Zambian couple Urshlla and Leroy Gomes bagged the 2022 African Rally Championship title after a brilliant display in the final leg staged in Zambia on Sunday, October 23.
The duo overcame pressure from a star-studded field to win the title ahead of Kenyan driver Karan Patel who was navigated by compatriot Tauseef Khan.
Patel was in control on the first day of the tournament, winning 6 out of the 8 stages to end the evening with a time of 1:45.07.
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Despite losing the African title, Patel who drove Ford Fiesta R5 managed to secure the Sarago Zambia international title.
Patel clinched the Sarago title after registering an accumulative time of 2:22.21 on the second day.
Leroy clocked 2:23.23 to settle for a second-place position ahead of Kenya’s McRae Kimathi who was navigated by Mwangi Kioni.
To win the African title, Leroy only needed to secure a top 8 position in Zambia while Patel had to win the event and pray that the former fails to finish in the top 8 positions.
Some of the other Kenyan drivers who graced the event include Maxine Wahome, Jeremiah Wahome and Hamza Anwar.
Jeremiah and Anwar were navigated by Victor Okundi and Adnan Dan respectively while Maxine was guided by Bernard Wangwa.
Sarago Zambia International Rally was the last round of the African Championship since South Africa had pulled out due to financial difficulties.