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Dt Dobie donates route ‘sweeper’ For KQ Safari Classic.
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enya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally, incepted 10 years back, has undeniably unlocked the fervor of countless passionate fans worldwide and gone an extra mile to renew goodhumored rivalries involving home and overseas drivers time and time again. The energy-sapping event was first held in 2003 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first running of the original event and is today held biannually bringing together some of the biggest names that captivated the rallysport incredibly on planet earth. But Safari Classic fascination was in the air when the all-Kenyan crew of Rob Collinge and Anton Levitan won the celebrated event in their Datsun 240Z. Again, the all-Kenyan Datsun
260Z crew of Collinge and Levitan claimed their second consecutive victory in the 2005 edition but this time round Collinge, the CEO of Robs Magic, flabbergasted all and sundry by announcing his retirement from the sport after this victory.
A FATHER AND SON CREW In 2007, history was made when a father and son crew of Bjorn and Mathias Waldegard triumphed in emphatic fashion in a Ford Escort Mk1 with Waldegard senior admitting steadfastly that the win was in fact emotional. Ian Duncan navigated by Amaar Slatch in a Ford Mustang gave Kenyans a third victory when both retuned this massive contraption at Sarova
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DT DOBIE DONATES ROUTE ‘SWEEPER’ FOR KQ SAFARI CLASSIC Leading car dealer DT Dobie & Company (K) Ltd. has donated a Nissan Hardbody X38 (better konwn as “Atoti”) for use as the official ‘route sweeper’ during Kenya Airways East Africa Safari Classic Rally 2013. This is the same car that was used as a ‘Double Zero’ during the eight-leg Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) 2013 series. Rally Manager Ashok Bhalla
while expressing gratitude to DT Dobie for their generous gesture was excited by the fact that the 2012 model of
the Hardbody is an ideal choice to crisscross the entire Safari Classic route in Kenya and Tanzania
Whitesands. Waldegard and Mathias Waldegard won again in a Porsche 911 thus becoming the second driver to have won the event twice after Kenya’s Rob Collinge who won it in 2003 and 2005. The premiere edition also welcomed the legendary all-ladies crew of Michele Mouton and Ana Goni in a Ford Escort.
NO QUESTION OF WITHDRAWING “Apart from our problems in the first day, it’s been great. We had no chance of victory, no fight, but we were here to see East Africa and that’s why we carried on. There was no question of withdrawing at all; it is still fun to drive fast over some wonderful sections. It was very tough, but extremely well organised and nice to come to Kenya. This rally is very special; the open roads, dust and the rough roads. There is no comparison to anything in the world; it is unique,” said Mouton. Alastair Cavenagh also entered in the 2003 event navigated by his best friend Carl “Flash” Tundo in a Ford Escort and had this to say when the dust finally settled in the port city of Mombasa: “We’re happy to finish, but it’s a bit disappointing as the car’s not what it was supposed to be. When we had clean runs we were either first or second in the sections and we should have been able to give Rob more of a run for his money. It’s not been as tough as in the olden days, but it’s given us a feel for what it was like. I’m glad to have been competing two decades later though!”
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mileage of 2000km. The total competitive mileage is 1200km. Rally cars allowed are those which were manufactured up to 1984. Eligible cars must also be Two wheel drive nonturbo. A Roadside service for teams brings back memories of the real Safari antics.
2014 MINI SAFARI CLASSIC RALLY PLANS UNDERWAY Plans are afoot to stage the 2014 Mini Safari Classic Rally from 18th to 20th April 2014. This is an inaugural three-day event anticipated to rekindle memories of the original Safari which coincided with Easter holiday back in the days. What’s more, its a classic spectacle envisaged to offer fans a rare taste of classic machines rapidly taking the Kenyan rallying scene by storm. The Mini Classic starts from Nairobi on a Good Friday with Day 1 programmed cover several kilometers through to Voi town.
