The 47th edition of the Dakar has set a date for the world's rally-raiders in Saudi Arabia from 3 to 17 January.
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#Dakar2025
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More information:
https://www.dakar.com
https://www.facebook.com/Dakar
https://www.twitter.com/Dakar
https://www.instagram.com/DakarRally
#Dakar2025
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00:00But it all started with my uncle Karl who won Dakar six times behind the steering wheel
00:14of the racetrack Tatra.
00:16He is really famous and thanks to him many Czech pilots and European pilots start to
00:22race the Rally Dakar in the track category.
00:26He is here but we just don't see him in this dimension.
00:31This idea came immediately when he decided to take his new stage in Heavens.
00:38So we decided for his honour to build up two trucks.
00:49This truck on my left hand is a Tatra Puma, it's the most successful Dakar truck who won
00:54Rally Dakar three times.
00:57Only thing is different there is the steering wheel and the turbocharger.
01:02They are quite unique so they are in the original truck but we had all the parts so 95% is original
01:08one.
01:12It's called Puma because from one side it looks like the animal and it was really successful
01:19truck with Karl who at that time was beating the factory team Kamaz.
01:26This truck is original one who was running Rally Dakar, it's just rebuilt.
01:32It's 12-cylinder air-cooled engine, it's unique here, unique sound, something which is like
01:40Enzo Ferrari was telling you can never have something better than 12-cylinder engine and
01:45that we have.
01:47For this unique project in Dakar Classic, Alice Lopreis has gathered two crews to drive
01:51the trucks made famous by his uncle Karel.
01:53Igor Vazdera has got behind the wheel of the Puma with Giri Husek driving the Tatra 815.
01:59There are two new crews, they made first to enjoy, to taste the Dakar.
02:08Every day they are better and better and I hope I can help them to achieve what they
02:12wish.
02:14I have to say as I see the category that one day I would be happy to be part of it.
02:21I'm sure that Karel is watching it and is happy to see something like this.