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Facing mount kenya: Rally returns to Nanyuki with KCB M-Benki Mtaani contest

Sports

By OSCAR PILIPILI | Jun 02, 2014

Ian Duncan (left) and Amaar Slatch celebrate after finishing third during the KCB Eldama Ravine rally.

Rally enthusiasts in Mount Kenya region should brace themselves for spectacular displays as the KCB M-Benki Mtaani Rally returns to Nanyuki on June 27-28.

The Mount Kenya region is known to be home to thousands of passionate fans who throng spectator stages and rally routes to witness the battle between man and machine, and the M-Benki Mtaani Rally will be no exception.

The Nanyuki Rally was last held in 2012, the same year it was voted Best Organised Rally during the then Kenya Motor Sports Foundation Annual Awards.

Batian View, which is located on the foothills of Mount Kenya, will be the venue for the spectator stage, service park and ceremonial finish of the KCB rally.

Event director Bimal Patel said the spectator stage would be run once on June 27 and twice on June 28.

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Organised by Nanyuki Rally Group (NRG), the event crisscrosses closed private farm stages around Batian View (3km), Loldaiga (54km), Ol-Donyo (15km), Kisima (15km) and Equinox (10km).

enjoyable route

This year’s rally will be flagged off by Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu assisted by Laikipia East MP Anthony Mutahi.

Co-sponsors for the event are iWay Africa (official communication facilitators), ALS (safety and evacuation chopper providers) and ICEA Lion (official insurance providers).

Reconnaissance starts on the morning of June 26 from 6am to 6pm through to Friday June 27 at 11:30am.

The KCB KNRC series has been to Malindi, Machakos, Kiambu, Nakuru and now Nanyuki.

Mr Patel said scrutineering and documentation would be done at Sportsman Hotel, on June 27 from 7am to 11.30am. The spectator stage will start at 3pm.

Patel, who is also the chairman of NRG and a director at KMSF, said this year’s route was quite technical and enjoyable.

“Rains have been pounding this region for the better part of May but the roads are passable,” said Patel.

OVERALL STANDINGS
KNRC (MAIN CLASS)
1. Baldev Chager   200
2. Rajbir Rai   170
3. Carl Tundo   160
4. Jaspreet Chatthe 130
5. Jasmeet Chana   116
2WD CLASS
1. Leonardo Varese   51
2. Nadeem Kana   45
2. Gurmit Thethy   45
4. Dennis Mwenda   40
5. Eric Bengi   29
KNRC DIVISION 2
1. Alisdair Keith   275
2. Mahesh Halai   150
3. Tejveer Rai   140
4. Naushad Kara   60
5. Anwar Pandya   50
KNRC DIVISION 3
1. Don Smith   120
1. Karan Patel   120
3. Ronak Shah   110
4. Aslam Khan   85
5. Hussien Malik   80
“S” CLASS
1. Alisdair Keith   270
2. Eric Njogu   140
3. Karan Patel   110
4. Hussien Malik   80
4. Asad Khan   80
CLASSIC” CLASS
1. Jonathan Somen   20
2. Aslam Khan   16
3. Iain Freestone   13
4. Rob Hellier   11