Can It Get Muddier Than This? | Silk Way Rally 2018 Behind The Scenes

What happens when it rains on the rally? There’s mud. Lots and lots of mud. Dmitry Sotnikov tells us what it was like on the track for the Kamaz Master trucks – and Nasser Al-Attiyah tells us a little bit about what happens when you lose four-wheel drive and it’s really, really slippery, while the Toyota Overdrive team gives us a little peek under Nasser’s Toyota Hilux as they replace the gearbox and differential. Great action from the Silkway Rally! On July 20, 2018, the eighth edition of Silk Way Rally set off on a new route from previous editions of the event. Because of logistical problems with the runway needed for the massive Antonov 124 cargo planes that were to transfer the vehicles from China to Russia, the event organisers have decided to split this year's event in two. The 2018 Silk Way Rally is an all-Russian affair that runs for seven days and seven stages across the south of the country, from the port city of Astrakhan to the capital, Moscow. A follow-up Silk Way China will take