KamAZ - Dakar 2017

kscarbel2 · January 4, 2017

"Dakar 2017": the first stage

KamAZ Trucks / January 3, 2017

Victory of "KAMAZ-master" team crew Andrew Karginova the first stage of the 2017 Dakar race, KAMAZ‘s Sergey Kupriyanov at the finish in the standings was the sixth truck.

The first stage of "Nador - Domain Mule", the length of 610 km and 86 km special stage.

According to Andrei Karginova, despite the fact that the length of the special stage was only 85 kilometers, the track was full of treacherous surprises that could cost precious minutes.

"In the beginning, the organizers never give challenging special stages. On the contrary, they allow the trucks “to roll." But the legend for the different competitions write different people: for the "Dakar" in South America - one for the "Silk Road" - the other, for the Dakar race - third, so it remains to get used to right now. Whatever it was, today, you could run into adventures, if the result of the rush, so we were in no hurry and calm "run in", "- said Karginov.

Sergei Kupriyanov crew finished sixth, and yet the pilot of the "gas" KAMAZ remains optimistic. "In general, the stage we are satisfied, because after all, reached the finish line, - said Sergey Kupriyanov.

"We very quickly overtook two trucks, but somewhere in the 22-kilometer struck the wheel. I had to change. While I - we have surpassed. As a result, in the short special stage to make up a serious backlog failed. But this is only the first stage. Especially interesting will be the race ", - he assured the pilot.

Today, Tuesday, crews will go through the second phase of the Domain Mulet to Tagunov. The length of the stage - 393 km, of which 370 falls on the special stage. Andrew Karginov try to preserve and increase the advantage, Sergei Kupriyanov a great opportunity to catch up.

After the first night in the Domain Mule, which in this time of year is very cold, the participants of the rally have to quickly adapt to the soft sand and dune passing conquer that awaits them is 1 km from the start. After 75 km the crews will meet on your way dunes of Merzouga, this will be the first real "sand cake" Rally Africa Eco Race 2017. Dune Erg well known to the participants, since all the rallies organized in Morocco, pass through it. Continue the race to the authentic Moroccan "runway": this high-speed track will alternate with gravel and sand. This track will lead crews to the palm grove Tagunov. Then on the way opponents stand just three dunes and the Draa river channel. Athletes will finish in the city Tagunov.

The results of the first stage in the general classification T4

A place

participants

A country

Truck

Result

1

Andrew Karginov

Andrew Mokeev

Dmitri Nikitin

Russia

Kamaz

1:06:17

2

Jaroslav Valtr

Czech Republic

TATRA

00: 03: 52

3

Elishabet Jacinto

Jose Marques

Mark Kokin

Portugal

MAN

00: 08: 33

4

Tomas Tomeček

Ladislav Lala

Czech Republic

TATRA

00: 09: 02

5

Miklos Kovacs

Peter Chegledi

He Tamas

Hungary

Scania

00: 09: 09

6

Sergei Kupriyanov,

Alexander Kupriyanov

Anatoly Tanin

Russia

Kamaz

00: 15: 50

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kscarbel2 · January 5, 2017

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kscarbel2 · January 5, 2017

"Africa Eco Race 2017": the second stage

KamAZ Trucks / January 4, 2017

Traditionally, as often happened in the past of the African race, double victory for the team "Kamaz-Master" completed the second stage of the rally-raid "Africa Eco Race": crew Andrew Karginova come first "gas" KAMAZ Sergey Kupriyanov - second.

The second phase of "Domain Mule - Tagunov" length of 393 km, 370 km special stage.

Behind - the second stage of the rally-marathon "Africa Eco Race". Athletes traveled almost 370 km in "combat" mode and another 30 on public roads to the start and from the finish to the bivouac.

Andrew Karginova crew team "KAMAZ-master" again came in first in the standings, "trucks", securing leadership in its category. "I am quite pleased with the stage. However, almost at the start, somewhere on the fifth kilometer special stage we punctured tire. They changed in six minutes and continued the race in a good, fast pace, although the track complex, lethal, "- said after the finish Karginov.

The pilot of the second crew team "KAMAZ-master", acting on the Africa Eco Race, Sergei Kupriyanov, called the current stage "excellent." As he wrote in his Instagram: «The second stage behind! Today, passed without incident, went around a lot of cars on the road had everything! And sand dunes, and sand beds, and stones, and quick passes and bumpy roads! Today, the 10th in the absolute, 2nd (for Karginova) in trucks. We climbed in the classification of good, we will continue at this rate! ".

