The organizers of the event said in an official statement that from March 7 to March 11, the fifth international speed festival “Baikal Mile 2023” will be held on the ice of Lake Baikal. Around 70 racing equipment and cars belonging to GAZ, UAZ and Volgabas companies will be presented at the festival.
Participants of the festival will compete on four ice tracks as well as a drag race track for cars, motorcycles and Lada Formula classification.
It was noted that AvtoVAZ will present its sports innovations within the framework of the competition. Among the participants of the event, Lada Sport Rosneft pilots Vladimir Sheshenin and Kirill Ladygin, six-time Russian champions in rally raids from the GAZ Reid Sport team, and racer Sergey Kabargin, who drove the Flanker F drift car last year. broke the speed record in drifting (252.14 km/h).
The awarding of the winners of the Baikal Mile 2023 will be held in April at the Motovesna show.
Previously reportedThe pilot of Lada Sport Rosneft, Vladimir Sheshenin, became the winner of the anniversary of the “Race of Champions”, which took place on the AvtoVAZ training ground track in the suburbs of Tolyatti.