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T h e D r iv ers cont inued
The Drivers continued
aspect. The new routes for 2022 promise a lot of appear no less than 70 times! And now there is a new
stages run on private conservancies, which helps name to add to that list – Aslam and Arshads nephew
tremendously from a safety aspect. This will allow the Shakeel will be making his debut on this, the tenth
drivers to push a bit harder but also admits that edition of the Classic Safari Rally!
running in February will add a different challenge. 5 members of the same family, 4 cars and 2 as drivers
“Heat will be a factor, and probably dust too, but dry – talk about a family affair!
weather suits our Porsche!”
We asked Baldy why is the Porsche so quick; “this car
has had a lot of development over the years, from
various teams. It also has a good weight balance – it's
the lightest car with one of the biggest engines! But if I
wasn't in a Porsche I'd love to do this event in an Opel
Manta!”
There we have it – Baldy might just have shared a clue
about his next project!
The Khan Family Siblings in Competition
Both Aslam and Arshad have contested almost every
Classic, skipping just one due to work commitments
(they co-run an aviation business in Nairobi called ALS)
and after a few editions codriving the late, great Jayant
Shah, Arshad rejoins Aslam in the team Porsche.
Shakeel will use the Ford Escort that cousin Samira
drove a few years back, co-driving by his brother in law
Assad Mughal – a Kenya bone doctor!
Brothers Farhaaz and Imran are team mates in the
Minti Datsuns and both will be pushing their
Arshad Khan
Aslam Khan respective drivers hard to ensure top honours
between these two close but competitive siblings!
Toast and butter, Meat and Potatoes, Gin and tonic, - With a wealth of experience shared amongst these
these all go hand in hand. Another to add to this list – crews we pushed each to predict their finish positions
Khan and Safari Rally. and everyone is hopefully of a top 15 overall result.
And with the new service regulations and a family
The Khan family, Aslam, Arshad, Farhaaz and Imran, known for their consistency and cars immaculately
have been appearing on Safari Rally entries lists since prepared in-house, this years Classic could play
1975 when Aslam first drove a Datsun on this perfectly into their strategy!
prestigious event! Since then these four names alone
Top marks for the management!
The last word goes to Aslam who was full of praise for
the direction that the new management is taking the
rally in; “Joey and his team must be applauded for
bringing back the old Safari feeling. This years event
already feels more fun and we definitely feel that the
spirit of the rally is back! We are super excited to be
competing in this special anniversary event!”
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