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Silk Way Rallye - 1947
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Route
Silk Way Rallye (Distance: 3091 km)
Lap 1 (Dunhuang - Anxi):
Distance: 117km
Service Times: 1
Lap 2 (Anxi [Guazhou] - Jiayuguan):
Distance: 258km
Service Times: 2
Lap 3 (Jiayuguan - Zhangye):
Distance: 224km
Service Times: 1
Lap 4 (Zhangye - Wuwei):
Distance: 240km
Service Times: 1
Lap 5 (Wuwei - Lanzhou):
Distance: 271km
Service Times: 2
Lap 6 (Lanzhou - Tianshui):
Distance: 307km
Service Times: 2
Lap 7 (Tianshui - Baoji):
Distance: 188km
Service Times: 1
Lap 8 (Baoji - Chang'an):
Distance: 178km
Service Times: 1
Lap 9 (Chang'an - Luoyang):
Distance: 391km
Service Times: 3
Lap 10 (Luoyang - Taiyuan):
Distance: 419km
Service Times: 3
Lap 11 (Taiyuan - Beijing):
Distance: 498km
Service Times: 3
Rules
Vehicles:
- All vehicles must be in serial production, but modifications for the conditions expected on the route are allowed.
- Pure prototypes are forbidden.
- A replacement vehicle for the race participant is forbidden.
Vehicle Categories:
There are 5 different categories of vehicles:
- Class A: street cars (pure serial production)
- Class A1: street cars (modified)
- Class B: Jeeps
- Class C: Trucks
- Class D: tracked vehicles
Racing Team:
- A racing team consists of a minimum of 6 person.
- For Class A, A1 and B vehicles the crew is limited of two (driver & navigator) at the start.
Supply:
- Supply with spare parts is in the responsibility of the racing teams.
- Supply vehicles are allowed. According to the team-rule, a minimum of 2 supply vehicles is required.
- For the type of supply vehicles there is no limitation.
Repair:
- Repair vehicles (mobil) and facilities (stationary) will be provided by the organizer.
During a lap there are 1 to 3 service times (each 20 minutes) - depending on the lap length, in which a repair, at the repair vehicle or repair facility (called service park), is allowed. Repairs during the service time can be carried out by a maximum of 5 mechanics (team or organizer). The service times are monitored by the organizer. Unneeded service times could not be added. Exceeding the service time will be penalized with a time addition. A repeated exceeding of the service time results in an additional time addition. The organizer may exclude a racing team when it permanently exceeds the service time.
- At end of the day, there is an additional service time of 45 minutes, before the vehicle is locked in a guarded area overnight.
- Outside the service parks and service times only the driver and co-pilot are allowed to carry out repairs, plus they may only use on board carried spare parts and tools. A violation of this point will result in immediate exclusion from the race.
Class A participants (street cars in serial production)
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Competitors:- Triumph - Great Britain
- Golden Dragon - Chinese Empire
- Great Wall - Chinese Empire
- Mitsubishi - Japan
Country: Great Britain
Team: Triumph
Vehicle: Triumph 2000 TDA
Driver: Mike Hawthorn / Dennis Poore
Country: China
Team: Golden Dragon
Vehicle: Etsong E3
Driver: Lin Chia-lung / Zhang Jing-Fen
Country: China
Team: Great Wall
Vehicle: Zhong Hua 1500
Driver: Ieoh Ming Pei / Chen Ju
Country: Japan
Team: Mitsubishi
Vehicle: M46
Driver:
Class A1 participants (modified street cars)
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Competitors:- Allard – Great Britain
- Frazer – Great Britain
- Yellow Crane – Chinese Empire
Country: Great Britain
Team: Allard
Vehicle: Allard J2
Driver: Sydney Allard / Tom Lush
Country: Great Britain
Team: Frazer
Vehicle: Frazer Nash High Speed
Driver: Ken Wharton / Peter Whitehead
Country: China
Team: Yellow Crane
Vehicle: Etsong A1
Driver: Lin Ming-cheng / Chen Mingwen
Class B participants (Jeeps)
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Competitors:- HAFDASA – Argentina
- Minerva – Belgium
- Yellow Crane – Chinese Empire
- Peugeot / French Army - France
- Rover – Great Britain
- The Flying Pandurs - Yugoslavia
Country: Yugoslavia
Team: The Flying Pandurs
Vehicle: M40 Triglav
Driver: Konstantin Prigal
Country: France
Team: Peugeot / French Army
Vehicle: Peugeot VLR
Driver: Marcel Thériault / George Beaulieu
Country: Great Britain
Team: Rover
Vehicle: Land Rover 4x4
Driver: Charles Tucker / Ted Griffiths
Country: Argentina
Team: HAFDASA
Vehicle: Nandu 4x4
Driver: Oscar Alfredo Galvez / Rodolfo Torres
Country: Belgium
Team: Minerva
Vehicle: Minerva M-20
Driver: Johnny Claes / Olivier Gendebien
Country: China
Team: Yellow Crane
Vehicle: Hanta
Driver: Wang Jin / Chang Tao
Class C participants (Trucks & Buses)
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Competitors:- Team 55 - Japan
- Golden Dragon - Chinese Empire
- Great Wall - Chinese Empire
- Yellow Crane - Chinese Empire
Country: Japan
Team: Team 55
Vehicle: Isuzu Model BX91 Bus
Driver: Matsui Haruo
Country: China
Team: Golden Dragon
Vehicle: SAIC 3to
Driver: Duan Qirui / Wang Daxie
Country: China
Team: Golden Dragon
Vehicle: Anhui 3000
Driver: Wang Shizhen / Qian Nengxun
Country: China
Team: Great Wall
Vehicle: Jiefang CA-10
Driver: Jin Yunpeng / Xu Shichang
Country: China
Team: Great Wall
Vehicle: Jiefang CA-30
Driver: Jia Deyao / Hu Weide
Country: China
Team: Yellow Crane
Vehicle: Dandong 201
Driver: Lin Sen
Class D participants (tracked vehicles)
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Competitors:- Team 55 - Japan
- Great Wall - Chinese Empire
Country: Japan
Team: Team 55
Vehicle: KHI Type 97 tank
Driver:
Country: Japan
Team: Team 55
Vehicle: Armored Recovery Vehicle "Se-Ri"
Driver:
Country: China
Team: Great Wall
Vehicle: Liexi TAV
Driver: Mu Shouqi / Chang Chen
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