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"Boldy" widens time lead... Kabras racing team driver Baldev Chager crosses the Lorkarkar bridge in Il Motiok, Laikipia north on miod competitive section of the second day of the Top-Fry safari rally, March 30, 2018. PHOTO: Mose Sammy, Standard
Unforgiving moment for Bharij and Tundo who have seen the lead slip away.
The third day of the Top Fry Classic Safari Rally saw three-time Kenya champion Baldev Singh Chager widen his lead considerably.
Chager clung to the lead with a massive 16 minutes over Kabras Sugar Racing teammate Onkar Singh Rai.
After six stages of brilliant displays, Chager is ahead of the pack with a massive 16 minutes and 23 seconds ahead of Alastair Cavenagh, who fought all day to safeguard the podium.
All that the “Flying Singh” (Chager) needs to do is to keep his cool in the remaining two days to win the title currently held by Raaji Bharij.
This year, the going has proved quite unforgiving for Bharij and Tundo who have seen the lead slip through their grip.
Day three of the event was concentrated in Laikipia County yesterday. Porsche took the first three positions with oldie Geoff Bell coming in fourth in a Datsun 240Z.
Tejveer Rai, who is in the three car Porsche 911 team romped in fifth in a cumulative time of 7:34.55.2. Safari veteran Frank Tundo is lying sixth in a Triumph TR7 having lost 8:24.20.2.
Frank, who has been rallying since 1972 and Bell who previously lived in Kenya before relocating to South Africa are among the oldies gracing this year’s event. Andrew Soddal came in seventh in 8:2541.2 while Rob Link is placed eighth ahead of former Kenya champion Aslam Khan.
Khan, also a veteran of Kenyan rallying and a former Classic Cup champion, raced to safeguard ninth place. Arusha industrialist Jayant Shah, who is a former three-time Kenya champion, came in 10th in 8:28.08. But it was a bitter pill for Carl Tundo who couldn’t managed top 10.
Foreign crews continued to struggle with Bell in a Datsun the first foreign crew in fourth.
The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
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