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Grand Prix History in Scale Models

2016, Dakar Trucks, Martin van den Brink, Peter Willemsen, Renault, Rijk Mouw, WSI Models

2016 Renault K520 Martin van den Brink / Peter Willemsen / Rijk Mouw

Martin van den Brink, a Dutch rally driver living in Harskamp,  founded the van den Brink Rallysport foundation in 2008. A rally team is maintained with main sponsor Mammoet, a privately held Dutch company specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport of large objects,  under the name Mammoet Rallysport. The partnership with Mammoet lasted over 15 years until 2022.  First, Ginaf trucks were used. Later they switched to Renault trucks. In the 2016 Dakar rally, van den Brink saw his Renault K520 truck go up in flames in the second stage.

SeasonSeriesEvent
2016Rally RaidsDakar Rally (Buenos Aires–Salta-Rosario)
TruckNo.Entrant
Renault K520509Mammoet Rallysport
DriverCo-DriverCo-Driver
Martin van den BrinkPeter WillemsenRijk Mouw
Scale ManufacturerCollection
1:50WSI Models
Cat. No.QualityRarity

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