WRC3 and Junior WRC contender
Piloting his state-of-the-art M-Sport prepared
McRae, who is defending the ARC Junior title that he won during the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2022, was using the Pearl Rally' to prepare for the upcoming WRC Rally Portugal.
Ugandan
Both Leroy and Davite were navigated by female navigators. Leroy had his pace-notes called by his wife Urshlla while Sylvia Vindevogel of
Mangat, who competes under Pilipili Rally Team livery, posted 1 hour, 58mins and 6 seconds to achieve the feat.
Fourth behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza was Ponsiano Lwakataka aka Mafu Mafu while his Ugandan compatriot
The third round of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) was definitely not a walk in the park for Kenyan crew given the inclement weather conditions witnessed on the route course .
FIA Rally Star
Hamza, son of former Nanyuki Rally Champion
He was well on course for good things on Leg 2 until mechanical gremlins set in.
Kenya National Rally leader
Karan, who is fighting for a maiden career FIA ARC title this year, managed to salvage a few points despite his disappointing
"It was a lesson for me. I need to drive a lot more on slippery surfaces," said Karan after a disappointing end to his Leg 1 campaign on Saturday that saw him re-enter the event as per the Super Rally on Leg 2. The Suoer Rally rule allows drivers to rejoin the rally with a penalty after retiring on the first day and being able to fix the damages well in time.
"We have set stage times in the past and we can do it when we want. But with this kind of conditions, i can honestly say that mud is not my friend at the moment. It's good that I got some seat time on muddy conditions, so I will take this as a learning experience to become a better driver on mud," said Karan, who piloted a
Karan set the fastest time on Leg 2's
But Mangat maintained a steady run in the opening run of Sunday and ran third fastest on the Shekhar stage to maintain his lead.
Among the local drivers who retired from the high attrition rally were Kepher Walubi, Samuel Bweete, Muhammad Bweete,
Mangat and his partner
This culminated into the first stage of the event being cancellation on Saturday morning. Mangat drew first blood taking an early lead of the event with the fastest time in the Kivuvu stage.
PROVISIONAL FINAL CLASSIFICATION END OF LEG 2 (TOP 9)
Giancarlo Davite/Sylvia Vindevogel (RWA) 1:58.58.76
Ponsiano Lwakataka/M Paula ( UG) 2:00.38.62
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