‘Shady Shakedowns’ at the WRC Safari Rally – a beginner’s guide

Tajveer Rai navigated by Gareth Dawe during the WRC Safari Rally Kenya shakedown at Loldia in Naivasha on June 23, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

It began mid-week with a WhatsApp from one of those mamacitas who are still ‘road trip’ groupies, yet wako in their mid-thirties (n always single momskis, the ones who give us ‘Jaydens’ n ‘Kias’ – jina ka za gari huko Japan na Hyundai).

‘Smitts, kwani you will not fika Kasa kesho to see the drivers do recce?’