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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Dakar 2016 to end in Rosario

The 38th Dakar Rally 2016 goes to fierce fighting for the lead among the different teams January 16, 2016 in Rosario / Argentina to end. 218 vehicles (84 motorbikes, 23 quads, 67 cars and 44 trucks) to finish the 2016 edition of the Dakar succeeded. After more than 9,000 kilometers and 13 stages with start in Buenos Aires / Argentina continues through Bolivia and back to Argentina, this battle was won by Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel on Peugeot. On the other places in the top three followed by Mini and Toyota.

CARS - OFFICIAL PODIUM

1. Stéphane Peterhansel

2. Nasser Al-Attiyah + 34'58"

3. Giniel De Villiers + 1h02'47"

Latest News at our special page Dakar Rally 2016


31 December 2015

1 January 2016

Hock-Racing wishes all friends, fans, sponsors and partners of our team a Happy New Year 2016


24 December 2015

Christmas 2015

Hock-Racing wishes all friends, fans, sponsors and partners of our team, a peaceful Christmas 2015.


18 December 2015

Dakar Rally Argentina Bolivia 2016

Hock-Racing wishes all participants of the Dakar Rally in 2016 many happiness and success. We will participate with our project in T1 at the Dakar Rally 2017.

MAY THE FORCE (DAKAR) BE WIHT YOU

Your Hock-Racing Team

Latest News at our special page Dakar Rally 2016

 

07 November 2015

Dakar Rally Argentina Bolivia 2016

Discover the route of the Dakar Rally Argentina Bolivia 2016 in details on video.

Latest News at our special page Dakar Rally 2016


21 October 2015

Baja Portalegre 500 (Portugal)
22 - 24 Oktober 2015

10. Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

The new 4-wheel Porsche from Hock-Racing will start for the first time at the Baja Portalegre 500 2016.

Latest News and Videos at our special page Baja Portalegre 500 - 2015


02 October 2015

Rallye du Maroc (Maroc)
03 - 09 October 2015

9. Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

The new 4-wheel Porsche from Hock-Racing will start for the first time at the Rallye du Maroc 2016.

Latest News and Videos at our special page Rally Maroc 2015


24 August 2015

"El Nino" leads to the route change in the Dakar Rally 2016

The Dakar Rally 2016 will be without the proposed route sections in Peru.

Last January, the route led the Dakar Rally through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Now the plans for the next edition launched in early 2016 in full swing. Organizers Amaury Sport (ASO) announced in April that is driven by Peru, Bolivia and Argentina next January.

The country looks worrisome to the weather forecast, because the phenomenon of "El Nino" to be particularly strong this year. Because of the warnings the government of Peru has classified this matter as a top national issue. All state institutions should be ready in case the population is affected by the weather phenomenon.

Thus is driven next January only in Argentina and Bolivia. The route must now be rescheduled because originally the start for 3 January in the Peruvian capital Lima was scheduled. Mid to late September will announce the final route guidance the organizers.

Latest News at our special page Dakar Rally 2016


21 August 2015

Baja Poland (Poland)
27 - 30 August 2015
8. Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

Baja Poland, the 8th round of the 2015 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies will be held for the 7th time in a row this year. For the 4th time though the biggest cross country rally in Poland will be one of the World Cup series.

More at our website Hockracing.de, at News and our special page Baja Poland 2015


10 August 2015

Hungarian Baja (Hungary)
13 - 16 August 2015
7. Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

The 7th round of 10 rounds of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015 starts with the Hungarian Baja on Friday, 14th of August with a 2,5 kilometer prologue.

More at our website Hockracing.de, at News and our special page Hungarian Baja 2015

22 July 2015

Baja España Aragon (Spain)
24 - 26 July 2015
6. Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

The Baja Aragon in Spain (24 to 26 July 2015) is one in the rally-raid drivers to the popular events in the calendar of the World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. Also 2015 again as the world's elite drivers lined up.

