Supporting Abu Dhabi Racing & PH-Sport

Dusan Randysek takes over from his brother Robert as the driver of the PH-Sport assistance truck at Dakar 2021. The 49-year-old has a great deal of experience in rally raid, having competed for many years on a bike before becoming something of a pioneer in the lightweight vehicles class, helping to develop an Arctic Cat Wildcat from as early as 2013. He's also no stranger to the world's toughest rally, having taken part 3 times in the bikes (2007-2010) and once in the SSVs (2016). For this 2nd edition in Saudi Arabia, the Czech driver and his crew will be looking to keep an eye on the top competitors from the Abu Dhabi Racing and PH-Sport teams: Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi, Cyril Despres and Kris Meeke. Dusan is joined in the MAN TGA truck by electrical engineer Francois Regnier, who has been around motorsport his entire life. The founder of Syxtronics engineering, he spent many years working in the WRC and World Rallycross Championship, notably as a technical referent and system engineer for Norwegian star Petter Solberg. The versatile Frenchman is now gearing up for a very different kind of challenge alongside fellow countryman and newcomer Julien Martin. With Jean-Remy Bergounhe, Lionel Baud and Jean-Pierre Strugo also racing in PH-Sport colours, truck #550 will certainly have its work cut out.