Team

Private Loprais Tatra Team has been established in 1999 after the Tatra Marathon Teamu supported by the Tatra factory quit competition. Team is based in Frenstat pod Radhostem, North Moravia and focused mainly on preparation of racing trucks TATRA designated for challenging marathon rallyes. Famous Karel Loprais, the 6 times winner of the Rallye Dakar, started recently under flag of Milan's Loprais team. Since 2007 it is Ales Loprais, the nephew of Monsieur Dakar who took the charge vehind the wheel. Ales finished 3rd at the truck category during his premiere Dakar.

 

Racing truck crew TATRA 815-2 ZO R45 12.400 4x4.1 Dakar 2008	Assistance crew TATRA 815-2 ZO R45 12.400 4x4.1 Dakar
Aleš Loprais Milan Holáň Vojtěch Štajf pilot mechanic navigátor 10.1.1980 23.11.1962 9.3.1974 Olomouc, CZ Bílovec, CZ Praha	Ladislav Csekey Lubomír Kýpeť   mechanic mechanic   4.9.1972 10.6.1962   Nitra, SK Karviná, CZ

 

Assistance crew TATRA 815 VE 16.500 6x6.1	Press car crew Nissan Navara 2,5D:
Leo Loprais Michal Ptáček   mechanic mechanic   7.3.1978 7.3.1974   Hranice, CZ Olomouc, CZ	Karel Loprais Milan Loprais Jiří Vintr Monsieur Dakar team manager journalist 4.3.1949 13.6.1954 23.06.1977 Ostrava, CZ Čeladná, CZ Vyškov, CZ