Fort Portal rally could be turning point in NRC title chase

An entry of over forty crews, including all title contenders in different categories have been confirmed to participate in the weekend UMC Challenge Rally in Fort portal.

Fort Portal rally makes the fifth round of this year’s NRC series. 

The rally is likely to provide a hotly contested affair as crews attempt to consolidate their positions going into the final two events of the season. 

Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba currently lead the championship with 245 points ahead of second-placed Ronald Sebuguzi who stands at 240 points. 

Christakis Fitidis is in third, 62 points behind Yasin Nasser. 

Jas Mangat, Hassan Alwi, Arthur Blick and Ponsiano Lwakataka will all be in the mix for a top spot in Fort Portal to widen their chances in the title chase.

In the two-wheel drive category, Samuel Watendwa will be on a mission to maintain his category lead. 

Watendwa holds a championship lead of 17 points ahead of rival Ismail Waliggo and further 25 points more than third-placed Timothy Gawaya. 

The trio will put the 2WD class to a thrilling battle with Fred Ssenkumba, Geofrey Nsereko and Sadat Negomba equally focusing on Fort Portal rally honors. 

The Clubman rally championship category will as well get off to an exciting race after the promotion of a number of crews including Peter Businge, Peter Gensi, Amir Kavuma and the latest addition being Rajiv Ruparelia.

Unlike before, the rally will kick off with a morning stage in Harugongo (27.07kms) and later head for a super special stage at Boma grounds on the same day. 

Crews will drive five stages on Sunday.

Fort Portal Rally Entry List

START	CAR	ENTRANT	GROUP /	DRIVER / CO-DRIVER	VEHICLE MAKE,
POS.	#		CLASS		Make
1	6	UNISSAN BAKUNDA	N	UNISSAN BAKUNDA/ UMAR KAKANDE	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO VII
2	22	CHRISTAKIS FITIDIS	RC2	CHRISTAKIS FITDIS / ERIC NZAMWITA	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO. X
3	2	RONALD SEBUGUZI	RC2	RONALD SEBUGUZI/ LEON SENYANGE	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO X
4	3	JAS MANGAT	RC2	JAS MANGAT/ JOSEPH KAMYA	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO X
5	4	ALWI HASSAN	N	ALWI HASSAN/ SIRAJE KYAMBADDE	SUBARU IMPREZA N14
6	16	YASSIN NASSER	RC2	YASSIN NASSER/ALI KATUMBA	SUBARU IMPREZA GVB
7	99	ARTHUR BLICK	N	ARTHUR BLICK JR/ GEORGE SEMAKULA	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO. X
8	15	UMAR MAYANJA	RC2	UMAR MAYANJA / HUSSEIN MUKUYE	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO. X
9	27	ADAM RAUF ESSA	RC2	ADAM RAUF / AARON NSAMBA	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO. X
10	12	PONSIANO LWAKATAKA	N	PONSIANO LWAKATAKA/ SAMUEL MUGISHA	SUBARU IMPREZA N12B
11	18	DUNCAN MUBIRU	RC2	DUNCAN MUBIRU / MUSA NSUBUGA	SUBARU IMPREZA GVB
12	10	FRED BUSULWA	N	FRED BUSULWA / JOSEPH BONGOLE	SUBARU IMPREZA
13	86	AMBROSE BYOONA	N	AMBROSE BYOONA / DERRICK LUBAMBULA	MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO. X
14	7	ISAAC SOZZI	S	ISAAC SOZZI / LAWRENCE MWAMBAZI	SUBARU IMPREZA
15	26	PETER KALULE	S	PETER KALULE / RITAH NAKIGOZI	SUBARU IMPREZA
16	19	ABDUL KATEETE	RC2	ABDUL KATEETE / RAHMA MOHAMMED	SUBARU IMPREZA N14
17	32	SAMWEL BWEETE	S	SAMUEL BWEETE/ UARBAN MULINDWA	MITSUBISHI EVO9
18	14	AINE SODO GODFREY	N	GODFREY AINE/ DAVID MWESIGWA	MITSUBISHI EVO9
19	60	JOHN BURROWS LUMU	S	JOHN BURROWS / ARNOLD NYANZI	SUBARU IMPREZA  N14
20	29	ALEX WAKABI	S	ALEX WAKABI / HAJJI MUHAMMAD SEBINA	MITSUBISHI EVO VI
21	43	BYRON RUGOMOKA	S	BYRON RUGOMOKA/ DANIEL MBABAZI	MITSUBISHI EVO VII
22	90	MANSOOR SSANYA	S	MANSOOR SSANYA/ABDALLA NYOMBI	SUBARU IMPREZA N8
23	36	EDWARD KIRUMIRA	S	EDWARD KIRUMIRA / RITAR KATONO	SUBARU IMPREZA
24	41	SAM WATENDWA	2WD	SAM WATENDWA / STEVEN BUNYA	TOYOTA FX
25	64	HAJJI WALIGGO	2WD	HAJJ WALIGGO / RONALD BUKENYA	TOYOTA RUNX
26	25	TIM GAWAYA	2WD	TIM GAWAYA / FRANCIS WAMALA	TOYOTA STARLET
27	49	DR GODFREY NSEREKO	2WD	GODFREY NSEREKO / EDWARD KIYINJI	TOYOTA RUNX
28	40	MUSA MULIMILA	2WD	MUSA MULIMILA / PIUS LUGGYA	TOYOTA CURREN
29	30	SADAT NEGOMBA	2WD	SADAT NEGOMBA/ ROBERT KATABALWA	TOYOTA FX
30	61	FRED SENKUMBA	2WD	FRED SENKUMBA / JACKSON SERWANGA	TOYOTA RUNX
31	24	CHARLES SSANSA	2WD	CHARLES SSANSA/ KEVIN LUBAMBULA	TOYOTA COROLLA
32	31	GILBETO BALONDEMU	2WD	GILBETO BALONDEMU/ IBRAHIM WASSWA	TOYOTA FX
33	93	PETER BUSINGE	CRC	PETER BUSINGE / HAKIM MAWANDA	SUBARU IMPREZA
34	96	IBRAHIM LUBEGA	CRC	IBRAHIM LUBEGA / MUSTAFA KANAKULYA	TOYOTA FX
35	92	PETER GENSI	CRC	PETER GENSI / IMMACULATE NAJJUMA	TOYOTA CELICA
36	52	NAJIB SEMPIJJA	CRC	NAJIB SEMPIJJA / GLORIA NANTONGO	TOYOTA VITZ
37	94	MUZAMIR WATOLYA MWAMI	CRC	MUZAMIR MWAMI / ABDUL KARIM KAKOOZA	TOYOTA RUNX
38	89	AMIR KAVUMA	CRC	AMIR KAVUMA / MUHAMMAD TULIBAGENYI	SUBARU IMPREZA
39	98	RAJIV RUPERELIA	CRC	RAJIV RUPERELIA/ENOCK OLINGA	VW PROTO