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How much did this cost? Jan & Gerard De Rooy packed up the race trucks, support vehicles and crew. They all headed back to Holland after failing scrutineering!

One of the KTM support crew at the scrutineering inspection. Even support vehicles must pass stringent race spec inspections.

Max and the 2005 winning Kamaz truck of Firdaus Kabirov. The Russians put in a big effort each year.

Photo: Helen Huang

Yamaha France had some serious support for their riders.

Firdaus Kabirov giving his 12 Tonne race truck some hurry up!

Vladimir Chagin was the truck winner for 2007. The Russians did it again.

Luisa Trucco from France pushes the front end of his IVECO

Sergey Reshetnikov was the third Kamaz-Master team member.

Hans Stacey from Holland in his MAN.

Gilbert Versino drove the Renault support truck for the Schlesser team. This is one of the trucks actually entered in the race so they can support the cars during the timed stages as well as the overnight stops.

Klaus Leihener drove the support truck for the BMW X-Raid team.

Zsolt Darazsi gets a little air in his MAN truck.

The Merc service truck driven by Denis Bethoux finds a muddy patch.

Spanish truck driver Munoz Antonio Montero gives Ding Luo from the China Jianling Rally Team a hand.

Vladimir Chagin on his way to winning the truck class.

Italian Massimo Biasion gives his IVECO all she has.

Serge Lacourt in the six wheel drive Mercedes support truck for the Mitsubishi Ralliart Team.

Last years winner, Firdaus Kabirov was beaten by his team mate this year.

Big Al in the foreground, Hans Stacey and his MAN in the background.