Russian KAMAZ truck manufacturer company started rally raids in the late 1980s, debuting in Dakar in 1990. In their first years the Russian team used KAMAZ 4310 6×6 in various modifications. The 1991 version of the truck was powered by 10.8 L V8 engine developing 290 hp. KAMAZ entered five 431010C trucks in 1991 Dakar rally. The team No. 509 with former classic rally driver Vladimir Goltsov with Firdaus Kabirov as co-driver and Nikolay Strakhov as mechanic finished 2nd . Goltsov, born in 1950, was very experienced and titled driver. He was eleven time USSR classic rally champion and seven time USSR champion in ice track racing. His highest international success in classic rally was the victory in multi stage championship for the Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup in 1979 – a major international series in the Eastern Block in 1960s – 1980s. Moving from his home IzhMash Rally Team from Izhevsk to KAMAZ in 1988, Goltsov won the debut race for KAMAZ in rally raids – 1988 Jelcz Rally.
All other KAMAZ trucks also finished in top-12. Entry No. 510, Estonians Yoel Tammelka / Yuhan Anupyld / Enno Piyrsalu was 3rd. No. 511 (driver Vladimir Marchenkov) was 6th, Victor Moskovskikh (No. 513) finished 11th and Evgeny Doronin (No. 512) was 12th.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1991 | Rally Raids | Dakar Rally (Paris–Tripoli–Dakar) |
| Truck | No. | Entrant |
| KAMAZ-431010C | 509 | KAMAZ |
| Driver | Co-Driver | Co-Driver |
| Vladimir Goltsov | Firdaus Kabirov | Nikolay Strakhov |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Elekon | |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
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