Young Kenyan rally talent Peter Horsey was on course for his best ever result in the KCB Kenyan National Rally Championship when the Civicon backed driver and Tanzanian based co-driver Moses Matovu ran inside the top three on last weekends Kisumu Rally, a broken wheel ultimately costing the talented pair time and dropped them to sixth at the end.
Horsey and Matovu, at the wheel of a Mitsubishi Evo 9, were tackling the event for only the second time and after recent rains had created very tricky rallying conditions, the pair were delighted to set some strong times against their more experienced rivals. After five of the eight tests 27 year old Horsey was pleased to be lying second overall and within sight of the rally leader, reigning champion Carl ‘Flash’ Tundo.
However everything went wrong on the penultimate stage when Horsey hit a rock and smashed a front wheel to pieces whilst travelling at high speed. The Mombasa born rally driver narrowly avoided rolling the car but still slid into a ditch. With the surrounding area very muddy it took the pair over ten minutes to jack the car up and change the broken wheel. This dropped the duo from a certain podium position to sixth overall but Horsey took some consolation from winning the final special stage, the first time he has topped the time sheets in Kenya!
Well I have mixed feelings about this weekend. The rally was very difficult as over half of the route was very slippery and it was also really rough in places! Although we broke the wheel and lost a lot of time our overall pace has definitely increased!
Horsey and Matovu now lie sixth overall in the Kenyan National Rally Championship but the pair turn their focus to the highlight of the year – the FIA World Rally Championship. After winning the Pirelli Star Drive selection in 2009 Horsey is contesting six rallies across the globe and in just two weeks time they head to Portugal for the second of those six events!
For more information on Peter please visit www.peterhorsey.com
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