#1. B.Gadasin/V.Demyanenko

International master of sport. Double champion of the FIA International Cup (2007 and 2009), silver medal winner in 2008. Participant of the first Russian rally-raid Championship (1999). Double Champion of the Russian rally-raid. Winner of the FIA International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas 2007, silver medal winner in 2008. Winner of "Northern Forest" in 2007 and 2009 – notice that these victories gave the FIA Cup to Boris. Multi-champion in Russian trophy-raids, champion of Northwestern Federal District in rally. Chairman of RAF trophy-raid commission.

On present Baja Boris drives G-Force Proto car – his own work. Prototype product is improved and modernized after each rally. It has a 7 litre atmosphere petrol engine of 400 bhp with restrictor by the FIA demands which favour diesel prototypes. The car was specially made as a competitive one to the manufacturing teams and as a response to the FIA technical demands.
The specific characteristics of this car is the suspension based on Donerre shock-absorber of last generation with 7 regulation positions including antiroll system.

www.gfmsport.com

International master of sport. Reigning holder of the FIA Baja Cup. Participant of the first Russian rally-raid Championship (1999). Bronze medal winner of the World Cup 2000. Vice-champion of the Russian rally-raid in 2001 and 2008. Multi-winner of the World Cup's rounds. Participated in the Dakar rally-marathon 3 times. Candidate master in helicopter sport.

www.gfmsport.com

#2. K.Holowzyc/J-М. Fortin

www.holowczyc.pl

Fortin Jean-Marc (Belgium)

One of the most in-demand co-drivers in the World Rally Championship – WRC. Has driven with Grégoire de Mevius, Bruno Thiry, François Duval, Nicolas Bernardi. For 3 years drives with Krzysztof Holowczyc in rally-raids. Director of Overdrive Racing Team.
www.overdriveracing.be

#3 A.Varentsov/R.Elagin

Artem Varentsov
Master of sport. In rally-raids since 2005.
Crew – winner of the Russian Cup (2007). In 2009 participated for the first time in the AFRICA RACE marathon where won a silver medal in overall. On the Silk Way marathon finished the 2d place in Group T2 and the 1st one in the Production category. In 2009 won the World rally-raid Cup and the FIA Baja Cup in the Production category.
For the crew this "Northern Forest" is the 5thone. In 2009 on the winter Baja the crew won in Group T2 in FIA Cup competition and got a silver medal in the Russian Championship.

#4 B.Szalay/L.Bunkoczi

Balash Szalay (Hungary)

15 years in rally-raids. Winner of Pharaohs' Rally (2003), multiple winner and prize holder of the European rally-raids competitions. Holder of the Central Europe rally-raid Trophy. First Hungarian participant of Dakar. Took part on the Dakar 11 times.
First participation on ice and snow surface.
www.dakar.hu

www.dakar.hu

№5 А.Mironenko/S.Lebedev

Alexander Mironenko
Master of sport. Holder of the international FIA Baja Cup (2008) in overall among co-drivers.
Silver medal holder twice in the Russian Championship, participant of Dakar. On last Baja "Northern Forest" won a bronze medal in Group T1.

Sergey Lebedev
Participation in rally-raids since 2001. First started as a driver than became a co-driver. In 2009 started to perform in the crew of Alexander Mironenko. Participant of two Dakars.
Head of the Unisod company – a partner of the Northern Forest Baja. Organiser of the Baja for 5 years but as a participant for the first time.

#6 Y.Solovyev/V.Korolev

Yaroslav Solovjev
11 years in rally-raids. Bronze medal holder of the Russian Championship in 2009. Multiple winner of medals of the Russian Championship's and Cup's rounds, finished three times in "Dakar". Participated in "Northern Forest" four times. Candidate master in mountain skiing.
Having driven several rounds of the World's Cup and the FIA Baja Cup he decided to share his time on rally-marathons and rally. He is trained by five time Russian champion Andrey Zhigunov.

The USSR master of sport. Participated in rally-raids for 8 years. Holder of the Russian Cup (2001), winner and multiple prize winner of the World Cup's rounds, double bronze medal winner of the Russian Championship (2001 and 2009). Vladimir is the chairman of the RAF rally-raid Committee. Has participated four times in "Northern Forest".

#7 B.Novitsky/V.Evtekhov

Bogdan Novitsky
Master of sport. Participation in rally-raids since 2006. Three time champion of Ukraine (2007-2009). Participant of Dakar-2009. On the Silk Way marathon got the 10th place in overall.
Participated twice in "Northern Forest" but succeeded in finishing only once. Starts on a new car for himself – G-Force Proto.

