N°903 Classic CLASSIC TEAM DE ROOY

JANUS VAN KASTEREN SR

(nld)

2023: 72nd Dakar Classic

Morocco Desert Challenge (x5)
Tunisia Desert Challenge
Rallyes in Poland, Romania, Hungary

Interview

“I think my son will win again!”

Janus “Sr” Van Kasteren has seen everything in the Dakar, ever since Jan de Rooy’s adventures win the 1980s hooked him to the world’s greatest rally. Still, forty years after his first visit in the event, there’s no doubt the 2023 edition gave him the most exhilarating emotions. Used to supporting his son Janus Jr in the bivouac, the father took the wheel himself in the Dakar Classic category, thanks to Gerard de Rooy (Jan’s son)… And Janus Jr claimed a spectacular victory in the truck class! The two Kasterens are used to working together all year long for Boss Machinery, a supplier of construction machines, but their association in the Saudi desert reaches a whole other level. Janus Sr is accompanied again by Herman Keijsers, like last year, and by a new mechanic, Corné Blok, who already worked on the trucks of Classic Team DAF last year and was supposed to jump aboard for the second half the Dakar… Unfortunately, Hugo Duisters’ truck had already been forced to retire by that time. In 2024, he’s ready to follow the Van Kasteren way.


A.G.v.K.: “We enjoyed the Dakar so much last year, it was a great time. So I return with Herman, my navigator, and we have a new guy with us, Corne. And I think we can enjoy a lot again. We helped a lot of people stuck in the sand and that's part of what makes the Classic a beautiful experience, the stakes are different.
I also get to share this experience with my son. We have a good truck so we often finished early. During the day, we were busy with racing. And in the evening, we get to spend time with our old friends from De Groot, the Coronels and the people from our team.
I hope for better weather than last year. It was very wet some days… And I hope my son will win again, that would be fantastic! And obviously, the most important is that everyone comes back healthy.
I was really proud when my son took victory. It was a great moment, everyone was so happy… It’s so special to win the Dakar. And I think he will win again!”

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CLASSIC TEAM DE ROOY

DAF BULL
CLASSIC TEAM DE ROOY

  • DAF
  • BULL
  • Team de Rooy
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  • Classic Truck (moderate average) 87-96

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