List of entrants at Silk Way Rally 2010 - 2. 9. 2010, 21:25

Have a look at the starting list of the Silk Way Rally. Among 16 trucks, Ales Loprais is carrying No. 202.

Ales Loprais setting off for his second Silk Way Rally - 31. 8. 2010, 23:35

After a promising debut in 2009, the Silk Way Rally is running into its second edition from St. Petersburg to Sochi. Ales Loprais will be its only Czech driver in the truck category.

Introductory article on Ales Loprais from the Silk Way Rally official web site - 2. 8. 2010, 00:55

As the preps for the rally are under way, the organisers of SWR are mapping the plans of those who can be considered serious or interesting contenders...

1000 HP for the Silk way from Loprais Tatra Team - 27. 5. 2010, 23:30

In September 2010, Loprais Tatra Team will undergo a gruelling dakar test at the Silk way rally from St. Petersburg to Sochi. The new truck for the rally has passed the first series of tests.

Silk Way Rally 2010 slowly unveils - 16. 4. 2010, 00:35

As promised, the Dakar organisers and the Russian organising team unveiled the new edition of another round of Dakar Series, Slk Way Rally 2010, which will take place between St. Petersburg and Sochi in September.

Confirmed: Dakar 2011 stays in South America - 24. 3. 2010, 00:10

As announced on March 23 at the press conference, Argentina and Chile will host also the Dakar Rally for the third time. The 33rd edition will take place on January 1-16, 2011 and Loprais Tatra Team is certainly going to participate.

Loprais Tatra Team on a new mission: no way to stop, a new truck is under construction! - 26. 1. 2010, 23:30

As soon as Ales Loprais and other team members got home, their minds were occupied by new things to come, new plans and a continuous development.

Loprais Tatra Team would like to thank to all our fans and partners.. - 20. 1. 2010, 21:10

Thanks a lot to all our fans and partners who supported us during the event. We received a lot of positive messages which push us for the next events and give us the needed energy.

Ales Loprais takes 2nd place in the opening special of Dakar 2010. - 3. 1. 2010, 04:55

The opening special brings a chase of both Kamaz trucks by Ales Loprais.

The opening briefing in Buenos Aires gets the Dakar into full move… - 1. 1. 2010, 17:00

The morning before the starting podium was devoted o the opening competitors' briefing. A set of measures was to be communicated again.

Official Press Release: Loprais Tatra Team sets off to Dakar 2010 - 16. 12. 2009, 11:00

The definite look of the 32th edition of the legendary Dakar in Argentina and Chile was officially unveiled in Paris on November 24. Ales Loprais and his Tatra special will be at the starting line again, marked with No. 502.

A surprise move by Kamaz: Semen Yakoubov returns to the racing truck - 11. 12. 2009, 20:00

There is no shortage for for surprises even when all the vehicles are on its way to South America. An unexpected shift comes from Kamaz: team director Semen Yakoubov comes back to race in 62 years!

The list of Dakar stages.. - 24. 11. 2009, 19:25

4810 km of special stages... 9030 km in TOTAL!

Starting list for Dakar 2010 announced! - 24. 11. 2009, 19:20

Loprais Tatra Team - Nr. 502!

Video of the month !!! - 15. 11. 2009, 01:35

Silk Way Rallye - by Sportkamery

Ales Loprais - interview for Dakar.com - 15. 11. 2009, 01:35

In the Loprais family, winning runs in the veins. After Karel, Dakar record holder in the truck class with 6 successes, it is now nephew Ales who represents the Tatra brand on the Dakar. Since the turning point of 2000, the Kamaz trucks have triumphed on a regular basis but the heir enjoys his role as an underdog taking on the giants. On the first edition of the Silk Way Rally, Loprais indeed managed to trouble the Russians at home, finishing on the podium.

The final test session concludes preparations for Dakar 2010 - 10. 11. 2009, 22:55

The military compound of Zahorie, the traditional testing venue became the site the final test session of Loprais Tatra Team before Dakar 2010. The farewell nof all team vehicles will come not even in two weeks…

The design contest for the truck for Dakar 2011 finished! - 5. 11. 2009, 22:15

The contest is over. For twon months, the fans of Loprais Tatra Team and regular visitors of the Czech Truck Forum kept sending their ideas and proposals for the look of the newly developed truck of Loprais Tatra Team for Dakar 2011. Dakar 2010 will be contested with the current truck already tested at Silk Way Rally.