Vitaliy Evtekhov

#8 А.Zheludov/A.Rudnitskiy

Alexander Zheludov

Andrey Rudnitskiy

#9 N.Shapovalov/O.Belyukov

Nickolay Shapovalov
Passed the standards of the USSR international master of sport. Participated in classic rally, holder of the Eurpean Cup in 1993. Last participation in competitions – rally "Pskov-2004". After a long interval got an opportunity to participate in rally-raids.

Oleg Belyukov
In rally since 2003 , prize winner of the Russian Championship and Cup, of Northern Palmira Cup in 2004, multi medal holder of the Northwestern Federal District.
First participation in rally-raids.
The crew is supported by the RRT holding company. www.rrt.ru

#10 N.Matos/F.Serra

Nuno Matos (Portugal)

In rally-raids for 13 years; started as a co-driver, then became a driver in 2002. Star of the Portuguese sport: since 2007 for three seasons won three titles of the National Championship. This year will fight for FIA Baja Cup in the Production category.
"Northern Forest" is a double debut for Nuno Matos: starts as in the FIA Cup as on snow and ice surface. The crew starts on the Isuzu D-Max car on which Rui Sousa won the FIA Cup two years ago.
www.nunomatos.com

Filipe Serra (Portugal)

Started his motor career with motorcycling in 2001. In 2005 started participation as a co-driver in rally and rally-raids. Bronze medal winner of Citroen C2 Cup. Winner of the World rally's rounds. Portuguese champion for rally-raids.
First participation in the Northern Forest Baja and on snow and ice surface.
www.filipeserra.com

#11 V.Volikov/A.Volikov

Master of sport. The first start in rally-raids – in 2006. Multiple prize winner of the Russian Championship and the Cup in trophy- and rally-raids, holder of the Russian rally-raid Cup in 2007, 7th place in the Production category on Dakar in 2009. On last "Northern Forest" he won a bronze medal in Group T2B. Holder of Black Belt in karate-do.

The Volikovs are a family crew of father and son, co-driver. Bronze medal holders of the last Northern Forest Baja in Group T2B. Anatoly is a Dakar participant, a Russian vice-champion in 2009 in the Production category.

#12 I.Bondarev/A.Gorelov

Igor Bondarev

Alexander Gorelov
Master of sport. First start in rally-raids was in 2000 with driver Konstantin Mescherekov. In 2007 was a co-driver in Igor Bondarev's crew. In 2009 got a silver medal in the first Africa Race marathon in Group T2. Bronze medal holder of the World Cup's round in 2009 in Portugal. Silver medal holder in the Silk way marathon (Dakar).
The crew starts for the 3d time on the winter baja in Petersburg. In 2009 on the Northern Forest baja they got the 3d place in the FIA Cup and the 4th in the Russian Championship.

#14 R.Garosci/B.Rudy

Riccardo Garosci (Italy)

In rally-raids for almost 25 years. Before raced in rally. World rally-raid champion in the Production category. Participant of Dakar, in 2009 finished in TOP10 in the Production category. Multiple winner and prize holder of Pharaoh's rally, South African marathon and others.
First participation in the Northern Forest Baja but has had experience of driving on winter surface: in the 80's was vice-champion twice of the Italian snow and ice championship.
Famous Italian politician, member of European Parliament, Personal Counselor of Minister of School and University.
www.riccardo.garosci.it

Briani Rudy (Italy)

#15 V.Frolov/E.Kalachev

Vladimir Frolov

Evgeny Kalachev
Master of sport. In rally-raids for 15 years. In rally – multiple prize winner of the Russian and European Championships' rounds, participant of several rounds of the World Championship. Silver medal holder of the FIA Baja Cup (2002). Prefers rally. First participation in the Northern Forest Baja.

#16 А.Cherednikov/E.Kuznetsov

Andrey Cherednikov

#17 А.Melnikov/M.Chernov

Participation in rally-raids for less than a year, first start – on the Silk Way marathon. Writer, candidate of psychological science. At present writing a monography about psychological safe of drivers in rally-raids. Holder of special diploma of the FBI Competition in the best literature works about FBI's activity in 2007.
First participation in the Northern Forest Baja.

Maxim Chernov
Less than a year in rally-raids. First participation in "Northern Forest". Goes in for aikido.

#18 А.Terentyev/А.Terentyev

Alexander Terentyev - driver
Came with his son-co-driver in September 2009. The first competition was the Silk Way marathon of Dakar series. The Terentjevs' crew got a bronze medal in the Production diesel category.
First participation in "Northern Forest".

Alexander Terentyev – co-driver
Came with his father-driver in September 2009. The first competition was the Silk Way marathon of Dakar series. The Terentjevs' crew got a bronze medal in the Production diesel category.
First participation in "Northern Forest".