Rally “Silk Way-2022”: Broken steering wheels, torn wheels, burnt brakes
- July 20, 2022
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The Grozny-Elista route is special. This is a marathon stage in which all aid to athletes is prohibited. The mechanics stayed in Grozny, you can only rely on
The Grozny-Elista route is special. This is a marathon stage in which all aid to athletes is prohibited. The mechanics stayed in Grozny, you can only rely on yourself. Spare parts – only those that are with you. So at this stage it is especially important to save the car. And there is a lot to go. The high-speed section is 484 km, and together with the liaisons – all 545 km.
The first losses started before the start. The crew of Andrey Rudsky and Andrey Rudnitsky could not leave. Their prototype G-Force BARS broke almost every day. As a result, Andrei Rudskoy did not really participate in the Silk Road – he improved his skills in the repair and evacuation of G-Force BARS. Apparently it has become impossible to go further – the exit. It’s a shame that such outstanding athletes are let down by technology…
But if the elimination of Rudsky after all the dancing with a tambourine around the G-Force BARS was generally expected, then the disappearance of the leaders in the ATV category was a surprise. Brothers Aleksey and Dmitry Cherkesov, occupying the second and third rows in the all-terrain vehicle category, did not start. As you can see, the Silk Road suffers losses almost every day…
The best result in the SUV category was shown by the race leader Vladimir Vasiliev. It went well, but not without incident.
– The steering wheel has just been unscrewed on the way, and nothing else, – said Vladimir Vasiliev. I don’t know how it happened, I just drive, I look and I already have the wheel in my hands. Thank goodness it didn’t manage to stop at full speed. The wheels were saved, there was not a single stone. It’s easier these days, because these “jumps” are disabled. And today it’s normal – a fast rally dope, turn signals, there is no such “dy-dy-dy”. Well, to be precise, first there were the first 150-200 km, and then things got better, these Kalmyk trails.
It was no accident that Vladimir Vasiliev remembered the stones. A year ago, during the marathon stage in Altai, he broke the wheels, there were no spare parts left. Vasiliev, one of the leaders, dropped out of the competition. And the 2021 Silk Road victory was so close…
In second place are Denis Krotov and Konstantin Zhiltsov.
“Denis got confused today and I talked too much,” Konstantin Zhiltsov told AvtoVzglyad. There were good places. I understand that it is difficult to prescribe them, because it is not clear who is driving on which road. In one place we made such a jump, and after landing there were no more brakes. This is how the last 80-100 kilometers went.
The crews of Alexander Rusanov/Evgeny Pavlov and Evgeny Sukhovenko/Kirill Chapaev drive excellent Gazelles of the GAZ Reid Sport team – the third and fourth results.
– This is the longest stage, we rode it without stopping, – Evgeny Sukhovenko told AvtoVzglyad. We drove quickly and carefully. The car went the whole way with no problems. In the evening we visited the closed park. No repairs are needed, just routine maintenance. I loved the weather – cool, no heat from yesterday. Towards the end it started to rain, some new roads were added, we were very happy with this.
Alexander Maksimov is again leading the ATV standings, but his teammate Alexander Gilemov failed to finish. Let’s see if they can fix it.
The MAZ-SPORTauto team is really in trouble – the wheels explode regularly, like fireworks for the new year.
“Nothing new happened, three wheels exploded today,” Sergei Vyazovich reacted emotionally on the day. We changed two and the third – we are running without a tread, because there are no spare parts left! That’s the whole story. Even the body was damaged by the explosion. The protector shatters – and that’s it. Three wheels today! Who cares how we feel? We can’t go!
This situation is especially unpleasant because you will not get spare parts in the bivouac – a marathon stage! Spare parts – only those that are with you. The rest will not be available until the following evening. All hope for teammates is Vishnevsky’s crew, who kept all four spare wheels. But it’s no fun either – the superstructure of the body collapsed. Repairs are underway in the closed park and the question remains – will both MAZs be able to start tomorrow?
All three GAZ trucks “Sadko Next» successfully completed the entire distance. The cars were serviced quickly, the crews were resting.
– The first third of the special stage was cool, fast, – Alexey Khlebov, the pilot of the GAZ Reid Sport team, told AvtoVzglyad. And then such a washboard began to wrinkle in the eyes. And there were no positions like a ditch, for example, a transverse one. And I had to look really closely and slow down, because the brakes weren’t overheating. It looks like they didn’t miss anything, but the fifth point has a negative attitude towards this special stage. And straightened the last stretch and we rushed!
