On the eve of the most extreme tests of the year - marathon "Dakar", the best riders and teams in the world off-road racing will meet in Morocco, where will be the famous international race rally of Morocco.
Rally Morocco kicks off on Monday, October 17 This African country is very popular among racing teams, as such a combination of all kinds of coatings: sandy surgeons, dunes, mountain ranges and rocky sites, as well as the famous Moroccan plateau, are almost nowhere to be found. This is where the early route of the "Dakar" early, as well as a number of stages of the World Cup and famous expeditions took place. Rally Morocco kicks off on Monday, Oct. 17, this year was beaten by 180 participants and 600 registered in the race caravan, including a team of escorts, organizers and journalists who are to spend a full sport week in the southern part of Morocco. The route of the race distances of 2131 km will start at Uzarzazat, for 4 days, the participants go south, to Zagora, where the organizers have prepared several interesting hinges, including the most difficult pesky of Jegag and Liuda, as well as unforgettable landscapes of lake Iriki and other wild places of the black continent, and finally, the solemn finish will be held in the format of the spectacular Grand Prix. The Russian flag will be defended by eight participants in the categories of jeeps, squares and motorcycles, and a large group of support from Russia will visit the race. The Russian pilot Leonid Novietsky, the leader of the FIG World Cup, will kick off in Morocco at the new Mini All4 Racing at the factory of Monster Energy X-Raid. Rally Morocco kicks off on Monday, October 17. " The arrival in Morocco for us and the team is an important stage in preparation for the upcoming Dakar 2012 marathon. My navigator, Andi Shultz, is starting with a new Mini car on which we will participate in Dakar. During this season, team specialists have done a great job, seriously modernizing Mini, so we are looking forward to starting our sports program in this car. In addition, we are preparing for a difficult struggle for the podium with strong competitors. We have finished three times in Morocco, so the desire to win is very great. " The sports program of the race opens on Sunday, October 16, from administrative and technical inspections, will be followed by six combat days, and on October 22 the race will end with a solemn finish and ceremony of awarding the winners and prize-winners. Rally Morocco kicks off on Monday, October 17