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.