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East
African Safari Rally
COLLINGE TAKES SECOND VICTORY IN EAST
AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY
After
1,602.88 kilometres of competition over
some of the most gruelling and challenging
roads in Kenya and Tanzania, the
all-Kenyan crew of Rob Collinge and Anton
Levitan claimed their second consecutive
victory in the East African Safari Rally,
the world's most historic rally. The
Datsun 260Z crew took the lead after the
third leg and finished the event back in
Mombasa with nearly 26 minutes in hand.
Former World Rally Champion Stig
Blomqvist, the early leader, finished
second in the Historic Motorsport Escort
RS1600, with Frederic Dor, in the
Tuthill-prepared Porsche 911, third
overall.
"I'm
totally delighted that everyone has
enjoyed themselves so much. They've seen
our beautiful country and everyone is
saying they want to come back on holiday.
To have all these happy people in Kenya
means a great deal to everyone involved;
Kenya has been delighted to host everyone
and looks forward to welcoming everyone
back again soon." Mike Kirkland - Event
Director
More on the Rally Website
A
Sports Tourism Special
has
topped our agenda for several years, and
an interview with Mike Kirkland paved the
way. A supporter since day one, Mike
introduced us to the East African Safari
Rally, December 1-10, 2005. The exciting
event starts and ends in Mombasa -- under
the giant horns in town center. In
addition to a CD we plan to use at 10
Adventure Travel Expos starting this fall,
Mike opened the door to a wealth of
information through the Rally's web site,
such as these comments:
"Following
the celebrated running of its 50th
anniversary in 2003, the East African
Safari Rally returns in 2005 and the event
will run from 1-10 December. The world's
greatest classic car rally will cover a
marathon 4,200 km over nine days and once
again take the crews through the remote
and beautiful landscapes of Kenya and
Tanzania. The East African Safari Rally
commemorates the original Coronation
Safari, a unique event run by enthusiasts
to celebrate the Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth in 1953. In 1960 the event was
renamed the East African Safari Rally,
running annually until 1972, and, in
keeping with the sense of history, only
cars produced before 31 December 1974 (or
the exact same car if built before 1978)
are eligible to compete." Watch our Home
Page for further announcements on our ATA
media coverage and visit:
http://www.eastafricansafarirally.com/index.html
 Much
more to come as we add new installments
weekly
Read
about Kenya's famous Olympic Athletes of
the Centurty from our interview with Dr.
Kipchoge Keino, head of the National
Olympic committee of Kenya (left), and
visits with many others. These include
those in the preceding pages, plus the CEO
of Kenya Airlines, African Airlines
Association, the Kenya chamber of
Commerce, Kenya Tour Operators
Association, Utalii College, the East
Africa Wildlife Society, Kenya Travel
Agents Association, the Standard Group,
Grreat East Africa Auto Rally, Alliance
Hotels and Resort, the Mombasa and Coast
Tourist Association.
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