Round light at "Millenium".
Round light at "Millenium".
To wish burns us, and can - destroys, but the nobility gives to ours
To weak organism possibility eternally to stay in the quiet
Status...
To see, whether it means the nobility? And the nobility, whether means it
To open the essence of a life and deeply to get into it?
Whether from knowledge wisdom is born? "Onore de Balzac
("The Shagreen skin") to feel comfortable and reliable in
Our restless, quickly varying world, to the usual person, as
Rule, are necessary interesting, the varying world, to the usual person,
As a rule, are necessary interesting, allowing comfortably to live job,
The house, cars and other all known attributes sedate and
Slow daily occurrence.
All it, probably, was at Jim Rogers. But he has solved for
Itself, that in this life is necessary to make something such, that
There was a balance between desires and possibilities, that
The knowledge has come. And together with the bride it has gone to the long
Travel.
THE INQUIRY:
Jim ROGERS has begun the career in five years with peanut sale in
The native State of Alabama. Has finished Jelsky and Oxford
Universities. Worked as the agent off-shornogo insurance fund,
Getting popularity in the international investment community.
Rogers periodically reads lectures at the Colombian university.
Its reviews devoted to economic, constantly
publikovalisv leading information publications, including all
Large television networks of the USA.
PEJDZH PARKER has left the successful career in area
Marketing for "unique possibility in a life".
So, to the 56-year-old financial tycoon, the professor and the expert
World investment economy comes to mind thought
To go to three-year automobile race on six continents
In the extent in 150 thousand kilometres. What for this purpose it is necessary? In
The first turn, of course, the reliable and convenient car.
To pick up from serial jeeps issued in the world? It is possible and
So. But it is better to make travel on an off-road car, which
Completely would answer the planned purpose, own desires
And analogues to which in the world was not and is not present. Especially if was going to
In a way with the beautiful young woman. Means, it is necessary to make the
The cross-country vehicle. Such what sees most.
Probably, so Jim Rogers when has dared on argued
Round-the-world travel together with bride Pejdzh Parker.
It is necessary to tell, that Jim has already made in 1990 run on
Motorcycle, having passed more than 100 thousand kilometres generally
Globe. But it it has appeared insufficiently.
The adventure decided to repeat in more global scale. In
Any case at this unusual project could dare only
The unusual man and the unusual woman, and for this purpose it
The unusual car which has developed was required
The Californian design studio "the Prism Design Internejshnl" in
Conformity with Jim's wishes and Pejdzh. For an idea embodiment in
Life it was necessary to choose the stamp of a prototype of the car. Have solved
To stop in firm DaimlerChrysler, which autoproduction
Differs high reliability, functionality and
Comfortableness, and the service network is scattered worldwide.
The car, loudly named "Millenium", is
Hybrid of sports roadster SLK and an off-road car of series G. Others
Words, on the chassis all-wheel drive Gelandewagen with a turbodiesel
Have established body SLK with a folding roof, having solved a number of problems on
To combination of sites, units and systems.
North American branch DaimlerChrysler has presented for
Assemblages of "Millenium" two serial cars, having brought thus
The share in the project of round-the-world travel. Supervised
Working out of the unusual car Gerhard Shtajnle. In recent times
The president of the American branch Gerhard Shtajnle. In the near
The past the president of the American branch of company Mercedes-Benz,
It then has based own design studio. Directly
During a life the project was embodied by firm "б ц ц ц б?б?б ц ц ц ц ц ц ц " which has collected
The unique car for two months and joined not only
Mechanical parts, but also very different electronic systems both
Cars. Has been made as well the original trailer,
Completely corresponding on design "tractor".
So Jim's dream of the only thing in the world was realised
The multi-purpose all-wheel drive comfortable car, at the wheel
Which it is possible to risk on any adventure what only can
To meet for three long years of tour.
And here on January, 1st, 1999 Jim Rogers and its bride Pejdzh
Parker started from Iceland and, having driven Central and East
Europe, Turkey, Mongolia, China, Korea and Japan, come back
Practically through all territory of Russia to Europe. Moscow
Has met travellers in second half of August. For eight
Months it is passed more than thirty eight thousand kilometres. A meeting
Journalists with travellers has taken place in Moscow. Jim and Pejdzh
Have willingly answered all questions.
- Mister Rogers, your car has a faultless appearance. As to you
It was possible, having driven more than 38 thousand kilometres to save it in the such
Status? - The route has been laid specially in those places and
To cities where from time to time there are service stations
"Mercedes". Besides, I make thrifty use of the car.
As to appearance the trailer has most of all suffered, and
If you attentively look at a forward part of the car,
Will notice set of small scratches and dents.
- In Moscow you have addressed on service station because
Have serious breakages?
- Here the car is better will check up and will serve. Your roads,
Especially in the Far East, leave to wish much the best, and
Therefore we have small problems. Besides, the car turns
On ourselves everywhere the big attention, and we do not wish to leave it even
On supervised parkings. At station its safety will provide
More reliably.
- As itself the car conducts on road and what at you the brightest
Impressions of travel across Russia?
