By Assessor

Carl Tundo defied early morning rains and muddy conditions to storm to his first Africa Rally Championship (ARC) Equator Rally victory in Naivasha yesterday.On his very first outing with the Minti Motorsports VW Polo R5, the five-time Safari Rally winner thrived through wet conditions as he led the Kenya round of the continental series from start to finish.
Tundo’s prowess in the wet and slippery roads of Leg One’s Soysambu section in Naivasha on Sunday earned him
a massive 12:08.6 minutes margin victory over compatriot Tejveer Rai (VW Polo R5) as Jas Mangat completed the podium positionin a time of 03:03:32.1.
South African Guy Botterill (Toyota Etios R5) was time-barred at service while lying third.

The two-day event claimed top drivers such as former winner Baldev Chager, Onkar Rai and Ian Duncan on Day One
but who rejoined the race on Leg 2 on the Super Rally’ rule which allows competitors to restart but suffer penalties of each
stage missed.Tundo won six of the 11 stages. After the victory, he said: “It’s amazing. It’s always good to win. I am not going for the ARC obviously, but I am happy to get maximum points in the first event.”