Team de Rooy will not participate in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January. The race trucks will remain in Son at the behest of the main sponsors Iveco and Petronas. On closer inspection, they find it socially and economically ‘inappropriate’ to participate in the toughest rally in the world during the corona crisis.
Leader Gerard de Rooy had already indicated in the spring that he would stay home and had already sold three trucks. But now it has been decided that the two remaining trucks, which were conceived for Ton van Genugten from Eersel and the Argentinian Federico Villagra, will not be at the start either.
Relief among drivers and mechanics
“While the world is suffering from Covid-19, the backers Petronas and Iveco think it ‘not done’ to participate in the Dakar Rally”, says Henk van Leuven, manager at Team de Rooy. “They don’t want to take any risks. We at Team de Rooy are in complete agreement. It’s a shame, but it also provides relief for the drivers and the mechanics. Some were really waiting for a vaccine.”
According to the organization, the Dakar Rally 2021 will continue as usual for the time being.
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