Lap of Medņi! Off-road celebration! Mud Run of Latgale! What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you read these words? That’s right – off-road race in Rugāji! There are five weeks left till the event, which gives enough time to prepare yourself and your vehicle after having participated in last Latvian Open Trophy Raid Championship stage in Lithuania. If you already know that you will come to Rugāji, the organizers would be extremely grateful if you would register online in advance.
Rugāji race is the first of two remaining stages of the Latvian Open Trophy Raid Championship. If you take a look at the overall results of the championship it is evident that nothing is set yet and that every participant has a chance to reach the pedestal. Who will get there? It seems that we will get the answer to this question only after the last stage of the championship. The national sports code of Latvian Automobile Federation states that an automobile is a vehicle that is fully controlled by its driver, drives on ground on four wheels that are not positioned in one row. First two of the wheels must ensure vehicle’s movement and two wheels must ensure vehicle’s steering. In addition all the wheels must touch the ground while driving. Reading this before the race of Rugāji makes one wonder how it is possible not to break the rule of “all wheels must touch the ground” when you are literally “flying” through the Lap of Medņi?
