Fifth Ring Audi

VI international classic car rally "Golden Ring" - domestic analogue legendary Italian retro-race Mille Miglia - are collected in this year, 35 crew members. To start in the overall standings were admitted old-timers that were released before 1980. For four days they had to overcome more than 1211 km and 860 special stages along the Golden Ring around Moscow. In addition to private vehicles, this year at the start of the "Golden Ring" was presented and poluzavodskaya team »Audi. In stock, timed to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of the company, Audi Russia exhibited at the start of the "Golden Ring" just three of the crew: two pre-war car Wanderer - stamps, which was part of Auto Union in the 30's and 40's of last century and the legendary Audi quattro, Audi brought many victories to the rally tracks in the 80's. True, since Audi quattro rolled out only in 1984, he acted out of setoff. But manage it the first day of the retro-rally took himself head of Audi Russia Till Brauner. And as his navigator made Alexey Shchukin - Honored Master of Sports, the holder of the European Rally Cup, a silver medalist of the Monte Carlo Rally. Together with a pair of Wanderer and Audi quattro at the start of the run went well as Alfa Romeo, Land Rover, Peugeot, Fiat, Volvo, Morgan, Rolls Royce, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Gaz, Triumph, «Moskvich", etc. In addition to Russian fans of vintage cars, to conquer Golden Ring of Moscow gathered supporters from Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland ... Not Mille Miglia, of course, but by Russian standards - representing more than respectable! Noon July 11, 2009 with Vasilevsky descent from the ancient walls of the Kremlin, we are going to go. The four silver rings on the grille Audi we will add a fifth - a gold! Following the road book, a little popetlyav the desert in this Sabbath day, city streets, through the Ice Palace and Tushino, a pair of pre-war Wanderer erupt at Novaya Riga. The reaction of the surrounding cool! It would seem spoiled and have long lost the ability to wonder why any metropolitan audience reacts to the four-curiosities like the Papuans of New Zealand's brilliant stem vessel James Cook. Storm of applause rolled over the stern of our "squadron", hung with flags, Audi, pohlesche ocean surf. Judging from the rounded eyes and the surrounding seems to take seriously the German rarities for a time machine. Packed with people in authentic costumes of the first half of XX century, they really seemed to have broken these days from some parallel dimension. Think if you look closely at the passengers, among them will be found and he Johann Vinklhofer - son of the Munich brewery, founded in 1883, the firm Wanderer. Originally, the company engaged in selling and repairing bicycles, and then mastered their production. In 1902, the plant Wanderer Fahrradwerke AG released his first motorcycle equipped with a single-cylinder engine with a 1.5 horsepower. The first car under the brand name Wanderer - Twin open car - was born into the world in 1905. However, the flourishing of brand fallen to 20-years of XX century, when small and fuel-efficient cars with the letter W on the grill could afford the broadest segments of the population of Germany. Wanderer was a kind of popular car - the symbol of a return to his former life after the horrors and anxieties of World War II. In 1932, Mark joined the Group Auto Union, has secured a niche in the production of cars for the middle class. As it turned out, for nearly eight decades, cars Wanderer does not lose its popularity in the eyes of the middle class. Once we stop for lunch in the New Jerusalem as our iron retro horses immediately swarmed the couple. Especially newlyweds, who arrived that day in the New Jerusalem Monastery with the periodicity of the Moscow metro train at rush hour, liked limousine Wanderer W 50 L. But most of them were completely unaware that they face, perhaps the most unique car mileage, limited edition - no more than 350 copies of which have survived only a few. The first photo in the family album on a background of black German sedan - came with a bang! However, such a warm reception waiting for Wanderer and the rest of the path not only in the New Jerusalem, but also the entire length of run: in Yakhroma, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal, Pereslavl and Sergiev Posad. "Golden Ring" - Russia's only rally of vintage cars, which is included in the calendar of events FIVA and has the highest category. And although competetive background, as befits a rally, no one, of course, not canceled, half the participants, including "Team Audi», come on "Golden Ring" is not for the sake of winning, but just to socialize with peers and enjoy pastime. Yes, and worthless "factory team" to compete with private traders! For Audi VI «Golden Ring" was just another step in celebrating the centenary of the brand. Therefore, the prizes were given away at the mercy of others - the younger cars and more ambitious crew, who were not up to the festive photo and video sessions, and which, unlike the "grandfather Wanderer" has not yet spilled his passion for sport. Prize-winners of the VI International classic car rally "Golden Ring" in 2009 Overall standings: 1 Alberto place Bordon / Luke Bourdon - Fiat 600 1962. 2 place Teymur Aliyev / Dmitri Soloviev - Alfa Romeo Spider 1968. 3 place Tatiana Pankovskaya / Anna Pankovskaya - Peugeot 203 C 1953. National result: 1 place Teymur Aliyev / Dmitri Soloviev - Alfa Romeo Spider 1968. 2 place Tatiana Pankovskaya / Anna Pankovskaya - Peugeot 203 C 1953. 3 rd place Anna Lepetuhina / Tatiana Titova - Austin Healey 3000 1963.