16
Dec
DAKAR 2021
Goodbye 2020, hello 2021!
Let’s hope that this New Year will be one of change for the better. As for Dynatech, we're going to start it off at full throttle!
Our rider, Juan Pedrero, is getting ready for the start of Dakar 2021 on January 3rd.
This year, he is part of the FN-RIEJU team, with 3 drivers in total. It is an entirely professional structure, since it relies on RIEJU, a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer since 1934.
The team members are:
- Juan Pedrero: 16th in Dakar 2020, but who has finished 5th twice before, in 2011 and 2013. Also, last year (2020), he made the European Championship in Cross Country mode.
- Oriol Mena: 7th place in the 2018 Dakar and 9th in 2019.
- Mark Calmet: Catalan endurance champion on gravel and Rookie in the Dakar this year, 2021.
As RIEJU does not as yet manufacture motorcycles appropriate for this type of race, it reached an agreement with KTM to supply the motorcycles for Juan Pedrero and Marc Calmet, while Oriol Mena will ride a Husqvarna.
The trial consists of 12 stages with both departure and arrival in Jeddah. The goal is for any of the 3 team members to finish in the Top 10.
We, at Dynatech, offer a lot of encouragement to all three, but especially to the man we sponsor, Juan Pedrero. We believe this year, with much better equipment and his experience of riding over 700,000 km in the desert, he will be able to finish well.
All the best, Juan and go for it!
Let’s hope that this New Year will be one of change for the better. As for Dynatech, we're going to start it off at full throttle!
Our rider, Juan Pedrero, is getting ready for the start of Dakar 2021 on January 3rd.
This year, he is part of the FN-RIEJU team, with 3 drivers in total. It is an entirely professional structure, since it relies on RIEJU, a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer since 1934.
The team members are:
- Juan Pedrero: 16th in Dakar 2020, but who has finished 5th twice before, in 2011 and 2013. Also, last year (2020), he made the European Championship in Cross Country mode.
- Oriol Mena: 7th place in the 2018 Dakar and 9th in 2019.
- Mark Calmet: Catalan endurance champion on gravel and Rookie in the Dakar this year, 2021.
As RIEJU does not as yet manufacture motorcycles appropriate for this type of race, it reached an agreement with KTM to supply the motorcycles for Juan Pedrero and Marc Calmet, while Oriol Mena will ride a Husqvarna.
The trial consists of 12 stages with both departure and arrival in Jeddah. The goal is for any of the 3 team members to finish in the Top 10.
We, at Dynatech, offer a lot of encouragement to all three, but especially to the man we sponsor, Juan Pedrero. We believe this year, with much better equipment and his experience of riding over 700,000 km in the desert, he will be able to finish well.
All the best, Juan and go for it!