[WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2026

These conditions have been extreme even for Safari, but it's still a cool event and a massive test of driver, car and team.

Just a shame to lose top cars with alternator issues but others made it so no excuses.

Well at least the rally2 cars seem more reliable, maybe because they are not made of plastic? Some hope for next year

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Originally Posted by deephouse

This kind of rallies did run in the past, but the world changed, rally changed, audience changed, everything changed since then. Also a big part plays here this shitty tyres, as Ogier said. It's complete rubbish of tire. Each event after the event it's worse. We can expect Saudi to everyone retire on first stage because they will run out of supply or what? Until when they have contract in WRC? Man I wish they will consider cancel them soon. This is not exciting at all.

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Dont worry, when Hankook will finish, MRF will step up...

Many issues and big time gaps are not new, even in the past with better team prep and Michelin/Pirelli tyres.

Check out last Safari Rally before it's comeback (2002) ...

https://ewrc-results.com/event/86-sa.../final-results

SS 16 is cancelled...

The safety caravan assessed the stage and considered it challenging for the rescue vehicles to be able to operate between km 2.5 and 11. After the afternoon rains, there were four separate sections with deep water filled ruts.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

So you want to say all 14 events look the same? lol

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Well there is rally racing and there is the art of rally. If every event is [expected to be] 100% rally racing then all 14 events [will] look the same.

So we have kenya rally and they have prepared stages, but will be cancelled because they haven't thought about how/if rescue or ambulance will get thru the stages..

Wonderful

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Originally Posted by PLuto

SS 16 is cancelled...

The safety caravan assessed the stage and considered it challenging for the rescue vehicles to be able to operate between km 2.5 and 11. After the afternoon rains, there were four separate sections with deep water filled ruts.

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What a disaster

14-15km more and wrc2 will have half points :D (50-74.99% of total SS km)
At first total SS km was 350.02

SS3 cancelled 24.50km
SS4/9 shortened by 6.09 (x2 = 12.18km)
SS13 cancelled for wrc2 18.41
SS16 cancelled for all 18.41

Wrc2 not driven 73.50km

this kind of event could have a place on the calendar if the teams would be allowed to adapt their cars for it. but the whole homologation bullshit prevents them from doing so. so now we have cars that have to perform on all rallies, and must go slow to try and survive safari.