By Frank Serugo Kaheesi.
Moil-sponsored crew of Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba extend their 2023 National Rally championship lead to a 65 point gap.
The 2019 champions targeting a second NRC title, are now 65 points adrift 2021/2022 defending National champion Duncan Mubiru ‘ Kikankane’, with four events at hand.
However, a big upheaval awaits the triple championship contenders, who currently also lead the 2023 the continental and Tanzanian championships with 54 and 30 points respectively.
Nasser after winning the CMC Kabalega rally that ran in the Oil city of Hoima,leads the local championship by 65 points ahead of Mubiru who managed a third place finish in the third NRC round.
Nasser tops the African championship chart by 54 points after three rounds, followed by homeboy Jas Mangat in second place with 42, and Kenya’s Karan Patel lying third with 30 points.
Nasser leads the Tanzanian championship by 30 points after the first round held in Iringa in May, with four rounds left on their calendar.
He is also left with four rounds on both local and African championships.
Next NRC is set for 7th-10th July in Jinja Eastern Uganda, as the crew’s next continental outing will be inTanzania at end of July, at an event that will double score towards the Continental and local championship.
NRC standings after Round3:
1. Yasin Nasser 298
2. Duncan Mubiru 233
3. Byron Rugomoka 172
4. Ibrahim Lubega 124
5. Ronald Ssebuguzi 120
6. Hassan Alwi 113
7. Ponsiano Lwakataka 80
8. Oscar Ntambi 71
9. Jas Mangat 70
10. Fred Busuulwa 69
