ASTRAKHAN, July 9, Pavel Levkovich. The winner of the third stage of the Silk Way Rally «The pilot of the KAMAZ-Master crew, Dmitry Sotnikov, said that he was satisfied with his performance, although the ending of the section was very difficult. Sotnikov completed a special stage of 320.66 km along the Astrakhan-Astrakhan route with a time of 3 hours 29 minutes 52 seconds. Prize-winning places also belong to the pilots of KAMAZ-master — Andrey Karginov (+5 minutes and 51 seconds) and Eduard Nikolaev (+7.59). The Silk Way Rally will last until July 16. “Today we are satisfied, nothing interfered with us. We tried to work clearly and competently,” Sotnikov told reporters. “I think that we coped with our task, there were no losses. The equipment worked perfectly today «We had to go through the dust a lot. Everyone drove fairly smoothly. We saw Edik Nikolaev's car standing with a (punched) tire, then Vyazovich's crew, and Andrey Karginov's car on the horizon. Apparently, there were some problems. At the end we drove slowly, a little ran into the dust, but it was already at the end of the section. «It's surprising that there are more imperceptible paths along which they practically didn't drive, there are no traces and overruns,» the pilot added. «We walked quickly, but the ending was deadly. About 50 kilometers 60 I had to ride with patience, there were hard hillocks that could not be avoided anywhere. I had to be patient a little. I think that the next stages (after moving to Grozny) will not be easier. It’s just as hot and something similar to Astrakhan. Only, maybe , some oh quick.»
