Russian Silk Way Rally - Dakar series "combine professional athletes and amateurs, who along with each other will fight for victory. Rally is deservedly called "half Dakar. For fans of this great opportunity to test their strength and endurance, to feel the taste of Dakar, and for professionals - to fill up your luggage experience. The decision to hold rally "Silk Road" was adopted at a meeting between President Dmitry Medvedev with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. "This race will be an additional link that strengthens our already strong ties, especially since the sport was the best of old diplomacy, which unites the peoples", - Dmitry Medvedev said in his welcoming speech. In May, the rally was accredited by a series of "Dakar". Manage the project invited the honored master of sports, the deserved trainer of Russia, five-time winner of the rally "Paris-Dakar, State Prize winner, Semyon Yakubov. He knows from experience that it is necessary parties, and makes every effort to perform training on the highest level, as in Dakar. Preparations for the rally "Silk Road 2009" Dakar Series comes to an end. The race is scheduled for September 5, 2009 in Kazan, it will last 9 days and finish in Ashgabat. Applications from participants will be accepted until the end of July and in August, organizers will decide the last administration. At the moment, complete sports portion of the route, carried out logistics activities and construction of fixed bivouacs. To avoid unexpected linings mobile bivouacs will not. The track is already laid and double run-in French specialists from the company ASO, the organizer of Dakar. The route was developed and approved by Semyon Yakubov, but the track was not allowed - the French counterpart Jean-Marc Bonnet laughed it off, they say, even though he and the project manager, but the soul remains KAMAZ. A KAMAZ-Master "is declared in the number of professional participants of the rally. Road book is Jean-Pierre Fontenay, Stephane Le Bai and Jean-Marc Bonnet. Project leader Semyon Yakubov announced that the level of Russian rally will be similar to the Dakar. Director of the Silk Road 2009 "Frederick Lekien the company ASO thanked the Russian colleagues for their work: "I am pleasantly surprised by the level of organization on the part of Russia. Participants will be invited to race more than we could expect and believe. " The way participants will take place on the roads of three countries: Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The route of the Silk Road "stretching for 4,5 thousand km will be held along the route: Kazan - Buguruslan - Uralsk - Beineu - Zhanaozen - Turkmenbashi - Balkanabad - Darwaza - Ashgabat. Semen Yakubov promised that teams do not have to be bored, turned an interesting trip, as the stages (3,2 thousand km) complexity can be equated to the "Dakar". But the route will be less rigid and brittle, they will all have chances to get to the finish. Complex areas will take place on dirt roads and sandy hills. On the "Silk Road" will arrive command Volkswagen Motorsport, which will be represented by four cars running pilots Zhinelya de Villiers (winner of the Dakar-2009 "in the class of cars), Nasser Al-Attiyah, Mark Miller and unknown until the young Brazilian. According to forecasts of the organizers, the main contenders for supremacy in the class of trucks will be the team "Kamaz-Master", the crew of Gerard de Roy and a team of factory Tatra. List of factory teams will join Man, Ginaf, Iveco and Mercedes. Russian multiple winner of the Dakar "will be presented with six crew led by pilot Vladimir Chagin, Firdaus Kabirov, Ilgizar Mardeeva, Rustam Minnikhanov, Eduard Nikolaev and Airat Merzoeva. KAMAZ also perform in the class of cars, in addition, two KAMAZ racers preparing for the Turkmen. By the start of the "Silk Road" allow 100 cars and 50 trucks. Each crew will be conducted individual interviews, all combat vehicles will be thoroughly investigated. The organizers reserve the right to impose limits on the consideration of participants on availability. During the first week of August, will form the final list of participants of the Silk Road. Semen Yakubov said that the organizers are well aware the plight of participants in the financial crisis. Equip a car and keep it in good condition on the track team to ensure all necessary - a huge waste. And if the factory team can count on the help of powerful sponsors, the fans are forced to raise money independently. Authority had decided to support the newcomers - to cancel the registration fees. The exceptions were three crews Kamaz team and Volkswagen. Also, professional athletes are not eligible for prize money. Incidentally, the prize fund remained unchanged - $ 300,000. "This - the image of the organization", - said Yakubov. Winners in the classes T1, T2 and T4 will receive $ 10 thousand on the crew for the first place, for the second - to $ 8 thousand, and for the third - $ 6 thousand Plus, each crew, get to the finish, will receive $ 5 thousand Frederick Lekien commented on this decision: "This is the first I know of the case when the athletes finished the race at the finish richer than at the start." Teams on unprepared vehicles will also be able to participate in the "Silk Road 2009". Especially for them created the category of "Raid", a route which will run next to the military track. Numerous media representatives will follow the caravan members by assistantskoy track where you can make great shots and make interesting stories. Text: Olga Zabelkina. Photos: Olga Zabelkina.
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