Double champion of the Dakar rally marathon in the truck classification Dmitry Sotnikov won ice races on KAMAZ trucks in Naberezhnye Chelny.
Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin and Dakar driver Vladimir Vasilyev also took part in the competition.
– In summer there is water, in winter – ice up to 50 centimeters. We did the track ourselves with different categories of turns – steep, smooth, straight sections, it’s a busy track, 5 kilometers, – said Vladimir Chagin, head of the KAMAZ-master team, on the air of the All for the Match! on MatchTV.
– I visited KAMAZ a year and a half ago on a test track, I drove a car there. It is very different from what is here on the ice, – said Mazepin.
“Big jeep, heavier, more powerful. The handling is chic, no worse than that of a passenger car, ”said Sotnikov.
– The car requires control in the drift, it goes sideways. Rear lock, lock in the middle, it is easy to refuel in one turn. It weighs more – 9 tons, it takes a little more than a passenger car, – said RDS GP 2022 champion Arkady Tsaregradtsev.
Source : MatchTV
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