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luglio 13, 2023 - Silkway Rally

Silk Way Rally Day 6: Fight for Victory Heats Up

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The greatest rally-raid in Eurasia is picking up steam.

 

The sixth stage of the International #silkwayrally, which connected #samara and #saratov, consisted of two selective sections, and they were very different in character again. The first SS — 136 kilometers long — turned out to be difficult from a driving point of view and set a number of challenging tasks for the co-drivers. At the same time, the second 126-km long selective section was a number of high-speed tracks demanding of the vehicles.

 

The largest rally-raid in Eurasia is coming to the peak — there are only three stages to the finish line, and now every mistake can be decisive., was by and.

 

Igor Pivovarov, the Vice Governor — Chief of Staff of the Governor of the #saratov Region, Oleg Dubovenko, the Minister for Youth Policy and Sports of the #saratov Region, Sergey Zyuzin, the Minister for Territorial Entities of the #saratov Region, as well as Nikolay Kuznetsov, the Chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports of the City of #saratov, visited the bivouac in #saratov to support the competitors at this moment.

 

Rudskoy Caught up With Vasilyev

 

The leader of the Car standings almost changed at the sixth stage — at the end of the first selective section the gearbox in Vladimir Vasilyev's BMW X5 failed. Previously he had headed the protocols of each day. Only first and second gears worked in his vehicle, and the crew had to drive to the finish line at a speed of 60 kph. At the liaison before the start of the second selective section the transmission was replaced, but Vasilyev lost about 18 minutes to #andreyrudskoy from NG-Energo.

 

At the second selective section, Vasilyev was able to recoup some time — about eight minutes. Nevertheless, according to the results of the stage, Vasilyev's advantage over Rudskoy was reduced by ten minutes and now is 59 minutes. Aleksey Ignatov from GAZ Raid Sport is third in the T1 standings, losing about an hour more, his teammate Alexander Rusanov is in fourth place, and Bogdan Vavrenyuk rounds out the classification.

 

In the T2 category (production cars) the best time was again set by the leader of the overall standings #antonmelnikov in the Toyota LC 200 of the Podmoskovye team. He was nine minutes ahead of #evgenysukhovenko and eleven minutes ahead of Maxatmyrat Danatarov, but Leonid Petrov lost almost an hour and lost his position in the overall standings.

 

Danatarov has become the main pursuer of Melnikov — now their crews are separated by 46 minutes. Petrov fell back to the third place, but is still ahead of Merdan Toylyyev, Shamyrat Gurbanov and #evgenysukhovenko, who is the sixth in the T2 standings.

 

Rusinov won back a minute from Karyakin

 

Sergey Karyakin also had problems at the sixth stage. After 30 kilometers the drive belt in his Can-Am Maverick burst, although the Snag #racing Team installed the new one just before the selective section start. Because of these problems Karyakin took only fourth place at the stage, losing just over a minute to #romanrusinov.

 

Anastasia Nifontova won the sixth stage, but after technical problems the day before the female crew of G-Drive #racing Team is behind the SSV standings leader by more than 22 hours. #sergeykaryakin leads the standings, #romanrusinov is less than 13 minutes behind the driver from Yekaterinburg, and Alexey Cherkesov rounds out the top three, followed by Andrey Novikov, Dmitry Mordkovich and Evgeny Frezorger. KAMAZ-Master Approaching

 

The competitors of the Truck standings once again showed an incredible closeness of results — the five fastest crews of the sixth stage finished in two and a half minutes! The crew of #andreykarginov from KAMAZ-Master overcame the distance best of all, #dmitrysotnikov came second, losing 43 seconds to his teammate, and #sergeyvyazovich, the leader of MAZ-SPORTauto, took third place with a delay of one and a half minutes.

 

A good result was also scored by Eduard Nikolaev, who opened the track after the victory the day before: the crew of a bonneted truck drove the distance only two minutes slower than Karginov and took fourth place at the stage. Aleksey Vishneuski from MAZ-SPORTauto rounded out the top five, while the One Belt One Road crew finished sixth, a little bit over seven minutes behind.

