DAF TRUCKS COME TO USA....FINALLY

I just leared that PACCAR (parent company of DAF Trucks in Holland) has finally began to import DAF trucks into this country. This is exciting and long overdue. PACCAR had purchased DAF back in 1996 but it took 11 years to conduct this experimental import to the USA.
The new truck will be sold through PETERBILT dealers as the PETERBILT 220 and is in actuality a DAF LF series. The DAF LF won International Truck of the Year in 2002 when it was first introduced because of it's innovative design and engineering qualty.
THANK YOU PACCAR!

DAF CLUB OF AMERICA FORUM SITE

HELLO ALL YOU DAF NUTS OUT THERE.......
ON FEBRUARY 20TH THE DCA DIRECTOR LAUNCHED A NEW SITE FOR THE CLUB. THE DCA NOW HAS A FORUM WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN POST YOUR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, PHOTOS, NEW INFORMATION, ETC., ETC. AND GENERALLY FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE DAF WORLD.
A LOT OF OUR DUTCH AND ENGLISH FRIENDS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP SO THE FORUM SITE IS OFF TO A FLYING START. COME ON OVER, SIGN UP AND JOIN IN ON THE FUN.

http://dafclubamerica.proboards45.com/index.cgi

HERE IS THE LINK TO THAT FORUM SITE, HAVE FUN!

RARE DAF 46 FOUND IN USA

Another rare DAF 46 has been found in the USA. Newest member Mark Redmond from Oregon literally stumbled on this car when the guy next door sold his house. The car, which had been brought over from Holland, had been sitting next to the barn for many years and was given to Mark. How the car got there is still a mystery.
This exciting find means that there is now one DAF 46 example for every year it was made;
1974 DAF 46 is owned by Kaz Wysocki in New Jersey
1975 DAF 46 is owned by Mark Redmond in Oregon
1976 DAF 46 is owned by John de Bruin in Vermont

HOW COOL IS THIS ??

The Dutch Postal System (TNT) has issued special stamps to mark the 50th Anniversary of the DAF 600 car. The TNT unveiled the stamps at the DAF Museum in Eindhoven on the exact date the 600 was first introduced back in 1958. These stamps have already created a lot of excitement in the DAF world and it did not take long for people to list them for sale on e-Bay

DAKAR CANCELLED !!!!!!

One day before the official start of the 2008 DAKAR Rally the sanctioning body cancelled the event on January 4th,2008. There had been rumors floating around about terrorist threats against the race and it's participants. The A.S.O. did not want to take any chances. Both Team: Jan de Rooy and Team: Hans Bekx had already passed through the tech inspection with flying colors...they were prepared to race the next day.
What a terrible disappointment for the entrants, as well as the fans, who had all prepared for this event for almost 1 year.
The A.S.O. condemmed the terrorist organizations but had no choice to cancel the event.

It is a tragedy that we have to alter our lives because of a bunch fanatics and lunatics, all in the name of Allah. Maybe if they would read their Koran a little closer there would be no terrorist threats in the world.There is no religious book in existance which tells you to blow things up and kill people in God's name.

23 YEARS...& STILL GROWING

THIS YEAR THE DAF CLUB OF AMERICA CELEBRATES ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY. THE CLUB, FOUNDED IN 1985, HAS NOW BEEN IN EXISTANCE FOR 23 GLORIOUS YEARS.
SINCE TAKING OVER AS DIRECTOR IN 2005 THE DCA HAS BEEN STEADILY GROWING AND HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN INTEREST, MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. OUR PLANS FOR 2008 ARE NOT CERTAIN YET BUT THE UPWARD TREND SEEMS TO BE CONTINUEING. AS YOU CAN SEE BY OUR NEWLY DESIGNED 23RD YEAR LOGO THE DCA ALSO INCLUDES TRUCKS AND MILITARY TRUCKS BEARING THE DAF BRAND. AS THE SAYING GOES..."A DAF IS A DAF IS A DAF".
WE NEED TO START MAKING PLANS NOW FOR OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY MEET IN 2010...THIS IS A BIG MILESTONE FOR THE DCA AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED IN STYLE. ANY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS FOR A LOCATION & ACTIVITIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

HANS BEKX DAKAR AGAIN

This year another of our favorite driver's, Hans Bekx and Team Sport, will be back for the DAKAR 2008 also. Hans and the team will be driving the tried & true DAF CF trucks from last year which won them a 3rd place in 2007. The trucks,with 800HP DAF engines with a 16 speed gearbox, will wear new colors this year. A big change from the bright yellow of last year.
We wish them all the best for DAKAR 2008 and we are pushing for a 1st place. Good Luck Hans.

IT'S DeROOY DAKAR RACING SEASON AGAIN

Yes, it's that time of the year we all look forward to. No, I don't mean Christmas or New Years....I MEAN DAKAR TIME.
The 2008 Dakar Rally promises to be a heated affair bewteen the DAF/GINAF teams and the Russian KAMAZ delegation.
This year, one of our favorite players, Jan de Rooy and his team had to bite the bullet(so to speak) when DAF announced that they would no longer build or develop race engines for DAKAR. Jan had to search elsewhere for horsepower and he choose IVECO Motors for his DAF/GINAF trucks. The team also lost the major sponsor from last year so De Rooy Transport will be footing the bill for DAKAR this year and the trucks have been re-painted "De Rooy Orange". Jan himself will be driving truck #610 this year with son Gerard driving truck # 606.We all wish him the best of luck with DAKAR 2008.

SCREAMING DAF

HOLY SMOKE....and I mean Smoke The Tires.
This amazing DAF 55 first appeared in 1973. What is so amazing about this DAF?
Under the hood lies a 5000cc Oldsmobile engine and Formula 2 suspension. Tony Hazelwood in England toured the race circuits with this smoking DAF starting in 1973.
The car and Tony have since retired but the car has now been 100% restored to original racing form.