Frank Kaheesi- FMU media Head
Yasin Nasser rejoins tomorrow under super rally. KENYA’S crew of Karan Patel and Tauseef Khan take command of the 2023 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally, with 54 seconds lead. Uganda’s Jas Mangat making his debut with his new car Hyundai i20 comes second, as another Kenyan driver Hamza Anwar, who opened the stages as car number one on the road is third.
Surprise performance witnessed from Ugandan crew of Umar Dauda and Steven Bunya in Mitsubishi Evo6, ending the day fourth as Tanzania’s Prince Charles Nyerere ends Leg1, fifth. ARC leaders, Moil-sponsored crew of Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba in Ford Fiesta R5 ‘Nemo’ got a Scary moment in SS4, when their car veered off road got stuck in heaped dry and wet Hay, that prompted burning of their car from the exhaust as they tried to get back on road.
However, the crew escaped safely and flames were put out, thus rejoining the rally on Sunday in a bid to hunt down some crucial points from the fifth ARC round. Sunday will see the 23 starting drivers, cover a total competitive distance of 70.9km, evenly distributed into two stages of Kamabuye and GakoB, each driven twice.
The pompous awards ceremony will be held at La Palisse Hotel Nyamata.
