Kurbatov, Boris Nikolaevich

The first race car of Boris Nikolaevich Kurbatov was the ZIS-101 .
After the war, Kurbatov went to a linear race with a mechanic (his rules required his presence in the car at that time) and went on a ZIS-110V cabriolet, which differed from the serial car only in an additional gas tank and a casing covering the passenger compartment from the front seat back to the trunk. Races took place along the Minsk highway from Moscow to Minsk and back. There were few people wishing to participate in such competitions because of high injuries ...
In 1956, a car was built, conventionally called ZIL-112/2 , with the suspension taken from the serial ZIS-110, and with a boosted engine with a capacity of 170 liters. with. (from him, but with four carburetors). On this machine in the same year, Boris Kurbatov became the bronze medalist of the USSR championship.
Boris Nikolaevich Kurbatov is the leader of the ZIS sports team in the 1950s-1960s.

• USSR champion in 1960. ^[one]
• Silver Champion of 1961 ^[1] .

ZIS-112 , almost 6 m long, went to the start of linear races on the Minsk highway.

Very soon, it became clear to the riders and designers: this car is not suitable even for such competitions. At the initiative of Kurbatov, the ZIS-112 was shortened by 600 mm. Reducing the mass and changing the main pair managed to raise the "maximum speed" to 210 km / h ^[1] .

• History of ZIS-112. In the footsteps of white and blue // One of the protagonists of this story - Boris Nikolayevich Kurbatov now turned 90. He is one of those "winners" who stood at the origins of the ZIS sports team.
• Family of sports cars ZIS-112.