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Kenya president pushing for longer WRC Safari Rally

The Safari Rally is renowned as the most gruelling event on the WRC schedule testing drivers and teams to the absolute limit.The event returned to the WRC calendar in 2021 after a 19-year hiatus but in a much shorter format. This year’s edition, operated by a new Kenyan organiser, will be contested over four days with crews covering 367.76 kilometres...

Thu Mar 28, 2024 22:17
How WRC Rally1 teams embraced the return of the snorkel

A change in FIA regulations that coincides with the Safari Rally moving to a more traditional March date in Kenya's rainy season has allowed Rally1 teams to fit these devices to cars for the first time.Snorkels have long been a feature in the WRC and have been particularly associated with the Safari Rallys of the past. Perhaps the most iconic illustration...

Thu Mar 28, 2024 20:15
Kenya launches motorsport academy to nurture future WRC stars

The Talanta Motorsport Academy is the latest addition to the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS), based near the site of the rally’s opening stage at Kasarani in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The academy was launched by Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, who described the project as a major milestone in Kenyan sporting history. Kenya has a rich motorsport...

Thu Mar 28, 2024 16:13
WRC Safari Rally: Neuville edges Tanak to grab early lead

The most gruelling event on the WRC calendar began with its traditional Kasarani side-by-side super special [4.84km] in the centre of the Kenyan capital city Nairobi. Neuville came out on top with a 0.1-second margin over Tanak.Neuville took on Toyota title rival Elfyn Evans in their heat, which resulted in the former posting a time 1.7s faster than...

Thu Mar 28, 2024 15:12
Rovanpera: WRC technical overhaul for 2025 “makes no sense”

Last month, the world motorsport governing body released a raft of proposals designed to improve top-level rallying that included widespread changes to technical and sporting regulations.The proposals, which the FIA wishes to ratify in June, include changes to the Rally1 class that will be implemented next year, two years before the end of the agreed...

Wed Mar 27, 2024 18:56
Toyota to deploy suspension update at WRC Safari Rally Kenya

The Japanese brand has proven to be the team to beat in Kenya winning the previous three editions of the Safari Rally, known to be the most gruelling event on the WRC calendar.Toyota outlined the speed and bulletproof reliability of its cars by scoring a 1-2-3-4 lock out in 2022 and 2023 on its way to back-to-back Rally1 constructors’ titles.The reigning...

Wed Mar 27, 2024 15:54

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