3. Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally 2007
25. 11. – 3. 12. 2007 • gravel 1380.26 km • Other years
SS3 EAPCC Farm - 12.30 km
No result
Penalty
| #53 |
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Kieswetter Wayne - Hellier Rob |
| Datsun 180B |
1:00 - Late at TC |
| #49 |
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Bennett Jeremy - Chesser Tim |
| Ford Escort Mexico |
2:00 - Late at TC |
| #36 |
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Wissanji Shaheed - Muzzamil Mir |
| BMW 2002 |
4:00 - Late at TC |
| #42 |
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Dolk Bert - van Egmond Peter |
| Volvo 122 S |
5:00 - Late at TC |
| #54 |
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Mitchell Quentin - Savage Russel |
| Triumph GT6 |
6:00 - Late at TC |
| #47 |
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Harland Peter - Harland Marcus |
| Datsun 260Z |
7:00 - Late at TC |
| #50 |
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Mason Nick - Grinsted Adrian |
| Datsun 260Z |
7:00 - Late at TC |
| #44 |
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McGrigor Neil - Nicholson Charles |
| Ford Escort Mexico |
8:00 - Late at TC |
| #55 |
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Amin Jeff - Erculisse Daniel |
| Datsun 260Z |
8:00 - Late at TC |
| #37 |
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Rayner David - Rayner Sarah |
| Ford Capri |
9:00 - Late at TC |
| #26 |
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Pointinger Josef - Nölscher W. |
| Ford Escort RS 2000 MKII |
10:00 - Late at TC |
| #46 |
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Rathod Minesh - Sumaria Sachin |
| Mitsubishi Colt Lancer |
12:00 - Late at TC |
| #39 |
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Bamrah Rommy - Jutley Harvey |
| Datsun 240Z |
24:00 - Late at TC |
| #7 |
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Callinan Keith - Callinan M. |
| Ford Escort MK1 |
35:00 - Late at TC |
| #14 |
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Hack Alexander - Brown David |
| Ford Escort MK1 |
35:00 - Late at TC |
| #58 |
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Puchercos Michel - Vanaerschot C. |
| Datsun 180B |
42:00 - Late at TC |
| #22 |
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Michiels Albert - De Conninck P. |
| Porsche 911 |
45:00 - Late at TC |
| #34 |
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Swan Ian - Swan Val |
| Volvo 242 |
52:00 - Late at TC |
Info
On the first competitive section they punched out one of the rear suspension mounts from the body shell on their Australian Ford Falcon and were last seen trying to get the car fixed for Monday's restart.
The mounting for the rear differential broke in their 260Z in the second competitive section. After welding it in Vol they went straight to the night stop at Nairobi.
Following a clutch change in their Peugeot 504 Coupe before the start they ran into problems when they could only use reverse. The had to therefore reverse out of the first competitive section for 30 kilometres to reach the end of the stage and link up with their service crew.
They had to change two cylinder head gaskets on their 260Z. In 2003 they had to change eight on their Datsun 180B - are they going for the record this year?
The engine blew in their Mercedes 450SLC 35 km into first competitive section and they decided to retire.
"The day was fun! We've been swapping the driving. It's Wayne's first time in a rally car but he drove the first section. Unfortunately we got lost on the last section".
"It's quite tough! We got lost going into the last section because we lost the last page of the supplementary road book and we got a two minute road penalty which was a shame but we're really enjoying it and the Mexico has been brilliant".
"I'm a bit speechless really. It's quite an experience but a good one".
"It's been quite a day. Three steering arm ball joints failed on the Volvo (two on the first section) and we broke the rear windscreen. On the second section the Panhard rod broke which wrecked the back shocks. It was a bit like being on a pogo stick. We had to weld the Panhard so we were late on the road section. But we're still smiling - just".
"The day's gone smoothly and absolutely according to plan".
"The alternator is working intermittently but otherwise the Escort is OK. There's much more to come".
"The fuel has been vaporising in the pups when we slow down and the engine starts to misfire". Nevertheless the Rose/Borrisow Datsun 240Z has climbed to sixth place from a starting place of 25.
