OREANDA-NEWS. April 13, 2007. As in the previous years, the KAMAZ racers participate in the stages of the Russian Championship Rally preparing for the next “Dakar”: testing race equipment, forming and running-in new crews, working off the methods of tactical interaction, reported the press-centre of  KAMAZ.
According to Aydar Belyayev, Director of the special technique department of “KAMAZ” OJSC, 4 crews of the team will perform on the sport vehicles KAMAZ-4911 Extreme, which will be accompanied by two technical support units. The team includes racers-topnotchers, the participants and winners of “Dakar” and other international races Firdaus Kabirov, Eduard Nikolayev, Andrey Mokeyev, Aydar Belyayev, Ilgizar Mardeyev, and also beginners. “There will compete as many young boys as possible on the rally, so that they could try themselves in real circumstances, gain experience”, - said Aydar Belyayev.
The overall length of the rally-road “Khazar Steppes-2007” is more than 1 thousand kilometers. The drivers of 50 autocars and trucks will compete. Among the participants there are racers form Belorussia and East-country.