Chile President admired KAMAZ-Masters pilots’ courage who in lead in Dakar-2010

Participants of the International Rally Dakar-2010 met with the Chile President Michelle Bachelet who visited the camp where the rally’s participants were having a break. The head of Chile expressed admiration for courage and fortitude of the participants of the most prestigious automarathon in the world. Michelle Bachelet was also interested in Russian trucks KAMAZ who are in the lead for the second year running.

The rally participants from 50 countries have left behind a half of the route which made 4,500 km. As many as 135 teams already went out of the competitions due to technical breakages and traumas. The eighth leg of the competition Antofagasta-Copiano 568 km long started on January 11. The finish and honouring ceremony will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 17.