Race driver Moskovskikh Viktor Vladimirovich - the winner of numerous sports competitions at various levels, has become a model for young people. His life goal is to successfully participate in the development of the automotive industry and bring success to his country in sports. He proved that this goal is achievable.
Biography
Moskovskikh Viktor Vladimirovich was born in 1947 in the capital of Austria - Vienna. From a young age he was fascinated by technical sports. He was the winner of the all-Union motorcycling competitions several times.
Educated first at the Irkutsk College of Precision Engineering, and then 27 years later - at the Odessa Polytechnic Institute.
Hobby career
His career as a race car driver began in 1973. He played for the Kamaz-Master team for about 20 years. 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 Paris-Beijing route.
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 of participating in such competitions, this did not prevent 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 about this sporting event has spread all over the world. The last fight between Kamaz and Tatra took place. Viktor Moskovskikh and a Czechoslovak race car driver fought, who was only 13 seconds behind Viktor. The Czech started first, and it seems as if he was flying over the dunes. V. Moskovskikh, demonstrating his fighting character, dotted the "and". Literally a few tens of meters away, he skillfully bypassed the Czech. The dispute with the desert ended with the victory of Russia.
We must overcome obstacles - that's why we are 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 - pouring water on the pilot's head, which immediately evaporates. All around before our eyes is only petrified earth. There are often accidents when not only cars, but also people are disturbed. Tantrums, serious fractures happen. Temperature 40 degrees in the shade. There is one more serious obstacle - dust. They give out special filters that do not last long. Further - the beds of dried up rivers, and it is often required to go across the channel. Rocky ascents and descents begin. They are very cool. The competitors ahead have powerful engines and huge wheels. Therefore, they turn out large stones. Others have to go around.
Through the eyes of an eyewitness-racing driver
During some international competitions, the track crosses private properties, and it is necessary to open and always close the gates of these properties. 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 kind of haze appears that trembles before the eyes. These are mirages. The car travels great distances, but it seems that you are standing still. This is how discomfort is born. From the fact that a person thinks as if he is the smallest value in this infinite space.
There are rivers, and you have to look for fords. If you're lucky, the previous crew has already found it, because one of the riders is standing up to his chest in the water. And it becomes somehow uncomfortable when you remember the warning: "Caution: crocodiles."
Some force the river like this. They hook one piece of plastic film from the bottom of the car, throw it over the radiator onto the hood, and there they attach another piece of film. Then they accelerate harder, and the water shaft immediately covers the car. 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 it gets. The task of the racers is not to make a mistake and not to ruin themselves and the car with an inaccurate movement. If something breaks in the car, they do not wait for technical assistance, but they themselves make repairs.
Lifestyle - auto racing
Car racing for Viktor Moskovskikh is not just a job or a hobby. It is said to be a way of life. In 2008, Victor wanted to return to the Dakar, but the rally was canceled.
For his significant contribution to the development of the automotive industry, for the achievement of high sports results, the famous race car driver was awarded the Order of Friendship.
