The 2014 Africa Rally Champions (ARC) calendar got underway on Friday 14 in Cote d’Ivoire with the Rallye Bandama Cote D’Ivoire.
According to the ARC website, the rally started with a Super Special Stage (SSS) on Friday and gets to the competitive sections today (Saturday) until Sunday.
Legendary rally ace and 1999 ARC winner Charles Muhangi finished day one in 17th position after clocking three minutes and ten seconds (3.10).
Kenya’s Jaspreet Chatthe ended day one in second (2:18) while Rwanda’s Giancarlo Davite (2.29) was eighth.
After this weekend’s event, the ARC season will resume with the Sasol Rally South Africa (April 11-12, 2014), Zambia International Rally (May 16-18, 2014), Rally of Tanzania (June 13-15, 2014), Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (July 18-20, 2014), Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (August 15-17, 2014), KCB Safari Rally, Kenya (September 12- 14, 2014) and Madagascar International Rally (November 7-9, 2014)
Friday 14th March 2014 – Rallye Bandama Cote D’Ivoire
Results of Super special Stage:
1. Gary Chaynes / Romain Comas – 2:18
2. Jaspreet Chatthe / Gurdeep Panesar – 2:20
3. Morifere Soumahoro / Phillipe Garcia – 2:22
4. Marc Molinie – 2:25
5. Partick Artault – 2:26
8. Giancarlo Davite – 2:29
17. Charles Muhangi -3:10
The 2014 Africa Rally Championship (ARC) calendar:
IVORY COAST – 14-16 March 2014 Rallye Bandama Cote D’Ivoire
SOUTH AFRICA – 11-12 April 2014 Sasol Rally South Africa
ZAMBIA – 16-18 May 2014 Zambia International Rally
TANZANIA- 13-15 June 2014 Rally of Tanzania
RWANDA – 18-20 July 2014 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
UGANDA – 15 – 17 August 2014 Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally
KENYA – 12-14 September 2014 KCB Safari Rally Kenya
MADAGASCAR – 07-09 November 2014 Madagascar International Rally
