Rally on trucks - adrenaline show?

Motorsport is gaining increasing popularity in the world. And every race has its own numerous audience. In addition, the types of competitions are quite different from each other, here and ring races, trophy-raids and much more. There is also a kind of racing, like rallying on trucks.

Thanks to races on hard-to-reach places - the rally-raid Paris-Dakar, which is held annually, well-known and very popular among the people became rally on trucks. The list of similar autocrosses has recently replenished also with the "Silk Road" rally.

The first time this kind of race was held in 2009, passing through the territory of Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Then the route changed several times. The rally started both from Red Square in Moscow, and from the Palace Square in St. Petersburg. "Silk Road" collects a large number of stars of world motorsport, performing at the race Paris-Dakar in the rally category on trucks. Here is the Russian team Kamaz-Master, French De Rooj, as well as Tatra, Man, Ginaf. In the rally should participate only all-wheel drive trucks, this is mandatory restraint from the technical regulations. Its implementation must be strictly observed. Any deviation from the rules is punishable by strict sanctions: from the removal of a certain number of points or the addition of a penalty time, up to the removal from the race route.

The race is always attended by modernized trucks, on an unreconfigured car it is not possible to overcome the entire site, so the serial cars undergo a major upgrade. But all this is a professional motor sport, where there are factory teams, well sponsored by the manufacturer of these cars.

In addition, there are amateur rallies on trucks. Here, most often, serial models are used, which, although slightly upgraded, but for the most part remain the same serial machines. There are different categories. In the competitions involved, as onboard trucks, and tractors. Trucks compete among themselves in various races, for example in driving on a dirt.

Russia increasingly began to participate and win in international competitions. The WRC rally is already supported by the Russian team and the issue of holding one of the stages of these races in Russia is being decided . In "Dakar" our business is the best. But the participation in the ring races, we only "pull up".

In 2010, for the first time in our history, the stage of the international competition for ring races on trucks "Track Battle" took place. The race was timed to the opening of a new highway "Smolenskoye ring." Most of the racing trucks were represented by MAN. By itself, the truck driving along the highway looks massive, and the racing version that rides along the road looks much more impressive, which fascinates many. These competitions collect a considerable number of spectators. The Russian stage was visited by 18 thousand spectators. Race on large-scale - the spectacle is exciting. He will not leave anyone indifferent. Therefore, even on the well-known track in Le Mans are competitions of this kind.

This topic is devoted to a large number of computer games and simulators. You can participate in the ring races or work as a long-distance driver, earning money, subsequently opening your business in freight traffic. There are also games where the race and the trucker's profession are merged together, this is a truck race with a trailer. Having received the task to deliver the goods, you must deliver it as soon as possible than your competitors. But all this is virtual, it is better to feel all the hardships and delights of this truly masculine kind of motor sport.