"When everything is going well, there are no surprises, even desirable, that it lasted longer. Today, however, there was one time, in one place, we met two similar paths, we first went on one that was Levey, but realized that she was wrong, and rebuilt. And there gathered ten cars. We went to two trucks, jeeps, and several more have already took the lead ", - said Sergey Kupriyanov.

Kupriyanov crew continues to "run in" on the African routes, new tires with special tread pattern. "In addition, these tires have greater rigidity. Sometimes, you will not notice anything on the road, we have to brake sharply, and as a result of tread blocks are cut. With these tires, nothing like this happens, and it's great, "- said the pilot Sergei Kupriyanov.

This year the organizers of the rally "Africa Eco Race" are united top athletes in the categories of "Jeep" and "trucks". According to the pilot Andrew Karginova this innovation - a special "highlight" the current race. "Why not! If it is obtained, we will fight for the leadership. If not - zaymёm the place, which deserve ", - said the KAMAZ driver.

After the first two stages of the African race crew Andrew Karginova ranked first in the standings, "trucks" and the second place in the absolute classification. Sergei Kupriyanov crew "trucks" category - the second place.

On Wednesday, January 4, the rally-raid "Africa Eco Race" will continue in Morocco. The organizers planned to stage from Tagunov Assy length of 525 kilometers, of which 433 will be high-speed special stage. The level of complexity it will be comparable to the previous stage and begin to sand dunes, which can then withdraw combat crews to Yreka lake.

The results of the second stage in the general classification T4

A place	participants	A country	Truck	Result
1	Andrew Karginov Andrew Mokeev Dmitri Nikitin	Russia	Kamaz	4:08:30
2	Sergei Kupriyanov, Alexander Kupriyanov Anatoly Tanin	Russia	Kamaz	00: 19: 39
3	Jaroslav Valtr	Czech Republic	TATRA	00: 20: 37
4	Tomas Tomeček Ladislav Lala	Czech Republic	TATRA	00: 46: 20
5	Miklos Kovacs Peter Chegledi He Tamas	Hungary	Scania	01: 04: 03

kscarbel2 · January 6, 2017

Eduard Nikolayev wins the third stage of the rally "Dakar-2017"

KamAZ Trucks / January 5, 2017

Press attaché team "KAMAZ-master" Eric Khairullin transfers from Jujuy (Argentina):

- Stage "Tucuman - Jujuy" was the first real off-road test for the participants of the rally "Dakar". Special stage in a total length of 199 kilometers consisted of two segments separated by a 300-kilometer area of neutralization. Laid in the foothills of the Andes route was much more interesting than yesterday's, both in terms of piloting, and in terms of navigation. The second part of the race took place at altitudes of over 3,800 meters, surrounded by picturesque mountains and canyons, along the beds of dried up rivers and along the narrow mountain serpentine. Participants could even make out in the mist "tops of" San Martin.

With the best time at the finish of the first SU (75-km) was marked by Eduard Nikolaev. Literally in seconds for him to follow Martin Coloma (TATRA) and Tony Genugten (IVECO). With the unexpectedly large backlog finished the first part of the race, Gerard de Rooy (31 minutes, 40 seconds). Already at the bivouac, the Dutch have explained that there were two punctures, due to problems with the paging system had to change wheels twice.

Generally, the busiest day was full of adventure for almost all participants. The car Dmitry Sotnikov had a broken rear shock.

The track is full of holes. In the words of Eduard Nikolaev, it was "our native Astrakhan, only fesh-fesh added." "There were very dangerous overtaking, miraculously slipped, so as not to offend jeeps, - said Edward after the finish. - The second part went to the highlands. It immediately felt and cars, and people. But this year we have specially prepared engines to the heights, and it is clear that there is an improvement. In addition, the second part of today's route was quite fast and twisty. It helped us to reflow in order to improve weight distribution, for example, we have changed the placement of the spare wheel, it was good for. "

Some bad luck haunts crew Airat Mardeeva. Started guys quite well. From the start we toured three trucks, but at some point in the dust flew, and fell into a rut. According to Airat, at this moment the windshield and the whole car is literally covered with dust wave. For safety reasons, in order not to commit collision in conditions of zero visibility, the pilot decided to stop to wait until the dust clears, "I just stopped, not even buried. But the move has failed. I had to pull the truck in tow. Rescued Mathias Berenguer. I thank him very much. 11 minutes, unfortunately, lost. "

Then Mardeeva crew got into a bunch of little of jeeps and trucks, sought a navigation point on the 20-kilometer. I had to go around cars stuck. Many nullah had one way out, and he was busy run down truck or jeep.

