The Moscow race car driver Viktor Vladimirovich - the winner of numerous sports competitions at various levels, became a model for young people. His life goal is to successfully participate in the development of the automotive industry and bring his country success in sports. He proved that this goal is achievable.
Biography
Moskovsky Viktor Vladimirovich was born in 1947 in Vienna, the capital of Austria. From a young age he was fascinated by technical sports. Repeatedly was the winner in the all-Union competitions in motorcycle sport.
He was educated first at the Irkutsk College of Precision Engineering, and then after 27 years - at the Odessa Polytechnic Institute.
Hobby career
His racing career began in 1973. For about 20 years he played for the Kamaz-Master team. 1983, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002 are the years of victories in international competitions. He became famous in 1995 when he won the "Master Rally" on the route Paris-Beijing.
Viktor Moskovskikh became the first race car driver in Russia to win the Dakar Rally in 1996. Although V. Moskovskikh did not have an annual practice in such competitions, this did not stop him from winning the prestigious race. The athlete brought triumph to Russia.
The most interesting moment in the Granada-Dakar rally was the finish. Television footage of this sporting event flew around the world. There was the last battle of “Kamaz” and “Tatra Mountains”. Viktor Moskovsky and the Czechoslovak race car driver fought, who lost only 13 seconds to Victor. The Czech was the first to start, and it seems as if he was flying over the dunes. V. Moskovskikh, demonstrating his fighting character, dotted the “and”. Just a few tens of meters, he expertly walked around the Czech. The desert dispute ended in victory for Russia.
We must overcome the obstacles - that's why we men
In the hot season, during the races, the smells become very heavy. The heat is unbearable. The navigator has to take care of the pilot - pour water on the pilot's head, which immediately evaporates. Around before my eyes only petrified earth. Often there are accidents when not only cars are broken, but also people. There are tantrums, serious fractures. Temperature 40 degrees in the shade. There is another serious obstacle - dust. They give out special filters, which last for a short time. Farther along is the bed of dried rivers, and travel is often required across the bed. Stony climbs and descents begin. They are very cool. The rivals ahead have powerful engines, the wheels are huge. Therefore, they twist large stones. Others have to go round.
Through the eyes of an eyewitness car racer
During some international competitions, the track crosses private estates, and it is necessary to open and certainly close the gates of these estates. If this is not done, you can consider yourself excluded from the competition. Imagine that there can be more than 300 such moments.
If the dust is gone, you can’t relax. A haze appears that trembles before my eyes. These are mirages. The machine overcomes huge distances, but it seems that you are standing still. So discomfort is born. From the fact that a person thinks as if he is the smallest quantity in this infinite space.
There are rivers, and you have to look for fords. If you're lucky, then the previous crew has already found him, because one of the riders is standing chest to water in the water. And it becomes somehow uncomfortable when you recall the warning: "Caution: crocodiles."
Some force the river like that. One piece of plastic film is clung from the bottom of the machine, thrown over the radiator onto the hood and another second piece of film is attached there. Then they accelerate harder, and the water shaft immediately covers the machine. But, thanks to the film under the hood, an air bubble forms. The engine continues to run, and the car "climbs" ashore.
All days are difficult, and the longer the harder. The task of racing drivers is not to make a mistake and inaccurate movement not to destroy themselves and the car. If something in the car breaks down, they do not wait for technical assistance, but they themselves make repairs.