- We have driven set of the countries, crossed deserts, were in
Mountains, and everywhere the trip on this car delivered to us
Pleasure. As to the second part of a question it is more than me
In total has surprised behaviour of employees of KGB (obviously, Jim has in
To kind of FSB or militia) which have selected at us video data,
When we removed any market. However, after we
Have contacted their heads and with the representation, have given.
- And I was most of all amazed with your huge fields of sunflowers.
I such yet did not see, - tells Pejdzh. - Still me
Your GAI, ostensibly for infringement of rules has fined two times
Movements. But I broke nothing.
- I can confirm it, - Jim enters conversation. - can
To itself to present, that us stopped in Russia almost on
Each post of GAI, and not because we infringers of rules, simply
It was interesting to them to look at the car. Still I remember, in Siberia, in
Small town, we have been compelled to stop for a lodging for the night in
To hotel. If is, we will tell in Moscow, the normal five-stars
Hotels this hotel it is necessary to carry to a class "5 cockroaches" (both
Smile). We think, what is it they should pay to us for
That we have stopped at them, despite all symbolical character of the price
Lodging for the night.
- There there was no neither light, nor a water, heating, - speaks
Pejdzh. - represent, how we went to a toilet? It was easier
To spend the night in tent: at us is kempingovoe the equipment, but
We still never have involved it. - in what sums pours out
Travel? Cost of the car, fuel Means,
Roads and other...
- This car - unique, and I, of course,
Has spent the big sum of money that from two cars to collect one.
It has appeared costs of alteration of cars much above the price both
Cars which to me were presented by firm "Mercedes". And
Travel, of course, demands certain expenses, and I am serious
Has concerned a financial part of the project. You can easily
To count its cost, knowing the prices for fuel, a foodstuff,
Hotels, ferries and railway platforms, visas at
Crossing of borders and penalties on roads of your GAI (both again
Smile).
- Mister Rogers, and the truth, that at you is the first car and you
Have no wide experience of driving?
- Quite right. After 1968 it is my first car. With
1968 I did not sit at the wheel. The driver's experience at Pejdzh it is ready
More than at me. It more skilled driver. But on travel,
To my surprise, I sit at the wheel more often, than Pejdzh, and it - mine
The navigator.
- Pejdzh, to you has not bothered so long to be in road? You
All the same the woman. Perhaps you have got tired?
- No, I was not has got tired. All is interesting to me. And then, at us after all not
Race round the world. At us absolutely other purposes. We could drive
All for 90 days but then you will not see a lot of the interesting: cities,
People, the nature (Jim adds, as some beer you will not have a drink much). We
We wish to look the world and to estimate its status, and for this purpose not
Haste is necessary.
- Mister Rogers, creation of such car is your idea
Or Pejdzh? - Pejdzh definitely to me has told, that will not go in
"krugosvetku" on a motorcycle. It has forced me to think about
Autotravel. On the highway car too you will not go
Round light: at it the road gleam is small, and I would like to go in
Cabriolet. And here then I was come to mind by idea of connection
Passableness of an off-road car and comfortableness of the automobile
The car.
As the fates decree I have met the designer who has prompted to me,
What to use cars, and has not passed also three months after
Discussions of this question as the car was ready to travel.
Here such interesting people have visited Moscow in August - September
1999. Now they already go across the Eastern Europe, and in the beginning
Their next year is waited by Africa, then Middle East, India and
Indonesia. The autumn of 2000 will find them in Australia and New
Zealand. To conquest of the American continent from the south on the north they
Will devote all 2001.
They not simply go. They wish to inform the mullions-strong
Audiences about a world status on a threshold of a new millenium
By means of travelling messages by radio, TV and on
Computer network the Internet. They are accompanied by one more off-road car
Series G which serves as simultaneously auxiliary car
And broadcasting studio of the command of Rogers. Them interest
Historical, political, economic, sociological,
Demographic, financial, geographical, cultural and others
Aspects of a life of the countries and the people. They wish to see all and to learn about
All.
Car "Millenium" technical characteristics.
The engine a 6-cylinder 3-litre turbodiesel, 4 valves
On the cylinder, compression degree 22:1 Capacity of 177 h.p. At 4400 rpm
The twisting moment of 330 Nanometers, or 244 pounds on foot, at 3600 rpm
Transmission "Mercedes-Benz", five-high-speed, automatic
Transmission a constant full drive, blocking axial and
Interaxal differential (from "Mercedes-Benz"
Series G)
Chassis "Mercedes-Benz", the truncated wheel base
(From "Mercedes-Benz G300")
Road gleam of a comment on 30 sm above, than the standard road
Gleam SLK
Capacity of a petrol tank of 146 l
Stock of a course of 1000 km
Wheels legkosplavnye 18я 7,5 inches
(From "Mercedes-Benz G500")
Tyres Bridzhstoun Dueler HTS "п 265/60 R18
Body from fiber glass, on the steel frame, expanded
Wings, additional protective elements: thresholds
With protective overlays, forward and back
Spoilers
Colouring bright yellow
Salon a black skin
Communications satellite phone "motorola Iridium"
The trailer is made to order; two-wheeled, cargo, with
Spring suspension bracket, uses electric brakes and such
Wheels of 18-inch height, as well as on the leading car,
Contains a spare wheel, potable water and the spare fuel
The canister, back branches contain luggage.
Sergey DUDKIN.
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