Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-19 ingekho, i-Rally Safari isibuyele ekhalendeni leWorld Rally Championship (WRC) futhi ilethe indawo ethokozisayo yaseKenya kanye nezinye zezigaba ezinzima kakhulu amaqembu, izimoto nabashayeli abaqhudelana esigabeni se-premier rally ababhekane nazo. eminyakeni eminingi.
Umlando walo mjaho ubuwenziwe ngamabhadi, ukubhidlika, izingozi, uthuli oluningi ngisho nodaka, okuwukuhlonipha “isiko” sabashayeli abaningi, okwakungenye yemihlangano enzima kakhulu emhlabeni (omunye wemihlangano enzima kakhulu). ezinye kwakuyiRally de Portugal) .
Ekugcineni, ukunqoba “kwamomotheka” “kuntandokazi engapheli” uSébastien Ogier, osebenzise ijubane elingashintshi (ngisho ngaphandle kokushesha kakhulu, wagwema amashwa) nokwethembeka kweToyota Yaris WRC yakhe encane. Nalona sizibeka engcupheni yokusho ukuthi uzobe ehlukumezeke kakhulu kulo mhlangano kunakweminye eminingi aseke wabhekana nayo.
A "buyela esikhathini esedlule"
Ukubuya okwase kulindelwe isikhathi eside kweSafari Rally ku-WRC kwaletha “isifiso” esithile ngezinye izinsuku zokuhlangana. Izikhathi lapho izivivinyo zazidinga ubuhlakani obukhulu ekuhlanganisweni kwezinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ukuze kufinyelelwe esiphethweni kuqala (noma ukuze nje kufinyelele esiphethweni): isivinini, ukukhuthazela nokuphatha.
Njengoba izigaba ziba mfishane futhi ziba mfishane kanye nemibuthano yenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje, lezi ziye zanda zaba imiqhudelwano ye-sprint, lapho ijubane elibekiwe lihlala liphezulu ngangokunokwenzeka.
Manje, izindawo zaseKenya ziphoqe “ukubuyela esikhathini esedlule”, lapho abashayeli kufanele balawule ngokucophelela ijubane labo futhi badlale kakhulu ngokulondolozwa kwezimoto zabo. Ngakho-ke, bekungavamile ukuthi abanye abashayeli baphoqeleke ukuba behlise ijubane elimangalisayo libe ngu-30 km/h ukuze bagweme ukulimaza imoto ematsheni akhona endleleni.
Ukukunikeza umbono wobunzima beSafari Rally ebuyayo kanye nezimo abashayeli okwakudingeka babhekane nazo, akukho okungcono kunokubuka ividiyo enamaphuzu avelele omjaho esikushiyela wona kulesi sihloko.