Current news and videos under our special page Baja Aragon 2015


08 June 2015

Italian Baja (Italy)
25- 28 June 2015
5. Round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

Current videos under our special page Italian Baja 2015


10 May 2015

Pharaons Rally (Egypt) 10 – 17 May, 2015

The 4th round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015 starts with another classic desert rally in Egypt in 5 sections with a length of 2,300 km away. Of this alone 1,600 Km for the Special Stages.

On May 16, the participants reach the destination at the foot of the Great Pyramids at Giza.

Hock-Racing 2016 with its all-wheel driven prototype go in class T1 to the start of the Pharaons Rally 2016.

Current videos under our special page Pharaons Rally 2015


29 April 2015
The route of the Dakar Rally 2016 is fixed
The rally organization has Presented with three press conferences in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina all stages of the Dakar rally route 2016 with cities and bivouacs.
The Dakar route in detail:
Peru
Jan 3: Lima-Pisco
Jan 4: Pisco-Nazca
Jan 5: Nazca-Arequipa
Bolivia
Jan 6: Arequipa-Lake Titicaca
Jan 7: Lake Titicaca-Oruro
Jan 8: Oruro-Uyuni
Argentina
Jan 9: Uyuni-Salta
Jan 10: rest day in Salta
Jan 11: Salta-Belén
Jan 12: Belén-Belén
Jan 13: Belén-La Rioja
Jan 14: La Rioja-San Juan
Jan 15: San Juan-Villa Carlos Paz
Jan 16: Villa Carlos Paz-Rosario
In brief, there is a special website of the Dakar Rally 2016 Hock-Racing will again.


18 April 2015

Sealine Qatar Rally Cross Country Rally 2015
The Sealine QMMF Rally Cross Country Rally (Qatar) will start from April 19 to 24, 2015. This is the 4th round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015

Latest videos under our special page Sealine Qatar Rally 2015


16 April 2015

Presentation of the Dakar Rally route 2016
03 to 16 January 2016
Lima > Salta > Rosario
PERU - BOLIVIA - ARGENTINA

The route of the Dakar Rally 2016 was presented today in Paris.

At the launch of the new Dakar route for 2016, the first basic now would be announced. The differences to the latest editions of the Dakar Rally are very interesting. The edition of the Dakar Rally 38th and the eighth edition in South America through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Instead of a loop, a diagonal line was drawn across the continent for the 2016 Dakar Rally.

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News


March 26, 2015

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015
The second round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (27 March-2 April 2015), is launching in the United Arab Emirates. With this successful event in Abu Dhabi, where the majority of the world's elite rally raid scene is at the start, length will be held across the emirate this year with 2,000 Km. Of these, 1,700 Km alone with special timing.

Hock-Racing will go to after the Baja Northern Forest 2016 with his all-wheel driven prototypes in the class T1 at the start of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2016.

All details about the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015 on our special website

 


12. February 2015

Baja Northern Forest 2015
The FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2015 starts with his first run in the Russian Federation, in Sortavala and Suoyarvi, in the Russian Republic of Karelia, near the border of Finland. (20 to 22 February 2015).

The service park of the event will be erected in the city of Sortavala, right at the Finnish border. The first stage will be contested on Friday afternoon with the special stage, featuring a length of 9.5 kilometres. The second and the third stages of the Baja Russia starts on Saturday and Sunday. A 159.kilometre special stage each.

Hock-Racing will go to after the Dakar Rally 2016 with his all-wheel driven prototypes in the class T 1 at the start of the Baja Northern Forest 2016.

All details about the Baja Northern Forest 2015 on our special website


12. February 2015

Dakar Rally 2016 target Colombia !!!
The ASO reported on 10 February 2015 "We have great news for you ..." See you on April 16th Dakar Rally for the press conference! It laid the announcement by one month than as usual before!

From various sources such as the TV station FOX SPORTS and the online magazine bolivia4x4.com is to read, which is Argentina hereinafter confirmed for the Dakar 2016, Ecuador and Colombia are highly interested in participating. This is called the target in the Colombian port city of Cartagena.