About that same ill-fated checkpoint told us more Robert Amatych, navigator crew Anton Shibalova (№515): «Many are sorted pretty quickly, but managed to make tracks for those who came here later. The WPC - a new kind of control point in the year, which is "open" (signal of its capture is visible on the navigation device of the organizers established in the cockpit before the navigator - ed..) Within a radius of 300 meters. And when you go on the road course, this point is still somewhere in the side, before the arrow indicates the direction of managerial GPS to it. This year, it is not, this is done on purpose to complicate the work of navigators. We lost in this place for 7-10 minutes. " Prior to that, the crew of Anton Shibalova had to change a wheel. It took about another 12 minutes.

The first loss in the team Renault. First, at the start I did not come out Gert Huzink. Yesterday, almost before the finish of his truck collided with a sporty SUV. Broken cabin and apparently with steering problems after hitting did not allow him to continue the race today. At the time of sending this press release is not finished, Martin van den Brink on the bonnet Renault Sherpa. Who was riding behind him while Dmitry Sotnikov, suggested that the Dutchman engine problems: "First of silencing billowed black smoke, then it became white. It is obvious problems with the engine or gasket is punched, and the water goes into the cylinders, valve or burned and in which a cylinder is no combustion and unburned diesel fuel is ejected. "

rally-marathon organizers of "Dakar-2017" was fined three minutes of Czech rider Martin Coloma acting standings trucks, after the third stage. As a result, Coloma dropped from first to second place in the final standings, and became the leader of the pilot "KAMAZ-master" Eduard Nikolaev. In addition, because of the fine Ton van Genuten dropped to 12th place, and Martin Matsik from 11 th to 16 th, in the end, Anton Shibalov climbed to 10 th place in the standings trucks. At the end of three days of the race, Eduard Nikolaev led the general classification table cargo classification. Dmitry Sotnikov - in the sixth position (00: 11: 12). Anton Shibalov - the tenth (00: 21: 16), Airat Mardeev - fourteen (00: 35: 02).

Today, January 5, the riders will be the fourth stage of "San Salvador de Jujuy - Tupisa", a total length of 521 km special stage length - 416 km. According to organizers, about 3,500 meters to reach Dakar "cruising altitude", in which contestants will have to go for six days. The first dunes that appear at this altitude, require crews to show all his skill to overcome them. In co-drivers will not have time to relax, waiting for their frequent change of direction in the Bolivian part of the special stage.

The results in the third stage classification T4

A place	participants	A country	Truck	Result	lag
1	Eduard Nikolaev Evgeny Yakovlev Vladimir Rybakov	Russia	Kamaz	2:45:51	-
2	Martin Coloma René Kilian David Kilian	Czech Republic	TATRA	2:49:39	00:03:48
3	Federico Villagra Jorge Perez Andres Memi	Argentina	IVECO	2:50:24	00:04:33
4	Sergey Vyazovich Paul Garanin Andrew Zhigulin	Byelorussia	MAZ	2:51:27	00:05:36
5	Hans Stacey Serge Bryuynkens Van der Vaeth	Netherlands- Belgium	MAN	2:57:29	00:11:38
6	Peter Verslёys Marcel Pronk Arthur Klein	Netherlands Netherlands Germany	MAN	2:57:41	00:11:50
7	Dmitry Sotnikov Igor Leonov Ruslan Akhmadeev	Russia	Kamaz	2:58:26	00:12:35
10	Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Ivan Romanov	Russia	Kamaz	3:03:02	00:17:11
12	Ton van Genugten Anton van Limpt Der Kinder	Netherlands	IVECO	3:06:52	00:21:01
13	Airat Mardeev Aydar Belyaev Dm. whistlers	Russia	Kamaz	3:07:46	00:21:55
15	Ales Loprais Tomanek Strauss	Czech Republic	TATRA	3:15:46	00:29:55
18	Gerard de Rooy Darek Rodewald Torrallardona	Netherlands- Poland- Spain	IVECO	3:20:07	00:34:16

