Today, january 30th, 2024, Jan de Rooy has died. First garnering attention in Rallycross, then by driving DAF trucks through the African Desert. The Suitcase, The Bull, Two Headed Monster, Turbo Twin 1 and 2 . Thank you for colouring the youth of an eight year old snot nosed boy. Will always remember that hideously fast truck barreling through the Sahara. RIP. Suddenly the music of this video fits unexpectedly well :(
Beaucoup trop vite, et dans la préparation on ne pense jamais à tout…. Cela dit, je comprends l’adrénaline, tu ne sait plus ce qui ce passe, et tu t’en fou ! RIP les gars !!!
Wondreful Video i grew up with Offroad driving in Norway and been watching the Dakar since early 2000`s and watching it again this year just brings me back to the insanity of the 1980`s and the Magnificent DAF Trucks. Jan De Rooy is Total legend of Motorsport. RIP Kees Van Loevez Co driver DAF X2 1988
Si no me equivoco, en esa epoca era una sola clase verdad? Carros y camiones competian entre ellos mismos? Se que ahora tienen sus propias clases T1+, T1, T2 y camiones T5
So this was uploaded in 2006, home digital video editing wasn't really a thing yet if I'm not mistaken. Meaning this whole video was done completely by hand. They were recording individual segments from VCR tapes then adding music in at the end. Finally converting it to digital and uploading it. Bravo, new favorite video on YT.
Do you really think? In the late nineties I already did full digital video editing. Using a Fast AV Master 2000 card to capture analog video from my Panasonic MS1 S-VHS camera and other analog video sources. It was a great capture card. In 1998 this setup was complemented with digital footage from Canon Optura MV1. Superb quality in bright light but low light performance was terrible.
Agora entendo porque os caminhões DAF estão fazendo tanto sucesso pelas estradas e rodovias do Brasil, e também na Europa. São excelentes caminhões. Tudo a ver.
I was a huge fan of the rally, and living literally a few miles from the Dutch DAF complex, these trucks were ever so often seen. They were beasts since The Bull in 1985 won.
