The Minti Motorsport- sponsored driver, co-driven by his long serving navigator Tim Jessop in VW Polo R5, led the three-day Mountain Gorilla rally right from day one to the end.
Tundo beat fellow countryman Karan Patel, who was driving same class of car Ford Fiesta R5, by just 14.4seconds.
“It’s amazing being an African champion,though it has been a tough challenge,” said Tundo after being announced winner.
Patel with whom they fought for seconds at every stage until end,appreciated the event as being nice and competitive.
“Best man won the event,but have learnt alot,had good seat time and results,” confessed Patel.
Sealing third podium slot was another kenyan driver, Fia/WRC youngstar McRea Kimathi, who registered his first rally podium.
Ugandan only representative at the sixth ARC round Yasin Nasser, who persevered turbo and gearbox problems,finished seventh overall.
Nasser and co-driver Ali Katumba also sealed their group N title category(ARC2),after collecting a total of 97 points with an event at hand.
After Kenyans sweeping clean of the top three slots, organisers were only consoled by Jean Gakwaya’s fourth place finish,as Burundian Din Imtiaz took fifth position.
Only lady participating crew of Maxime Wahome and Linet Ayuko from Kenya, managed to finish sixth.
The duo was also the best lady crew and winner of group N category.
Next stop is South Africa in November, where 2020 ARC title curtains will finally be pulled down, after a restricted Covid19 season, that saw the extension of championship from 2020 to 2021.
By Frank Serugo in Kigali.
Kenya’s Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo seals the 2020/21 African Rally championship title at 120 points with an event at spare.
The Minti Motorsport- sponsored driver, co-driven by his long serving navigator Tim Jessop in VW Polo R5, led the three-day Mountain Gorilla rally right from day one to the end.
Tundo beat fellow countryman Karan Patel, who was driving same class of car Ford Fiesta R5, by just 14.4seconds.
“It’s amazing being an African champion,though it has been a tough challenge,” said Tundo after being announced winner.
Patel with whom they fought for seconds at every stage until end,appreciated the event as being nice and competitive.
“Best man won the event,but have learnt alot,had good seat time and results,” confessed Patel.
Sealing third podium slot was another kenyan driver, Fia/WRC youngstar McRea Kimathi, who registered his first rally podium.
Ugandan only representative at the sixth ARC round Yasin Nasser, who persevered turbo and gearbox problems,finished seventh overall.
Nasser and co-driver Ali Katumba also sealed their group N title category(ARC2),after collecting a total of 97 points with an event at hand.
After Kenyans sweeping clean of the top three slots, organisers were only consoled by Jean Gakwaya’s fourth place finish,as Burundian Din Imtiaz took fifth position.
Only lady participating crew of Maxime Wahome and Linet Ayuko from Kenya, managed to finish sixth.
The duo was also the best lady crew and winner of group N category.
Next stop is South Africa in November, where 2020 ARC title curtains will finally be pulled down, after a restricted Covid19 season, that saw the extension of championship from 2020 to 2021.
