This archive report was first published on 19 September 2019.
Blomqvist Returns for EA Safari in Team Tido Porsche 911 ¶
Stig Blomqvist, the 1984 World Rally Champion, is back for the historic East African Safari Classic Rally in a Team Tido Race4Health Porsche 911. The rally starts on November 27 and ends on December 6.
Blomqvist, who also won the British Rally Championship in 1983, is yet to name his navigator for the 2019 event. Belgian Stephane Prevot guided Blomqvist to victory in the 2015 edition of Safari Classic, but Prevot will reunite with Oman's Joey behind the wheel of a Nissan 240RS.
The East African Safari Classic Rally was first run in 2003 and covers up to 5,000 kilometers through Kenya and Tanzania. The event is a nine-day rally that replicates the incredible challenge of the original Safari and weaves a new adventure through the magical East African landscape.
Among the 26 drivers participating in the event are Raaji Bhjarij and Minesh Rathod, who will pilot his backyard built Colt Lancer. The Kabras line up for 2019 Safari Classic has a three-car Porsche 911 team comprising of Baldev Chager and the Rai siblings Tejveer and Onkar.
Other notable drivers include Italian Gilberto Sandretto and US duo of Renée Brinkerhoff and Joe Hayes, who will be navigated by lady co-driver Fabria Pons. Pons is best known for her partnership with the legendary Michèle Mouton.
