The organizers of the Silk Way Rally Raid 2022 allowed 63 crews to participate in the race.
The Silk Road will run from July 6 to July 16, starting in Astrakhan and ending in Moscow. The total length will be 4380 kilometers, of which 2800 kilometers will be special stages. The first stage of the race will take place on Thursday.
Eight participants start in motorcycle class, three participants start in mountain bike class, five crews start in T1 and T2 class (SUV), 11 crews start in T3 class (all-terrain vehicles), nine crews start in T4 class (trucks), in the Open class – two crews.
Among those who will not take part in the race will be the crew from the Far East, made up of pilot Sergei Shalygin and navigator Artem Kanivets. They could not come to Astrakhan because they were busy with work. This crew is the only one to have started in all editions of the Silk Road. So, the 2022 race will be the first race to miss.
Also, 20 crews will start in the category of the Grand Tour “Les Chemins de Pierre”.
Source : MatchTV
