Bukenya, Dipu And Numba Join The Race

By DOUGLAS MAZUNEDipu Ruparelia (Mitsubishi Evo4), Wycliff Bukenya (Toyota Celica ST185) and Issa Numba entered the Total Pearl of Africa Uganda rally, pushing the local challenge to six cars.The Pearl rally is an African Rally Championship (ARC) event and is set for August 30-September 1.More local competitors are expected to join the race before normal entries close tomorrow.The event that is the sixth round of the ARC series has so far attracted 21 drivers from Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Belgium, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Kenyan Glen Edmonds in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 is the latest foreign entrant.Entrants 1.Johnny Gemmel2.Lola Verlaque3.Derrick Lane4.Charlie Lubega5.Peter Cleave6.Paul Bailey7.Eddies Belcher8.J. Belcher9.Dethier Bernard10.Patrick Emontspool11.John Ngunjiri12.Phineas Kimathi13.Sgt Ismail Lule14.Satwant Singh15.Rory Green16.Azar Anwar17.Charles Muhangi18.Dipu Ruparelia19.Wycliff Bukenya20.Issa Numba21.Glen Edmonds.Ends