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 | Turbocharged diesel engine |
| Power at 2500 rpm | 552 kW / 750 hp |
| Engine location | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Engine capacity | 17.2 l |
| Tires and wheels | |
| Tire type | Pneumatic, using pressure adjustment |
| Type of wheels | Disk drives |
| Tire size | 425/85 R21 |
| Transmission | |
| Variety | 16-speed manual |
| Cabin | |
| Type | Placed above the engine |
| General feature set | |
| Top speed | 165 km / h |
| Overall outer turning radius | 11.3 m |
| Overcoming angle | Not less than 36% |
| Fuel consumption per 100 km with full load, following off-road at an average speed of 120 km / h | 100 liters |
| Layout | All-wheel drive, front-engined |
| 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 serving on this car in the rally.
"KAMAZ-master" - the Russian team of racers,whose specialty is participation in rally raids. Performs only on KamAZ trucks. A regular participant in the Dakar Rally (formerly called the Paris-Dakar Rally) - 14 times the Russians became its winners!
The team’s birthday is July 17, 1988.Its composition, one might say, is star - 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 a great car KamAZ from "Dakar".
The permanent leader and mentor of the team -Semyon Yakubov, master of sports of international class. In the period 1996-2002. The pilot of the KamAZ-master was many well-known Vladimir Chagin. He has seven victories in the Dakar races, two World Cups, the title “The Best Russian Racer - 2003”. The team’s sponsor is also serious - VTB Bank.
The last “Dakar” took place in Bolivia.Many participants recognized it as the worst in the history of the rally. And the fault of all the landslides, rain, sat down. But this did not prevent “KamAZ” in “Dakar-2017” from showing its best side. The KAMAZ-master team returned from the competition, as in many past years, as a champion:
"Gold" and "silver" - awards KamAZ in "Dakar"current year. Both the sports truck and its legendary team reaffirmed the title of the best in the world rally raid. However, the race - this is not the only path "flying" machine. In addition, it can be used for emergency delivery of goods - a car, jumping on springs, will be swept by the arrow along the road.
