Trucks, Titans, and Turmoil: The Forgotten Machines of Dakar

By Luca Carrera

The Dakar Rally has long been hailed as the world's toughest motorsport challenge - a brutal test of speed, endurance, and survival. But while the spotlight often shines on motorcycles and cars, there's another class of competitor that has rumbled through the dunes and into legend: the trucks.

Trucks, Titans, and Turmoil is a vivid, full-throttle journey into the overlooked world of Dakar's behemoths - from the fire-breathing twin-engine DAFs of the 1980s to the modern biofuel-powered Kamaz juggernauts of today. With rich storytelling, mechanical deep-dives, and a cast of fearless drivers and grease-stained mechanics, this book explores the machines that carried not only parts and fuel, but ambition, desperation, and dreams across continents.

Follow legends like Karel Loprais and Vladimir Chagin, discover how satellite telemetry and suspension geometry changed the game, and learn what happens to these trucks after their last stage - whether they end up in museums, mudflats, or collector garages. With chapters packed full of drama, crashes, rivalry, and resilience, this is the untold epic of the monsters of the desert.

Whether you're a motorsport fanatic, an engineering enthusiast, or a newcomer hungry for adventure, Trucks, Titans, and Turmoil will take you deep into the diesel-scented heart of Dakar's forgotten giants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1923504827
• ISBN13: 9781923504820
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"