Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo finished third overall in the season-closing KCB Guru Nanak Rally to clinch his fifth career Kenya National Rally Championship title in Il-Bissil.
Baldev Singh Chager wrapped up the 2021 season in the second position after winning the Sikh Union Club organised round.
Karan Patel’s second overall position in Il-Bissil saw him move up to the fourth overall position in the final standings with 110 points.
Chager was peerless in the closing round, where he also savoured 3 bonus points for winning the 16km Power Stage at Kudu 2 this wrapping up the championship with 174. Tundo and his partner Jessop recaptured the KNRC title with an unassailable cumulative total of 187 points.
Chager was happy with his spirited campaign in the 9-leg series, but the ‘Flying Singh’ had to contend with playing second fiddle to Tundo who completed a rare double of championship wins in the busy season.
Tundo was at it in October when he sealed the FIA Africa Rally Championship (ARC) title at the penultimate stage on Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally.
“It’s such an amazing feeling completing a double of championship wins. We needed a top-nine finish today to win the championship, so we took it very slowly and we are happy to return third overall in the event and win our fifth KNRC title,” said Tundo.
Chager was all smiles with his third Guru Nanak victory and said: “It’s absolutely fantastic emerging the winner in the Guru Nanak which is our home event. I must congratulate my navigator Ravi Soni for a great season and the team which has been spot on with preparations.”
Out of the 18 drivers who started the 41st edition of the Guru Nanak, only 11 survived the demanding course. Among the casualties included Maxine Wahome, Piero Canobbio, Nikhil Sachania, Kush Patel, and Aakif Virani.
Autocross youngsters Rajveer Thethy and Sameer Nanji crowned their KNRC debuts with credible 8th and 11th positions.
Final KNRC Standings
1 Carl Tundo 187
2 Baldev Chager 174
3 Jasmeet Chana 137
4 Karan Patel 110
5. Aakif Virani 93
6 Onkar Rai 73
