2012 Silk Way Rally

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It was a long ago that I posted something in this section of the forum. Still, there have been some events worth mentioning. Here is the more recent one - 2012 edition of Silk Way Rally.

Pictures are only in the very beginning of sorting process, so for now I only offer a little teaser ;) More to come, but can't promise it will be fast.

[henk4]

Looking good, I hope this event does not attract the same idiots that do Gumball Rally's? Do they actually cross the -stan countries?

[faksta]

The route is different every year, this time only through Russia - Moscow to Gelendzhik. But due to the floods it has been shortened. It is different to Gumballs, of course - it's a wc round with people like Schlesser, Loprais, Kamaz armade.

[faksta]

Car names are from starting list, so sometimes they will not be exactly right.

#100 - Overdrive Racing - Lucio Alvarez / Bernardo Graue - Toyota Hilux Overdrive (BEL)
#101 - Sonangol Schlesser - Jean-Louis Schlesser / Konstantin Zhiltsov - Sonangol Schlesser Original (FRA)
#102 - G-Force Motorsport - Boris Gadasin / Dan Shchemel - G-Force Proto (RUS)

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#103 - Dessoude - Christian Lavielle / Pascal Larroque - Proto Dessoude XI (FRA)
#104 - none
#105 - Hamburger Software - Matthias Kahle / Dr. Thomas Schuenemann - SAM-Mercedes 30D CC (DEU)
#106 - SixT Ukraine - Vadim Nesterchuk / Laurent Lichtleuter - Toyota LC200 (UKR)

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#107 - Offroadsport - Miroslav Zapletal / Rafal Marton - H3 Evo (HUN)
#108 - SMG - Ronan Chabot / Gilles Pillot - SMG Buggy V8 (FRA)
#109 - Opel Dakar Team - Balasz Szalay / Laszlo Bunkoczi - Opel Antara RR1 (HUN)

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#110 - RE Autoklubs - Anton Melnikov / Anton Nikolayev - Mitsubishi Pajero (RUS)
#111 - NART Time - Andrey Dmitriev / Vladimir Demianenko - NT X6 (RUS)
#112 - G-Force Motorsport - Vladimir Vasilyev / Vitaliy Yevtyekhov - G-Force Proto (RUS)

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#113 - SMG - Beniat Errandonea / Jean-Pierre Garcin - SMG Buggy Diesel (FRA)
#114 - Dessoude - Thierry Magnaldi / Jean-Paul Forthomme - Buggy Dessoude Oryx (FRA)
#115 - TSN - Alexander Mironenko / Sergey Lebedev - GAZ 69 (RUS)

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#116 - Overdrive - Jerome Pelichet / Xavier Panseri - Toyota Hilux Overdrive (FRA)
#117 - Riwald Dakar Team - Gert Huzink / Matthieu Baumel - Mitsubishi Lancer MRP10 (FRA)
#118 - Team Latvia - Andris Dambis / Maris Saukans - OSC OSCar e0 (RUS)

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#119 - Ukraine Racing - Bogdan Novitsky / Konstantin Mesheryakov - G-Force Proto Pick-Up (UKR)
#120 - RE Autoklubs - Toni Gardemeister / Agris Petersons - Mitsubishi Pajero (RUS)
#121 - Vnesheconombank Rally-Raid Team - Anton Grigorov / Sergey Mishin - OSC (RUS)

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#122 - Dessoude - Frederic Chavigny / Jean Brucy - Proto Dessoude Atacama (FRA)
#123 - Ferromin - Ilya Kuznetsov / Roman Elagin - Toyota Land Cruiser (RUS)
#124 - none
#125 - Delli-Zotti Thierry - Isabelle Patissier / Thierry Delli-Zotti - Honda Proto (AND)

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#126 - E-Auto - Aleksander Zheludov / Andrei Rudnitskiy - E-Auto Yo-Crossover (RUS)
#127 - G-Force Motorsport - Viktor Volikov / Anatoliy Volikov - G-Force Proto (RUS)
#128 - Auto-Life Racing Team - Vladislav Kucshynskyy / Mikola Lytvinchuk - Land Rover Defender (UKR)

