The De Rooy team and their new Iveco Trakker ready for the 2013 Dakar rallye !
Only a few hours left before the start of the 2013 Dakar rallye from South America ! The Petronas De Rooy Iveco team, winner of the 2012 Dakar Rallye, embarked in Le Havre, France to cross the Atlantic Ocean with their new Iveco Trakker and Iveco Powerstar. This race is an exceptional adventure for all the participants : more than 8000km along the Andes between Lima (Peru) and Santiago (Chile).
Only a few hours left before the start of the 2013 Dakar rallye from South America ! The Petronas De Rooy Iveco team, winner of the 2012 Dakar Rallye, embarked in Le Havre, France to cross the Atlantic Ocean with their new Iveco Trakker and Iveco Powerstar. This race is an exceptional adventure for all the participants : more than 8000km along the Andes between Lima (Peru) and Santiago (Chile).
The 2013 Dakar rallye program
The 2013 Dakar rallye will start January 5th and end January 20th 2013. The contestants will go through three countries in South America : Peru, Argentina and Chile. The trucks, cars, bikes and quads competing in the 2013 Dakar rallye will tackle the sand dunes in Peru, tame the Atacam desert and go up 4975m high in the Andes before getting to Santiago, Chile, the final destination.
The De Rooy team, ready to fight for their title
4 Iveco trucks will be used by the Pétronas De Rooy team in this 2013 Dakar rallye. Gérard de Rooy, winner of last year Dakar rallye, will lead the team with his Iveco Powerstar. Alongside him, the Dutch Hans Stacey and René Kuipers will see how the New Trakker Evolution 3 reacts during the competition. Italian driver, Mika Biaison, and French driver, Jo Adua, both used to this competition, will drive the New Trakker Evolution 2. Some New Trakker 8x8, 6x6, 4x4 and a Daily 4x4 will be in charge of the logistics and the assistance of the Iveco trucks taking part in this 2013 Dakar rallye.
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