OREANDA-NEWS. April 18, 2008. The KAMAZ-master team will participate in the race named “Route-1000” which will be held from 16 to 19 April on the territory of the Serafimovich area of the Volgograd region.

KAMAZ sent a delegation record by number – 8 crews and 3 vehicles of technical support – to this competition which is at the same time the II stage of the Russian Championship and the Cup of the Russian Automotive Federation of rally-raids.

According to Semyon Yakubov, the leader of the team, the first three crews will test new vehicles under the conditions of a race before the rally “Saint-Petersburg – Beijing” which will be held in June. The crews include the leading racers, navigators, mechanics and such famous racers as Firdaus Kabirov, Aidar Belyayev, Vladimir Chaguin, Ilghizar Mardeyev.

The second three racing crews is “a backup membership” of the team. Here, as Semyon Yakubov stated, young racers, navigators and mechanics will train under the conditions of a competition. These crews include debutants as well as experienced racers. Sergey Reshetnikov and Andrey Mokeyev share their experience with Eduard Nikolayev and Andrey Karghinov who have already participated in competitions. And young Airat Mardeyev and Yevgeny Ivanov follow their fathers’ footsteps.

An experienced racer and businessman – Bulat Yanborisov – also wishes to participate in the Russia’s Championship as a member of the “KAMAZ-master” team. A fivefold “Dakar” winner Sergey Savostin will be a navigator of his crew.

Vasily Kvachyov, Deputy Director of testing of the KAMAZ Special Vehicles Department, was appointed to be in charge of the team during the race. Semyon Yakubov is as usual at the head of the whole team.