Russian KamAZ headed the race "Dakar-2003"

“KamAZ” by Russian Vladimir Chagin came out in the first place in the overall standings according to the results of the eighth stage of the Rally “Dakar-2003 telephone.” Chagin’s truck came first to the finish line of the stage, overtaking the Dutchman Gerardus de Roy for 8 minutes 16 seconds, which had previously started a Russian, the Kamaz -Master team said on Thursday at Interfax . The third finished the Dutchman Johannes de Roy, lagging behind Chagin for 13 minutes. 37 sec.

In the overall standings, the Russian, who seized the lead in the race for the second time, is ahead of Gerardus de Roy by 32 seconds. The third place is occupied by the Brazilian de Azevedo on Tatra.

The eighth stage of the Dakar-2003 telephone rally, 727 kilometers long, was one of the longest, complex and dangerous. He walked along the sands of Libya between the cities of Gat and Sabha in conditions of complete off -road. Some of the participants in the race were forced to get out of the distance due to breakdowns and accidents. Several riders who performed in the class of motorcycles and cars were injured.