Tundo targets sixth national title as Guru Nanak brings curtains down
Carl Tundo and his co-driver Tim Jessop on their way to victory in their Mitsubishi Evo 10 around the beautiful backdrop of Ole Naishu stage of the 2021 Nanyuki Rally on October 9, 2021.
What you need to know:
- Carl Tundo needs just a top-10 finish in this last round of the national championship to clinch his sixth national title. He leads the series with 166 points.
- His closest rival, Baldev Chager, is in second place with 141 points. Chager has won the Kenya National Rally Championship titles four times in addition to winning the Safari Rally three times.
The 2021 KCB Kenya National Rally Championship season comes to end this weekend with the Guru Nanak Rally to be organised by the Sikh Union Club.
The official programme for the rally will start on Saturday with the official reconnaissance of the route and scrutineering of the rally cars.
There rally will host a total of eight spectator stages with a total distance of 268 kilometres, of which 150 will be of the completive stages. The Liaison distance will be 118 kilometres.
Four competitive stages will be done twice, namely the SGR Section, Stoney Athi, Simba and Kifaru.
The Club Steward is Surinder Thatthi, while Marzio Kravos will be the Competitor Relation Officer and Scrutineering duties will be handled by Viren Goricha.
The main event will start from the Sikh Union Club where the first car should be flagged off at 7.30am. The first car at the finish car will be expected back from 3pm.
Carl Tundo needs just a top-10 finish in this last round of the national championship to clinch his sixth national title. He leads the series with 166 points.
His closest rival, Baldev Chager, is in second place with 141 points. Chager has won the Kenya National Rally Championship titles four times in addition to winning the Safari Rally three times.
He was back fresh from winning the latest Mini Classic Rally in a Porsche 911.
Tundo’s record includes the 2021 Africa Rally Championship title along with five wins in the Safari Rally, one in the East African Safari Classic Rally and Kenya National Rally Championship titles.
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Did you know that ....
The Kenya Motor Sports Federation (KMSF) is the official body appointed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to run motorsports in Kenya?
Its headquarters is at the Kasarani Stadium and the Chairman is Phineas Kimathi.
KMSF is represented by 12 Clubs from across the nation, namely Mombasa Motor Club, Kenya Motor Sports Club, Rallye Sports Club, East African Motor Sports Club, Vintage Car Club of Kenya, Rift Valley Motor Sports Club, Western Kenya Motor Club, Equator Motor Club, Nanyuki Rally Group, E.A. Safari Rally Ltd, Alfa Romeo Club and SIKH Union Club.
