N°907 Classic LOPRAIS GIOMETAL TV BARRANDOV

IGOR PAZDERA

(cze) Born on 11/01/1984

Sponsors

Ales Loprais, Tatra

first participation

“It’s a miracle of life”

CREW FACTS

I.P.

  • Ales Loprais is racing the 2025 Dakar Rally with the Team de Rooy, but he also fields two trucks in the Dakar Classic category. The project took almost two years of preparation. The legendary Czech driver decided to put one of them in Igor Pazdera’s hands, and a good one: it’s a replica of the Tatra Puma that his uncle Karel drove during the African Paris-Dakar era. An honour and a big responsibility for Igor.

O.L.

  • Olga is one of the Czech Republic’s most popular singer and songwriter. And if that wasn’t enough, in addition she’s a model, and she regularly appears on screen and stage as one of her country’s leading actresses.
  • A true racing enthusiast, she also has an impressive car racing pedigree, both as a rally driver and co-driver. She did her Dakar debut in 2022, doing the Classic race in a beautifully prepared Mercedes G5000.
  • The Czech star wanted to do the 2025 race with an Open Ascona, as she drove one during a 10-days race in Kenya. As the possibility of doing the 2025 edition faded away, Ales Loprais called her to offer to replace Jan Cermak in his Tatra truck. A last-minute opportunity that she seized with great enthusiasm!

M.H.

  • Milan knows better than anyone what's in the bowels of the truck. The Czech was an employee of the Tatra factory development and research center until 1992. He also built the first Tatra 815 Dakar 4x4 and 6x6 prototypes for Alan Piatek's MAM Strager brand. He’s now building the Dakar prototypes of the Loprais Team and the Bonver Dakar Project.
  • It's an understatement to say that Milan is used to exploring rally-raid tracks. Alternately a mechanic and navigator, he has participated in the Dakar 14 times, alongside renowned drivers like Ales Loprais or Tomas Vratny. His experience and skills will be some very important tools for the adventure to go to the finish line.

2025 AMBITIONS

O.L.: I was chatting in the car with my sister, telling her how sorry I was that I couldn't participate this year, when Ales called me. It’s a dream coming true and a miracle of life. Normally you prepare for the Dakar for a year, it's a huge thing to have the money and the team to do it. And then someone calls you occasionally to propose you to go... I couldn't refuse this unexpected offer!”

Vehicle

LOPRAIS GIOMETAL TV BARRANDOV

TATRA T815-2
LOPRAIS TATRA TEAM

  • TATRA
  • T815-2
  • Loprais Tatra Team
  • Loprais Tatra Team
  • Classic Truck (moderate average) > 97

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