In Irkutsk, autocross competitions were held, where in a tense battle the winners in the D2-1600 and D1 classes were decided. The main intrigue unfolded between titled racers from different cities, and in the team standings the Irkutsk team from Di-Station won confidently. For the fourth year in a row, the organizers have held a tournament of this level on a specially prepared track in Universitetsky.
In the D2-1600 class, the victory was claimed by Master of Sport from Irkutsk Alexey Yarkovsky, who in a hard-fought battle outpaced three-time Russian Champion Vladimir Norkin from Yekaterinburg and two-time Russian Champion Andrey Nefedov from Tolyatti. Second place went to two-time Russian Cup winner from Kemerovo Vladislav Reshetnev. The bronze medalist was Master of Sport from Irkutsk Leonid Maksimov.In the D1 class of all-wheel-drive cars, Vladislav Reshetnev finished first. At the finish, 2011 Russian champion Oleg Gerasimov (Kansk) was literally half a car length behind him. Third place went to Master of Sport from the city of Shelekhov, Alexander Pushkar.
In the team standings, the Irkutsk athletes were victorious. 1st place went to the team “Di-Station” from Irkutsk, 2nd place – the team “Avtoimport” from Kemerovo, 3rd place – the team “Avtoklub SKP” from Tolyatti.
For the fourth year already, Irkutsk has been granted the right to host competitions of this level. The Irkutsk Regional Automobile Sports Federation is the organizer of the autocross. For the competition in the Universitetsky neighborhood, a special track 1 km 200 m long was built. Significant assistance in organizing the competition was provided by MUP “Irkutskavtodor” and the committee for the administration of the Sverdlovsky District of the city of Irkutsk.