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#129 - none
#130 - none
#131 - Fazekas Motorsport Racing - Karoly Fazekas / Albert Horn - BMW X5 (HUN)
#132 - none
#133 - 4x4 Off Road Club - Laszlo Liszi / Zoltan Sin - Mitsubishi Pajero (HUN)
#134 - E-Auto - Sergey Naryshkin / Maxim Ivanov - E-Auto Yo-Crossover (RUS)

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#135 - Sodicars - Laurent Fouquet / Bruno Bouey - Bowler Sodicars (FRA)
#136 - Vinland Dakar Team - Michael Honda / Jan Tomanek - Isuzu Vehicross (CZE)
#137 - PEC - Evgeniy Firsov / Vadim Filatov - Nissan Datsun (RUS)

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#138 - Vinland Dakar Team - Tomas Kasparek / Miran Kacin - Mitsubishi Pajero (CZE)
#139 - Raid Adventure Team - Juraj Ulrich / Daniela Ulrichova - Nissan Navara D40 (SVK)
#140 - none
#141 - none
#142 - Sodicars - Etienne Smulevici / Pascal Paruraud - Proto Eurorepar (FRA)

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#143 - Neoraid - Piotr Beaupre / Jacek Lisicki - BMW X5 CC (POL)
#144 - Opel Dakar Team - Raul Edmundo Dagnino / Javier Blanco - Opel Antara RR4 (CHL)
#145 - Sodicars - Michel Salvatore / Alan Coquelle - Bowler Wildcat (FRA)

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#146 - Sodicars - Richard Gonzalez / Dominique Totain - Bowler Sodicars (FRA)
#147 - Belgorod Off Road - Pavel Ushakov / Artem Shevelev - Toyota Land Cruiser 80 (RUS)
#148 - TSN - Sergey Savenko / Denis Maltsev - Honda Acura Buggy (RUS)

EDIT: One more shot of #147 added.

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#149 - Opel Dakar Team - Petar Cenkov / Ivar Marinov - Opel Antara RR3 (BGR)
#150 - none
#151 - TSN - Sergey Schekin / Vladimir Kazakevich - Mitsubishi Pajero (RUS)
#152 - 4 Rally - Vladimir Saveliev / Ariel Jaton - Toyota Land Cruiser KDJ120 (RUS)

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#153 - 4 Rally - Pavel Loginov / Anton Pletenev - Toyota Hilux (RUS)
#154 - none
#155 - Russport - Aldis Vilcans / Vladimir Makarenko - Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution (RUS)
#156 - STK DOSAAF Ivanovo - Aleksandr Sokolov / Ilya Krupnov - Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 155 (RUS)

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#157 - Russport - Maris Vilcans / Daira Vilcane - Mitsubishi Pajero (RUS)
#158 - Russport - Sergey Shalygin / Artem Kanivets - Toyota Land Cruiser (RUS)
#159 - Sobota Team - Hanna Sobota / Maciej Marton - Mitsubishi Pajero (POL)

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#160 - NAC Rally Team - Pawel Molgo / Ernest Gorecki - Mitsubishi Pajero V60 (POL)
#161 - Rally Raid UK - Peter Merceu / Hendrikus Knuiman - Rally Raid UK Desert Warrior (NLD)
#162 - none
#163 - RR Belgica - Dave Ingels / Yves Dewulf - Toyota VDJ200 (BEL)

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#164 - none
#165 - Pure Racing Team - Ingo Kaldarasch / Juliane Haendschke - Mercedes GFG G500 Rallye (DEU)
#166 - Team Ukraine Line - Michail Lisyak / Yuriy Kondratyiev - Toyota Cruiser (UKR)
#167 - Astana - Andrey Cherednikov / Alexandr Moroz - Isuzu D Max (KAZ)

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#168 - Astana - Bauyrzhan Issabayev / Dmitriy Yugay - Rally Raid UK Desert Warrior (KAZ)
#169 - Za Rulem - Viacheslav Subbotin / Ramil Zamaletdinov - GAZ Sobol 4x4 (RUS)
#170 - none
#171 - Best Racing - Stefanie Manns / Benjamin Zirbus - Letech Lensson CC (DEU)

