The event will return on June 24-27 after being suspended from hosting by the FIA.
Drivers tested the grounds during the African Rally Championship last Friday, many of them are excited about the return of the WRC. We ve been running for 20 years and it was a dream for WRC to come back to Africa and mainly Kenya because for me it s a country that is very close to my heart as well, said Rwanda rally driver Sylvia Vindevogel- It s African Rally Championship, I ve done it for many years and it s good. The link is very beautiful.
Kenyan rally driver Nzioka Waita said: A lot of work has gone in from the rally fraternity, from the government, from all the stakeholders to bring this event back home.
All systems go as Equator Rally begins with qualifying stage in Naivasha The Star Image: /COURTESY
• Speaking at Kenya Wildlife Training Institute, Naivasha the designated location of the service park, Botterill expressed optimism over his spirited Africa Rally Championship campaign.
• Among them are Kenyan speedsters Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo in a Minti Motorsport VW Polo R5, Baldev Chager in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10-R4, Karan Patel in a Ford Fiesta R5, Rai siblings Onkar and Tejveer in their identical VW Polo R5 cars.
All-South African crew of Guy Botterill and Simon Vacy-lyle have vowed to attack this weekend’s FIA Equator Rally in Naivasha in their quest for maximum back-to-back African Rally Championship points.
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•The Equator event, which is part of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC), was to act as a dry run of the World Rally Championships Safari Rally which is slated for June 24-27.
•Equator Rally has attracted several drivers from Asia and Africa.
Following the suspension of all sporting events in the country, Kenya Motor Sport Federation is engaging relevant authorities on the possibilities of hosting the ARC Equator Rally later this month.
KMSF chairman, Phineas Kimathi, in a statement to announce the suspension of all planned motorsports events in the country, said: “The African Rally Championship (ARC) Equator Rally scheduled for April 23-25, 2021 here in the country will be the subject of discussion with all stakeholders and a decision will be taken and communicated in good time.”
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