On "Dakar-2019" the team "KAMAZ-master" has lost two military trucks

14 January 2019

Экипажам Каргинова и Мардеева не удалось пройти вторую часть Дакара-2019

No wonder they say that sport fortune is changeable, there is nothing: "just a moment you're on top and now falling down". Just two stages ago, the team "KAMAZ-master" in their category of T4 swarupananda lead yourself in the marathon "Dakar-2019" and now the team doesn't have two military trucks! On the evening of 11 January with race took the crew of Andrey Karginov impact on the viewer, and the next day the race was unable to continue the crew of Ayrat Mardeev.

Even at the bivouac in San Juan de Marcon on the outside of the engine block of his truck were cracked. Such a serious defect has manifested for the first time after 1.5 years of testing and refinement of the new 13-litre Cummins engines. Cracks appeared near the technological tide release system. To prevent oil loss them cleaned and sealed. However, "the tumor was malignant", after a stage Tacna-ARICIA of the crack grew noticeably, even after removing the pan found that they spread inside the engine block. Of course, the mechanics of "KAMAZ-master", capable of doing man-made wonders, would in due time again to sort out the engine (the experience of the previous "Dakar" and facilities Technicals allows you to solve more complex tasks). But it all boils down to the regulations of "Dakar", which prohibits the replacement of the motor during the whole race.

Therefore, after a detailed analysis of the stalemate to the team leaders I had to reluctantly stop the crew of Ayrat Mardeev as for future possible destruction of the engine block the car will be virtually impossible to evacuate the bulk of the rugged dunes of Secure. Remaining until the end of the marathon stages is very complicated, and the lack of machine A. Karginov deprives the leading in rally-marathon the crew of Eduard Nikolaev critical support. Now the role of the fast assistance will have to perform D. Sotnikov. And yet the "KAMAZ-master" is in the race the two crews.

The second half of the "Dakar-2019" started with a long liaison to San Juan De Marcona with a 290-km high-speed special stage. The race unfolds in the opposite direction to Lima, where on January 17 and will take place finish the most important year of the rally-marathon. The remaining phases of our riders will have to endure hard pressure on the part of Gerard De Rooy to have a real chance to compete for the coveted victory.

PS we can only hold our heroic guys linked his fingers in his pockets.