Dakar Truck photo thread

[Octamog]

The close cousin of the expedition vehicle... let's see your Dakar Truck photos.

http://octamog.smugmug.com/photos/115307343-M.jpg

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[Scott Brady]

Great photos and great thread idea. Here is my favorite ;)

Seeing the VW's in Baja was awesome

http://www.aussiemotoring.com/pics/VW/dakar2.jpg

[Incusus]

Seeing the VW's in Baja was awesome

http://www.aussiemotoring.com/pics/VW/dakar2.jpg

Yes Yes YES!!

[haven]

The Dakar buggies are cool, no doubt. But I prefer the extra-large
service class trucks.

http://www.truckstardakar.nl/vink%20dakar.jpg

[The BN Guy]

Great pix!

Wow that's some articulation on that one by Haven!

[grouch]

Yea haven, something like that would be on my all time must own list.

[CornDog]

Aw Crap!
Now I'm getting all depressed looking at my little truck!

[CornDog]

This one has to be my favorite though...

[gary in ohio]

Nothing is better than to watch the European truck races and see a big 8x8 MAN or Tatra is a power slide in the dirt.

[jayshapiro]

For five minutes of laugh out loud Dakar fun you have to watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gUMFN8JPpU

Has any body ever seen inside the back of one of these? I've always wondered how much "Spares" they actually carry and how they lock them down considering the kind of bouncing they get (see thevideo!)

Cheers,
Jay.

[jayshapiro]

(sorry everyone for this....)

Octamog,

Sent you an email about a month ago to the address I got for you from Daniel @ USA6x6.

Don't think it got to you.

Can you send me a message to jayshapiro-at-yahoo.com?

Thanks,
Jay.

(...and now back to more Dakar Truck Porn)

http://www.racing-expo.nl/16-12-06%20Parijs-Dakar%20in%20Valkenswaard%20196.jpg

[Lynn]

For five minutes of laugh out loud Dakar fun you have to watch this video:

It's incredible to see rigs that big catching that much air! Especially that shot right at the end of the video!

Instead of russiantrucks<dot>com, shouldn’t it be rushin’trucks<dot>com?

[ckkone]

For five minutes of laugh out loud Dakar fun you have to watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gUMFN8JPpU

Has any body ever seen inside the back of one of these? I've always wondered how much "Spares" they actually carry and how they lock them down considering the kind of bouncing they get (see thevideo!)

Cheers,
Jay.

Excellent video, thanks for sharing that...

[cowboy4x4]

that blue and white truck is awsome any idea what make model it is?

[charlieaarons]

The first truck in the series is a Unimog UGN, probably a U400. The second blue truck is a Kamaz 4911.
You can see a movie of my U500 offroad in Morocco on Youtube, type in "Unimog U500 long". No jumps, however; "normal" offroad driving at lower speed.

Charlie