Etienne Lavigne, director of the ASO shares this with: "Everything is possible." Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, sent an official letter to the ASO. This was confirmed by Etienne Lavigne itself.

Origin: (FOX SPORTS) (bolivia4x4.com)

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News

 


07 January 2015

Dakar Rally 2015
Argentina Bolivia Chile

She is on the road again, since 4 January 2015. The toughest rally in the world adventure. 9111 kilometers in just 14 days, 4,578 kilometers from Buenos Aries rating in a large loop through the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chlie and back to Buenos Aries.

About our project "Rally Raid T1 prototype" of the Dakar Rally 2016 you can see here on our website.

More at our website Hockracing.de and  our special page Dakar Rally 2015 

 


23 December 2014

Christmas 2014

Hock-Racing & Horst Eckert
wishes you
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year 2015


11 August 2014

Horst Eckert on Instagram
You like it / you follow me

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18 June 2014

D-200 #Dakar2015
200 days until the Dakar Rally 2015. Retrospect and thus also preview the countries Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
Impressive pictures.

All information at our special page Dakar Rally 2015


5 June 2014

Dakar rally route in 2015 confirmed
Chile confirms the route of the Dakar 2015 on 24 May. Thus, the participants will ride the originally planned rally route of the host countries (Argentina - Chile – Bolivia).

Hock-Racing celebrates with his team at the start in January 2015 Bueons Aires, where the greatest adventure rally in the world also ends resist on 17 January 2015.

07/01: Chilecito - Copiapó
08/01: Copiapó - Antofagasta
09/01: Antofagasta - Iquique
10/01: Rest day (cars/trucks); Iquique - Uyuni (Bolivia) (motorcycles/quads)
11/01: Iquique - Uyuni (Bolivia) (cars/trucks); Uyuni (Bolivia) - Iquique (motorcycles-quads)
12/01: Rest day (motorcycles/quads); Uyuni - Iquique (cars/trucks)
13/01: Iquique - Calama

All information at our special page Dakar Rally 2015


2nd April 2014, Buenos Aires

Dakar organization A.S.O. announces first stages of Dakar rally 2015
During the press conference of the Dakar Rally 2015 in Buenos Aires was the stages 1-3 and the last three stages of the event 11 - 13, where known.

1 stage: Buenos Aires / Villa Carlos Paz
2 stage: Villa Carlos Paz / San Juan
3 stage: San Juan / Chilecito

11 Stage: Salta / Termas Rio Hondo
12 Stage: Termas Rio Hondo / Rosario
13 Stage: Rosario / Buenos Aires

All information at our special page Dakar Rally 2015

26 March 2014

Dakar Rally 2015 Argentina Bolivia Chile

9000 km from January 4th to January 17th, from Buenos Aires to Buenos Aires.

SEPARATED RESTDAYS:
Cars and trucks restday at January 10th.
A loop at January 11th.
Motors and quads restday at January 12th
Three days restday bivouac in Iquique
And: marathonstages for everybody!

3.9 millions fans along the 2014 track.

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News


17 March 2014
Dakar Route 2015 without Peru - 10 days to the presentation
Peru will not be the target of the Dakar Rally in 2015. The cost for the event are, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) currently in 2014 with around 30 million U.S. dollars (about 21.6 million euros) for the country too high.

The running of the Dakar series is, however, take place as scheduled, in September. Also confirmed is the desire to compete in the following years to take part in the Dakar Rally.

In 10 days, 26 March will present the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) in Paris, the route for the Dakar Rally 2015.

Hock-Racing, as are planned with its new T1 prototype project at the start of the Dakar Rally 2015. More information in the next few months here on our website.

 


5 January 2014
Dakar Rally 2014 opening stage
Hock-Racing News 2014 / 2015

The Portuguese team with Carlos Sousa and Miguel Ramalho have taken the lead in Argentina at the start of the Dakar Rally. In its Haval H8 she managed the 180km special stage on the way from Rosario to San Luis in 2:20:36 hours.

In addition to the rally program in 2014 in the class T2 Hock-Racing will start in January 2015 Dakar Rally of a new project in the prototype class T1.

