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LADA Niva helped famous traveler Fyodor Konyukhov set a world record

  • June 9, 2022
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Traveler Fyodor Konyukhov, assisted by Master of Sports Igor Potapkin, with the ground support of LADA NIva vehicles, set a new world record for non-stop paragliding flight distance.

Traveler Fyodor Konyukhov, assisted by Master of Sports Igor Potapkin, with the ground support of LADA NIva vehicles, set a new world record for non-stop paragliding flight distance. Portal “AutoVzglyad” tells the details.

On June 8, Fyodor Konyukhov and Igor Potapkin took off on a paraglider-two from Vologda. The pilots covered 631 kilometers 200 meters in one go in 7 hours 52 minutes, breaking the record set by Polish pilot Krzysztof Romicki by no less than 204 kilometers. Thus, the crew successfully crossed the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo and Vladimir regions, landing in Miloslavskoye, the Ryazan region. The record flight took place at an altitude of up to one kilometer.

LADA cars – these were Niva Travel and Niva Legend – continuously followed the crew and were responsible for the transportation of equipment and equipment. Although Fedor Konyukhov previously preferred Toyota Hilux pickups.

The rally raid “Silk Way” also went through import replacement. Previously, the aforementioned Toyota supplied cars to the race organizers, but now AVTOVAZ decided to provide organizational support.

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On June 8, Fyodor Konyukhov and Igor Potapkin took off on a paraglider-two from Vologda. The pilots covered 631 kilometers 200 meters in one go in 7 hours 52 minutes, breaking the record set by Polish pilot Krzysztof Romicki by no less than 204 kilometers. Thus, the crew successfully crossed the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo and Vladimir regions, landing in Miloslavskoye, the Ryazan region. The record flight took place at an altitude of up to one kilometer.

LADA cars – these were Niva Travel and Niva Legend – continuously followed the crew and were responsible for the transportation of equipment and equipment. Although Fedor Konyukhov previously preferred Toyota Hilux pickups.

The rally raid “Silk Way” also went through import replacement. Previously, the aforementioned Toyota supplied cars to the race organizers, but now AVTOVAZ decided to provide organizational support.

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Source: Avto Vzglyad

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