Kenya Safari Rally
The 62nd Safari Rally kicked off in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Friday when Kenya's president dropped the checkered flag to start the event at the Kenyatta International Conference Center.
The three-day event, known as arguably the toughest rally in the world, requires racers to scramble across some of the most unforgiving terrain in Kenya.
This particular rally is the Kenyan leg of the African Rally Championship (ARC).
A total of 65 drivers are competing, including the 2012 ARC champion, Essa Mohammed of Zambia, and this year's front-runner Gary Chaynes from the Ivory Coast.
The event invariably draws large number of local sports fans.
"We had to come and see the rally, my son loves the cars," said a local resident.
"I am here to see the cars directly. I heard it on the radio and want to be part of it," said another resident.
Baldev Chager, last year's winner, held the lead with the fastest record at 29.35 seconds, less than one minute ahead of Ian Duncan, who won the event in 1994.
Four-time winner Carl Tundo was third, while current Africa Rally Champion leader Gary Chaynes of Cote d'Ivoire came in ninth.
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