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Why Safari Rally Kenya was good hunting ground for WRC leader Kalle Rovanpera

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Kalle Rovanpera from Finland navigated by John Haltunnen driving Toyota Yaris goes through a river at Soysambu ranch during WRC Safari Rally Kenya 2022 in Nairobi on Saturday 25, 2022. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] 

The sixth leg of the 2022 World Rally Championship (WRC), the Safari Rally Kenya, ended in Naivasha on Sunday with Finn superstar Kalle Rovanpera (3:40:24.9) clinching the tough competition that crisscrossed the lakeside town of Naivasha.

Kajetan Kajetanowicz (4:09:23.9) of Poland won the WRC2 category as Kenya’s Amanraaj Rai (4:45:16.4) and Maxine Wahome (5:20:21.6) went home with WRC2 junior and WRC3 titles respectively.

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