Putin congratulated the team "KAMAZ-master" with a victory in the race "silk road". Russian crews took the 2 first places.

The final stage of the rally "silk road" is 70 miles across the desert. Absolute winners of the race came the Russians - first in the truck class. The ceremony was held at the Olympic stadium in Beijing under the arc de Triomphe. The same was installed in Moscow, at the start of the rally. In the Kremlin winners is made by the President.

Silk road was even harder than the "Paris-Dakar". Equipment behaved impeccably as possible. If before the route passed only through the territory of Russia, this year in Kazakhstan and China. Exhausting the heat was a test of strength for people and for equipment.

International racing is a stimulus for tourism development, according to the pilots, because such competitions are not only a sport, but an unforgettable journey.
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