 

As #sergeyvyazovich, who heads the overall standings, admitted at the finish line, the Belarusian team plans to pass the remaining stages without too much risk. But Karginov and Nikolaev need to accelerate — they lose the leader five and seventeen minutes, respectively.

 

Dmitry Sotnikov, the reigning winner of the #silkwayrally, also has a chance to intervene in the struggle for places in the top 3, although he loses almost 38 minutes to Vyazovich. The backlog of #houhongning and Alexei Vishneuski has already exceeded an hour.

 

Pavlenko in Troubles

 

The main #event of the day for motorcyclists was the problems of #olegpavlenko, who had troubles with the navigation device due to vibrations at the first selective section. The leader of the #rally had to hold the device with one hand until the first SS finish, and then he was late for the start of the second part of the stage, trying to fix it. In total, Pavlenko lost 27 minutes, and #ilyashcheglov became the best.

 

However, the reserve created by Oleg at the first stages allowed him to maintain leadership not only in the G-Moto Challenge standings, but also in the combined general classification of all motorcyclists and quad bikers participating in the race. But if in the G-Moto Challenge Pavlenko is ahead of Dmitry Kalinin by 1 hour and 43 minutes, then the lead over #ilyashcheglov in the general classification has been reduced to 18.5 minutes.

 

The leader of the general classification Anatoly Kuznetsov excelled in the Quad standings, he is now almost an hour and a half ahead of Alexander Gilemov and more than two hours ahead of Danil Loginov.

 

Quest Day in Grand Tour

 

The sixth stage of the Small Towns of Russia Grand Tour, which takes place as part of the International #silkwayrally, was a quest day. First, the competitors had to find the town of Marx, which contains a historical artifact — the Karlik tractor and a monument to Fridtjof Nansen, the famous Norwegian explorer and scientist who helped the Volga region during the famine in the early 1920s. 

 

The next quests dealt with the space theme. The crews had to get to the Yuri Gagarin Space Pioneers Park and visit the landing site of the descent module, on which the first cosmonaut in the history flew into space, as well as the landing site of himself, located a few kilometers away. Thus, one stage covered a whole century of the history of the #saratov Region and led the competitors through the most iconic places.

 

QuotesAndrey Rudskoy (NG-Energo), "Today at the liaison the rear left wheel unwound almost completely. We didn't feel it at all — the asphalt was bad, the car was shaking, so we didn't notice wheel vibrations. Segrey Vyazovich overtook us, gave a signal to stop — and we saw that almost all the nuts were unwound. If we had gone like that, the wheel would have been lost. Thanks to Vyazovich The road was tough, very fast, steering, but in some places there were such pits, where we drove at 140–150 kph, but our car is soft. So today is a good day, we are lucky."

 

Vladimir Vasilyev (VRT), "At the first selective section the gearbox broke down – there were only first and second gears, the rest were gone. We stopped: there was nothing to do, so we went further in second gear, at a speed of 60 kph. Probably, we lost much time. It's good that there was a small liaison, during which our paths with the mechanics crossed, so their work was allowed. We changed the gearbox in 45 minutes, arrived at the start on time, started and even managed to win back some time. So today is a bad but heroic day."

 

Anton Melnikov (Podmoskovye), "I liked both selective sections very much. There were steering paths, where you can accelerate and the co-driver can think. In one place we outslept a little bit and jumped over the dam at a speed of more than 100 kph. It's good that the field was level. We landed after 20 meters. So everything is fine. Closer to the finish line quads caught up with us, but in general we drove for our own pleasure. Everything is wonderful – the weather, and nature, and the tracks."

 

Evgeny Sukhovenko (LADA Sport ROSNEFT Raid), "The first stage went quite well, without any mistakes. Today we tried to save the car, drove around all the pits. The day was very fast, crews with more powerful engines felt more confident. There were also steering sections where we tried to have fun. But at the liaison between the selective sections, our car was a little bit capricious – it decided to show everyone its rear left axle shaft. We spent some time on repairs, we were 19-20 minutes late for the start of the second selective section and therefore we started in the back part of the field. As a result, we overtook the Turkmen crews, the GAZ, and someone else. The rest went okay, it was a fairly simple day – there was no complicated navigation, the roads were fast, the weather was comfortable. We even caught rain, but were upset because it was light – we wanted to slip. In general, everything is fine."

