DAF TurboTwin - When Monsters Tried to Takeover The Dakar

In the late eighties, something unimaginable was happening in the world of racing! Formula-1 cars' engines reached levels of one and a half thousand horsepower, rally monsters, de facto, were ground-based rockets... In the world of trucks, there was also a stereotype-breaking machine: a twin-engine monster truck flying through the desert at speeds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour, easily overtaking... Group B rally cars! The DAF TurboTwin is not only one of the most famous vehicles ever to participate in the Paris-Dakar rally, but also perhaps the craziest racing truck! Just think about it: two engines, two gearboxes, and a top speed of 240! Only a breakdown or an accident could stop the DAF Turbo-Twin... De Rooy aimed to win the overall Dakar classification, and if not for a terrible accident, Jan could have achieved triumph...


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