Zambian motor rally champion, Mohammed Essa and his Zimbabwean co-driver, David Milner , this afternoon retired from Kobil Rally of Tanzania in Dar-es-Salaam after damaging the gearbox of the Subaru Impreza the duo were driving.
This opening round of the 2009 FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) series was won by Zimbabweans, James Whyte and Philip Archenoul (Subaru), who leapfrogged Ugandan Emmanuel Katto and Tanzanian co-driver Moses Matovu (Subaru) on the dramatic finish to the three-day event.
According to Essa summed up a dark weekend for Zambian participants in this rally following anther retirement suffered by his predecessors, Muna Singh and David Sihoka, who broke the control arm of their Subaru yesterday morning in the first stage.
Muna and Essa, who have registered for the FIA ARC, now turn their attention to the KCB Kenya Safari Rally, the second round of the African rally, set for Nairobi from April 3 to 5.
Essa has further enlisted to race in the Africa Pirelli Star Driver (PSD) but will only start his compaign of this competition for drivers between 18 and 27 years during the Zambia International Rally set for Lusaka from July 3 to 5. – ZMSA/Ends Provisional final results:
1. James Whyte/Philip Archenoul (Subaru Impreza) 186.25
2. Emmanuel Katto/Moses Matovu (Subaru Impreza) 187.00
3. Oliver Costa/JF Ruhashyankiko (Subaru Impreza) 195.04
4. Lola Verlaque/Megan Verlaque (VW Polo S2000) 198.41
5. Randeep Birdi/Sahib Bhatti (Mitsubishi Lancer) 200.48
6. Saleem Haji/Rahim Sulieman (Mitsubishi Lancer) 201.30
7. Don Smith/Bob Kaugi (Subaru Impreza) 203.47
8. Dharm Pandya/Sanjay Pandya ( Subaru Legacy) 208.26
9. Gamdust Haji/Bashir Suleiman (Subaru Impreza) 235.06
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This sounds great!!
I really did not know that Zambia is into motor rally!! Good stuff
#2…Dude!!! Come on,u never knew Zambia is into motor rally???U never heard of Satwant Singh & Muna Singh winning so many african motor rally championships??Where have u been??
I am being honest bro. But am happy though. Great Stuff!! Gelemani yasenda sana Boss. Forgive me
#2..No ma 1..it’s all gud..Atishani bundesliga uko??Hwz Bayern Muchen doing..Are they scooping the league this year?
Every time i read about these 2 zambian guys,it s subaru this subaru that.Y cant they change the vehicles if they keep on giving them problems.Besides most competitors were using subaru’s but they didn’t develop any technical problems.I am sure they were just nervous.
Wachenjela kapala.