This weekend, July 23rd will be filled with action when Top Kenyan drivers meet again for a thrilling challenge set to be held in Tanzania. This year's edition of The African Rally Championship will feature the likes of 5 time Safari Rally Winner, Carl Tundo and also Karan Patel who finished eighth in the recent WRC Safari Rally. Don't forget, Karan has won the Tanzanian rally twice and just might be going in for a third.
Apparently, Kenyans have won the trophy in 2002, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018. Zambia won it in 2008 with Muna Sigh/Dave Shoka and 2012 with Jaspreet Chatthe/Dave Shoka. Zimbabwe made a difference in the rally's history by winning consecutively in 2009 and 2010 with Subaru Impreza's crew of Jamie Whyte and Phi Archenoul.
The FIA Rally Star crews of Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi will also tackle the event. They will be at the wheels of three Ford Fiestas respectively.
The entry list of 24 cars includes eight Kenyan crews. Seventeen out of the total number of 48 competitors are Kenyans.
The Kenyans crews are: Carl Tundo/Tim Jessop (VW Polo), Karan Patel/Taushe4ef Khan (Ford Fiesta), Nikhil Sachania/Deep Patel (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo10), Jeremy Wahome/Victor Okundi (Ford Fiesta). Hamza Anwar/Laban Cliff (Ford Fiesta), McRea Kimathi/Shammer Yusuf (Ford Fiesta), Aakif Virani/Azhar Bhatti (Skoda Fabia), Gurjit Dhani/Riyaz Ismail and Manveer Birdi/Ravi Chana.