Hard charging multi-talented rider dominated scene last year in all major competitions

By Feverpitch Reporter

Hard charging highly successful motocross rider Shivam Vinayak is a top contender for the Motorsports Personality of the Year.

He won the Car and General National Motocross title, the Cross Country Bike and the Enduro Championships.

The recipient of the Motorsports Personality of the Year Award is chosen by a ballot open to competition licence holders over the age of 18.

The announcement of the winner will be one of the highlights of the annual Motorsports Awards ceremony scheduled for Saturday at the Mamba Village, Langata.

Although Ian Duncan was the Motorsports Personality for 2010, the ace rally driver might be selected for the second successive year.

In 2011, he dominated the KCB Kenya National Rally Championship series to capture his sixth rally title and he won the Cross Country Buggy Championship.

He was also the highest placed Kenyan driver in the East Africa Safari Classic. In addition Duncan has been heavily involved in organising cross country events.