The crew of the Russian team KAMAZ-master" under the Ayrat Mardeev has won the ninth stage of the Dakar rally held in South America, in the class of trucks. On 2nd place in the overall standings returned Eduard Nikolaev's crew, and the top three causes KAMAZ Andrey Karginov.

The phase between the Chilean cities of Iquique and the Kalam Mardeev's crew, which includes Aydar Belyaev and Dmitry Svistunov, overcame for 5 hours, 19 minutes and 29 seconds. 2nd place was taken by another crew of "KAMAZ-master" - Eduard Nikolaev, his behind - the-minute and 29 seconds. Rounded out the top three Dutchman Gerard de Rooy (Iveco), far behind the winner in 7 minutes 5 seconds.

Despite the success, the Russian crews once again failed to avoid difficulties on the road. "Puncture tyres have not bypassed. The karginov changing a wheel. Mardeev pierced one wheel 98-kilometer and 2nd for 25 km to the finish. To his utter joy, the swap was done. When arrived at the finish line, the machine hissed from all sides. Two crew lost time on navigation. Nikolaev about 12 min. Dmitry Sotnikov initially about half an hour, and in the following days, about 5 minutes", - quotes the Manager of the team Vladimir Chagin "R-Sport".

According to him, for the team it is important not to lose its positions to Buenos Aires. "I didn't do the alignment between the pilots in places - who 1 who 2-Oh, 3. In our team, this practice has never been. Trust the pilots trust the navigators that they understand the responsibility and "takes" the achieved positions to the finish," said Chagin.

Thanks to the victory at the ninth milestone Mardeev increased his advantage in the overall standings to 14 minutes 10 seconds from the nearest pursuer. Nikolaev after an unsuccessful concert at the turn of the seventh began to regain lost ground and went to 2nd place. The top three winners closes racer "KAMAZ-master" Andrey karginov, losing the leader 20 minutes 42 seconds.
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