The next day, the Silk Road follows a circular route around Elista: the total length is 350 kilometers, 310 km is a high-speed route. And only then it will be possible to get the help of mechanics and such long-awaited spare parts …
Photo: AvtoVzglyad
Photo: AvtoVzglyad
The first losses started before the start. The crew of Andrey Rudsky and Andrey Rudnitsky could not leave. Their prototype G-Force BARS broke almost every day. As a result, Andrei Rudskoy did not really participate in the Silk Road – he improved his skills in the repair and evacuation of G-Force BARS. Apparently it has become impossible to go further – the exit. It’s a shame that such outstanding athletes are let down by technology…
But if the elimination of Rudsky after all the dancing with a tambourine around the G-Force BARS was generally expected, then the disappearance of the leaders in the ATV category was a surprise. Brothers Aleksey and Dmitry Cherkesov, occupying the second and third rows in the all-terrain vehicle category, did not start. As you can see, the Silk Road suffers losses almost every day…
The best result in the SUV category was shown by the race leader Vladimir Vasiliev. It went well, but not without incident.
– The steering wheel is simply unscrewed on the way, and nothing else, – said Vladimir Vasiliev. I don’t know how it happened, I just drive, I look and I already have the wheel in my hands. Thank goodness it didn’t manage to stop at full speed. The wheels were saved, there was not a single stone. It’s easier these days, because these “jumps” are disabled. And today it’s normal – a fast rally dope, turn signals, there is no such “dy-dy-dy”. Well, to be precise, first there were the first 150-200 km, and then things got better, these Kalmyk trails.
It was no accident that Vladimir Vasiliev remembered the stones. A year ago, during the marathon stage in Altai, he broke the wheels, there were no spare parts left. Vasiliev, one of the leaders, dropped out of the competition. And the 2021 Silk Road victory was so close…
In second place are Denis Krotov and Konstantin Zhiltsov.
“Denis got confused today and I talked too much,” Konstantin Zhiltsov told AvtoVzglyad. There were good places. I understand that it is difficult to prescribe them, because it is not clear who is driving on which road. In one place we made such a jump, and after landing there were no more brakes. This is how the last 80-100 kilometers went.
The crews of Alexander Rusanov/Evgeny Pavlov and Evgeny Sukhovenko/Kirill Chapaev drive excellent Gazelles of the GAZ Reid Sport team – the third and fourth results.
– This is the longest stage, we rode it without stopping, – Evgeny Sukhovenko told AvtoVzglyad. We drove quickly and carefully. The car went the whole way with no problems. In the evening we visited the closed park. No repairs are needed, just routine maintenance. I loved the weather – cool, no heat from yesterday. Towards the end it started to rain, some new roads were added, we were very happy with this.
Alexander Maksimov is again leading the ATV standings, but his teammate Alexander Gilemov failed to finish. Let’s see if they can fix it.
The MAZ-SPORTauto team is really in trouble – the wheels explode regularly, like fireworks for the new year.
“Nothing new happened, three wheels exploded today,” Sergei Vyazovich reacted emotionally on the day. We exchanged two and the third – we are going without a tread, because there are no spare parts left! That’s the whole story. Even the body was damaged by the explosion. The protector shatters – and that’s it. Three wheels today! Who cares how we feel? We can’t go!
This situation is especially unpleasant because you will not get spare parts in the bivouac – a marathon stage! Spare parts – only those that are with you. The rest will not be available until the following evening. All hope for teammates is Vishnevsky’s crew, who kept all four spare wheels. But it’s no fun either – the superstructure of the body collapsed. Repairs are underway in the closed park and the question remains – will both MAZs be able to start tomorrow?
All three GAZ trucks “Sadko Next» successfully completed the entire distance. The cars were serviced quickly, the crews were resting.
– The first third of the special stage was cool, fast, – Alexey Khlebov, the pilot of the GAZ Reid Sport team, told AvtoVzglyad. And then such a washboard began to wrinkle in the eyes. And there were no positions like a ditch, for example, a transverse one. And I had to look really closely and slow down, because the brakes weren’t overheating. It looks like they didn’t miss anything, but the fifth point has a negative attitude towards this special stage. And straightened the last stretch and we rushed!
The next day, the Silk Road follows a circular route around Elista: the total length is 350 kilometers, 310 km is a high-speed route. And only then it will be possible to get the help of mechanics and such long-awaited spare parts …
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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