Six crews register for Kasarani Rally Cross
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Up to five cars at a time will race wheel-to-wheel on a circuit, similar to the Super Spectator Stage at the WRC Safari Rally, but with much closer racing
All is set for the sixth edition of RX Rallycross set for 27 to 28 April at the Kasarani Super Spectator Stage.
The event is a brainchild of multiple Kenyan rally champion Carl 'Flash' Tundo and his long-time navigator Tim Jessop.
The newest premier motorsport event on the country that is part of the Kenya Motorsport Federation (KMSF) calendar, it is a combination of rallying and circuit racing.
It features short, sharp, head-to-head races on mixed surfaces of both unpaved, loose surface roads, and tarmac.
Up to five cars at a time will race wheel-to-wheel on a circuit, similar to the Super Spectator Stage at the WRC Safari Rally, but with much closer racing.
The event runs in heats in each race over a maximum of 5 laps with the aim of scoring the most points during the heats to qualify for the semifinal heats.
Six teams have, so far, confirmed, consisting of top drivers from Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. Each of the teams will be made up of a champion driver (Former or Current Motorsport Champion), a veteran driver (50 years old and above), a female driver and a junior driver (30 years and below).
This will be the first of three rallycross events in 2024.
This year's inaugural RX event has also been combined with the Amapiano Tour, which will expose the high-speed, high-adrenalin and excitement of RX to lovers of the bass-heavy music genre, whose origins can be traced to South Africa.
"We are excited for some Rallycross action, featuring previous participants like the evergreen Ian Duncan, Baldev Chager, Azad Anwar, and myself. Youngsters Hamza Anwar and Joseph Gacheche will fight it out who is the fastest junior this season. In the ladies’ category, we expect Tash Tundo, Jeniffer Malik and other amazing female drivers to deliver a proper show,"
"At the end of each rally day, we shall take the excitement to the village for an unforgettable afterparty experience, curated in partnership with the Amapiano tour team," ‘Flash’ Tundo said.
