Rest Day

Mechanics and crew are working overtime, while the drivers do their best to take some rest and prepare for the second week.

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Last updated on January 22, 2026 19:01 UTC

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Rest day

Bivac Riyadh

… meanwhile the navigators are preparing for the second week and competing mechanics are working out the fine details in optimizing the vehicles.

📝 Press release 📝

Lot’s of maintanance is executed to our trucks by our technical teammembers and engineers. Every member of the team fulfills their tasks with the upmost focus and drive. Meanwhile the lack of sleep creeps in and after a week of very hard work and effort … everyone double checks, not only the parts but also each other.

📝 #602 Instatrade Loprais Team de Rooy FPT 📝

Competing teammates discuss their strategies, analyse the first week together with Gerard de Rooy and Henk van Leuven, while fine tuning the best settings for the second week this very tough edition of the Dakar Rally.

📝 #604 Nørdis Team de Rooy FPT 📝

Results Rest day

Competitors are physically fit and well rested, while our trucks are optimized for the second week of this very tough rallyraid. Mechanics and crew worked their … off.

Ready for tomorrow.