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Drivers predict tough season ahead of Nakuru opener
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Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 19.02.21. | 17:52
The terrain is part of the route course that will be used during the WRC Safari Rally from June 24-27. It will give Kenyans what to expect when the cream of the world's best come to Kenya.
Following reconnaissance and pre event scrutineering, crews have predicted a tough outing on the season-opening of the KCB Nakuru Rally.
Soysambu Conservancy, the venue for the start and finish of the Rift Valley Motor Sport Club (RVMSC) organised round, saw 19 drivers cleared for the season opener.
Chief Scrutineer Musa Locho took the rally cars through thorough pre event checks. Scrutineering is usually conducted prior, during, and post-rally events.
Linet Ayuko, who is navigating Hussein Malik of the Version 6 Rally Team predicted a tough outing tomorrow saying it's a navigators rally. Linet says the rally is a "Mickey Mouse' kind of drive where navigators have to remain spot on.
The terrain is part of the route course that will be used during the WRC Safari Rally from June 24-27. It will give Kenyans what to expect when the cream of the world's best come to Kenya.
This year's Nakuru Rally will feature a three-stage loop which will be repeated for a total competitive distance of 141km. Three stages that will be repeated as per the itinerary are Soysambu (32.10km), Elementaita (18.79km), and Sleeping Warrior (19.80km).
Drivers will nevertheless savor a relatively shorter transport road section of 34.42km.
KCB Nakuru Rally seeded entry list
1 Karan Patel /Tauseef Khan (Ford Fiesta)
2 Eric Bengi/Peter Mutuma (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2
3 Tejveer Rai/Gareth Dawe (Volkswagen Polo)
4 Ian Duncan /Anthony Nielsen ( Nissan Patrol)
5 Carl Tundo /Tim Jessop (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
6 Onkar Rai/Drew Sturrock (Volkswagen Polo)
7 Baldev Chager/Ravi Soni (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
8 Jasmeet Chana/Ravi Chana (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
9 Issa Amwari/Job Njiru (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
10 Paras Pandya /Falgun Bhojak (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
11 Rajiv Ruparelia /Enoch Olinga F
UG (Volkswagen Polo/Proto ) Rajiv Ruparelia Rally Team
12 Nikhil Sachania/Deep Patel (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
13 Piero Canobbio/Kigondu Kareithi ( Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
14 Edward Maina/John Ngugj (Subaru Impreza)
15 Aakif Virani/Azhar Bhatti (Subaru Impreza)
16 Hussein Malik/Linet Ayuko (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
17 Ghalib Hajee/Sinder Suddle (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)
18 Evans Kavisi/Absolom Aswani (Subaru Impreza)
19 Daren Miranda /Wayne Fernandes (Subaru Impreza)
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