• Youngsters Hamza Anwar and Nikhil Sachania will drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X cars in their spirited campaigns for podium slots in the Nanyuki Rally Group-organised round.
• Kenya’s oldest driver Frank Tundo (in his 70s) is back in the saddle and will tackle Nanyuki behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta Proto.
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Championship leader Karan Patel headlines a star-studded 21-car entry for Saturday’s Kenya National Rally Championship Nanyuki leg in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10.
The Nairobi-based driver will renew his rivalry with Jasmeet Chana aka ‘Iceman’ who trails him by a just point on the championship log.
The sixth round of the season will also feature two new Rally2 cars (the former R5s) to be driven by Raaji Bharij (Skoda Fabia) and Killifi’s Piero Canobbio in Hyundai i20 Rally2.
Youngsters Hamza Anwar and Nikhil Sachania will drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X cars in their spirited campaigns for podium slots in the Nanyuki Rally Group-organised round.
Multiple Two Wheel Drive champion and current leader Leonardo Varese in a Toyota Auris will be relishing a four-way battle with Kenya’s youngest rally driver Rio Smith (Ford Fiesta Rally4), Sameer Nanji (VW Golf MK2) and Daren Miranda (Subaru).
Kenya’s oldest driver Frank Tundo (in his 70s) is back in the saddle and will tackle Nanyuki behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta Proto. Tundo senior will team up with Gareth Dawe in the non-homologated National SPV (Special Prepared Vehicles) category.
The National Classic category has Carl Tundo (Frank’s son) in a Triumph TR7. Carl will be navigated debutante Samuel Taylor.
Multiple Kenyan champion and 1994 WRC Safari Rally winner Ian Duncan will also be gunning for Classic points in a Nissan Datsun alongside Shakeel Khan (Ford Escort) and Piers Daykin (Datsun 280Z). Daykin is a former Kenya navigators’ champion with Lee Rose and will be banking on local knowledge in his home rally.
Carl, who is also the reigning Kenya National Rally champion, said: “I woke up on Monday and decided I wanted to rally. Tim Jessop sadly couldn’t do the next rally due to other commitments so we are putting a good friend, Sam Taylor, in the passenger seat.”
“Sam has never sat in a rally car let alone navigated so should be fun. He is the founder of ForRangers, a charity that raises awareness and 100 per cent of funds raised goes to rangers around Africa. He has scaled Mt.Everest so hopefully sitting with me will be a breeze!”
Kenya’s second youngest rally driver Rajveer Thethy will pilot a Subaru Impreza while additional Subarus in the event will be in the hands of Edward Maina aka Emka, Amman Shah, Maxine Wahome, Steve Mwangi aka Shifo and Kush Patel (Karan’s sibling).
The one-day rally will be based in Mlima Hema, Greystones and Ole Naishu where the three stages will be repeated to cover 153kms of competitive mileage and 62kms of liaison distance..
Entries
1 #16 Raaji Singh Bharij /Ravi Soni(Skoda Fabia -R5)
2 #12 Hamza Anwar /Adnan Din (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
3 #6 Jasmeet Chana /Ravi Chana (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
4 #3 Karan Karan K Patel /Tauseef Khan (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
5 #10 Piero Cannobio/Fabrizia Pons (Hyundai -R5)
6 #19 Nikhil Sachania /Deep Patel (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
7 #23 Steve Mwangi/Dennis Mwenda (Subaru Impreza)
8 #18 Issa Amwari /Edward Njoroge (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
9 #1 Carl Flash Tundo /Samuel Taylor (Triumph TR 7 -Classic)
10 #9 Ian Duncan/Jaspal Matharu (Nissan Datsun -Classic)
11 #51 Piers Daykin/Tariq Malik (Datsun 280 Z -Classic)
12 #50 Frank Tundo/Gareth Dawe (Ford Fiesta Proto - SPV)
13 #20 Maxine Wahome /Murage Waigwa (Subaru Impreza)
14 #22 Kush Patel/Mudasar Chaudry(Subaru Impreza – S)
15 #34 Shakeel Khan/Assad Mughal (Ford Escort -Classic)
16 #35 Rajveer Thethy /Wayne Fernande (Subaru Impreza)
17 Rio Smith/Riyaz Ismail (Ford Fiesta -2WD)
18 #32 Edward Maina/Anthony Gichohi (Subaru Impreza -S)
19 #29 Daren Miranda/Vinay Varsani (Subaru Impreza -2WD)
20 #44 Leo Leonardo Varese / Kigo Kareithi (Toyota Auris -2WD)
21 #43 Sameer Nanji /Vinay Shah (VW Golf MK2 -2WD)