1983 Firestone Rally Days 2 and 3 will see crews crisscross stages around Voi area. Prize giving is planned for Sunday afternoon. Crews will tackle 12 competitive stages in an event covering a total
For further information please contact: ASHOK BHALLA East African Safari Rally Limited. No. 6,Victoria Office Suites 74 Riverside Drive P O Box 14910 - 00800 Nairobi, KENYA. Telephone: +254 20 4450030 / 4450050 Email: ashok@eastafricansafarirally.com
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OVERALL PODIUM RESULTS 2003 EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY 1. Rob Collinge Datsun 240Z 17hr 42min 42sec 2. Frederic Dor Porsche 911 18hr 30min 37sec 3. Stuart Rolt Porsche 911 19hr 08min 31sec 2005 EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY 1. Rob Collinge/Anton Levitan Datsun 260Z 15hr 49min 18sec 2. Stig Blomqvist/Ana Goni Ford Escort RS1600 16hr 15min 05sec 3. Frederic Dor/Paul Howarth Porsche 911 16hr 20min 35sec 2007 EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY 1. Bjorn Waldegaard/Mathias Waldegaard (Ford Escort Mk1, S/S) 15hrs.12mins.57secs 2. Frederic Dor/ Didier Breton (Porsche 911, F/F) 15:42:49 3. Geoff Fielding/ Preston Ayres (Porsche 911, GB/GB) 16:42:16; 2009 EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY 1. Ian Duncan/Amaar Slatch (Ford Mustang EAK/EAK) 17hrs:47mins:40sec. 2. Bjorn Waldegaard/Igbal Sagoo (Porsche S/USA) 17:57:29 3. Steve Perez/Staffan Parmander (Datsun 260Z GB/S) 18:55:51 2011 EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY 1.Bjorn Waldegaard/Mathias Waldegaard (Porsche 911, S/S) 19hrs. 22mins. 36secs 2. Geoff Bell/Tim Challen (Datsun 260z) 19hrs. 57mins. 59secs 3. Stig Blomqvist/Ana Goni (frod escort rs 1800) 20hrs. 38mins. 37secs
In 2005, former World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist was lucky to make the finish after breaking the steering rack on the closing day. He and co-driver Ana Goni were however happy to finish second in the Escort. The dramas centered on Belgian Gerald Marcy who struck problems in the second section during the 2007 edition, at the infamous Usambara Mountains, when he hit a rocky bank and broke his front suspension. He tried to drive out of the stage but failed. Consequently, he had to wait for the other competitors to finish the section and for his service crew to drive twenty-two kilometers in to mend the Porsche. Marcy fell back from second to fourth overall to the benefit of two other Porsche drivers, Frederic Dor and Geoff Fielding who occupied second and third places behind Waldegård. Dor is one of the unsung heroes of the Safari Classic having been to the podium thrice in a trot in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The 2013 edition starts on Thursday 21st November and ends on Friday 29th November. The mammoth 4,100 kms (2,000 kms of competitive sections) start from Sarova Whitesands in North Coast and will traverse the famous Taita Hills stages (synonymous with the WRC Safari) then cross over to the border into Arusha, Tanzania where it crisscrosses Monduli, Longido and Mbulu mountains. The cars will be returning to Kenya into the Amboseli National Park (around the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro) at Oltukai Lodge. The second half of the route (after rest day on Monday November 25) heads towards Kajiado Town, Olepolos, Whistling Thorns, Lake Naivasha (north of Nairobi) then back to Mombasa through Taita Hills, Wundanyi, Ndii, Matope and Majengo. The spectator stage for Nairobians is scheduled for November 24th at Portland Cement’s Blue Triangle as from noon. The 2013 have a record entry of 60 entrants from all over the world.
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Team Tido
Bjorn Waldegard Mathias Waldegard
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
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Ramesh Vishram
Ramesh Vishram Atul Kocchar
Ford Escort Mark 2
Kenya Kenya
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BMA Autosport
Gregoire De Mevius Alain Guehennec
Porsche 911
Belgium France
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Albert Michiels
Albert Michiels Alexandre Leens
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
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Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan Amaar Slatch
Ford Capri
Kenya Kenya
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Jean-Michel Martin
Jean-Michel Martin Vincent De Raiken
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
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Kick Energy
Geoff Bell Tim Challen
Datsun 260Z
South Africa Kenya
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Bernhard Kessel
Bernhard Kessel Ronny Kessel
Porsche 911
Germany Germany
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Team Tido
Stig Blomqvist Staffan Parmander
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
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Destro Bates
Malcolm Destro Simon Bates
Datsun 260Z
Kenya Kenya
