Editing DAF Trucks (section)

===Truck racing===
*1980s: DAF trucks started competing in the [[Dakar Rally]], winning in [[1982 Paris-Dakar Rally|1982]], [[1985 Paris-Dakar Rally|1985]] and [[1987 Paris-Dakar Rally|1987]]. In the later years, they competed with a twin engine trucks: the 1986 [[:nl: Turbotwin|TurboTwin]], the 1987 TurboTwin II and the 1988 X1. The later producing a combined power output of {{convert|1220|PS|kW|-1|abbr=on}}.
*1988: Two trucks were entered into the [[1988 Paris-Dakar Rally|Paris-Dakar rally]]: the X1 and X2.  [[Jan de Rooy|Jan de Rooy's]] lorry was running third overall, beating the [[Peugeot 405]] T16's on speed, when DAF's other lorry, driven by Theo van de Rijt, was involved in a [[car accident|crash]]. His co driver Kees Van Loevezijn was fatally injured, and the other two occupants of the lorry narrowly escaped the same fate. DAF withdrew from the event following the crash.
*1996: DAF started competing in the [[European Truck Racing Championship]] series, first not very successful, but by 1999, they almost became champions. Then to everyone's surprise, it withdrew.
*2002: DAF competed in the [[2002 Arras–Madrid–Dakar Rally|Dakar rally]], with [[Jan de Rooy]] and his son [[Gerard de Rooy|Gerard]].
*2003: DAF competed in the [[2003 Dakar Rally|Dakar rally]], winning numerous stages before Gerard de Rooy crashed.
*2004: DAF competed in the [[2004 Dakar Rally|Dakar rally]], powering six race lorries. Jan en Gerard de Rooy, the team Tridec, The team Hans Bekx with two trucks and the GINAF Rally Power team (Note that four trucks were built by DAF, two by [[GINAF]]).
*2005: Hans Bekx almost finished second overall in the lorry division, before being removed from the competition because of an irregularity, much to the surprise of the (mostly Dutch) fans.
*2006: Jan and Gerard de Rooy were excluded from the [[2006 Dakar Rally|Dakar rally]] because of paperwork issues.