Imperious Tundo racks up fifth title

Carl “Flash” Tundo finished third overall in the season-closing KCB Guru Nanak Rally to clinch his fifth career Kenya National Rally Championship title in Il-Bissill.
Baldev Singh Charger wrapped up the 2021 season in second position after emerging the overall winner of the Sikh Union Club-organised round.
Karan Patel’s second overall position saw him move up to fourth overall position in the final standings with 110 points.
Chager was peerless in the closing round where he also savoured three bonus points for winning the 16km Power Stage at Kudu 2 wrapping up the championship with 174.
Tundo and his partner Tim Jessop recaptured the KNRC title with an unassailable cumulative total of 187points.
Chager was happy with his spirited campaign in the nine-leg series, but the “Flying Singh” had to contend with playing second fiddle to Tundo who completed a rare double of championship wins in the busy season.
Tundo was at it in October when he sealed the FIA Africa Rally Championship (ARC) title at the penultimate stage of the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally.
“It’s such an amazing feeling completing a double of championship wins. We needed a top nine finish today to win the Championship, so we took it very slowly and we are happy to return third overall in the event and winning our fifth KNRC title,” said Tundo.
Chager was was all smiles with his third Guru Nanak victory and here is what he had to say: “It’s absolutely fantastic emerging the winner in the Guru Nanak which is our home event. I must congratulate my navigator Ravi Soni for a great season and the team which has been spot on with preparations.”
Out of the 18 drivers who started the 41st edition of the Guru Nanak, only 11 survived the demanding course.
Among the casualties were Maxine Wahome, Piero Canobbio, Nikhil Sachania, Kush Patel and Aakif Virani.
Autocross youngsters Rajveer Thethy and Sameer Nanji crowned their KNRC debuts with credible eighth and 11th positions.
Eighteen-years-old Thethy, son of former 2WD Champion, was awarded the Randeep S Lochab Memorial Trophy for the Spirit of Guru Nanak while Sameer took the Supee Soin Memorial Trophy for the most improved driver.