According to the press service of the festival, two innovations from AvtoVAZ broke speed records as part of the Baikal Mile 2023 festival, which took place on March 7-11.
So, at the wheel of the new generation Lada Vesta Sport, the station wagon reached a speed of 175.5 km / h in body racer Vladimir Sheshenin. This is the best result among production cars with an engine capacity of up to two liters in the history of the event and the fastest speed among all participants in the new Lada Formula lineup.
Another innovation, the Lada Granta Sport, driven by Kirill Ladygin, hit 163.6 km/h on ice, setting a festival record for stock cars with engines up to 1.6 liters. Both Ladas are now from the Sport range has in prototype state.
A total of 90 pilots, 41 teams and more than 60 different equipment participated in the competitions in Baikal. Among others, the Moskvich 408, capable of accelerating to 152.2 km / h, the Volga M21 with the engine from Chaika (156.4 km / h) and the GAZ-31105 created for drifting, went to the beginning of speed races » (187.5 km / h) .
The record holder of the Baikal Mile 2023 and the best in the touring car class for the five years of the festival was Arkady Romanchuk, driving a Toyota Mark II at 274.9 km/h. Among the participants competing in motor vehicles, the winner was Mikhail Lyubimov, who accelerated the MV Augusta F4 1000 to 239.8 km/h.
Previously reportedLada Sport Rosneft driver Vladimir Sheshenin became the winner of the anniversary of the Race of Champions, which took place at the AvtoVAZ training ground.
Source: Gazeta
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