New is the rental of the four wheel drive prototype T1
Besides the use of a separate team of Hock-Racing, this new 4-wheel prototype T1 can be ordered service rented from potential teams of the Dakar Rally 2015. Later in 2014 Hock-Racing will announce more about it.


07 December 2013

The toughest Dakar Rally in South America for 2014
The 36th Edition of the Dakar Rally in 2014, the organizer believes not only in the truest sense of the word, but also symbolically in a new dimension higher further and harder.

Hock-Racing will go with a new project in 2015 at the start of the Dakar Rally.

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News


29 October 2013

27th Baja Portalegre 500 - final round of the FIA World Cup 2013
When world leaders, the Rally Raid teams from around the world, it now comes to the decision at the last race of the crown of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies 2013.

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News


4 October 2013

Rally of Morocco: 200 teams - participants record
At the 14th Edition with a new record, the "Rally of Morocco OiLibya", this rally raid one of the largest desert rallies will be to Dakar.

200 teams (280 participants) will be at the start. With more than 27 nationalities, almost all the continents will be represented at this international event.

2014 is the Morocco Rally again part of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup 2014. Hock-Racing is looking forward to this special event, in which we will participate with our Porsche Cayenne T2 in 2014.

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News

 


14th August 2013

Hungarian Baja 2013
The FIA Cross Country World Cup 2013 starts the 5th Run this coming weekend, the Hungarian Baja. 10 year old anniversary edition in Papá near Gyor.

Hock-Racing in 2014 go here in Hungary at the start. So we wish all participants good luck in 2013.

More at our website Hockracing.de and at News


16th July 2013
Baja Aragón celebrates 30 years
This Friday the 19th July starts the 30th Edition of the Baja Aragon will be kicked off with a six-kilometer “Super Special” in Teruel. When, probably like every year with outside temperatures of 35 º to 40 º C. On Sunday, 21 July ends with the anniversary Baja. In 2014, with Hock-Racing at the start.

All information on our special page Baja Aragon 2013


13th July 2013

The Silk Way Rally has been running successfully
Victory for Jean Louis Schlesser in the Car (Shapo, Jean-Louis) and Dmitry Sotnikov for victory in his Kamaz truck.


21 June 2013

More community for our fans
Since our start in 2013, actual facebook, we have constantly the community for all the flares for Hock-Racing and Horst Eckert and his team. With facebook came naturally twitter, Google Plus and YouTube. Next followed Pinterest and Flickr. Today we have added since taken the platform of the VK.com with 100 million active users, the largest social network service in Europe. You can adjust this community in euerer language. Have fun there.

We continue to work on the service for you to make better and bigger. Push the button.


24th May 2013

Appetite for the Dakar Rally 2014

The Dakar organization has the two latest videos published of the Dakar Rally Argentina, Bolivia, Chile 2014 presentation.

Here's a taste with impressive images of the Dakar 2013. Simply lay back and enjoy with all your senses.

Have fun.


30th April 2013

Follow us and like you us
Hello my friends, thank you for 4 weeks of great feedback and support on my Facebook page and your "Like us".

Visit us and continue to send us your "Like us" on my Facebook page Hock-Racing Cross Country Rally Raid team and Horst Eckert Rally Raid Driver.

Thanks to all of you
Horst Eckert


19th April 2013

Dakar 2014 route completely
Now the entire route of the Dakar Argentina - Bolivia - Chile 2014 announced. Dakar director Etienne Lavigne introduced El Salvador, the highest capital city in the world before (2,300 meters), the course of the rally route.

All information at our special page for
Dakar Rally 2014


15th April 2013

Argentina is looking forward to the Dakar Rally 2014

Seven stages of the Dakar 2014 were announced in Buenos Aires. The local media and many politicians were happy while the idea that Argentina is once again hosting the rally.