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#172 - Astana - Kanat Shagirov / Vladimir Tarobanko - Land Rover Bowler Wildcat 200 (KAZ)
#173 - RE Autoklubs - Aleksandr Terentiev Jr. / Aleksandr Terentiev - Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (RUS)
#174 - none
#175 - none
#176 - Astana - Gabdulla Ashimov / Aidyn Rakhimbayev - Rally Raid UK Desert Warrior (KAZ)

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#177 - Ukraine Racing - Evgeniy Chekalev / Alexey Ignatov - Mitsubishi Pajero III (UKR)
#178 - EMS - Sergey Fomin / Sergey Malkov - Nissan Navara (RUS)
#179 - Belgorod Off Road - Dmitry Cherkesov / Andrey Samarin - UAZ 315195 (RUS)

[Ferrer]

An interesting assortment of machinery, that's for sure! :)

[faksta]

Yes, and that's what I like about these off-road rallies - even at that high level there are so many privateers and so many unusual cars. Sometimes one should be careful identifying them, though - I was sure that #137 was an Amarok, but if you look at the cabin it appears it may be indeed a Nissan with Amarok front. Also, #136 Isuzu with Skoda front end... Interesting modifications.

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#180 - Belgorod Off Road - Alexey Cherkesov / Yuriy Sachkov - UAZ 315195 (RUS)
#181 - EMS - Dmitriy Mayorov / Sergey Davydov - Nissan Navara (RUS)
#182 - PEK - Dimitry Iyvelev / Alexey Shaposhnikov - Nissan Frontier (RUS)

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#183 - none
#184 - ATT Racing - Vladimir Frolov / Kirill Shubin - Nissan Frontier (RUS)
#185 - Americanos Racing Team - Oliver Koepp / Jorg Sand - Lensson CC LE 463 (DEU)
#186 - Unimotors - Toms Brants / Martins Tuters - OSC OSCar (LVA)

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#187 - TSN - Alexander Nikolaev / Dmitriy Kalinin - Bowler (RUS)
#188 - NP POCPP - Pavel Kuznetsov / Igor Petenko - Mitsibishi Pajero III (RUS)
#189 - Arturs Racing - Bogdan Vavrenuk / Pavel Kostenko - UAZ Cargo (RUS)

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#190 - Turkmenistan - Shamurat Kurbanov / Serdar Mollamuradov - Nissan Patrol (RUS)
#191 - Lev Garin - Lev Garin / Dmitry Zhidkov - UAZ 315195 (RUS)
#192 - Turkmenistan - Gurbanberdi Danatarov / Rafael Gainulin - Nissan Patrol (RUS)

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#193 - Arturs Racing - Aleksey Yaskov / Sergei Skripka - Toyota Prado (RUS)
#194 - Turkmenistan - Marks Orazmamedov / Aleksandr Kovalev - Nissan Patrol (TKM)
#195 - Turkmenistan - Parahat Garlyyev / Aziz Musaev - Mitsubishi L200 (RUS)

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#196 - Virage - Maxim Kirpilev / Vadim Shmaylov - Toyota Land Cruiser 80 (RUS)
#197 - Russport - Leonid Petrov - Aleksandr Monin - Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (RUS)
#198 - Mikhail Antsiferov - Mikhail Antsiferov / Aleksands Shchanov - Isuzu D-Max Double Cab (RUS)

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#199 - Russport - Valery Zhuravlev / Vadim Boyarchyk - Nissan Patrol (RUS)
#200 - none
#201 - Dmitry Rybin - Dmitry Rybin / Dmitry Agafonov - UAZ (RUS)
#202 - NRT Motorsport - Andrey Rudskov / Evgeny Zagorodnuk - Toyota (RUS)

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#203 - none
#204 - Andrey Novikov - Andrey Novikov / Vladimir Novikov - Toyota LC80 (RUS)

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#300 - Instaforex Eurol Veka Team - Ales Loprais / Serge Bruynkens / Frank Deenen - MAN TGS (BEL)
#301 - Kamaz Master - Ayrat Mardeev / Aydar Belyaev / Anton Mirnyy - Kamaz 4326 (RUS)
#302 - Eurol Veka MAN Rally Team - Franz Echter / Detlef Ruf / Christoph Echter - MAN X21 (DEU)

