N°469 Auto GAIA-MOTORSPORTS

JEFFREY OTTEN

(nld) 1.8m / 100kg

Sponsors

SolarUnie, Symobouw, Goldspeed Racing, Vermeulen Interieur, E-drive Solutions, Smets Zeefdruk, 't Ridderhof Gemert, M & M Technical Services, vd Broek Logistics, My Steel Dutch Products, Braba Shipping, vd Ven Risico Beheer, Grizz Energy Gum , Kawa Montage, Mauriks Solutions, Calpe Classica, USB van Duijnhove, De Vries, Cafe 't anker De Mortel, Eltink draad en kabel, MadeByMade, van Voorenbergen Engineering, Reijdners Techniek, Digimprove, IQ Wellness, Vogels Elektro, SDL Automotive, Van Houterd Autoschade, People Work Service.

2022: 27th

Breslau rally Poland 2020: 15th overall out of 38 SSVs and Winner of Leg 3 night stage.
Fenix Rally Tunisia 2021: 18th overall out of 48 SSVs best result 4th in the marathon stage (leg 4)
Breslau rally Poland 2021: Best result 5th out of 94 SSVs (Leg 1 and 2) rest of the Legs finished around 10th place. Ended halfway through the ranking due to a collision in leg 3 (then we were first) with another SSV.
Dakar 2022: 27th overall, 19th among rookies. A number of times best Dutchman in an SSV!
Tunisia Desert Challenge 2022: 3rd and one day stage winner. (navigator)
Breslau Rally Poland 2022: 12th overall out of 70 SSVs. First game with rookie navigator Marco Bouman.
Balkan Offroad Rally Romania : 8th overall out of 43 SSVs. Number of podium places achieved with 3rd and 2nd place, best Dutch team (15 NLers)

Interview

“We can't wait to start this beautiful event”

A serious motorcycle accident in 2018 prompted Jeffrey Otten to make the transition from two to four-wheel motorsport, starting with a place in the 2019 Peugeot 206 Rally Cup. But when Otten saw an SSV for sale on the internet, it planted a seed in his mind that resulted in construction of his own machine and -after building experience with outings in Poland and Tunisia- an entry in the Dakar. 27th in last year’s event, the Dutchman returns with good friend Marco Bouman as his new co-driver and will be seeking to crack the top 20.


J.O.: “I had an accident in 2018 during a rally with a motorcycle and broke a number of vertebrae. Because of that, when I recovered, I decided not to do any more rallies on the bike and switched to an SSV at the end of 2019. After completing a number of small rallies, I did the Dakar for the first time in 2022, finished and that gave me the hunger for more!
“It’s a big challenge to put everything together with your own team, but the preparations have gone well and we can’t wait to start this beautiful event. Marco has been a friend of mine for over 20 years. He’s followed all my past adventures and wants to be part of it.
“Our rally will be a success if we can finish without any major problems. It would also be great if we can be inside the top 20.”

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GAIA-MOTORSPORTS

BRP CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS TURBO
GAIA-MOTORSPORTS

  • BRP
  • CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS TURBO
  • South Racing Can-Am / Gaia Motorsports
  • Gaia Motorsports
  • T4 SSV de série modifié

Classement 2023

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