Historic racing in former Soviet countries
#1
Posted 07 September 2010 - 22:04
8 Polish cars and 8 German cars from Haigo series appeared, plus 8 Haigo touristic cars.
Piotr Lenartowicz and his Promot 51/79 (ex Kiełbania's car)
Promot II 69/82, susspension detail. Note shock absorbers inside body, Promot II cars up to 1981 had shock absorbers outside.
Józef Kiełbania - Jerzy Mazur - Tomasz Jeromin: and Metalex 1-06 which they all in turns drove.
ex Kozankov Estonia 21, the car that won two last Cups of Friendship; Stromhardt Kraft from Haigo meets Jerzy Mazur; Józef Gutmacher meets Józef Kiełbania after 20 years or so; Gutmacher's Estonia 25; Andrzej Wojciechowski examines Webers from Promot III
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#2
Posted 07 September 2010 - 23:12
I learnt to drive in a Fiat 124 built in Zambia and have a soft spot for these Fiat variations :-)
Edited by arttidesco, 07 September 2010 - 23:13.
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Posted 08 September 2010 - 04:55
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Posted 08 September 2010 - 05:51
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 07:10
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 07:54
#7
Posted 19 October 2010 - 11:29
As far as I understood, the video is about the history of motorsport in Hungary on its way to hosting the F1 Grand Prix. So the truck racing (truck cross) was a part of that history. Such races were very popular in Soviet Union (and still are in Russia and Baltic countries using the same cars!), but I have never known Hungary had truck cross as well.
I will have to add lorry cross on my list of events to see before I go to the great big grandstand in the sky.
I wonder if there is an internet site that lists where the events might be held ?
Is there anyone who speaks Russian or Hungarian who might be able to help ?
Thanking you in anticipation.
#8
Posted 19 October 2010 - 13:22
I will have to add lorry cross on my list of events to see before I go to the great big grandstand in the sky.
I wonder if there is an internet site that lists where the events might be held ?
Is there anyone who speaks Russian or Hungarian who might be able to help ?
Thanking you in anticipation.
According to the preliminary 2011 RAF (Russian Automobile Federation) calendar:
Class T4-3 (ZIL 130) - Russian Championship:
May 8 - Ryazan,
June 5 - Istra (not far from Moscow),
July 3 - Tyumen,
July 10 - Rezh,
September 11 - Korablino.
Class T4-3 Non-Championship:
February 6 - Istra,
February 20 - Ryazan,
April 12 - Engels,
August 7 - Arzamas,
August 28 - Ryazan.
Class T4-2 (GAZ 53) - Russian Cup:
February 20 - Ryazan,
April 12 - Engels,
May 8 - Ryazan,
July 3 - Tyumen,
July 10 - Rezh,
August 7 - Arzamas,
August 28 - Ryazan.
Class T4-1 (GAZ 51 & 52) - Russian Cup:
April 12 - Engels,
May 8 - Ryazan,
August 28 - Ryazan.
Class T1-2500 (almost only UAZ cars, although open for some other vehicles as well) - Russian Cup:
February 6 - Istra,
February 20 - Ryazan,
April 12 - Engels,
May 8 - Ryazan,
June 5 - Istra,
August 7 - Arzamas,
August 28 - Ryazan,
September 11 - Korablino,
October 30 - Ulyanovsk.
If you plan to visit only one event, I would advice the one which will incorporate more classes, but T4-3 is obligatory - it is the most popular and mightiest of all. Among such events in this calendar are:
May 8 - Ryazan (all the above classes + D2-Klassica, i.e. Zhiguli),
August 28 - Ryazan again (all the above classes).
I've been only to Istra and Bronnitsy. The latter is abandoned for a couple years already, while Istra is a good track with an interesting layout, but there is no event with all four 'heavy' classes present. The event in May in Ryazan is probably the core event - it attracts many competitors and visitors every year, but I've never been there, so can't say anything positive or negative.
From my personal experience, the events are absolutely free for visitors. Summer events are, of course, more comfortable to watch - in winter one will certainly freeze. What is good, often you have direct access to paddock. It is kind of a 'people's' motorsport - cheap, but open and entertaining.
Can't tell anything about Hungary. As I've wrote, I didn't even know they've had truck cross. Baltic countries also offer great truck cross racing. AFAIK they have only the lower classes (which are faster than their Russian analogs), but as a compensation they have so-called 'crocodiles' - truck based buggies, abandoned in Russia long ago (at least, I think they still have).
Edited by Alexander M, 19 October 2010 - 13:25.
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 13:48
#10
Posted 19 October 2010 - 14:00
Amazing Alexander thank you so much I am thinking I might spend a month visiting Eastern Europe next year to visit the Historic events at Poznan and Bikerieki the Ryazan date on Aug 28th looks like a possibility. When does Winter start just south of Moscow ?
Well, in August you won't see the snow yet, be sure. It's usually around +25 or so at that time. The weather in Ryazan is much like in Moscow, as far as I know - now it is nearly the same with not high above zero.
Please not ethat this calendar is subject to change. I will try to keep an eye on it, though.
There was a website which has posted th ereports on Russian truck cross, but now it looks like they're having a redevelopment or something, as i's not available. It was Rusian-Racing.ru
P.S. We seem to be a bit off-topic here, as from what I know truck cross was never included in CPF events, although there were cross competitions within CPF.
Edited by Alexander M, 19 October 2010 - 14:01.
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 14:05
#12
Posted 20 October 2010 - 05:46
Frankly speaking, in July and August this year we didn't believe that winter would start some day here in MoscowWhen does Winter start just south of Moscow ?
#13
Posted 20 October 2010 - 15:45
Frankly speaking, in July and August this year we didn't believe that winter would start some day here in Moscow
Better bring my shades if I am coming on August 28th then
Now returning this thread back to the Cup of Peace and Friendship
#14
Posted 19 February 2011 - 15:38
The AMC Schleizer Dreieck plans a meeting of former race drivers (formula) on the race circuit SCHLEIZER DREIECK in July 2011.
I have attached the invitation of this meeting.
Could anyone please forward this invitation to active or non-active race drivers they are involved on races of the CPF (Cup of Peace and Friendship)?
Contacts are
Ray.purucker [@] hp.com or w.grimm [@] schleizer-dreieck.de
Downloads (english/German): http://www.puru.de/sch11.htmlAMC Homepage: http://www.amc-schleizer-dreieck.de
mit freundlichen Grüßen/with kind regards,
Ray Purucker
#15
Posted 20 February 2011 - 08:53
I have forwarded the invitation to Alexandr Potekhin and will also tell Edgard Lindgren about it.
#17
Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:41
It's a thousand pities that I couldn't visit this year's Dzintara Volga. Looking at the photos I see the SRG MT77, the Trabant 601, three Estonia 15M's and many other things of great interest. They say that even the ZIL 112S had been taken from the Motor Museum to the mini exhibition at the racing circuit.
Edited by Alexey Rogachev, 08 October 2011 - 07:31.
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 16:07
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 18:09