Racing is a very exciting competition. A rally involving trucks is an event that you need to look at at least once in your life. The most prestigious such a world marathon is the stages of the Dakar rally. Many year after year, striking amazing Russian "bolide" - let's get to know him better!
Model 4911 Extreme - this is the legendaryKamAZ, participating in the rally "Paris-Dakar", 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 urged to deliver cargoes urgently, following on routes with an axial load of up to 78 kN, on dirt roads and rough terrain. The machine can be operated in different climatic zones at a temperature of +50 ... -30 ° C.
Why did KAMAZ from "Dakar" was nicknamedfans "volatile"? The machine is amazingly light and elegantly detached from the ground, like a giant bird. By changing the frame, the design of the springs, the updating of the flavors, the truck gently lands on the wheels when jumping even from a great height without damage to the crew.
The first race of the "flying" truck took place in2003. Then, at the rally "Telefonica-Dakar", the car took the 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 race, always followed the modernization and refinement of the car.
The French company "Eligor" and the Russian plant "Electron" (Kazan) produce models of the scale 1:43 of this model of the sports KamAZ.
Let's present in the table the technical characteristics of the heavy truck.
| Options | |
| Full mass | 11,5 thousand kg |
| Curb Weight | 10.5 thousand kg |
| Wheel formula | 4х4 |
| Wheelbase | 4,2 m |
| Front / rear track | 2.15 m |
| Length | 7,3 m |
| Height | 3.5 m |
| Width | 2.5 m |
| Engine | |
| A variation of the model | YaMZ-7E846 |
| A type | Diesel engine with turbocharger |
| Power at 2500 rpm | 552 kW / 750 hp |
| Engine location | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Engine capacity | 17.2 l |
| Tires and wheels | |
| Type of tire | Pneumatic, using pressure adjustment |
| Type of wheels | Disk |
| Tire size | 425/85 R21 |
| Transmission | |
| Variety | 16-speed, mechanical |
| Cabin | |
| Type | Placed above the engine |
| Common feature set | |
| Highest speed | 165 km / h |
| Outside turning radius | 11.3 m |
| Elevation angle | Not less than 36% |
| Fuel consumption per 100 km provided full load, off-road driving with an average speed of 120 km / h | 100 l |
| Layout | All-wheel drive, front-engine |
| Years of production | from 2002 to the present |
| Class | T-4, sports truck |
After we learned the technical characteristics of KamAZ from Dakar, we will get acquainted with the team performing on this car in the rally.
"KAMAZ-master" - the Russian team of racing drivers,whose specialization is participation in rally-raids. Speaks only on trucks KamAZ. The constant participant of the rally "Dakar" (the former name of the rally "Paris-Dakar") - 14 times the Russians became its winners!
Birthday of the team - July 17, 1988. Its composition can be said to be stellar - eight masters of sports of the international category, five World Cup winners. "Kamaz-master" is rightfully considered the strongest team of its class. Like an excellent KamAZ car from Dakar.
The permanent head and mentor of the team -Semen Yakubov, master of sports of international class. In the period 1996-2002. the pilot of "Kamaz-master" was the well-known Vladimir Chagin. On his account, seven wins in the races "Dakar", two World Cups, the title "Best Russian racer - 2003". Sponsor of the team is also serious - VTB Bank.
The last "Dakar" was held in Bolivia. Many participants recognized it as the heaviest in the history of the rally. And the blame for all landslides, rains, sat down. But this did not prevent "KamAZ" in "Dakar-2017" to prove its best. The team "Kamaz-master" returned from the competition, as in many previous years, the champion:
"Gold" and "silver" - KamAZ awards in "Dakar"current year. Both the sports truck 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 a "flying" car. Among other things, it can be used for emergency delivery of goods - the car, jumping on the springs, sweeps through the road with an arrow.
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