Lumala Narrowly Loses Race
Aug 03, 2003
AFRICA Rally Championship leader Rueda Fernando who led throughout held off a late recovery by Ugandan Moses Lumala to win the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally yesterday.
By Douglas Mazune
in Kigali
AFRICA Rally Championship leader Rueda Fernando who led throughout held off a late recovery by Ugandan Moses Lumala to win the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally yesterday.
The South Africa-based Spaniard's lead was reduced to two minutes 30 seconds in the last section when he knocked a child dead. The section was cancelled and later struck off after Rwanda's Nathalie Cox knocked another child.
The child was in the middle of the road staring at a chopper carrying officials.
Rueda, who extended his ARC tally to 40 points — 27 clear of Zambian Munna Singh, is likely to clinch the title in the TOTAL Uganda Pearl rally September 5-7.
“The car has taken a beating. Moses gave us a challenge, he kept us on our toes,†Rueda said.
Caltex Team's Lumala was gracious. “It has prepared me for Pearl.â€
Ugandan Bob Roberts in a Toyota Celica returned ninth in the event that had 13 finishers out of 20 starters.
Top Results:
Fernando Rueda 4:22.15
Moses Lumala 4:24.56
Rautenback 4:39.01
Valery Bukera 4:51.30
Nathali Cox 4:52.25
Brunno Puggia 5:13.36
Mitraros Elefter 5:27.51
Claude Kwizera 5:37.47
Bob Roberts 5:48.02
Edmond Kazungu 5:57.12
Ends
in Kigali
AFRICA Rally Championship leader Rueda Fernando who led throughout held off a late recovery by Ugandan Moses Lumala to win the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally yesterday.
The South Africa-based Spaniard's lead was reduced to two minutes 30 seconds in the last section when he knocked a child dead. The section was cancelled and later struck off after Rwanda's Nathalie Cox knocked another child.
The child was in the middle of the road staring at a chopper carrying officials.
Rueda, who extended his ARC tally to 40 points — 27 clear of Zambian Munna Singh, is likely to clinch the title in the TOTAL Uganda Pearl rally September 5-7.
“The car has taken a beating. Moses gave us a challenge, he kept us on our toes,†Rueda said.
Caltex Team's Lumala was gracious. “It has prepared me for Pearl.â€
Ugandan Bob Roberts in a Toyota Celica returned ninth in the event that had 13 finishers out of 20 starters.
Top Results:
Fernando Rueda 4:22.15
Moses Lumala 4:24.56
Rautenback 4:39.01
Valery Bukera 4:51.30
Nathali Cox 4:52.25
Brunno Puggia 5:13.36
Mitraros Elefter 5:27.51
Claude Kwizera 5:37.47
Bob Roberts 5:48.02
Edmond Kazungu 5:57.12
Ends