Kenya has launched a new motorsport academy that aims to inspire the next generation of local drivers at the Safari Rally round of the World Rally Championship.
The Talanta Motorsport Academy is the latest addition to the Kenya Academy of Sports , based near the site of the rally’s opening stage at Kasarani in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The academy was launched by Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, who described the project as a major milestone in Kenyan sporting history. Kenya has a rich motorsport history through Safari Rally Kenya, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year.
Esapekka Lappi, Janne Ferm, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Photo by: Austral / Hyundai Motorsport 'I finished the Safari fifth, twice in 1999 and 2000 and retired in the 2001 and 2002 editions. My advice to aspiring Kenyan drivers is that they should never give up as nothing is impossible,” said Petter Solberg.Tanak told a group of young hopefuls that “you must continue to aim higher and live your dream as a thousand-mile journey begins with one step.
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