Trans-oriental Rally

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The Trans-oriental Rally was a motor rally which started in St. Petersburg on June 12, 2008 and ended next to the Great Wall of China near Beijing on June 28, 2008.

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Overview

It was an alternative to the Lisboa 2008 Dakar Rally which was cancelled due to fears of terrorism. Among the drivers on the race was François Delecour, two-time winner of the Monte Carlo Rally.

There were 16 legs planned:

StageDateFromTo
1June 12 Flag of Russia.svg St. Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg Rogatchevo
2June 13 Flag of Russia.svg Rogatchevo Flag of Russia.svg Petrovsky
3June 14 Flag of Russia.svg Petrovsky Flag of Russia.svg Yelabuga
4June 15 Flag of Russia.svg Yelabuga Flag of Russia.svg Mrakovo
5June 16 Flag of Russia.svg MrakovoFlag placeholder.svg Bogotse
6June 17Flag placeholder.svg Bogotse Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arkalyk
7June 18 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arkalyk Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Botakara (via Astana)
8June 19 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Botakara Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ayaguz
9June 20 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ayaguz Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Karamay
10June 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Karamay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Turpan
Rest day
11June 23 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Turpan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hami
12June 24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hami Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Quinguan
13June 25 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Quinguan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Alxa Youqi
14June 26 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Alxa Youqi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bayanhot
15June 27 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bayanhot Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hohhot
16June 28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hohhot Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing

Fatalities

To date there have been two fatalities on the race:

The latter fatality led the Russian Kamaz team to withdraw. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived". Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Kamaz pulls out of the Transorientale | Motors TV Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine


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