The Safari Rally is renowned as the most gruelling occasion on the WRC schedule screening motorists and groups to the outright limitation.
The occasion went back to the WRC calendar in 2021 after a 19-year hiatus however in a much shorter format. This year’s edition, run by a brand-new Kenyan organiser, will be objected to over 4 days with teams covering 367.76 kilometres of timed phases.
In the past, the occasion was considered as a marathon rally and when it embraced an unique phase format from 1996-2002, it included 1000km of competitive tests.
Speaking at Thursday’s ritualistic start for the 2024 edition, President Ruto detailed his long for the occasion to be extended in the future.
“The Safari Rally runs for 4 days however we want to go back to the old custom when it included longer dist