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Safari Rally gear lands in Mombasa
Rally cars belonging to Kenyan drivers Hamza Anwar, Jeremiah Wahome and McRae Kimathi being assembled at the Naivasha Service Park ahead of this week’s World Rally Championship Safari Rally which starts on Thursday.
What you need to know:
- WRC Safari Rally Head of Logistics, Kimathi Maingi, who is monitoring the movement of the cargo from Europe, said the equipment is being stored on a dry dock before being collectively moved to Naivasha on cargo train directly to Suswa
- Maingi said that containers for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team, which have been delayed, are also expected to arrive this week
- The nine Rally 1 cars for the manufacturer teams and R2 machines for the second-tier competition group will land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in due course
Kits containing equipment for foreign teams have started arriving in Mombasa for onward transportation to Naivasha to be used for World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally.
WRC Safari Rally Head of Logistics, Kimathi Maingi, who is monitoring the movement of the cargo from Europe, said the equipment is being stored on a dry dock before being collectively moved to Naivasha on cargo train directly to Suswa, from where they will be loaded onto trucks and be transported by road to the Wildlife Research and Training Institute ahead of the recce on March 25.