Final classification T4

A place	participants	A country	Truck	Result	lag
1	Eduard Nikolaev Evgeny Yakovlev Vladimir Rybakov	Russia	Kamaz	5:57:56	00:00:00
2	Martin Coloma René Kilian David Kilian	Czech Republic	TATRA	6:00:23	00:02:27
3	Federico Villagra Jorge Perez Andres Memi	Argentina	IVECO	6:02:03	00:04:07
4	Sergey Vyazovich Paul Garanin Andrew Zhigulin	Byelorussia	MAZ	6:03:03	00:05:07
5	Peter Verslёys Marcel Pronk Arthur Klein	Netherlands Netherlands Germany	MAN	6:08:43	00:10:47
6	Dmitry Sotnikov Igor Leonov Ruslan Akhmadeev	Russia	Kamaz	6:09:08	00:11:12
7	Hans Stacey Serge Bryuynkens Van der Vaeth	Netherlands- Belgium	MAN	6:09:17	00:11:21
10	Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Ivan Romanov	Russia	Kamaz	6:19:12	00:21:16
eleven	Ales Loprais Tomanek Strauss	Czech Republic	TATRA	6:28:28	00:30:32
12	Ton van Genugten Anton van Limpt Der Kinder	Netherlands	IVECO	6:21:16	00:32:18
13	Gerard de Rooy Darek Rodewald Torrallardona	Netherlands- Poland- Spain	IVECO	6:31:00	00:33:04
14	Airat Mardeev Aydar Belyaev Dm. whistlers	Russia	Kamaz	6:32:58	00:35:02

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kscarbel2 · January 6, 2017

"Dakar 2017": The third stage - the third victory

KamAZ Trucks / January 5, 2017

Karginova Crew third consecutive win in the category "Trucks" in the Africa Eco Race.

The third stage "Tagunov - Assa", the length of 525 km, 433 km special stage.

On Wednesday, January 4, the participants of the rally-marathon Africa Eco Race crossed the equator Mauritanian stages of the race, driving a special stage length of 430 km. In the third stage the first in the standings, "truck" was again the crew Andrew Karginova from the team "KAMAZ-master".

"In general, we understand that today's special stage partly repeat yesterday. There was the same piece of dunes, off-road, only a portion of himself was long. We are pre-configured, we tried not to repeat yesterday's mistakes - not to pierce the wheel. And today everything went without a hitch, "- said the pilot.

But Sergei Kupriyanov crew continue to pursue failure. If the first day of the race the athletes have lost precious time because of a punctured wheel, today about half an hour they had to spend on repairing the radiator, the failed.

"Today we have been quite good sand, but somewhere in this area seems to have collected on the radiator fan, and maybe it broke for other reasons, but whatever it was, we drained coolant. I had to stop to change the fan, radiator mend. In short, it was a lot of work "- summed up the pilot Sergei Kupriyanov.

And on the eve of the championship of "Trucks" was for one person less: only woman pilot of the truck on the Africa Eco Race Elizabeth Jacinto from Portugal completed the race early due to engine problems. Czech driver Tomas Tomeček (team Promet / Czechoslovak team) hailed the event as sad, but stressed that during the race can happen anything. "This is Africa, you never know what will happen in the next kilometer. This house we have some confidence here in the race, you can not be sure of anything, "- said Tomeček.

On Thursday, January 5, the stage will be held from Assa to Ramsey El-Kebir length of 409 km, and all of which will make special stage. The organizers do not have to change at this stage, because this stage, according to them, is perhaps the most beautiful stage on the rally in Morocco. This is a real gift for pilots, so nice piloting. After the departure from the bivouac of the first stage will be held before the Moroccan town of Msida (Msied) in Tan-Tan Province, the region Guelmim-Es Semara. After that, the town road is very twisty and rocky. Then the path leads into the open carriages with a magnificent panorama. The good news for athletes: after more than 400 km of track will arrive directly to the bivouac.

The results of the third phase in the general classification T4

A place	participants	A country	Truck	Result
1	Andrew Karginov Andrew Mokeev Dmitri Nikitin	Russia	Kamaz	4:28:17
2	Tomas Tomeček Ladislav Lala	Czech Republic	TATRA	00: 42: 23
3	Jaroslav Valtr	Czech Republic	TATRA	00: 47: 00
4	Miklos Kovacs Peter Chegledi He Tamas	Hungary	Scania	01: 23: 03
5	Sergei Kupriyanov, Alexander Kupriyanov Anatoly Tanin