2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42
Racing is a very exciting competition. And a truck rally is an event to watch at least once in a lifetime. The stages of the Dakar Rally are considered the most prestigious such world marathon. Year after year, many are amazed by the amazing Russian "car" - let's get to know him better!
KamAZ "flying"
Model 4911 Extreme - this is the legendary KamAZ participating in the Paris-Dakar rally, as well as in the Silk Road. This "graduate" of the Kama Automobile Plant, located in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan), is not only a sports truck. It is designed to urgently deliver cargo, following routes with an axle load of up to 78 kN, along dirt roads and rough terrain. The machine can be operated in various climatic zones at a temperature of +50… -30°С.
Why was KamAZ from "Dakar" nicknamed "flying" by the fans? The machine surprisingly easily and gracefully breaks away fromearth like a giant bird. By changing the frame, the design of the springs, updating the flavors, the truck lands softly on the wheels when jumping even from a great height without harming the crew.
The first flying truck race took place in 2003. Then, at the Telefonika-Dakar rally, the car took first and third place. More than once KamAZ 4911 Extreme became the winner of "Cappadocia", "Khazar steppes", "Desert Challenge", the championship and the Cup of the Russian Federation. And after the Dakar races, modernization and refinement of the car always followed.
The French company "Eligor" and the Russian plant "Electron" (Kazan) produce 1:43 scale models of this model of a sports KamAZ.
Dakarovsky KAMAZ: specifications
Let's present the technical characteristics of the heavy truck in the table.
| Options | |
| Gross weight | 11.5 thousand kg |
| Curb weight | 10.5 thousand kg |
| Wheel formula | 4x4 |
| Wheelbase | 4, 2 m |
| Front/rear track | 2, 15 m |
| Length | 7, 3 m |
| Height | 3, 5 m |
| Width | 2, 5 m |
| Engine | |
| Model variation | YAMZ-7E846 |
| Type | Turbo Diesel Engine |
| Power at 2500 rpm | 552 kW/750 HP |
| Engine location | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Engine size | 17, 2 l |
| Tires and wheels | |
| Tyre type | Pneumatic, using pressure regulation |
| Type of wheels | Disc |
| Tire size | 425/85 R21 |
| Gearbox | |
| Variety | 16-speed manual |
| Cab | |
| Type | Placed above the engine |
| General Feature Set | |
| Top speed | 165 km/h |
| Overall outer turning radius | 11, 3 m |
| Climbing angle | At least 36% |
| Fuel consumption per 100 km, full load, off-road driving at an average speed of 120 km/h | 100 L |
| Layout | Front-engine 4WD |
| Years of production | 2002 to present |
| Class | T-4, sports truck |
After we learned the technical characteristics of KamAZ from Dakar, let's get acquainted with the team performing on this car in the rally.
Team "KAMAZ-master"
"KamAZ-master" - Russian racing team,whose specialization is participation in rally-raids. Performs only on KamAZ trucks. A regular participant in the Dakar Rally (the former name of the Paris-Dakar Rally) - 14 times the Russians became its winners!
The team's birthday is July 17, 1988. It can be said that its composition is stellar - eight masters of sports of the international category, five winners of the World Cup. "KAMAZ-master" is considered to be the strongest team in its class. Like the excellent KamAZ car from Dakar.
The permanent leader and mentor of the team is Semyon Yakubov, master of sports of international class. In the period 1996-2002. The pilot of the KamAZ-master was the well-known Vladimir Chagin. He has seven victories in the Dakar races, two World Cups, the title of "Best Russian Racer - 2003". The sponsor of the team is also serious - VTB Bank.
Results of the Dakar Rally 2017
The last Dakar took place in Bolivia. Many participants recognized it as the heaviest in the history of the rally. And the fault is landslides, rains, mudflows. But this did not prevent KamAZ from showing its best side in Dakar-2017. The KamAZ-master team returned from the competition, as in many past years, as a champion:
- The first among sports trucks was the crew of E. Nikolaev, E. Yakovlev, V. Rybakov.
- KamAZ D. Sotnikova, I. Leonova, R. Akhmadeeva finished second.
"Gold" and "silver" - awards of KamAZ in "Dakar" of the current year. Both the sports truck itself and its legendary team once again confirmed the title of the best in the world rally raid. However, racing is not the only path of the "flying" car. Among other things, it can be used for emergency delivery of goods - the car, jumping on the springs, will sweep through the impassability with an arrow.
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