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Author: DNTOURS | 7 August 2009 | Views: 1165

First examination

Turkmen crew makes a debut in Rally Raid Khazar Steppes international raid rally

A crew of the Turkmen racing drivers will make a debut in the Rally-raid Khazar Steppes-2009 (KHAZARIAN RAID), which will run along the roads in Volgograd and Astrakhan Oblast during the three days.

According to the organizers, dozens of the crews from different cities of Russia and the CIS member countries will take part in the competitions.

The route of the rally-raid is about 1,000 km long. The race will start in Volzhsky town. The first special section of the route will cross the territory of Volgograd Oblast and then the participants will drive to Akhtubinsk. The racers are to maintain a normal speed range otherwise including disqualification will be imposed on troublemakers. The races will start in Akhtubinsk on August 7 and finish in Dosang. This section is rich in high-speed straight roads and sudden jumps. In 2007 they caught four crews in their traps. August 8 will be the last day of the competitions. In Astrakhan the crews will start at 10 a.m. at intervals of a minute and then head for the venue of the racing for the Cup of the Governor of Astrakhan Oblast. Then they will set off for the Narimanov District to conquer the sands. The third section will be laid across the barchans and ravines. The awarding ceremony will be held at the Al Pash Grand Hotel in Astrakhan.

The Khazar Steppes-2009 will be the important stage in the competition for the medals of the championship of Russia. Six categories will be represented in the race: Super Production, Production, National class, moto class and ATV (quadricycle), trucks.

According to the State Committee for Tourism and Sport of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen team will be represented the five crews: two that drive KamAZ trucks and three that drive the Nissan-patrol jeeps. The Jeep crews were selected upon the results of the training races in the mountainous and desert regions.

For the unique relief of the route – sands, steppes, earth roads, forest steppes – the rally raid Khazar Steppes can be a universal and therefore unique training base on the eve of the leading international marathons such as the international rally Silk Road-2009, which will start this September and cross the territories of Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Of course, the participation in the Russian prestigious rally-raid will be a serious examination for the Turkmen crews who will compete in the Ashgabat-Kazan rally that has the high status of the Dakar series.


source - http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm

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