Today’s key moments time and event: Equator rally 2021 ceremonial start programme

Racing cars undergoing mechanical check-up at the KWS service park in Naivasha during scrutineering, free practice and installation of tracking devices ahead of the African Rally Championships to be held from Friday April 22-25, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

1.00pm Cabinet Secretary leads delegates at the tree planting ceremony at the KWSTI Service Park, Naivasha.

3.10pm Ceremonial Start Commences

3.15pm National Anthem of Kenya and the East African Anthem.

4pm The Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage, Amb. (Dr.) Amina C. Mohamed flags the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th cars off the ramp.

Cabinet Secretary Hon. Betty Maina flags off the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th cars

 Hon Simon Kachapin, Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry Sports Culture and Heritage flags off the 11th 12th & 13th cars. Hon. Zak Kinuthia, Chief Administrative Secretary,

Ministry Sports Culture and Heritage flags off 14th 15th & 16th, cars

Joe Okudo, CBS, the Principal Secretary, State Department of Sports Development, flags off& 17th 18th & 19th cars

Josephta Mukobe, Principal Secretary, State Department for Culture and Heritage flags off 20th 21st & 22nd cars

Kenya Wildlife Institute Director flags off the 23rd, 24th & 25th cars

KCB representative flags off the 26th 27th & 28th cars

Toyota Kenya representative flags off the 29th. 30th & 31st cars

Kenya Airways representative flags off the 32nd & 33rd cars

Jaguar Petroleum representative flags off the 34th & 35th cars

Kabras rally team racing cars arrive at the KWS service park in Naivasha during scrutineering, free practice and installation of tracking devices ahead of the African Rally Championships to be held from Friday April 22-25, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The latest Equator Rally Entry List (with Door Numbers in brackets)

 Driver/Navigator

1. (7) Eric Bengi/Peter Mutuma     (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-NR4)

2. (6) Tejveer Rai/Gareth Dawe    (Volkswagen Polo RC2-R5)

3. (5) Ian Duncan/Tej Sehmi  (Nissan 240RS NAT-Classic)

4. (3) Carl Tundo/Tim Jessop    (VW Polo R5)

5. (2) Onkar Rai/Drew Sturrock   (Volkswagen Polo RC2-R5)

6. (1) Baldev Chager/Ravi Soni  (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-R4)

7. (8) Karan Patel/Tauseef Khan   (Ford Fiesta RC2-R5)

9. (9) Jasmeet Chana/Ravi Chana  (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2)

10. (10) Issa Amwari/Job Njiru   (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-R4)

11. (201) Amaanraj Rai/Oslaj Viljem  (Ford Fiesta RC2-R5)

12. (202) Giancarlo Davite/Sylvia Vindevogel (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-NR4)

13. (203) Pratul Ghose/Imran Khan   (Volkswagen Polo RC2-R5)

14. (200) Rajiv Ruparelia/Enoch Olinga   (Volkswagen Polo/Proto NAT-SPV)

15. Yasser Nasser/Ali Katumba/   (Subaru Impreza RC2-NR4)

16. (208) Duncan Mubiru/Musa Nsubuga   (Subaru Impreza RC2-NR4)

17. (206) Kepher Walubi/Muhamadi Asuman      (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-NR4)

18. (19) John Ng'ang'a/Edward Ndukui   (Subaru Impreza NAT-S)

19. (20) Nikhil Sachania/Deep Patel (Mitsubishi Evolution 10)

20. (23) Aakif Virani/Azhar Bhatti   (Skoda Fabia RC2-R5)

21. (55) Piero Canobbio/TBA    (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-R4)

22. (207) Hassan Alwi/James Mwangi   (Subaru Impreza RC2-NR4)

23. (24) Mcrae Kimathi/Shameer Yusuf  (Subaru Impreza RC2-NR4)

24. (25) Steve Mwangi/Dennis Mwenda  (Subaru Impreza RC2-NR4)

25. (210) Guy Botterill/Simon Vacy-Lyle  (Toyota Etios RC2-R5)

26. (209) Christakis Fitidis/Eric Nzamwita   (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-NR4)

27. (26) Hussein Malik/Linet Ayuko  (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-N4)

28. (32) Evans Kavisi/Absolom Aswani     (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-NR4)

29. (205) Ronald Sebuguzi/Anthony Mugambwa (Mitsubishi Evolution 10 RC2-NR4)

30. (39) Nzioka Waita/Tuta Mionki    (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO10)

31. (36) Kailesh Chauhan/Tariq Malik    (Ford Escort RS NAT-Classic)

32. (22) Edward Maina/John Ngugi   (Subaru Impreza NAT-S)

33. (34) Daren Miranda/Wayne Fernandes   (Subaru Impreza)

34. (211) Geoff Mayes/Suzanne Zqagwe   (Land Rover)

 

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