OK for anyone interested: dutch dakar teams (trucks only!... there are a few in the other categories

but they wont stand a chance against the factory teams)
Slight change in the rules, now there is another class besides the T4 from last year.

'MAN with a mission'
Team lead: Hans Stacey (won last time).
Truck: MAN, MAN powerplant
Remarks: Almost the same vehicle as last year. Semi-factory team (main sponsor is the dutch MAN importer)

Team De Rooy
Team lead: Jan de Rooy (ultimate truck veteran)
Truck: Ginaf, IVECO powerplant
Remarks: Now in orange, sponsored by De Rooy Transport this year.

Ginaf Rally Power
Team lead: Wuf van Ginkel
Truck: Ginaf, Caterpillar engine
Remarks: Lot of Dakar veterans in here too (Tijsterman, Kies)

Team van Deijne
Team lead: ??
Truck: Daf CF
Remarks: They have a L200 too that looks like one of the ex-factory service vehicles

Finstral Rally:
Team lead: ?
Truck: Mercedes Axor
Remarks: now with 2 instead of 3 trucks (as last year)

Team Dakarsport
Team lead:
Truck: 2x Ginaf (own team), 1xDaf (Bekx)
Remarks: Also does motorbikes, a quad and Bowler Nemesis. This is the largest private team of 2008.
Hans Bekx is running his own team with Dakarsport colors and has one of the few trucks with drum brakes.

Vink
Team lead: Rob Vink
Truck: Daf, CAT engine
Remarks: Truck is yellow with very small amount of sponsor decals (up to now)

Eurotech racing
Team lead: ??
Truck: MAN
Remarks: First time Dakar.

Dutch team Dakar
Team Lead: ??
Truck: Daf
Remarks: Black chrome cab. Team also does motorbikes

The competition
The usual names... Team Kamaz, Loprais (Tatra), maybe Hino or Liaz(now with different name)

No Scania's?  Bah!