Russian team "Kamaz-Master" went to the launch of the legendary rally-marathon "Dakar". This year's competition will be held in Argentina and Chile from 3 to 13 January. Participants, which this year received more than 500 cars, waiting for 9,500 km of roads and uncharted areas, of which approximately 6,000 km earmarked for high-speed special stages. Recall that last year's Dakar was canceled because of the threat of terrorist attacks. Based on bitter experience, the organizers moved the marathon in South America. The company Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) expresses the hope that next year's race will again be held on have already become familiar sands. Home will be given in Buenos Aires, participants will cross the Andes and arrive in Chile. The most difficult part of the path will be the mountain areas, which the team have not encountered before in Africa. The most hard part will be the driest in the world, the Atacama Desert. The height of some places is about 2000 meters, it is quite a serious challenge for people and equipment. At a press conference on the administration of the Russian team at the rally, the head of the KAMAZ-Master team Semyon Yakubov said that this time the competitors were well prepared for the race. Trucks de Roy and Stacey Zanza, Ginaf and MAN, respectively, lost weight, which will give them some advantages over other machines. In a marathon seven-time winner of the "Dakar" KAMAZ-Master "will represent three of the crew - a pilot Vladimir Chagin, Firdaus Kabirov, Ilgizar Mardeev, navigators Sergei Savostin, Aydar Belyaev, Viatcheslav Mizyukaev, mechanics, Eduard Nikolaev, Andrey Mokeev, Airat Mardeev. Injured mechanic from a third machine will replace Andrew Karginova son Ilgizar Mardeeva - Airat. Party rally in Argentina in 2001 Firdaus Kabirov team warned: "The peculiarity of this race that the track will take place on the roads, there will be no such roads, such as in Mauritania. There will be sand and dunes, and if they are, then for a short distance. And this is, in my opinion, the problem: if the roads are such running and fast, it is not easy to overtake, especially jeeps. Jeeps can be quickly accelerated after each reset speed, "KAMAZ" is a bit on the dynamics of them loses. Then it turns out, as anyone lucky: someone has time to quickly slip and someone will be behind this jeep a lot of time to waste on overtaking. He advised participants not to take risks when overtaking, as this will be the most dangerous maneuver on the route. Semen Yakubov said that on the track will be a lot of "sandy powder, which is formed from the crumbs of the earth, drying under the hot sun. Overtaking veils of dust become more complicated, because of which a review is much worse. Prior to such natural barriers no skill and technical training will not save. Velocity, respectively, from below, which is why at the rally will lose a lot of time. At the upcoming rally and technical training will play a role. Cars of our participants showed better results on the sandy stretches of road, but due to a heavy weight on the winding roads they will show themselves not as we would like. The head of the KAMAZ-Master "said that our machines meet the technical requirements of the federation. The car's weight without fuel, spare parts and crew shall be not less than 8,5 tonnes. And his opponent, Hans Stacey, winner of the "Dakar 2007", MAN truck in a lightweight version obviously does not get up to standard. In addition, the frame on his car tapers to the front, making the angle of rotation of wheels has increased, but that does not comply with regulations. Compared with KAMAZ, Stacy would not have to make two passes in turn, its maneuverability Man'a improved so much that he goes into it immediately. Chagin said: "Hans Stacey extensive experience in rallying speech in fast twisting roads - just to those that await us. We can say this is his track. " In connection with the global financial crisis, the factory KAMAZ off his part of the financing team, the athletes will be forced to move to independence. Major investments will have to come from sponsors. For the team it's not the best time, so it actively began searching for sponsors. Text: Olga Zabelkina.
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