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Kenya: Eann Bengi Wins KCB Nanyuki Autocross 7

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Eann Bengi emerged the winner of the seventh leg of the KCB Kenya National Autocross Championship at Batian View only on his second race.

He beat Kiana Rajput to the top podium position to clinch the Pee Wee Class. He clocked 10.08.60minutes after the best of three heat runs.

Defending 4WD Turbo Champion Sahib Omar celebrated his 35th birthday with victory in the Nanyuki Rally Group organised round of the series.

His closest challenger Eric Bengi failed to match his heat times.

Nanyuki’s victory went down as Omar’s third of the season after his previous two at Jamhuri Park racetrack in Nairobi.

The Ray Racing driver also savoured back-to-back success after a strong win at Jamhuri Park last month.

Driving a Subaru Impreza GC8, Omar ran quickest in the early morning practice loop in which he beat Bengi by 3 milliseconds.

Omar was two seconds faster than Bengi in the second heat and again 5 milliseconds quicker than him in the penultimate heat.

He also bagged two Championship bonus points after setting the Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) in the second heat which he cleared in 1.54.72minutes.

“It’s such a great feeling winning in Nanyuki on my 35th birthday. The track was very slippery in the morning but dried out as the race wore on. All in all, a very fast track,” said Omar.

The 4WD log leader Lovejyot Singh failed in his bid to fight the top two after his machine developed mechanical problems.

“The track was too fast, and we were losing power for the better part of the race due to high altitude,” Sing said.