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Gerard Marcy
Gerard Marcy Stephan Prevot
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
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Kronos Vintage
Gerard Brianti Olivier Campana
Porsche 911
Monaco Monaco
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Kick Energy
Steve Perez John Millington
Datsun 260Z
England England
46
Executive Rentals
Mir Muzzamil Tinu Khan
Datsun 180B
Kenya Canada
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Civicon
David Horsey Alex Horsey
Porsche 911
Kenya Kenya
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Sopa Lodges
Karim Wissanji Yasser Slatch
Ford Escort Mark 1
Tanzania Kenya
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Dalbit Petroleum
Alastair Cavenagh Carl Tundo
Ford Escort Mark 2
Kenya Kenya
48
Kishan Bhanderi
Kishan Bhanderi Tim Mammen
Mazda RX7
Kenya USA
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BMA Autosport
Bernard Munster Johan Gitsels
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
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Asad Anwar
Asad Anwar Kashif Shaikh
Datsun 240Z
Kenya Kenya
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Viking Motorsport
John Lloyd Gavin Laurence
Ford Escort RS1800
England England
50
Go Skippy
Aaron Banks Tim Chesser
Ford Escort Mark 1
England England
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Kick Energy
Andrew Siddall Carl Williamson
Datsun 260Z
England England
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Johan Nel
Johan Nel Mischa Fritch
Ford Escort Mark 2
South Africa South Africa
14
Steve Troman
Steve Troman Andrew Doig
Porsche 911
England Kenya
52
Josef Huber
Josef Huber Yves Huber
Porsche 911
Switzerland Switzerland
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Kronos Vintage
Jean-Pierre Mondron Eric Werner
Porsche 911
Belgium France
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Michael Madler
Michael Madler Michael Schauderna
Ford Escort Mark 1
Austria Germany
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Kronos Vintage
Phillip Vendromme Frederic Vivier
Porsche 911
France France
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Patrick Henri de Frahan
Patrick Henri de Frahan Eric Gressens
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
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Wild African Racing
Franz Wunderlich Klaus-Peter Kristek
Porsche 911
Germany Germany
55
Kailesh Chauhan
Kailesh Chauhan Simon Phillips
Ford Escort Mark 2
Kenya England
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Onkar Rai
Onkar Rai Baldev Chager
Porsche 911
Kenya Kenya
56
Team Tido
Richard Goransson Emil Axelsson
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
20
BMA Autosport
Alain De Mevius André Leyh
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
57
Team Tido
David von Schinkel Per Bjorkman
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
21
Patrick Van Heurck
Patrick Van Heurck Alain Lopez
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
58
Team Tido
Roger Samuelsson Robin Friberg
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
22
Joakim Roman
Joakim Roman Jorgen Fornander
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
59
Team Tido
Christer Johansson Mattias Adielsson
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
23
Aziz Tejpar
Aziz Tejpar Andy Nagi
Ford Escort Mark 1
Kenya Kenya
60
Go Skippy
Kobus Coetzee TBA
Ford Escort Mark 1
South Africa TBA
24
Aslam Khan
Aslam Khan Arshad Khan
Porsche 911
Kenya Kenya
62
Savage Rallying
Jonathan Savage Russell Savage
Datsun 260Z
Kenya Kenya
25
Mark Bentley
Mark Bentley Ed Bentley
Ford Escort Mark 1
England England
63
Peter Stoehr
Peter Stoehr Crispin Sassoon
Datsun 1600 SSS
Germany Kenya
27
Marzio Kravos
Marzio Kravos Renzo Bernardi
Ferrari 308 Dino GT4
Kenya Kenya
64
Samira Khan
Samira Khan Chantal Young
Ford Escort Mark 1
Kenya Kenya
28
Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson Ryan Champion
Porsche 911
England England
29
Multiple Racing Team
Manvir Baryan Jaswinder Chana
Porsche 911
Kenya Kenya
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Jayant Shah
Jayant Shah Lofty Drews
Porsche 911
Tanzania Australia
31
Josef Jobst
Josef Jobst Juergen Bertl
Porsche 911
Germany Germany
32
Jonathan Somen
Jonathan Somen Richard Hechle
Ford Escort Mark 1
Kenya Kenya
33
Jan Hagman
Jan Hagman Martin Hagman
Porsche 911
Sweden Sweden
34
Nick Mason
Nick Mason Harpal Sudle
Datsun 240Z
England England
35
Viking Motorsport
Jorge Perez Companc Jose Volta
Argentina Ford Escort RS1800 Argentina
36
Michiel Campagne
Michiel Campagne Mike Van Thiel
Clevrolette Corvette Netherland GS Netherland
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BMA Autosport
François Kicq Jean-Andre Collard
Porsche 911
Belgium Belgium
38
Rommy Bamrah
Rommy Bamrah Harvey Jutley
Datsun 260Z
Kenya Kenya
39
Buildcon
Kulwinder Sandhu Raja Sehmi
Datsun 710
Kenya Kenya
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Duncan wins KCB Kilifi Rally to settle for second overall spot Results KCB KiIlifi Rally Round 8
