Maxine Wahome and Natasha Tundo will be the star attractions in Sunday's Women's Rally.
Maxine will team up with veteran navigator Safina Khan in a Subaru Impreza. Natasha, Carl Tundo's sister, will be navigated by Chantal Louis Young.
A total of 10 drivers have signed up for the inaugural all-women rally at the Kasarani racing track on Sunday.
Also in the mix is former media rally star Pauline Sheghu and the famous ‘Warembo Bila Make-up’ racing team's Stellah Macharia.
Jeniffer Malik will also be competing for the first time.
“We want to show that women drivers can also be successful in a male dominated sport. We want to go in there and break the bias and hopefully this can go on for long.”
Lisa Christoffersen, the founder of the Lionesses Rally Club under which the event will be run, says she is excited that an idea conceived at the Safari World Rally Championships in Naivasha last year is finally being actualised.
“We were seated with Waziri (CS Amina Mohamed) and we were asking ourselves, where are the ladies? That is when I came up with the idea and the CS was in support of it and we began plans to have it,” said Christoffersen.
“Nine months later, we are here to see the baby born and it is such an exciting day to see that we can finally have this. An exciting race involving 10 all-women teams and organised by women.”
Apart from the rally, the Lionesses Rallying Club will also undertake some CSR activities in Kasarani and have also planned to plant over 1,000 trees at the Stadium.
Maxine is excited to be competing in the race and despite the fact that she will be the top driver at the race, is keeping her cards close to her chest.
“It is such an exciting opportunity for women drivers in Kenya and to have women racing amongst each other. Of course, I am really happy to be here and competing with everyone else. About the competition, let me just say I will let the dust speak on Sunday,” Maxine said.
Entry List
Pauline Sheghu/Mitchelle Chao
Lisa Christoffersen/Lilian Onduko
Natasha Tundo/Chantal Young
Jael Amondi- Wacuka / Neema
Faith Milkah / Hellen Wambui
Caroline Gatimu/Tinashe Gatimu
Jennifer Malik- Qui
Maxine Wahome/ Safina Khan
Stella Macharia / Peris Kiboi
Kiana Rajput / Ishy RenuI
