Africa: Miyoshi Closes in on African Rally Crown
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New Vision (Kampala)
28 August 2008
Posted to the web 29 August 2008
Douglas Mazune
Kampala
JAPANESE Hideaki Miyoshi won the Zimbabwe Challenge Rally at the weekend to close in on the 2008 African Rally Championship title.
Miyoshi in a Mitsubishi Evo9, beat Craig Green by one minute to snatch a commanding seven-point lead in the Africa championship.
The Japanese now needs at least four points in the season ending Zambia rally to be declared African champion.
Zambian Muna Singh who is second in the ARC standings with 24 points, will be out to win in Lusaka and hope that Miyoshi scores less than four points.
Zimbabwean Jamie Whyte, who won the KCB Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally, lost the championship lead when he dropped out of the Zimbabwe rally.
Miyoshi with 31 ARC points will have to fend off what is expected to be a spirited challenge from Muna (24) and Whyte (23) in the championship battle.
The 2008 Africa championship ends in Zambia.
Meanwhile Uganda's crew of Emma Katto and navigator Moses Matovu is due in Nairobi for the KCB Rally due this weekend.
Zimbabwe rally results
1. H. Miyoshi 2:48:37
2. C. Green 2:49:37
3. R. Robinson 2:50:01
4. M. Singh 2:51:13
5. J. Williams 2:53:38
6. P. Horsey 2:54:56
ARC standings after Rd 4
1. H. Miyoshi 31 points
2. M. Singh 24
3. J. Whyte 23
4. J. Williams 11
5. P. Horsey 10
6. D. Smith 9
7. A. Khan 8
8. J. Mangat 8
9. N. Hans 6
Relevant Links
10. L. Verlaque 6
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