Start of competitions

Participants of Ukraine Trophy 2011 competitions during the start in the centre of Kiev, on Saturday, July 2, 2011. A cross-country jeep raid, has started from Independence Square in the capital city. The route lies through the north border with Belarus, the final destination in the Shatskiy National Nature Park. The trophy raid is organized by the Association for Cross-Country Sports Development. Among the participants there are both standard four-wheel-drive offroaders and advanced vehicles (cars, four-wheelers, motorbikes, etc.). Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN