Russia's Volga-Dnepr supports 6-day Silk Way Rally 2012 motor race

RUSSIA's Volga-Dnepr Airlines is to support Russia's motor racing competition, the Silk Way Rally 2012 over the six days of the tournament which involves 100 cars and 25 trucks competing in the 4,000-kilometre event for the fourth year running.

The race starts in Moscow and finishes six days later in the Russian city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

As Volga-Dnepr is the holder of a Flight Dispatch and Operations Control Licence, it will support seven fixed wing aircraft and six helicopters that comprise the Silk Way Rally air unit. During the six days of tournament, the fleet of fixed and rotary-winged aircraft flew a combined 339 hours thanks to the air navigation support provided by Volga-Dnepr.

Participants in the event come from 25 countries in Europe, Asia and South America. In total viewers in some 190 countries watched the event on television.