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Caroline Armstrong in a past event
Andrew Pleasance Wins in muddy Narok Undaunted by the muddy conditions, Andrew Pleasance rode his powerful KTM bike to victory in the first round of the National Cross Country Rally Challenge in Narok on Sunday. With the current heavy rains pounding the region, competitors had a challenging task to navigate through the ‘mud-spattering’ stretches and ‘flash floods’ though some areas of the circuit remained dry. Pleasance was also elated with the early lead he took in the Kenya National Enduro Championship, as Allan De Boer and defending Champion Harry Guelker finished second and third respectively. The victor completed five laps in 3h27m11s within the permissible cutoff time while De Boer cruised home second in 3:47:43 (5laps). Shazar Anwar, riding a Bombardier DS 650 quad, stunned all and sundry when he romped home a credible fifth, incidentally, beating motorbike and buggy competitors. Shazar completed 4laps in 4h00m45s. The weekend results were a clear indication that quads and cars were rapidly closing in on motorbikes which have dominated the cross-country since introduced its in Kenya . |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 12:54 |
Harry Guelker Wins FINA Bank Cross Country Harry Guelker attested his prowess by clinching the 2009 Fina Bank Cross Country Rally Challenge championship at Chololo Ranch last weekend. Besides, Guleker was also crowned the 2009 Enduro Champion with an unassailable 90 points. The Cross-country season closer coincided with the 5th round of the 2009 Enduro Championships as well as the seven round of the Autocross Championship. It’s been a long enduro journey of (off-road bike racing) that starting in Selengei, all the way to Magadi, Gogar, Baringo and now Chololo. The Selengei, Baringo and Chololo rounds counted towards the Cross-Country Rally Challenge series. In cross country, Guelker managed 6 laps in 4.19.08hours to beat Charles Mugo -also on six laps and 4.36.12minutes- to second position. |
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 08:44 |
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CROSS COUNTRY BARINGO ACTION 
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RIVALRY AT FINA CROSS-COUNTRY Besides concentrated mix of diverse terrain in Baringo, spectators have a bonus at Sunday’s Fina Bank Cross-Country Rally Challenge as fierce blood rivalry beckons. Rightly so, fathers and sons will put behind family love round the designated bush circuit. The Rift Valley & Motor Sports Club (RVMSC) organized event will be curtain-raised with the fifth round of the Kenya National Autocross Championship on Saturday over a flat and smooth terrain; with lots of fast and slow corners. The cross-country on Sunday is expected to put riders and drivers through some dusty areas, sandy stretches, stones, bushes, hairpin bends, jumps and flat out sections. For John Rose (KTM 525), in his 60s, age is nothing but a number. John takes the battle to son and rally ace Lee Rose (KTM 525). Rose was the winner of the RVMSC Enduro held at Gogar farm in Salga last month and can look forward to greater things as the event also counts towards the National Enduro series. |
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WEEKEND MOTORSPORT ACTION |
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Monday, 03 August 2009 11:29 |
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FINA BANK WEEKEND
Past winner, Sean Pelling tops the list of renowned competitors in the Motor Cycle category as the next round of the Cross Country Championship heads to Lake Baringo. Machines ranging from motorbikes, Buggies, Quads to 4x4 vehicles are expected to converge at the venue between August 8 and 9 for one the most enduring motor sports activities of the season. The event requires drivers to make as many laps as possible over a 48km loop within a maximum of four or five-hours of driving through mountainous, mud-splattering and river-crossing terrain. The driver with the highest number of laps at the end is declared the winner in each of the five categories. Spectators are also set to view the spectacle at picnic sites with vantage points. Others participants expected to spearhead the entry list include Enduro champion Harry Guelker (KTM 520), Mark Harding, Sean Willcork and John Rose, who is among the oldest riders in the class. Shazar Anwar (Polaris) will head the Quad class. Rally Raid competitors endure some of the toughest terrains where human stamina and reliability of machines is put to test at the highest level of competition. |
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