OREANDA-NEWS. On 10 July 2008 was announced, that the branch of IJSC Ingosstrakh in Novosibirsk has become the official insurance partner of the Absolute Drag Battle. It has insured liability of the organization committee of the event for RUR13mln, while the size of life and health insurance of the participants amounts to RUR49.4mln.

The Absolute Drag Battle is going to be held the fourth year in a run. The venue of the event is 3995 km from Moscow and 3662 km from Vladivostok, practically in the very middle of Russia. This large-scale sports event that gathers fans and racers from all over Russia, CIS and foreign countries will be held in Krasnoyarsk on July 4-5 at the Red Ring, a new circular racing route.

Throughout the four years, Krasnoyarsk Branch of IJSC Ingosstrakh has provided insurance support to the drag-racers. ‘This cooperation has become a kind of a good tradition. The Drag Battle has won itself a reputation of a prestigious competition in Russia. It has become a major event for the lovers of this sport,’ say Sergey Shashko, the director of IJSC Ingosstrakh’s branch in Krasnoyarsk.