FIA Rally Star Kenya crew of ( Left-Right) Shameer Yusuf, Hamza Anwar, Laban Cliff, and Victor Okundi enjoy a light moment during the ceremonial start of the African Rally Championship in Tanzania on 23rd July 2021.
FIA Rally Star Kenya crew of ( Left-Right) Shameer Yusuf, Hamza Anwar, Laban Cliff, and Victor Okundi enjoy a light moment during the ceremonial start of the African Rally Championship in Tanzania on 23rd July 2021.

Kenyan youngsters eye victory in Tanzania.

Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 24.07.21. | 08:58

The continental outing has attracted 34 entries

Kenya's FIA Rally star crew of McRae Kimathi, Hamza Anwar, and Jeremy Wahome are confident of positive results as the 3rd round of the African Rally Championship (ARC) revs off in Tanzania's capital.

The continental outing has attracted 34 entries in a showdown that will see the crews criss-cross the vast Morogoro areas covering 201.6kms of competitive distance.

World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally CEO Phineas Kimathi lauded the Kenyans who have graced the occasion including current leader Carl Tundo and past champions Manvir Baryan and Jaspreet Chatthe who dominated the championship for the last five years.

"It's time for the youngsters to shine and I have utmost faith in them. They exemplified great prowess during the ARC Equator Rally and we are keen on building from one success to another", he said.

McRae will be navigated by Shameer Yusuf, with Laban Cliff teaming up with Anwar. 22-year-old Wahome will be powering a Ford Fiesta R3 navigated by Victor Okundi.

"I am looking to build on momentum where we left off during the WRC Safari. Those were my first four days in a rally car so Tanzania starts from day five for me. It is still early days. I keep gauging between learning and pushing myself to find my limit quicker," said Wahome.

Crews will tackle 5 stages on Saturday, 24 July around Highlands Estates, East Pond1, Pori West 1, East Pond 2, Pori West 2 covering 80.64 Kms in Tanzania. 

"Some of the stages have a lot of corners that one can lose time when you overshoot. Apart from that, the rest are smooth and fast. We will put our foot forward and hopefully, we can bring the car home safe and see how high we can finish," Wahome added.


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