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‘Sleeping Warrior’ to wake up on June 24

Carl Tundo and his navigator Tim Jessop in past Safari Rally action. [David Gichuru, Standard]

World Rally Championship (WRC) drivers and car manufacturers must brace themselves for a bruising yet fascinating Safari Rally come June 24, the Deputy Clerk of the Course Nazir Yakub has warned.

Reflecting on what the world should expect when the Safari Rally makes its return to the WRC calendar, Yakub also said local stars will have an advantage, which sadly will be “wiped out after only three kilometres” as he expects WRC top drivers to live up to their billing despite having not raced in Africa, particularly the Safari Rally.

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