ARC DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 - After Kenya Round 3

ARC NAVIGATORS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 - After POAUR Round 3

Zimbabweans Jamie Whyte and Phil Archenoul extended their lead in the FIA African Rally Championship with a dominant win on the very muddy and mechanically demanding KCB Kenyan Safari Rally.

 

MANUFACTURERS 2010 - After POAUR Round 3

Whyte and Archenoul, the defending African Rally Champions, were in control from the word go, overcoming the horrendously wet and muddy conditions on Saturday to forge a healthy lead over their nearest rival, Jas Mangat, from Tanzania.

There was some cause for concern when Whyte damaged the rear suspension on his Subaru Impreza N10 but Mangat was destined to retire two stages from the end, allowing a recovering Giancarlo Davite, the runner up in Tanzania a month before, to take second position, a fine reward after loosing over ten minutes stuck in mud on Saturday!

An ecstatic Jamie Whyte; for the second year in a row we’ve suffered suspension problems so near the finish but at least we’ve collected maximum ARC points! The road conditions on Saturday were the worst I have ever seen but it certainly makes the Safari one of the toughest events I know!

The KCB Safari Rally, which also counted towards the Kenyan National Championship, was won for the second time by local man Lee Rose in a Mitsubishi Evo 9, who ended the three day event a staggering seven minutes ahead of Alistair Cavenagh, who recovered well from a time consuming off road excursion on day two.