View Full Version : Dakar 2006 : enter Rodeo Pickup
thedutchguy
01/03/2006, 02:00 AM
http://www.passion4wheels.nl/images/stories/Dakar/Dakar_2006/Isuzu/team.jpg
Yes Isuzu is seriously entering this year with top drivers Auriol and orioli.
Team boss is nobody else than Clay Reggazoni.
And the truck has:(yes joe Black) A DIESEL ENGINE !
How far will they go?
driver3
01/03/2006, 06:44 AM
sort of looks like a vx with a small bed on the back... I like it.. I would buy that with a diesel
thebear54
01/03/2006, 07:35 AM
It's about time ISUZU shows a little muscle!!! Nice Rig!
Keep us updated Richard on the 2006 Paris-Dakar (also let me know how DAF trucks are making out this year)
John
thedutchguy
01/03/2006, 07:46 AM
Sorry to tell you that all the DAF's did not pass homologation!
Jan de Rooy is so furious now that he has said that he will build 15 Trucks of his own to his own specs. and that he will finnish 1st 2nd and 3rd next year.
The man from from FIA or simmilar that promissed to homologate the trucks for DAF did not come through and was on holliday can you believe it?
Anyway we have a reasonable amount of dutch drivers on motorcycle,cars and trucks. best ranking at the moment is hans stacey who is 3rd in the trucks ranking.
thebear54
01/03/2006, 08:09 AM
Oh man...THAT SUCKS!
I bet Jan was ready to kill something. He has been doing the race for so long (Since 1982 I beleive) "De Rooy TRANSPORT". I bet PACCAR was also not too happy about that situation. It's amazing how one person can srcew up an entire race team effort....THERE SHOULD BE A LAW! :mad:
John
thebear54
01/03/2006, 08:10 AM
What truck is Hans Stacey driving?
John
thedutchguy
01/03/2006, 08:25 AM
What truck is Hans Stacey driving?
This one!
http://tracking.dakar.com/ASO/PHOTOS/ENGINES/524.jpg
Robert
01/03/2006, 03:38 PM
Hi Guys,
Nice pickup! Actually one of my friends is in the race too with an Opel Frontera (That is also an ISUZU clone). He was in the first 40 but I hope he will finish in the first 30.
robert
thebear54
01/04/2006, 03:49 AM
Hey Robert,
What number is your friends Opel? I want to check up on him.
John
thebear54
01/04/2006, 04:12 AM
Looks like Team Isuzu is having a pretty decent showing:
Car #349 (w/ Orioli driving) is now in 35th place overall in the car/suv class.
Car # 350 (w/ Auriol driving) is not fairing so well, they have dropped to 291st place.
John
Robert
01/04/2006, 11:14 PM
Hey Robert,
What number is your friends Opel? I want to check up on him.
John
Number 339. His name is Szalay.
Joe_Black
01/05/2006, 07:47 AM
Cool! Don't forget Isuzu won the Marathon class in a nearly stock Trooper back in '94. ;)
thebear54
01/07/2006, 01:55 PM
WELL....open mouth and insert feet!!!!!!!!!
BOTH ISUZU trucks are out and finished with the DAKAR race.
A Valiant effort....but it was not to be :( :(
John
mbeach
01/07/2006, 06:23 PM
I just found this:
http://www.maindruphoto.com/maindruweb/2048/viewImageList.asp?ref=intro
Australian Bruce Garland has been competing a VX in the UAE Challenge race for the last few years. These photos were taken in Nov. 05.
thebear54
01/07/2006, 06:39 PM
Sorry it's not a valid link unless we have the VX car number. Do you know it?
mbeach
01/07/2006, 06:44 PM
driver number 212 in the 2005 UAE Desert Challenge.
There are 6 pages of photos (for sale).
Mr. Garland also owns a successful performance shop in Sydney.
We need to contact him.
thebear54
01/07/2006, 07:49 PM
Now you got me all worked up...
I found the starting lists (Bruce is on it)
I found the Retirement list (Bruce is on this too, retired with engine trouble)
Still can't find any photos
John
mbeach
01/07/2006, 10:48 PM
I love GOOGLE!!!!
Peep this:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26804&sid=00a228624f6790ea2ba40591458b37ba
Elric
01/07/2006, 10:57 PM
You gotta love the price :) so 5-spd gearbox is possible...huh? :)
mbeach
01/08/2006, 12:19 AM
That ad/article has popped up on planet isuzoo before. Tad found it last time. I think that this is for the same VX, it just didn't sell, and he raced it again this year (2005).
The transmission (and transfer case?) is from Holinger -they make aftermarket units for performance vehicles.
The guy seems super-smart on Isuzus. Apparantly this VX (and his Jackaroo) are Motec-controlled 300whp beasts.
thebear54
01/08/2006, 03:50 AM
That would be one sweet ride for some Dune Pounding. For 78K someone could have a complete race team all set up :p
John
thedutchguy
01/08/2006, 04:13 AM
They're probably Australian dollars :p , but hey that's still about 58K u$. :rolleyes:
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