Russia's top off-road rally raid team, Kamaz Master, is gearing up for the next Dakar race. The route will cover 8000 km, setting out from the Peruvian capital, Lima, passing through Argentina, and ending in the Chilean capital on January 20. Kamaz Master team driver Andrey Karganov says it takes a long time to prepare for such rallies. "Much depends on your mood. You start to get ready for a race long before its start, to get ready morally. Plus we should visit sport gym, this is an obligatory part of our pre-race preparation." Several trucks have already left Kamaz Master headquarters in Russia's Tatarstan region for Peru. 1. Various of Kamaz Master team training. 00:00 -- 02:28 2. Various of Kamaz Master team workshop. 02:29 -- 02:38 3. Various of Kamaz Master members posing for photographer. 02:39 -- 03:11 4. SOUNDBITE: Andrey Karganov, Kamaz Master team, driver (speaking Russian): "Much depends on your mood. You start to get ready for a race long before its start, to get ready morally. Plus we should visit a sport gym, this is an obligatory part of our pre-race preparation." 5. SOUNDBITE: Eduard Nikolayev, Kamaz Master team, driver (speaking Russian): "We've just returned from the training where we've been testing our Dakar weapon called Kamaz. We've tested overwhelmingly both the trucks and the crews, tried ourselves, recalled everything, because as every sport racing demands much trainings."

• published: 20 Nov 2012
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• author: Alun Hill