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aving already taken some impressive scalps in a breathtaking season, legendary Ian Duncan was at it again with victory in the KCB KIlifi Rally 2013. Navigated by Amaar Slatch in a Mitsubishi Evolution 9, Duncan registered his third win of the 2013 season to rack-up the second overall position in the 2013 Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) series in the absence of speedsters Carl Tundo, Alastair Cavenagh and Azar Anwar. Second overall was Quentin Mitchell who lost to Duncan by a mere 21 seconds while Jassi Chatthe of Kisumu came in third to seal the podium dash. This was Harry Green’s second time navigating Quentin. Despite numerous pre-event challenges, Quentin had this to say: “I’m so chuffed that we overcame it all! Thanks to everyone and especially OiLibya Racing team for a challenging but great season!” Izhar Mirza of Coast Pekee Racing team was indeed the highest placed driver from the Coast. Navigated by Nairobi based Kavit Dave, Izhar amiably referred to as “Izzy” by friends and spectators drove his Mitsubishi EVO9 machine to fourth overall position and savored being the second highest placed KNRC Division Two driver in the final classification. Baldev Singh Chager, who had sealed the KNRC diadem in the penultimate Guru Nanak Rally, didn’t compete for a top position as he was test driving an under-powered Porsche 911 in the run up to the 2013
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East African Safari Classic Rally. Incidentally, Chager won the Classic Car Cup navigated by the car’s owner Onkar Singh Rai. Quentin was an earlier pacesetter. He posted the quickest stage time in the 6.19 kilometer Creek stage (C S1). But fears that the race could turn into a cliffhanger evaporated soon enough as cars proceeded to the 30 kilometer Malomani stage. Quentin’s good start was shortlived when Duncan snatched the lead and clung on to it to the very end of the last stage in CS11 Mazingira stage in Kilifi town. There were only seven finishers from the coast namely; Izhar, Alex Horsey (10th), Naushad Kara Lota (13th), Hapz Sagoo (23rd), Manmeet Singh Puee “Vicky” (25), Kilifi residents based Janmohammed siblings Abdulatiff and Farzin in 26th whilst Malindi’s deep sea fisherman Rob Hellier finished in 27th position.
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Dylan, Tutu, Guya shine as Kenyans recapture FIM Africa CAC MX title
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FINAL TEAM POINTS 1. Kenya 3663 2. UG 2299 3. TZ 450 RESULTS MX50 1. Dylan Mutahi (KEN) 54 2. Tai Wahome (KEN) 52 3. Waleed Omar (UG) 50 MX65 1. Ethan Nyachae (KEN) 57 2. Fortune Ssentamu (KEN) 54 3. Wazir Omar (UG) 43 MX85 1. Elias Sherman (KEN) 57 2. Githuku Mungai (KEN) 52 3. Ngugi Waweru (KEN) 42 MX125 1. Rohan Gandhi (KEN) 60 2. Masalule Kituyi (KEN) 51 3. Samir Anwar (KEN) 45 MX2 1. Ivan Guya (KEN) 57 2. Apollo Mbuki (KEN) 54 3. Samir Sherman (KEN) 45 MX1 1. Tutu Maina (KEN) 60 2. Maxime Van Pee (UG) 51 3. Arthur Blick (UG) 45
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enyans deservedly recaptured the FIM Central Africa Motocross Challenge after dethroning last year’s champions Uganda at Jamhuri Park race track. Dylan Mutahi of Kenya rode his KTM bike with precision to beat compatriot Tai Wahome and Ugandan Waleed Omar to second and third slots in a breathtaking MX50 podium dash. Ethan Nyachae of Kenya clinched the MX65 class ahead of Uganda’s Fortune Ssentamu with Wazir Omar wrapping up the podium tussle in third. Tutu Maina was in imperious form in MX1 as he vanquished hard-charging Ugandans Maxime Van Pee and Arhur Blick Jnr. There was no Ugandan who was entered in the MX2 class which was won by Ivan Guya. Guya riding a KTM four-stroke bike racked-up a rare double when he sealed the National and regional MX2 titles. He beat Apollo Mbuki to second position and attributed his championship feat to hard work.Sameer Anwar brought his bike to 3rd in the MX2 Class.
SUPEE SOIN TAKES SABBATICAL LEAVE After imparting some valuable racing experience to the second generation of the Rai family, legendary two times KNRC Navigators’ Champion Supee Soin will be out of action for the better part of next season. Supee who guided the legendary Sarbi Rai to two KNRC championship victories in 1992 and 1993 has been navigating the latter’s son Rajbir- who currently ranks amongst Kenya’s fastest drivers despite his Division 3 affiliation.
Supee Soin & Sarbi Rai
Previously, Supee nurtured and navigated Rajbir’s cousin Onkar Rai in his debut event during Guru Nanak Rally 2010. Onkar later became the KNRC Division Two Champion in 2012. This year, Rajbir finished second overall in the KNRC Division 3
Championship behind Jasmeet Chana. In one of his memorable feats, Supee navigated Sarbi to victory in the 1993 edition of the Equator Rally in an Opel Manta 400.The Equator rally then counted towards the African Rally Championship series.
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