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Young European Truck Driver 2010: Sibling rivalry inspires Slovak champion

23 June 2010

Ľuboš Jakúbek won the Slovak national final of Scania’s Young European Truck Driver, and he is determined to repeat his performance at the European final in Södertälje in October.

“I’m in shock. Pinch me, I must be dreaming,” said a breathless Ľuboš Jakúbek at a new Scania dealer site just outside Bratislava. He said he would have been happy with fifth place, but to actually win the Slovak national final of the Young European Truck Driver competition made him “super-happy.”

Jakúbek made his debut in YETD this year, clearly inspired by his own brother, who made it to the European final twice and placed second and third. Will it be a case of “third time’s a charm” for the Jakúbek family?

Jakúbek won the fuel efficient driving part of the competition during both the semi-final and the final. “I’m going to win at least the fuel efficient driving in the European final,” he declares.

And how does Jakúbek intend to prepare for the finals? “I will practice the combo, since it was pretty tricky,” he says.

The atmosphere during the competition was festive, with many laughs among the ten finalists. But according to Jakúbek, the ten finalists were all nervous and kept their tactics a secret.

The Slovak national final attracted some 250 spectators who also had the opportunity to take a closer look at the Truck of the Year – the Scania R-series – at the newly opened dealer’s open-house event.

Final ranking in the Slovak national YETD final:

1st: Ľuboš Jakúbek
2nd: Roman Výhonský & Marián Maliar

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