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"The Sandpit Generals"
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"They drowned-drowned, and they still swim" - near Volgograd this weekend hosted the annual jeep sprint "The generals sand pits».
A distinctive feature of this competition were very deep, more than half a meter deep fords. In fact, it was a jeep sprint with elements of the trophy-raid is not as fast as roadless.
In total, the race was attended by more than 60 crews, including three car from Astrakhan, and several crews from nearby regions in the Volgograd region. I was invited to shoot and I, without thinking twice, agreed.
Early in the morning begun unloading cars imported from other regions. These - Astrakhan:
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Life in the camp begins to slowly wake up. Those who arrived the night before, prepare breakfast and brewed tea:
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Saratov:
Preparation for technical inspection and a general view of the quarry where the race will be held:
The first start of "Niva" and part of the machines in the near choking ford:
bottom of them flipped. People remove what is happening on a cell phone, and when they realize that one of the crew is in deep water, rush to the rescue:
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Next ford here once a traffic jam:
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It's time to smoke:
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Class "Tourism". Here are the mostly Oise and some foreign cars. However, drowning all the same:
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"They drowned-drowned, and they still swim" - near Volgograd this weekend hosted the annual jeep sprint "The generals sand pits».
A distinctive feature of this competition were very deep, more than half a meter deep fords. In fact, it was a jeep sprint with elements of the trophy-raid is not as fast as roadless.
In total, the race was attended by more than 60 crews, including three car from Astrakhan, and several crews from nearby regions in the Volgograd region. I was invited to shoot and I, without thinking twice, agreed.
Early in the morning begun unloading cars imported from other regions. These - Astrakhan:
03
Life in the camp begins to slowly wake up. Those who arrived the night before, prepare breakfast and brewed tea:
05
Saratov:
Preparation for technical inspection and a general view of the quarry where the race will be held:
The first start of "Niva" and part of the machines in the near choking ford:
bottom of them flipped. People remove what is happening on a cell phone, and when they realize that one of the crew is in deep water, rush to the rescue:
10
11
Next ford here once a traffic jam:
13
It's time to smoke:
15
16
17
18
19
Class "Tourism". Here are the mostly Oise and some foreign cars. However, drowning all the same:
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
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