Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin in an interview with , he recounted the difficulties he encountered during the Silk Way rally-raid.
Mazepin took second place in the sixth “Silk Road” in the rating of all-terrain vehicles (T3). Mazepin, playing for the SNAG Racing team, showed the result of 6 hours 21 minutes 26 seconds. He lost over eight minutes to G-Drive Motorace winner Anastasia Nifontova. Third place went to Sergey Karjakin (SNAG Racing; +13.48). The length of the marathon stage from Grozny to Elista was almost 545 km, the special 485 km.
– Every day has its own characteristics. At the beginning, the navigation instruments did not work for us, and as a beginner, it was very difficult for me. On the second stage, the car stalled suddenly, the rescue mode activated, we stopped 15 times on the track. On the third day, everything went well, but the petrol ran out in the finish area and we had to push the car 50 meters. On Monday the brakes failed, the car was being repaired after the hub was damaged in the dunes. Every day is an adrenaline rush, but the hardest stage is ahead of me,” Mazepin told .
The “Silk Way” rally-raid will end in Moscow on July 16.
Source : MatchTV
