Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta is expected to start SafariRallyKenya despite suffering a spectacular roll in the shakedown Full story ⬇️
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta is expected to start Safari Rally Kenya on Thursday despite suffering a spectacular roll in shakedown at the notoriously challenging World Rally Championship event.The two-time Safari Rally podium finisher rolled his GR Yaris during his third shakedown run which ripped the rear wing and damaged the right rear of his car.
The car will now make the trip to Kenya’s capital Nairobi to contest the opening super special stage. “I’m very sorry for the team. It was looking really bad but nowadays the car is full of carbon panels. It looks really bad, but actually the damage wasn’t too bad and the roll cage is okay. The FIA checked it and it was all okay.Katsuta wasn’t the only driver to hit trouble in shakedown as Safari Rally debutant Hyundai’sEsapekka Lappi, Hyundai World Rally TeamA prop shaft failure forced the Finn to stop on his first run.
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