JOE, KIBAARA RAISE NGONG DUST.
 

Former Two Wheel Drive foes Joe Muchiri and Patrick Kibaara were at Ngong top at the weekend to test their contraptions in readiness for the new KCB Rally season. The Rallye Sports Club (RSC) –organized season opener will take place in Nyeri and its environs on the weekend of February 4-5. United Millers Limited-sponsored Muchiri expressed optimism with the performance of his newly acquired ex-Richard Onyoni Subaru gc8 car when he and his navigator Riyaz Ismail went out testing on CS1 of last year’s Guru Nanak Rally route.

AMIT, PARMA PLOT FOR 2012 AUTOCROSS SEASON

Amit Bhatt and his partner Sukhi Parma will for the third year running share theirStarlet-powered 1300cc turbo buggy for the 2012 Kenya National Autocross Championship.After making their debut in 2009, the Suvi Racing-sponsored duo are already hatching plans for an exciting speed drive in the new season. They have already made extensive modifications to their ex-Kirit Rajput buggy in preparation for the nine-round Autocross series which revs off at the Jamhuri Park on the weekend of February 11-12.Amit and Parma have made extensive adjustments to the frame, suspensions set up, tuned-up the engine and gearbox in a bid to outclass their adversaries. Amit is confident that the team has done everything they can to contest for a credible position this year.

CONRAD QUITS RALLYING, EYES DAKAR.

Newly-crowned SA national rally champion and former Safari Rally winner ConradRautenbach is retiring from rallying, saying the sport in SA is "fundamentally flawed". "I’ve won two FIA African Championships and the SA series as well as competed in the World Rally Championship," said Rautenbach on the Rallyworld website. "The South African championship is one of the most competitive there is but it is fundamentally flawed in that it doesn’t follow the FIA rules regarding pre-event recces which is dangerous considering the pace at which the leaders run.

MOTOCROSS SEASON KICKS-OFF AT JAMHURI PARK ON JAN 22

The 2012 Motocross season kicks-off at Jamhuri Park on January 22 with East African Motor Sports Club (EAMSC) hosting the opening round of the eight races scheduled for this year. The season is expected to produce lots of excitement with renewed rivalry in some classes and with some of the younger riders being elevated to higher classes. No one knows what up the sleeves of reigning MX85 Champion Apollo Mbuki, but that will be known on Sunday when the youngster moves on to the competitive MX125 class.