The Company has offered its GPRS vehicle management service for use during the weekend action to be flagged of by Internal Security Minister Profession George Saitoti at KCB Ongata Rongai Branch on Sunday.

Car Track’s Group Sales and Marketing Manager James Kahonge said the partnership is bound to take local rallying to the next level. “This will help the drivers achieve accurate stage times and also avoid any suspicion of any competitor cheating by taking shortcuts. The introduction of the tracking system which is the latest in the modern world of hi-technology enables event organizers and enthusiast to monitor the challenge online and view location and detailed data on the performance of controllers in the time controls,” said Kahonge, adding: “The service accelerates location thus speeds evacuation of competitors involved in the life-threatening situations. Any accidents or can be detected within the shortest period.” 

Meanwhile, preparations for Sunday event have hit a fever pitch. A total of 38 cars have enlisted with nine expected to take part in the 2WD class.

Clerk of the course, Kulwinder Sandu said the route is 80 percent smooth and 20percent rough.

Sandu said competitive run is 201km with a liaison distance of 154km. KNRC leader Carl Tundo hopes to make up for his two successive retirements in Nanyuki and Nakuru.

The event will determine the destiny of the championship and drivers cannot afford any slip ups.

Tundo still leads the Kenya National Rally Championship series with 280 points with Lee Rose lying second on 235points. Notable absentees at this event are the Horsey siblings-Peter and Alex.  The Horseys are in Rwanda preparing for next weekend’s Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in Kigali.

PROVISIONAL START LIST

KCB KNRC:1. Ian Duncan/Amaar Slatch (Nissan Patrol), 2. Azar Anwar/ Julius Ngigi (Evo 8), 3. Alastair Cavenagh/Saleem Haji (Evo 9), 4. Baldev Singh Chager /Raju Sehmi (Subaru N12), 5. Asad Anwar/ Kashif Sheikh (Evo 9), 6. Carl Tundo/Tim Jessop (Evo9), 7. Quentin Mitchell/Tim Challen-(Evo 8),  8. Asad Khan/Charles Kibue (Subaru N10),  9. Anwar Pandya/George Mwangi (Subaru N10), 10. Susheel Shah/Abdul Sidi (Evo 9), 11. Shaun Miller/Allasdair Keith (Evo 6), 12. Izhar Mirza/Arshad Khan  (Evo 9), 13. Don Smith Sonal Smith (Subaru N12) 14. Ben Muchemi/Georege Njoroge (Subaru N10), 15. Jaswinder Chana/ Ravi Chana (Toyota Celica GT4) 16. Alfir Khan Mohammed Kana (Subaru Impreza), 17. Dinesh Sachania/Kiran Patel (Evo 6), 18. Kirit Rajput/ Ravi Soni (Subaru N10) 19. Ghalib Hajee/Sinder Sudle (Subaru N10) 20. Kunal Pattni/Bharat Pattni (Subaru), 21. Said Hamad/Victor Okundi (Subaru), 22. Robert Gow/ Norris Ongalo (Subaru), 23. Gianluca Ciaraldi/Farhaaz Khan (Evo 7) 24. 24: Stefano Rocca/Franco Donadel (Datsun 260z) 25. Rommy Bhamra/Harvinder Juttley (Datsun 240z) 26. Keval Maisura/DS Sehmi (Subaru) 27. Stanley Thuo/Kulwinder Kulu (Datsun 260Z) 28. Jonathan Savage/ Gavin Lawrence (Datsun 240Z) 29. Quentin Savage/Sabastian Tham (VW Golf GTi)

2WD Category:Jasmeet Chana/Sudhir Thatti (VW Golf GTi), James Kirimi/Kimeli Korir (VW Golf GTi), Charles Hinga/Evans Mwenda (Toyota Levin), Leonardo Varese/Kigondu Kareithi (VW Golf GTi), Ishpal Bilkhu/Paramjeet Sembi-Toyota Levin, Munir Khan/ Sam Jethwa  (Toyota Levin), Adnan Suhail/Zahir Shah (Daihatsu), Zahid Omar/Imran Khan (Mitsubishi Celeste)..