MARTIN MACIK
(cze) 1.89m / 90kgAficiones
Anything with an engine, basketball
Sponsors
IVAR CS, Silmet, MM Technology, Seyfor
2022: 7th
2021: 4th
2020: 5th
2019: Ab. Stage 5
2018: 5th
2017: 10th
2016: 19th
2015: Ab. Stage 5
2014: 13th (navigator for Vlastimil Vildman)
2013: 18th (navigator for Vlastimil Vildman)
2022: Baja Aragon (3rd), Rallye du Maroc (1st)
2021: Baja Aragon (1st), Rallye du Maroc (3rd)
2020: Baja Poland (2nd), Baja Drawsko (1st)
2019: Baja Aragon (1st), Baja Poland (1st), Rallye du Maroc (2nd)
2018: Baja Aragon (2nd), Baja Poland (1st), Rallye du Maroc (1st)
2017: Baja Aragon (1st), Baja Poland (1st), El Chott Rally Tunisia (1st)
2016: Baja Drawsko (1st), Baja Poland (2nd), Hungarian Baja (3rd), Baja Aragon (4th)
2015: Baja Drawsko (1st), Baja Poland (1st), Hungarian Baja (2nd), Baja Bohemia (2nd), Baja Aragon (3rd)
2014: Hungarian Baja (1st), Baja Aragon (4th)
2013: Silk Way Rally (7th)
“It feels like the racing spirit will be back”
In the absence of the mighty Kamaz, it's going to be a fascinating Dakar in the trucks but Martin Macik has enough experience to know that conquering the world's toughest rally will be anything but straightforward. In his 11th Dakar, the 33-year-old has a golden opportunity to become the first Czech winner since the late, great Karel Loprais in 2001, but he will still face stiff competition from the likes of Janus van Kasteren, Martin van den Brink and Karel's nephew Ales Loprais. Martin began his Dakar career as a navigator for Vlastimil Vildman in 2013, getting behind the wheel himself in 2015 and coming as high as fourth in 2021. For this 2023 edition, he will no longer be competing for the Big Shock Racing team he set up with his father Martin Sr six years ago. Instead he will be running under the MM Technology banner, driving a brand-new truck with a brand-new colour scheme: orange and black, instead of his customary yellow and black. It's been another busy year at the MM Technology workshops in Sedlcany, with Martin's team also building a new truck for Italian driver Claudio Bellina. At the Dakar, they will be providing support for the Firemen Dakar team and Kees Koolen, the man they helped lift the World Rally-Raid Championship title in 2022. Martin is convinced that his new machine, nicknamed ‘Čenda’, is one of the best his team has ever built. With his usual wingmen Frantisek Tomasek and David Svanda, the charismatic Czech is now hoping to make it a Dakar to remember as he goes in search of that elusive victory.
M.M.: “This will be a different Dakar, but not only because Kamaz aren't there. Everyone's talking about it. If I had a euro for every time someone has said, “You're going to win!”... It's Dakar! It's not that easy to win a rally that lasts 15 days and 10,000 kilometres. You need to survive it first, race it with no problems. It's not as easy as it looks! It will be up and down every day. I'm really looking forward to it, because nobody knows anything, nobody can predict anything. I'm sensing a bit of relief from the competitors; it feels like the racing spirit will be back. Everyone is happy to be racing against each other, but still to be friendly and enjoying it together. We've built two new trucks at MM Technology, nicknamed Čenda and Jenda; Bellina will have Jenda and we'll be in Čenda. They're the best two trucks we've ever built. It was so fun driving at the Rallye du Maroc. When everything went to plan, I was able to go unbelievably fast. We won in Morocco, which is always great of course. We wanted to win the W2RC too, but unfortunately -and I suppose fortunately, because we support him- Kees Koolen won it, so everybody did a good job. Kees could have beaten me in Morocco, which proves that last year's truck is as competitive as the new one. The biggest difference is that our truck is new. All the materials are new, everything's in the best possible shape. We had to make some changes to the engine. We had some problems at last year's Dakar that cost us a top five overall, maybe even a top three. It was really annoying because we couldn't race with 100% power. It's my 11th Dakar but I'm only 33, man! I want to do my best. I'm going there to race, and I want to be as good as I can be."
Vehículo
MM TECHNOLOGY
IVECO POWERSTAR
MM TECHNOLOGY
- Marca IVECO
- Modelo POWERSTAR
- Preparador -
- Asistencia MM Technology
- Clase T5.1: Prototype Cross-Country Trucks
Clasificación 2023
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Macík, a los pies del podio
En el km 142, Martin van den Brink sigue marcando el tiempo de referencia. Janus van Kasteren es segundo a menos de un minuto de su compatriota. Mitchel van den Brink, por su parte, se coloca tercero a 3’44’’. Martin Macík se encuentra por el momento a los pies del podio, a más de 5’35’’.
...Macik delante
Tras perder más de 50 minutos en el barro ayer, Martin Macik busca resarcirse hoy. El checo consigue el mejor tiempo provisional en el km 29 con unos treinta segundos de ventaja sobre Pascal de Baar. Martin van den Brink es tercero a poco menos de un minuto. Janus van Kasteren, que salía primero, pierde alrededor de 1’45’’.
...Barro para Macik
Ayer el barro frenaba la remontada de Martin Macik en la general en el km 136. El Iveco del checo, que abría pista, se quedó empantanado. En la maniobra perdió prácticamente una hora. Hoy, Janus Van Kasteren, ganador de la especial ayer, saldrá primero delante de Pascal De Baar y de Jaroslav Valtr.
¡Macík pierde 53'!
Martin Macik, que estaba firmando una hermosa remontada en la general, pierde preciados minutos a la altura del km 136. El IVECO del checo lleva largos minutos parado, al igual que el neerlandés Martin Van Den Brink. La consecuencia: ¡40’ perdidos para Van Den Brink y más de 53’ para Macik!
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