Kamaz-Master has notched up yet another Dakar victory. On 17 January, the team finished in first and second place in the Dakar 2020 after 12 challenging stages, winning the famous rally for the 17th time. As official tyre partner to Kamaz-Master, Goodyear is particularly pleased with the result. The Dakar rally has gained a reputation over the years as being the toughest rally in the world. This year, the rally headed for new horizons in Saudi Arabia. The course covered some 4,700 miles, starting in Jeddah on 5 January and covering almost every corner of the Kingdom before concluding at the Qiddiya site in Riyadh. At each stage of the race, the trucks encountered a variety of challenges, from desert tracks with hidden stones to rocky canyons and river beds with sharp protrusions. "On the outside the scenery was magnificent, however inside the truck we had to stay focused every second and work hard," comments Andrey Karginov, driver of Kamaz-Master's winning '511' crew. "This year's race included hazardous sandy dune stages and misleading labyrinths covered with sharp stones. We encountered many risky situations, but the Goodyear tyres kept on going offering supreme traction driving up the dunes and were extremely robust."
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