September 18, 2010: Finish in Sochi

Silk Way Rally finished in Sochi

On September 18th the Silk Way Rally finished in Sochi – the capital of the Winter Olympic Games 2014

Before the finish teams crossed the final and very original special. The rally route crosses the Main Caucasian ridge, passes two heavy passes and reaches the Black Sea coast of the south of Russia. Stage 8 was stretched on 17 km upwards, in mountains along the channel of the pure river Shakhe, on the stony valley between beautiful mountains and woods. The race has not come yet to the end, and all crews should be prepared to the serious struggle in other conditions, because the covering of this special is on 100 % stony, an average and large river pebble, the big boulders, gullies on both river banks, the track is less visible and also lost on this stony and multicolored carpet. Moreover, a winding channel of the fast mountain river which competitors have to cross, at least, 15 times. For crossing it is necessary to foresee the shallows where it is easy to “drown” the vehicle on imprudence. This is a test for reliability of vehicles.
Maurer-MAN-Motorsport-Performance team (MMMP) - pilot Franz Echter, navigator Detlef Ruf, technician Hans Balleis and MAN technical crew that supported race truck MAN TGS WW 18.480 4x4 successfully finished the last stage of the Silk Way rally. MMMP took the fifth place at the general classification of the rally. The head of Motorsport department of "MAN Avtomobili Rossiya" and MMMP team manager Denis Maslennikov said: “We are very glad to reach this result. Of course, our position could be better but we have lost 25 min during the previous stage due to the damaged wheel. It interfered to reach our main goal. I am sure, our position is good for the first step of MMMP team. The truck was constructed in a very short time. We did not have time for tests. The "Silk Way" rally was the best test for MAN TGS WW 18.480 4x4. We did not have any seriously damages”.
Pilot Franz Echter said: “We just have reached the finish in Sochi. We are here thanks to our European and Russian partners, they supported MMMP team. I would like to say our personally thanks to the head of Motorsport department in Russia Denis Maslennikov and his team. We could not finish without team cooperation and their great support. We thank Toni Maurer company and Karl Maurer. Karl Maurer did a great job: he constructed our race truck MAN TGS WW 18.480 4x4 in a very short time. The race truck showed big potential and reliability.
We will remember still for a long time the most unexpected moments of the "Silk Way" rally. We were surprised by new regions, landscapes and kinds of various geographical zones of the European part of Russia. After all now we learn a simple true that in Europe, though it will seem fantastic, there is a desert, a huge sandy plateau, difficult dunes, infinite steppes with the most complicated navigation. The team co-driver Detlef Ruf did a great job. He is a professional and has been in Dakar many times.
We hope, the "Silk Way" rally will start next year also and we will come to Russia”.
The "Silk Way" rally was finished and MMMP team received Rally souvenir during the gala-dinner in Krasnaya Polyana. The Silk Way Rally project director, honored master of sports, honored coach of Russian Federation Semen Yakubov and Dakar Series director Frederic Lequien congratulated MMMP team on the fifth place.

Denis Maslennikov
Head of Motorsport department
ООО "МАN Avtomobili Rossiya”

19 Vozdukhoplavatelnaya Street, 196084, St. Petersburg
Telephone: +7 812 449 52 52
Fax: +7 812 449 15 28
Mobile: +7 921 430 10 60
E-mail: Denis.Maslennikov@man.eu
www.man-spb.ru

For more information please contact Natalya Solovjeva
Regional Marketing/ PR Manager, North-Western Region
ООО "МАN Avtomobili Rossiya”

19 Vozdukhoplavatelnaya Street, 196084, St. Petersburg
Telephone: +7 812 449 52 52
Fax: +7 812 449 15 28
Mobile +7 921 965 46 08
Email: Natalya.Solovjeva@man.eu
www.man-spb.ru

Specifications of MAN TGS 18.480 4x4

Model MAN TGS 18.480 4x4

Year of manufacture June 2010

Category T 4.2 (according to the FIA technical regulations)

Wheelbase/ Weight (mm/kg) 4250 mm/ 12 to

Engine type D2676LF

Engine power (кW/HP ISO) >530 kW/ 700 HP Euro 4

Torque max. (Nm) Speed 1/min >3500 Nm 1000-1400 1/min

Gearbox/ Transvercase
ZF 16S1820TO / MAN G 1700-1 Z

Tires 14.00R 20 Michelin XZL

Springs front/rear axle Coil Springs + axle control arm/a-frame

Shocks Front / Rear Axle REIGER double Shocks

Stabilizer FA / RA intergrated in the shocks

Central Tires Inflate System (CTIS) Syegon

Other items Roll Bar, RECARO-Bucket Seat, 6Point Seat Belts Sabelt, Touratech Race-Trip, 4x LED Auxiliary head lamps (Grote), 2x 2kg fire extinguisher inside cabin, Speedlimiter 50/90/150km/h, 2x400Ltr Fueltank, Ceramic Clutch

Model	MAN TGS 18.480 4x4
Year of manufacture	June 2010
Category	T 4.2 (according to the FIA technical regulations)
Wheelbase/ Weight (mm/kg)	4250 mm/ 12 to
Engine type	D2676LF
Engine power (кW/HP ISO)	>530 kW/ 700 HP Euro 4
Torque max. (Nm) Speed 1/min	>3500 Nm 1000-1400 1/min
Gearbox/ Transvercase	ZF 16S1820TO / MAN G 1700-1 Z
Tires	14.00R 20 Michelin XZL
Springs front/rear axle	Coil Springs + axle control arm/a-frame
Shocks Front / Rear Axle	REIGER double Shocks
Stabilizer FA / RA	intergrated in the shocks
Central Tires Inflate System (CTIS)	Syegon
Other items	Roll Bar, RECARO-Bucket Seat, 6Point Seat Belts Sabelt, Touratech Race-Trip, 4x LED Auxiliary head lamps (Grote), 2x 2kg fire extinguisher inside cabin, Speedlimiter 50/90/150km/h, 2x400Ltr Fueltank, Ceramic Clutch