Loprais Tatra Team: press release Silk Way - 23. 9. 2009, 21:20

Ales Loprais took another podium position at another round of the Dakar Series, the premiere edition of the Silk Way Rally, organized in Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan on September 5-13, 2009. The event, run by the experienced promoters of the Dakar in collaboration with Russian organizers, was the most significant cross-country marathon of this Dakar-to-Dakar period.

The final stage of Silk Way Rally with no impact on the ranking: Ales Loprais finishes 3rd overall. - 13. 9. 2009, 20:25

The concluding stage of Silk Way rally included only a 24-kilometre special, which did not count into the overall ranking. However, it could have fatal consequences to the overall ranking after the heavy jump-crash of Gerard de Rooy...

Bravo! Ales Loprais wins Stage 7 of Silk Way Rally! - 12. 9. 2009, 20:45

Stage 7 of Silk Way Rally did not take competitors to the heart of the karakoum desert, as eagerly expected. Ales Loprais finally made it for a stage victory and maintains th third place overall.

Even after the adventure on the kazakh plains, Ales Loprais remains in stake for top positions - 8. 9. 2009, 23:55

The stage to Beyneu with the longest special of the rally mixed the overall ranking and stretched the time gaps. After problems with fuel pipes, Ales Loprais finished it fift and remains on the same position overall.

Ales Loprais fourth overall after Stage 2 of Silk Way Rally - 7. 9. 2009, 18:00

Ales Loprais clocked fifth fastetst times in both selective sections of Stage 2, ranking fourth overall. The bronze position is occupied by the last Dakar winner, Firdaus Kabirov.

Ales Loprais retains the third place after the first special of Silk Way Rally - 6. 9. 2009, 19:15

A solid third place remains with Ales Loprais after the first reals stage of the rally. Ales finished the stage just 2m54s behind the race leader, Gerard de Rooy.

Ales Loprais begins Silk Way Rally with the third place in the opening special - 6. 9. 2009, 09:10

Ales Loprais opens his Silk Way Rally with a solid placement in the opening prologue, though it is not counting to the overall results. He finished third on a 2013-metre long off-road track full of jumps and bends, just behind the Dakar winner Kabirov and Gerard de Rooy.

Starting list of the truck category for Silk Way Rally 2009 - 3. 9. 2009, 13:10

After the additional entry of Jan de Rooy, 21 crews are on the starting list.

Both trucks on the way to Kazan - 3. 9. 2009, 13:05

Both crews of Loprais Tatra Team and both team vehicles set off on the way to the start of Silk Way Rally 2009 to the capital of Tatarstan, Kazan. They set off through the port of Travemünde and the Helsinki, Finland.

The Route of Silk Way Rally 2009 - 3. 9. 2009, 10:20

The official stage profiles of Silk Way Rally 2009 are not known yet and will be launched with the live web site of the rally but here is a preview of the stages.

Loprais Tatra Team successfully concludes test sessions before Silk Way Rally. - 12. 8. 2009, 22:45

Three weeks away, the gates of the long-awaited cross country event, the Silk Way Rally, will open. Ales Loprais already concludes the testing of his new race special to face the offence of the domestic „sbornaya.“

Video of the month !!! - 11. 8. 2009, 00:21

Testing for Silk Way. New action video every month on www.loprais.com

Silk Way Rally : competitors invited by the sponsors - 15. 7. 2009, 23:35

The first Silk Way Rally, labelled Dakar Series in 2009, will take place between September 5th and 13th in Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and is reserved for cars and trucks. From Kazan (Tatarstan’s capital) to Ashgabat (Turkmenistan’s capital), the competitors who came to get the best Dakar training will compete over 4500km including 3200km of special stages . Volkswagen has already announced the participation of its 4 top cars and in the truck race, Kamaz, De Rooy and Tatra should be fighting for victory .

Dmitry Medvedev & Gurbanguly Muhamedov - 15. 7. 2009, 23:15

President of Turkmenistan invites the president of Russia in Ashgabat to attend the silk way rally finish...

Dakar 2010 – the recos are taking action - 7. 7. 2009, 23:10

Right after we spilled the last grains of Chilean sand out of our tentsm the second half of the year has come and the wheels of the Dakar machinery start spinning. The organizers have already initiated in-depth recos in the venue of the rally.