Baja " Russia - Northern Forest 2014
Baja Russia - Northern Forest 2014, the first stage of the Cross Country Rally World Cup will take place
14 to 16 February 2014
Complex with 400 km of snow at high speed on the ice road !
Registrations will end February 3 and February 7 will be published the list of the crews. Headquarters departure: Leningrad Region, the area Priozersky
Russia in the summer of motorsport was held for only six months, from May to October, and several years ago, in order to increase the duration , was organized the first winter rally -raid , which took the name of Baja "Northern Forest" .
Two or three decades ago, the location of the event "White Nights" , was more or less the same as the " Northem Forest " by now , his path artificially shaped ring with quick strokes and technicians has become an excellent test for the performance of off-road sports car
The Baja "Northern Forest" opens the motoring season in Russia every year and all athletes to rank high in Russia , including Boris Gadasin , Ruslan Misikov , Leonid Novitskiy and others, they lined up for the start of the event, in addition, since the competition has reached the international level , participating in world's top riders such as Christian Lavieille , Miroslav Zapetal , Krzysztof Holowczyc , Nuno Matos , Balazs Szalay .
The high level of organization and its unique sporting characteristics were critical to include the race in the calendar in 2009-2010 FIA International Cup Cross-Country Bajas .
In 2013 , after a break of two years, the " Northem Forest" event was held as a candidate , and now opens the World Cup Cross Country Rally .
It ' the first time ever that a stage of the World Cup will be held in Russia. The world's largest pilots will run in unique places for many of them with snow and ice , and at the same time the Russian pilots will compete in a showdown with their international colleagues .
As for the weather, the end of February , it gets dark too early and the cold is generally mild . Of course, there were some exceptions , for example in 2007 the crews were forced to leave at a temperature of about -30 ° C , unlike in 2008, they faced an unexpected thaw . As a rule the temperature remains at a level of -10 ° C , and even in less snowy winters there is enough snow . The organization starts cleaning the path already in December to prepare the way in time. The abundant snow is the characteristic of the Russian Baja and the layer of smooth ice and snow that covers the surface of the road rally raid drivers to a unique experience of driving on ice with studded tires . The race course goes beyond the most picturesque areas of the Leningrad ( St. Petersburg). The special stages will follow undulating and winding forest trails , surrounded by pine trees covered with snow sparkling in the sunlight in the north. It 'obvious that this race will be able to reveal all the driving skills of the drivers who will face the path of the FIA International Cup Cross-Country Bajas .
On February 14, then takes off in the vicinity of St. Petersburg one of the most exciting motorsports events the Baja " Russia - Northern Forest 2014" . With the snow and ice will start the first round of the World Cup for Cross- Country Rally .
List the most famous teams : Miroslav Zapletal from the Czech Republic , the Italian Riccardo Garosci , the Finnish driver Tapio Suominen . In the snow and ice also debut challenge the drivers of world-renowned Martin Kaczmarsky , Marek Dabrowski , Yazeed Al Rajhi with his co-driver Timo Gottschalk and Reinaldo Varela . The teams come from 13 different countries , even riders from Brazil and Saudi Arabia.
Most of the participants are very experienced in the Cross- Country Rally , but some of them will have to face the snow and ice rinks for the first time. The organizers of the Baja have anticipated four special stages, with a total length of about 400 kilometers.
6 kilometers of the Super Special Stage that 14 to 15.00 will open the event . A show that will allow crews to get their starting positions for the second day of competition .
Followed by other three stages of 104 km each. Sunday, February 16 , after the fourth special stage , in the ski resort " Igora " will take place on the closing ceremony .
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