jan de Rooy, who underscored the performance of the team. For Stacey also a new milestone: 5 years ago he took the 1st place in the Dakar with the MAN Team. This rally he had too many slight problems to win and took 4 times the 2nd place. Full marks for the professional attitude of the Dutch oil trader.

Today’s round was a round for the sponsors, friends and family and of course the Peruvian public. Team De Rooy´s Miki Biasion finished first in 27:22 minutes. It was the 3rd victory of the very sympathetic Italian in the Dakar Rally 2012. Due to 2 bad-lucks days Biasion had to be satisfied with the 6th place.

The fast service trucks completed the picture. “Ok, Jo Adua had an off-day yesterday and also Pep Vila had a bad day but at the end the Spaniard Pep Vila took the 11th place” reported the team. Frenchmen Jo Adua, who took the 5th place overall until yesterday, took the 16th place at the end.

Team manager Jan de Rooy made it to start with 5 Iveco trucks and to finish with 5 Iveco trucks. “This will be continued – that´s for sure” reported the team in the evening.

2012/01/15 | 23:37 CET | ARTICLE: MR/SY/DEROOY/HS

Team Iveco also got a one-two, with De Rooy and Stacey ahead of Kazakhstan’s Artur Ardavichus and his Kamaz. The Tatras of Martin Kolomy and Andre de Azevedo managed 7th and 8th overall.

Experienced a severe accident on Tuesday in Dakar crew of Czech truck
Tatra pilot Ales. He has broken two vertebrae, another crew member Michael
Ernst broken rib and mechanic Peter Almásy left with a severe concussion in a
hospital in Chile. After the accident, riders helped with treating a group
of Czech fans who participate in the competition and legendary place shortly
after the accident drove the race car.

13th First 2012 10:52 Arequipa
“It was horrible. When we arrived, we saw something yellow, off-road. When
we stopped and rushed to the place I saw Michael (Ernst), sitting beside on
his haunches and shows that it is OK. Besides lying Ales (Loprais) ,
harder to breathe, but I was OK. Peter (Almásy) lay on the ground in front of
the cabin and of drying blood was everywhere, “said ÄŒTK accident one of the
fans. Only after the accident shut down further racing crew, for example,
shut down the battery, the truck started to burn.
Czech band crew tried to help around Almášiho shield created from towels.
“Several times I had measured the pulse, but was very weak. He was
lethargic, but communicated. Then he unbelievably stretch of time,” he said.
An hour waiting for another helicopter
After 40 minutes a helicopter arrived with two doctors who tried to help
competitors. “A little but I Bewildered style controls, with Peter where he
trained as a Spartakiada and still did not know if something does not have
the backbone. But I thought that perhaps they know what they’re doing,”
said the man, who is experienced in providing conventional rally.
Injury racers had to wait for another larger helicopter, which is
transported to the hospital. “It was quite a shock when the pilot told us that
we
must wait for a second machine,” he admitted.Military helicopter flew for
more than an hour. “Meanwhile, Alex worse and harder to breathe,” said one of
the Czech fans, who finally managed to convince doctors that the
helicopter took the injured and Ernst.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/7v6axwe / http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/tatra-l/

With Loprais out, the Team de Rooij dominant and leader Gerard de Rooij taking no risks with winning the Dakar in sight, Tatra are still in the top 10 overaal. Martin Kolomy is 7th, Andre de Azavedo 10th.

http://website.informer.com/visit?domain=czechdakar.cz

http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/rider/martin-kolomy.html

http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/rider/andr-e-azevedo.html

Overall:

“The guys are in hospital for observation. Petr Almáši suffered a concussion and an injury on the side of his head, and Aleš [Loprais] has a broken vertebra. But the doctors here – as well as Czech doctors who saw the x-rays – say the injuries are not that serious, and I hope that both will be out of the hospital in the coming days or maybe a week or so.”

Full story: http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/czech-truck-crew-drops-out-of-dakar-rally-after-accident