On 17 December 2018 at 11:00 in International multimedia press-centre INA “Russia Today” (Zubovsky boulevard,4) will be held a press-conference, devoted to participation of KAMAZ-master Team in rally “Dakar-2019”.
The eleventh South American and forty-first rally in general, the rally-marathon will take place on the territory of one country - Peru. The organizers are positioning it as a 100-percent Peruvian race, trying to emphasize the sandy specifics of the route this year, because mainly it is laid in desert regions, and dune areas will make up about 70 percent of the route. On 6 January the contestants will head to a 5000-kilometer journey from Lima, the capital of Peru. Finish of the race after 10 stages will also be held in Lima.
Traditionally, an uncompromising struggle is expected for lead in the truck competition. The main contestants of the truck classification are IVECO, TATRA, RENAULT, MAZ, LIAZ. The team of Gerard De Rooy returns to the race at full strength - first of all Gerard De Rooy himself claims for the gold of Dakar, as well as the Argentinian Federico Villagra, who has proven himself in previous years. Also, crews of the Renault team led by Martin Van Den Brink will fight for the podium places. Traditionally strong will be the composition of the Czech Tatra Instaforex Loprais Team with its leader Aleš Loprais and Tatra Buggyra Racing led by Martin Kolomy.
At Dakar-2019, KAMAZ-master Team will apply 4 absolutely new race trucks. Due to changes in Dakar regulations limiting the maximum amount of engines in the truck category for 13 liters since 2019, the team actually had to redesign the new truck, which became the carrier of the state-of-the-art developments, modern race technologies and 30-year experience of performance in off-road rallies.
About how the team was preparing for the main start of the season, technical novelties and rivals will be told by:
Vladimir Chagin – the team leader,
Eduard Nikolaev – pilot,
Andrey Karginov – pilot.
We invite mass-media representatives and our partners for the meeting with the team.
You can accredit for the press-conference at press@kamazmaster.ru ( Don’t forget to provide your full name, contact phone number and occupation).
The entrance to the IMPC INA “Russia Today” is by presentation of a passport or a press-card, confirming that the journalist belongs to the mass-media from which he/she is accredited.
