Within November 18-21 at the National Exhibition Centre in Moscow there took place the Fifth International "Sport. Motor. Tuning" Exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the FIA and Russian Automobile Society. Visitors and mass media representatives were quite unanimous in their opinion that the stand of KAMAZ-master sport team had the most original design and attractive exhibits.

Indeed, a KAMAZ-4911 EXTREME truck of the famous crew of V.Tchaguine (pilot) S.Yakoubov (navigator and manager of the crew) and S.Savostin (mechanic) was in the centre of attention at the show. Among other popular trucks of the show there was KAMAZ-635050. The truck was designed at R&D of KAMAZ-master team and is a kind of a relaxation complex on wheels, as it is equipped with necessary facilities for race drivers to relax while continuous raid marathons. div>

ÊÀÌÀÇ-635050 interior

Among many other awards that were granted to KAMAZ -master team there were also such as a Diploma of the National Russian Exhibition Centre (NREC) for "Design of Rally Trucks", "For Promotion of KAMAZ Brand and Products to Foreign Markets", a special prize for "The Best at the Show" (a KAMAZ-4911 EXTREME rally truck), a "Laureate of NREC" medal. awarded to S.Yakoubov.

"The main target for KAMAZ master team participation at the exhibition was to present its vehicle and crew on the eve of Telefonika-Dakar 2005 which will start in January. We consider this exhibition as our report to public, business partners, sponsors and mass media"- said Semion Yakoubov.

KAMAZ rally trucks participating in Telefonika-Dakar 2005 have upgraded running gear and reduced weight.

KAMAZ rally crews have already been completed. Crews of V. Tchaguine and F. Kabirov consist of experienced navigators and mechanics. A new person will appear only in I. Mardeev's crew. It is S. Konopko, who has passed a serious school of buggy racing. In KAMAZ-master team he is now successfully training to be a navigator.

c www.kamaz.net, 2004