Kenya is ready to host the 2019 Safari rally World Rally Championship (WRC) candidate event that also serves as the 4th round of the African Rally Championship, organizers disclosed on Wednesday.
Speaking in Nairobi, WRC Safari Rally Kenya project CEO, Phineas Kimathi said the country has met all the FIA regulations and standards towards the hosting of the event.
“For the last one year we have worked tirelessly to meet all the FIA conditions, I am glad to present a well-planned and 2019 Safari Rally,” said Kimathi.
Kimathi said the country is ready to hosts host dozens of drivers and FIA delegation.
These two World Rally Championship (WRC) are leaving nothing to chance and their reconnaissance is based on the high possibility of this year’s African Rally Championship (ARC) Safari Rally, being run as WRC Candidate Event, returns to the top-flight calendar in 2020.
The event will kick off in Kasarani Stadium on 5th July and conclude on 7th.
Two international WRC works teams Hyundai and MK Sports will do the Recce during this year’s event in readiness for next year’s world rally Championship event in Kenya.
Drivers will traverse the vast Nairobi, Kiambu, and Naivasha counties next weekend.
Rally action will be in Nairobi and Kiambu counties on 5th and 6th with the drivers heading to Naivasha for the battle for speed and glory.
Some of the top drivers enlisted this year’s event hails from Italy, Belgium, UK Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
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