N°339 Car ARCANE RACING

GERT-JAN VAN DER VALK

(nld) 1.62m / 90kg

Hobbies

Boat racing, diving, moto, hotel construction

Sponsors

Van der Valk Hotels / Eiland van Maurik 19 / TinQ

2023: 54th, 15th SSV
2022: Ab. (SSV)
2021: Ab. (SSV)

2020: Andalucía Rally (2nd)
Rallye du Maroc
Africa Eco Race

Interview

“We can’t wait to discover the new buggy in AlUla!”

There were obstacles and difficulties on their way, but Gert-Jan van der Valk and Branco de Lange were happier than ever to cross the finish line of the Dakar in 2023, with a nice Top 15 in the SSVs. When he’s not busy building new hotels -you all recognized the name of the Van der Valk Hotels company-, Gert-Jan crosses the deserts with Branco, with whom he has been driving for many years now. They started on the Dakar together in 2021, when they bought Kees Koolen’ SSV, and they’ve participated in every edition since. The Dutch duo is now ready to do his first kilometers in the Challenger T3 category, with a brand new buggy powered by Arcane.


G-J.V.: “Dakar is Dakar, so our first goal will be to finish it again. It would be nice to repeat our 2023 result, a place in the Top-15, but the T3 category is faster and we will have a brand new buggy that we will discover in AlUla! I am excited and I can’t wait. The dunes of the Empty Quarter? I love them. I've done a lot of boat races, it's like being on the waves, except that here they don’t move; it’s easier!”

Vehicle

ARCANE RACING

ARCANE T3
ARCANE RACING

  • ARCANE
  • T3
  • Arcane
  • Arcane
  • T3.1: Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country

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