Jasmeet, Ravi Chana consolidate KNRC lead following Eldoret win

Jasmeet Chana and his elder brother Ravi Chana emerged the winners of this weekend's Eldoret Rally to extend their lead on top of the nine-leg Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) by a massive 67 points.

The duo, to cap off their brilliant display, crossed the line with their Mitsubishi Evolution 10 in a time of 01:19:43.0, amassing 146 points in the drivers' and codrivers' championships respectively and after five rounds this season.

The circuit has previously been in Machakos, Voi, Nakuru and Naivasha.

In clinching the Eldoret round, Jasmeet also scored 2 bonus championship points after finishing second in the power stage behind Jeremiah Wahome.

Jasmeet completed a rare double in winning the B-13 Class in his second career KNRC win after his first in Nakuru.

“I would firstly thank Rubis Energy for supporting and believing in me,” Jasmeet said after the win. “We went into this rally to consolidate our points and make sure the gap stays open."

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“The car ran smoothly with no issues. Just after the stage, I decided to change the setup on the suspension. We were second on the power stage which is good for our points tally.

Our strategy is to rack up as many points as possible considering the fact that you don't need to win a rally to win a championship,” he added.

Old boy Ian Duncan came in second overall after finishing third in the event's Power Stage which was the third run of the 17.14km Bugar stage.

Wahome and Okundi in a Ford Fiesta Rally 3 sealed the podium dash in 01:23:55.8 hours, followed by McRae Kimathi and Mwangi Kioni also in a Ford Fiesta clocking 01:26:01.2.

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Wahome also took a double in winning the Rally 3 category.

Youngsters Rajveer Thethy, navigated by Wayne Fernandes in a Subaru Impreza, clocked 01:29:11.1 to finish fifth overall.

In sixth was Kush Patel and his partner Mudasar Chaudry in a Subaru Impreza, timing 01:30.33.0 hours.

"It was a muddy event. First stage was slippery for our car,” McRae Kimathi said. “But we gradually increased our pace and savored a lovely battle with my teammate until he pipped me in the last stage. Otherwise, a fun event."

Hamza Anwar was an early pacesetter; winning the first four stages and retiring on the repeat run of the fifth at Kendur.

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After Hamza's retirement, his teammate Jeremiah won the next two stages at Kendur2 and Bulgar 3 whose third run served as the power stage.

Kush Patel, Karan Patel's younger sibling, won the S Class in sixth overall position.

Jose Sardinha won the SPV (Specially Prepared Vehicles) Class driving a Mitsubishi Pajero.

Jose came seventh overall followed by Sam Karangatha who won the Two Wheel Drive class.

KNRC 5- ELDORET RALLY

Final Classification after SS06 Bugar 3 Power Stage

1. Jasmeet Chana/Ravi Chana (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)01:19:43.0

2. Ian Duncan/Jaspal Matharu (Nssan 280 Z) 01:23:12.8

3.Jeremiah Wahome/Victor Okundi (Ford Fiesta) 01:23:55.8

4. McRae Kimathi /Mwangi Kioni (Ford Fiesta) 01:26:01.2

5. Rajveer Thethy /Wayne Fernandes (Subaru Impreza) 01:29:11.1

6. Kush Patel/Mudasar Chaudry (Subaru Impreza) 01:30.33.0

7Jose Sardinha/ Shameer Ole Yusuf (Mitsubishi Pajero) 01:36:30.7

8. Navdeep Sandhu/ Mohamed Khurram (Subaru Leone) 01:45:58.0

9. Sam Karangatha /Edward Edward N. Ndukui (Datsun 180B) 01:48:05.3

POWER STAGE (Top 3)

1 Jeremah Wahome 10:09.5

2 Jasmeet Chana 10:44.9

3 Ian Duncan 10:56.0

KNRC STANDINGS AFTER ELDORET

1. Jasmeet Chana 146 points

2. McRae Kimathi 79

3. Jeremiah Wahome 54

4.Kush Patel 49

5. Nikhil Sachania 44

6. Carl Tundo 39

7. Karan Patel 34

8. Amman Shah 33

9. Hamza Anwar 26

10.Ian Duncan 25