Truck racing: hot heads

Racing attract crowds of spectators. The roar of engines, to disperse hundreds for a few seconds, the smoke from the wheels, tires squealing - this recipe adrenaline cocktail, which prefer to millions of motorists and those who do not distinguish between the brake pedal and gas. Until a few decades ago, hardly anyone could imagine that the trucks can also measure each other by on the highway, but to date the Truck Race is not inferior to entertainment Formula 1. There are two versions of a racing truck. One of them belongs to Americans, gave birth to the race on a hot delivery. In the U.S. tune not only older cars, inherited from previous generations, but also trucks. Truckers also liked to dig deeper under the hood of their trucks, and the results of their alterations shown on highways. There are large charged machine can easily accommodate and drive plenty. In the 1950's high-speed roads in America allows you to overclock to the limit without fear of arrest to meet the law. Competition between trucks were right on the roads, because the closed roads were too small for the hulking bruiser. It gave a lot of problems to police, who, tired of fighting with the drivers, truckers, helped in organizing the first sound of races on a separate track. It soon became clear that the prime drivers of trucks are not ready for this sport, disorganization of the pilots in the race led to constant crashes on strips. Viewers met this "mess-mala" in the corners with enthusiasm, an accident on the highway has always attracted attention. Apparently, for this reason that the race truck got the nickname Outlaw Racing (race without rules). Subsequently, the truck-racing has taken under his wing, the North American Association racing Nascar, turning them into championship pickups. In Europe there is a look at the history of Truck Race. Competitions heavy machinery began with entertainment drivers trailers carrying race cars, "Formula 1". Looking at race and nanyuhavshis burnt rubber on the highways truckers squeezed all the power out of their trucks with trailers to unfasten. In principle, one version does not deny the second, it may well be that all these events took place in parallel. The first official race trucks have begun in the 1980's in Europe. The organizers was not an easy task to determine the rules of the competition with which they are not well managed. Confusion in the regulations has led to the fact that for first place between themselves struggled cars from different categories - city truck and the main trailer, weight can vary as much in half. Success in competition was small, the participants were in no hurry to start, and the audience - on the podium. But as soon as in 1984 see the light of common technical rules and the international calendar, the popularity of truck-racing crept upward. Take part in the race could permit any holder of a suitable category for any truck. Machines were divided into three classes: a class A tractor caught with "herd" of up to 300 liters. with., competed in Class B trailer capacity from 301 to 360 hp. with. and in the class - trucks from 361 to 500 liters. with. It is noteworthy that the division was only in the catalog, that is, the actual capacity of the participant not taken into account, as well as engine capacity and additional electronic gadgets. The only limitation was the maximum speed of 160 km / h. The first race under the new rules was named "Cargo 24 Hours of Le Mann" and attracted over 40,000 fans. The next race on the British stage, "Formula 1" in Donington had already gathered 100,000 spectators. After a year of hard fledged race trucks were part of the European Cup, the number of spectators and sponsors has grown exponentially. At the same time in Europe was introduced tougher standards on emissions control. Trading companies have to update its fleet, and old trucks to sell at low prices. In truck racing started booming, the regiment participants substantial profits - the truck was able to buy almost anyone. To prepare the combat monster does not require special lot of money and technical skills, so soon racing trucks have become a mass entertainment. Gradually, competition tightened the factory teams, including domestic MAZ, KAMAZ, ZiLy and KrAZ - in 1988 came the official permission for their participation. Along with the advent of the factory teams began a new era in truck racing. If you previously participated in races conventional truck drivers, employees of transportation companies, mechanics, drivers, and so forth, now tehzonu diluted with professional drivers and the best mechanics. All European manufacturers had their own cargo team - Ford, Iveco, LIAZ, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Scania, Volvo and many others were on the tracks their latest developments. At the end of the 1980 FIA banned the participation of sport trucks in rally-raids, so truck racing has become the only hope for the cargo of the series, remaining out of work trailers pulled strips. Upgrading Fleet led the revision of the division into classes, now began to distinguish between trucks on the engine size and weight: Class A carried the trucks with engines up to 11,950 cm 3 and weighing up to 5 tons, Class B - with a volume of 11,951 to 14,100 cm3 and up to 5.5 m, Class C - with a volume of 14 101 to 18 500 cm3 and up to 6 tons Tickets truck racing sold out instantly, the stands were packed, the popularity of racing in the truck reached its peak. Everywhere was advertising, with the advent of the factory teams at the competition began to spend more money, instead of enthusiasm truckers came a commercial interest, the victory of a company increased its popularity at times. Gradually the technology standard trucks have reached the ceiling, on the routes between themselves competing prototypes already collected in a single instance in which stuffed with all that added horsepower. Organizers once again intervened in the rules and divided the trucks on the Super Race, which recorded all the prototypes and the Race Truck, which brought together mostly private team to the factory machines. Unique trucks, which have no analogues on the public roads, won the attention of fans of conventional tractors. Gradually, the team pushed automakers who have launched truckers and ordinary drivers. Small plants was difficult to stay afloat against the backdrop of major counterparts, as the Mercedes-Benz and MAN. These two companies and will provide more than half the fleet competition. The first half of 1990 in a truck-racing deselected most competitors these Germans. Although the cost of competition was high, as the race were due to car factories for several years formed the backbone of the participants. Possibly join them extinct in his time Kamaz, Renault, Iveco. Championships on truck-racing are held to this day, someone makes a worthy competition, someone leaves the road, someone comes back and interest the audience remains the same.