The first day closed with crew No 11, Friedmann Kuehenmeister/Grigory Kamenuk, leading in Category B1, whereas Vyacheslav Shilenkov and Sergei Gorely came first in Category B2.

In Hobby Category, the classical trial was won by Sergei Prozetski/Victor Sukov (UAZ-31519). They became overall winners of the 4^th stage in the Hobby Category. We would remind the reader that this category contenders compete in trial sections only. Crews in the categories B1 and B2, whose jeeps were prepared for much more grueling competition, had to face the start of the carrousel race on Sunday.

The second day of the Cup coincided with the Motorist’s Day, the 26^th October professional festivity, and commenced with the participants’ vehicles parade through main streets of the town of Zhodino. The first to take start in the carrousel race were Category B2 crews, followed by the participants in B1 Category. The race consisted of four 10-round laps. 12 crews crossed the start line, and only 10 survived it through the finish line. No 71 crew in a Dominas quit because of the failed axle which resulted in the cardan shaft falling out. The crew of Sergei Zhechko and Sergei Gritsanchuk in their Nissan Terrano also failed to reach the finish line. This race discipline was not altogether favorable for the leader of all previous reaces, No 33 crew of Andrei Birukov and Dmitry Kniga. Firstly, the crew Birukov/Kniga skid off the track while doing an overtake at a high speed, and got into a “mud trap”. And a short while later their Mitsubishi bearing number 33 fell on its side during an overtaking maneuver in the third lap.

The crew consisting of Leonid Novitski and Oleg Tupenkin emerged victorious in the carrousel race as part of the 4^th stage of the National Olympic Committee Cup.

 

Following two days of the competition, the following crews became winners and awardees

of the 4^th stage of the Republic of Belarus National Olympic Committee 2^nd Open Cup:

Category В1:

1 place – Friedmann Kuehenmeister / Grigory Kamenyuk (Toyotа)

2 place – Leonid Novitski / Oleg Tupenkin (Mitsubishi Pajero)

3 place – Andrei Birukov / Dmitry Kniga (Mitsubishi Pajero)

1 place – Vyacheslav Shilenkov / Sergei Gorely (Nissan Teranno)

2 place – Alexander Dydyshko / Roman Dydyshko (GAZ 69)

3 place – Andrei Gusak / Valeri Yermolinsky (Nissan Patrol)

1 place – Sergei Prozetski / Victor Sukov (UAZ-31519)

2 place – Dmitry Atroshkin / Yevgeni Titov (UAZ-31512)

3 place – Gennadi Rimoshevsky/ Stanislav Skachkov (GAZ-69)

 

Placement overall in the 2^nd Open Jeep Trials Open Cup of the

Republic of Belarus National Olympic Committee, on closing of four stages

1 place – Friedmann Kuehenmeister / Grigory Kamenyuk, total score 170 points

2 place – Andrei Birukov / Dmitry Kniga, total score 146 points

3 place – Mikhail Gretchiha/Konstantine Volodko, total score 117 points

1 place – Vyacheslav Shilenkov / Sergei Gorely, total score 150 points

2 place – Andrei Gusak / Valeri Yermolinsky, total score 88 points

3 place – Alexander Dydyshko / Roman Dydyshko, total score 43 points

For more detailed information, see the organizers’, “Vnedorozhnik” Club, official site http://www.4x4.by.com/