Jaspreet Chatthe of TeamKibos on Sunday won one of the toughest rounds of the 2015 Kenya National Rally Championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 car.
Chatthe won with a margin of 13 seconds over Ian Duncan, the smallest ever recorded margin in the history of the Safari Rally since it was first held in 1953 as the Coronation Safari Rally.
Duncan, the Liquid Telecoms-sponsored driver, said he gave everything in the last two stages to close the gap on Chatthe, but the latter was unbeatable.
Carl Tundo, who has won the Safari Rally on four different occasions,was third in Proton S2000 car despite suffering two punctures and a faulty wiper motor.
Baldev Chager’s attempt to win the rally for the third yearrunning were thwarted after his Mitsubishi Lancer car suffered mechanical hitches on Day Two. He was placed fourth overall,
Manvir Baryan gave the Ford Fiesta its best ever result in the KNRC since its debut earlier this year by finishing fifth.
Tapio Laukkanen’s chances of winning his second consecutive round of the KNRC evaporated on Sunday after his Subaru Impreza car was forced out with broken rear trailing arm after putting up a relentless battle that saw him build a five-minute lead going into the final day.