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#303 - Kamaz-Master - Eduard Nikolaev / Sergey Savostin / Vladimir Rybakov - Kamaz 4326 (RUS)
#304 - Hamburger Software - Mathias Behringer / Michael Karg / Hugo Kupper - MAN TGS 18.480 (DEU)
#305 - RR Belgica - Steven Rotsaert / Dirk Dendooven / Steven Wybouw - MAN TGA 18.480 (BEL)

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#306 - none
#307 - none
#308 - Astana - Artur Ardavichus / Alexey Kuzmich / Nurlan Turlubaev - Kamaz 4326 (KAZ)
#309 - Qualisport - Miklos Kovacs / Gyorgy Toth / Tamas Toth - Scania Qualisport V8 (HUN)
#310 - Kamaz-Master - Anton Shibalov / Robert Amatych / Ildar Shaysultanov - Kamaz 4326 (RUS)

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#311 - Eurol Veka MAN Rally Team - Peter Versluis / Jurgen Damen / Harry Schuurmans - MAN TGS (NLD)
#312 - MAZ-Sport Auto - Aleksandr Vasilevskiy / Valeriy Kozlovskiy / ANton Zaporochenko - MAZ 5309 RR (BLR)
#313 - Svoboda Tatra Team - Vaclav Svoboda / Martin Kalous / Matej Oliva - Tatra 815-2NT 19235 (CZE)

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#314 - Kamaz-Master - Dmitry Sotnikov / Evgeny Yakovlev / Igor Devyatkin - Kamaz 4326 (RUS)
#315 - Kamaz-Master - Ilgizar Mardeev / Viatcheslav Mizyukaev / Almaz Khisamiev - Kamaz 4326 (RUS)
#316 - MAZ-Sport Auto - Siarhei Viazovich / Pavel Garanin / Aleksandr Polichuk - MAZ 5309 RR (BLR)

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#317 - G-Force Motorsport - Sergei Kiselev / Aleksey Ivanov / Oleg Chikov - MAN 18.285 LAK M2000 (RUS)
#318 - Renat-Trans Team - Iakov Mekhtiev / Gennadiy Gorshkov / Sergei Plotnikov - MAN TGS 18.480 (RUS)
#319 - Mammoet Rallysport - Martin Van Den Brink / Erwin Lagerway / Arjan Veenvliet - Ginaf X2222 (NLD)

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#320 - none
#321 - BMG Boucou - Michel Boucou / Jose Martins / Alain Multinu - Renault Kerax (FRA)
#322 - Kamaz-Master - Sergey Kupriyanov / Dmitry Markov / Andrey Karginov - Kamaz 4326 (RUS)
#323 - Rallyraid UK - Paul Round / John Hardy / Susan Jones - MAN L90 (GBR)

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#324 - none
#325 - NAC Rally Team - Domownik / Jaroslaw Kazberuk / Sadowska - Unimog U400 (POL)
#326 - TSN - Andrey Rusov / Dmitry Yakovchenko / Vasily Provornikov - MAN (UKR)
#327 - Americanos Racing Team - Alexandr Schmidt / Gero Feld - Mercedes-Benz Unimog (DEU)

[faksta]

That's all, folks. Later I'll compile a little set of atmospheric shots - tech support cars, details, paddock shots.

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Some random shots

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More random

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More...

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And more...

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And even more...

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More random shots

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And the last one. Now that's all :)

[ravendrake]

Hello, I just saw the posted events here. This gave me an idea about car related events. Anyways, we will have a grand car and gadget show this December 15, 2012. A lot of surprises awaits lucky participants! Check poster below for details.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8063/8252030690_b16f3bcd5b.jpg

[faksta]

Yep, but how is that related to Silk Way Rally? ;)

[eddyjack6]

Looks really great though.

[Montgomery]

Yeah!!Look Good

[faksta]

I thought I could make a follow-up from 2014 Silk Way Rally running, but suddenly the news came out that the race has been cancelled, even after the registration for the participants has already been opened. Meh :(