Regarded as one of the most punishing events of the season, the Safari Rally Kenya returns to the WRC for 2021 after a 19-year absence.
Set for June 24-27, the upcoming rally will consist of “long straight dusty roads where speeds could top 200 kph” as well as “rocky rutted tracks that reduce cars to little more than walking pace” …
That sounds pretty cool. It's been a long time. The old celica was king of the desert. Wonder what will rise to the top here?
interesting they cannot leave Europe to test. How does it work when the rally is in Europe? "Test anywhere but here"?
In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :
That's not the Celica I think of when I think of "Safari".
Safari is (was, at least) an endurance test more than a speed contest. The TA64 was essentially a beefed up MkII Escort with a K27 turbo on a 2090cc T-series engine. Tough, and simple enough that if it broke it could be easily repaired.
Got a downpour on day 3, now we can have a muddy Yaris photo to go with the Celica. I'd like a new shot with Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background, but none of the stages are anywhere near it.
Vajingo said:interesting they cannot leave Europe to test. How does it work when the rally is in Europe? "Test anywhere but here"?
Pretty sure it's just for Kenya. They don't want well funded teams flying there ahead of the rally for extra practice.
are there any Youtube videos of the days action ?
I just started watching the short video of the 1973 race that Datsun won :)
I haven't been able to find much free coverage.
The official WRC youtube channel has pitiful 2 minute highlight clips.
Red Bull's channel has 5 minute highlights. https://www.youtube.com/c/RedBullRally/videos
If you have Netplix the Red Bull Channel has daily coverage of all WRC events. Search events on the RedBull Channel
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