 

Roman Rusinov (G-Drive Racing), "We thought that the belt was overheating, but we had a problem with a sensor. We caught up with KAMAZ, and the last 20 km, unfortunately, were very difficult, because you can't see anything in the forest. There are bushes on both sides of the road, so the wind doesn't blow off the dust, and beeping to KAMAZ 10 km before the finish line is a reckless thing. Both selective sections were interesting, but the second one was especially cool – fast, speedy, with a couple of traps. But I think we did well. The #rally is still long – we will go further. The main thing is to carefully get to the finish line. I'm doing it and not disturbing anyone. In motorsports the main problem is that everything can end too quickly. The way up is too difficult way up, but you go down too fast. We are too cautious in terms of everything. I think we lost a lot of time on the first and second days, on the third one, when we got lost and punctured the wheel. So now trying to win 10 minutes back is the wrong concept, I think. But we will try."

 

Sergey Karyakin (Snag Racing), "We decided to put an American reinforced belt before the selective section, which burst after 30 kilometers, because it turned out to be defective. Then we went over the speed limit."

 

Andrey Karginov (KAMAZ-Master), "The selective section is speedy with winding paths and maximum speed. Everyone has driven fast, the gaps, I think, are minimal today. Any special stage, any surface is useful for the vehicle – you check the maximum speed, the crew checks their strength and reaction. The maximum speed of KAMAZ is 170 kph, but according to the rally-raids regulations, it is limited to 140, we cannot move faster. The selective section is good and dry, although looking at the clouds over #samara we prepared for the bad weather."

 

Sergey Vyazovich (MAZ-SPORTauto), "We know that Vitaly Murylev got stuck somewhere. Both selective sections went very well for us. There were fast roads, not difficult navigation and maximum speed. It turned out to be a rest day if compared with others. We have a comfortable advantage, #andreykarginov drove behind us, he can win back in our traces. But it's okay, I think they'll outpace us for a minute – it's not much. There are still three days of the #rally ahead, our task is to hold the position. There are no problems, we are confident both in ourselves, and in our truck. If necessary, we can accelerate, but for now we are going to hold the position."

 

Dmitry Sotnikov (KAMAZ-Master), "The second part was faster, and the first one was more interesting – there were places to think, to navigate. We tried to just drive and have fun. Somewhere there were gravel steering sections in a field – you can drive a truck as you like. It was a cool stage for those who love technical roads. Here everyone goes to full throttle, there are few places where it's possible to cut, you have to literally collect seconds. I doubt that today the gaps are big. #silkwayrally is always an intrigue until the very end, and this year anything is possible. The weather conditions didn't bother us – now they can be viewed directly on the map, so we didn't expect rain."

 

Hou Hongning (One Belt One Road), "Today is one of the best days for me at the #rally. We worked with the crew, began to understand each other better, and did not make a single mistake. We drove at a very good pace, we were able to overtake several cars. KAMAZ is a cool truck, I like it very much!".

 

Ilya Shcheglov (Doc_32), "Today was an extremely fast stage – I rode at a maximum speed 90% of the distance of both selective sections. There were no navigational difficulties. High speed is dangerous: any stone, unevenness, ravine can end the #rally. But I'm satisfied with my result, I managed to overtake my main competitor, judging by the fact that he isn't here. I did it at the first SS and, most likely, I will take the lead. I got caught in the rain, it was slippery for 10-15 kilometers on a motorcycle, but then I dried off."

 

Oleg Pavlenko, "My device fitting plate fell off due to vibration. At the first selective section I rode 50 kilometers to the finish line, holding it in my left hand so as not to break the wires. My task was to get there, check in, finish at the first selective section, and then I tied it with everything I could. Because of that I was late for the start of the second selective section by two minutes, but I've passed it."

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