The mechanic of the Russian sports team KAMAZ-master, two-time winner of the Russian Cup in rally-raids in the buggy class, Igor Chagin, in an interview with , said that the driving stories of his famous father are comparable to legends.
Vladimir Chagin – Dakar record holder for the number of victories in the truck category, at the end of his career, he took the post of head of KAMAZ-master.
Is it a dream to race with your father in his old KAMAZ?
– I have always been interested in those who traveled with my father, what did he do to make everyone happy with his piloting. How did he “smoke” everyone, that he didn’t give anyone a chance? For dad, second place is defeat, he has only one goal: victory. The worst thing for him was to leave his opponents a few hours ahead at the start of the race, then to go “inflate”. He always taught me that you have to be the first, otherwise you don’t have to get to work.
– And what did your colleagues in the cockpit say?
– The mechanics spoke with such an expression on their faces, as if they had been through World War II. It’s something scary and adrenaline hard to describe. So I would love to be in the cockpit with my dad during the days when he was at the peak of his career, to see what he was doing. People say dad could put a truck on two wheels and scare those he drove in practice, he literally flew over obstacles in the air during races. His riding style is already a legend that not everyone believes, but eyewitnesses say it was.
I understand what kind of technology they had. In those years it seemed that the team trucks were a technical top, something incredible, but today you see that you can probably only be driven in this old car for a lot of money (laughs). These trucks had no proper suspension, breakdowns were frequent and being in the car was torture for the body.
Source : MatchTV
