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Second generation driver Rio spoiling for a fight in Nanyuki

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Rally driver Rio Smith (left).and Riyaz Ismail during the WRC Safari Rally Kenya in Naivasha in 2022. [Courtesy]

Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) has a rich history of 'like father, like son' stories.

From Sarbi and Rajbir Rai, John and Lee Rose, Asad and Hamza Anwar, Azar and Shazam Anwar Jimmy and Maxine Wahome, Frank and Carl Tundo to Charan and Rajveer Thethy, many young racers have risen from obscurity to ruffle feathers at the pinnacle of motorsport.

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