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East African Safari 1972 – Hannu Africa!
Hannu Mikkola at the East African Safari in a Ford Escort RS1600 MK1 © DPPI
It is now accepted that a world-class driver must be capable of winning on all terrains, but this was not always the case, particularly at the Safari. For a long time, snow and earth were the domain of the Scandinavians and asphalt that of the Latins. As for the Safari…
Ce rally fut créé en 1953 par un groupe d’enthousiastes kenyans emmenés par Eric Cecil, militaire de profession, rallyman amateur et responsable de la compétition au sein de la Royal East African Automobile Association. D’abord réticente à se lancer, l’association se laissa convaincre quand Cecil proposa d’organiser l’épreuve en l’honneur du couronnement de la Reine Elizabeth II, prévu le 2 juin 1953. La première édition du Coronation Safari Rally se déroula ainsi du 30 mai au 1er juin. Dépassant les 5000 km, celle-ci
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