"KAMAZ-master" crews won 3 first places at "Dakar"
20.01.2013
January 19, Santiago
Rally marathon "Dakar-2013" starting on January 5 in Lima came to the end in Santiago. "KAMAZ-master" team took 1, 2, 3 places in trucks category. Eduard Nikolaev’s crew took the 1st place; the second is Ayrat Mardeev's crew and the third – Andrey Karginov's crew. The intrigue in trucks category remained till the last moment. Before the final stage the time difference of the main contenders for 2nd and 3rd place was only minutes. And this is after 8 thousand kilometers of marathon across South America! The destiny of the third place was decided during a short final special stage – Andrey Karginov was able to drive about 8 kilometers to the finish line without one of wheels and in persistent fight against the Dutch pilot Gerard De Rooy won a bronze award for the team.
General classification of trucks category at "Dakar"
1. E. Nikolaev/S. Savostin /V. Rybakov (KAMAZ) – 39:41:43
2. A. Mardeev/A. Belyaev/A. Mirny (KAMAZ) + 00:37:10
3. A. Karginov/A. Mokeev/I. Devyatkin (KAMAZ) + 00:37:57
4. G. De Rooy/Colsoul/Rodewald (IVECO) + 00:41:16
5. M. Kolomy/ Kilian/Kilian (TATRA) + 01:01:47
14. I. Mardeev/V. Mizyukaev/A. Khisamiev (KAMAZ) + 05:27:44
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