All information at our special page for
Dakar Rally 2014


2nd April 2013

Horst Eckert on Twitter and Facebook
We're here, long overdue, is finally online. We wish all our users and fans a lot of fun. Your Horst Eckert



21st March 2013

Dakar Rally in 2014
Argentina - Bolivia - Chile

The go-ahead to prepare for the Dakar 2014 is fallen and the first information concerning the greatest adventure in the year has ASO now informed.

For the first time, the new route through Bolivia. First of all, for the bikes and quads. For us in the rally cars and trucks remain the Rally in Chile and Argentina out.

See you on the 4th January 2014 in Rosario, Argentina.

Dakar Rally 2014
Argentina - Bolivia - Chile
Starting on 5 January 2014 in Rosario
Goal on 18 January 2014 in Valparaiso

All information at our special page for
Dakar Rally 2014


12th February 2013

Raid rallies by Horst Eckert in the planning for 2013
Horst Eckert. With his sponsors for 2013 in the planning for the implementation of its planned raid rally racing for the year 2013 up to the Dakar Rally in January 2014

Which Raid Rally, Horst Eckert and Hock Racing starts will be announced shortly.

More information about each raid rallies here


27 September 2012

Pictures of the Stilo Carbon Piuma helmet by Horst Eckert, design by Jens Munser

Here are the first pictures of the not yet completely finished jet helmet Stilo "Carbon Piuma", the Jens Munser for Horst Eckert has designed and manufactured. November 2012 at the latest, there are pictures of the finished jet helmet and helmet of Intergral helmet from Stilo, the ST4, which is also produced as the most advanced carbon fiber materials from Piuma.

More at our Stilo page


 

02 September 2011

Horst Eckert in the air

For Horst Eckert, it was a test of exceptional fitness test for the upcoming season in 2012. With a specially converted Cessna cargo turboprop to the tandem jump. 20 minutes you need in order to jump altitude of 4,000 meters to go. On command, it went out of the machine and "Go". "Now I was just a passenger at 200 kilometers per hour towards the ground." Gaze into the camera to the ground and back again. After 50 seconds, then open the parachute and then began the sail 10 minutes long. "I was even allowed to steer the glider yourself short. Even a really great feeling. with Carlo, my Master pilot, I always go back into the air. "

 

 

16 June 2011

The Stilo helmets by Horst Eckert, design by Jens Munser

The appearance of Horst Eckert for the Raid Rally season 2012, including the Dakar in 2013 included the Carbon Helmets Stilo our sponsor's Germany. Together with the design team of Jens JMD Munser that also lead to other things, the helmets of Sebastian Vettel your design, we have come up with something special.

The logos of our sponsors from You Load, Garmin, Stilo Helmets, Tamiya, Carson, Pagid, Motorsport Total and Rimowa be represented by the difference between matte and shiny surfaces.

More at our Stilo page


 

19 May 2011

Hock-Racing soon to Facebook, Twitter and You Tube to see

Our team soon on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Co. So, we now ask all fans and friends from Hock-Racing and Horst Eckert at the opening of the sides strongly to post on Facebook. We will keep you informed. Soon more.

 


14 April 2011

2013 Dakar Rally will end in Chile

The head of the Dakar Rally organizing committee says the off-road race will finish in Chile in 2013.

Etienne Lavigne said Thursday that Chilean President Sebastian Pinera asked for the 2013 finish to be in his country during this year’s race in January.

Lavigne says “Chile convinced us with good arguments and we are happy we’ve achieved this goal.”

It has not been decided which Chilean city will host the finish.

Organizers already have announced changes for 2012, including sections in Peru and a finish in Lima.


 

23. March 2011

Dakar Rally 2012 ends in Lima

Lima 2012 is the first destination of the Dakar Rally. The race starts on 1 January in Mar del Plata, Argentina, leads in the course of Chile and ends on 15 January in the Peruvian capital. In the past three years, Buenos Aires was always starting and destination.

29th to 31st December: technical and administrative scrutineering in Mar del Plata

1st January: briefing, starting ceremony and 1st special stage of the rally

8th January: rest day in Chile

15th January: last special stage, before the finishing ceremony in Lima

 


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