"The Datsun 180B has been fantastic. You can see by the smile on my face".
"We had four rear punctures but luckily they were all on the road sections".
"There were no problems. The stages were good although the second one was rough".
"The stages were good but unfortunately the alternator fell off so we incurred some penalties on the road. I blame myself - we insisted that a new one was fitted before the rally. It's quite rough out there: the rear window popped out on the third section".
"We were stuck behind a car on the first section and the second section was tight and twisty so not good for the Mustang. We also managed to get an oil leak after the second section but we're not certain yet what the cause is".
"It's not like anything we've ever done before. I think I might have to invent another description other than ruff (the shorthand in the road book for "rough") as it doesn't always seem quite substantial enough.
"It was exhausting but a great experience. This is only our third rally and we're raising money for charity as well, the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust in the UK". Anyone wishing to donate can visit the website at http://www.braintumourtrust.co.uk.
The Volvo 122S had alternator trouble the night before the start and for a while it looked as if they would not be able to get a replacement. "Then, all of a sudden, we seemed to have sixteen alternators and so that is no problem any more. It was a hard day but a good day, but the pace here on Safari is not like classic events in Europe.
"We had to cope with Nairobi traffic with no clutch". After the third section, the Escort's clutch refused to disengage so that it had to be driven to the final control practically non-stop. "It was sometimes a bit narrow but we made it and didn't upset too many people".
"We are both in the deep end here (his co-driver is ex-Production World Rally Champion, Martin Rowe, reading the maps for the first time) but really enjoying it immensely. Today alone we have driven more than a whole British national rally" They did have one incident when the Porsche 911 went off briefly in the Taita Hills but with friendly help, they were soon back on the road. Martin Rowe commented that "If that had been my Group N 4WD car, we would still be there".
"The Perana has been well behaved and only a rear puncture three kilometres from the end of the first section gave us any worries. But then we put new brake pads for the Taitas and I had to drive the last part of the descent with less brakes than I would have liked".
"The car was fantastic and the stages were great - exactly what I expected. The East African Safaris Classic is exactly what it says on the packet. We thought we had gone wrong in the last section so we turned around and met Iain Frenstone coming the other way. We then met another 240Z. We lost quite a lot of time". One problem that did not lose Geoff a lot of time was a broken drive shaft as this occurred on a road section where service was authorised to change it.
"We're still here and we haven't broken anything. It's the best car I've driven round the Taitas".
"I'd like a bit more power especially to pull up the hills in the second section. In the first section I felt I was being too cautious". First time on Safari, in fact first drive in Africa for Steven, so caution is probably a good thing, especially at this stage and especially since the 260Z has run without fault so far.
"A good day but unrewarding". Translation. Iain caught Steven Perez on both the first section and had to suffer a little in his dust and then they took a wrong turning on the short Athi River section losing our minutes. They are currently classified thirteenth which sort of says it all.
"Pleasantly surprised by today. The car's not handy but actually it dealt with the Taitas quite well between the bends. It was short of testing and funnily enough it feels like it's short of power. It's only a four-speed gearbox of course but a big V8 tends to get round that with its torque".
"The day was good apart from we broke the steering rack in the second section and lost about six minutes. It was really hard to get the car to come out those last few kilometres as the front wheels were pointing out and we had to shuffle round some tight corners".
"I'm not completely happy" which from a naturally taciturn ex-World Rally Champion means that he likes being third but would prefer to be leading! To be fair, Stig chose wider tyres for the first section which proved to be more than twenty seconds slower than Waldegard on narrower Pirellis and then a bent steering arm in the Taitas did not help his cause.
"Perhaps we could do with a little more power". Initially the crew appeared in the provisional results with a one minute lateness penalty for checking in before CS2 but after a quick check of the time card, this was removed.
So far it has gone very well. We bent a steering arm in the Taitas but changed it in the service afterwards. It was lovely to see the Taita's again. I haven't seen them since 1992. The section was beautiful.