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4th March 2024, 13:07 #1
[WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2024
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4th March 2024, 14:48 #2
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Not doing it this year for various reasons, but a more than capable replacement with Gordon sitting alongside Minesh, he’s looking forward to the Safari experience.
Road books only a week late so far…
Kedong being reversed with a few changes, and Sleeping Warrior starting a few km later and a different final section, so less distance over the lava field. Everything else pretty much the same.Last edited by J4MIE; 4th March 2024 at 15:03.
If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!
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4th March 2024, 16:28 #3
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Snorkels allowed for Rally1 cars this year - will we see them?
Right at the start of the long rains, could get very interesting. End of last year was affected by a “super” El Niño so has huge amounts of rain, this is likely to affect the rain patterns the early part of 2024.If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!
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6th March 2024, 06:54 #4
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Kenya can be tricky when it rains. The road base is not particularly hard and the volcanic soils are weak and break easily.
Hopefully the event organizers aren't forced to shorten sections, or worse still cancel any. We need to a good fight this year. Toyota have been way too dominant there recently and their rumoured suspension improvements may turn the event further still their way.
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6th March 2024, 15:02 #5
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A lot of the roads are over bedrock, and when dry the soil dries rock hard in most place and it also dries really quickly.
I’ve been waiting for a proper muddy Safari since I first did it in 2014, the last few years have had a taste on a stage or two but it can get a lot lot worse. Bring it onIf the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!
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8th March 2024, 07:14 #6
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Word coming out of well placed sources is that all three Toyota Yaris set to tackle this year's Safari will have snorkels mounted.
Additional detail will see roof air vents installed facing backwards, ostensibly to avoid dust being sprayed directly into the cockpit.
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8th March 2024, 08:26 #7
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I think all teams Will be running them because rally’s gonna run during wet season.
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8th March 2024, 10:32 #8
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Hyundai tested the snorkel
https://x.com/powerslidemedia/status...C1kV5QC61vX5Xg#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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10th March 2024, 18:09 #10
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Hi, anyone have experience with this route https://mapy.cz/s/bedudugeme from Oschiri to Monte Lerno stage - hairpin on 17km from start? If it´s doable by normal car? Thanks.
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