Slowing from speed
to take corners is the key to a top finish.
The slick road surface requires
gentle but aggressive use of the break and gas.
A soft suspension will help absorb
shocks.
Keep an eye on the weather and
road types for each section and change your tyres
accordingly.
General Overview
These stages are set on tight, muddy and
dusty tracks and pass through expansive African plains. Be
wary of the rough track side and the potential for the blistering
sunny weather to change to a torrential downpour. This is
a difficult rally compounded by complex tyre choices Choose
a mud tyre and give up speed and handling on gravel and tarmac
roads. Ttake a gravel tyre and spend too much time contending
with a sliding car. Throw in the chance for rain and it is
that much more of a difficult choice. Keep your suspension
as soft as you can to absorb shocks without loosing control.
The dusty slick surfaces require a soft break that will allow
you to get on it early and gently. It is easy to end up off
a corner and into a rock or pole costing valuable seconds.
Setup Suggestions
tyres
tarmac
mud
gravel
snow
gear box
short
long
suspension
soft
hard
power ratio
rear
front
brake ratio
rear
front
brake power
weak
strong
steering
low
high
Colin's Photo
Guide
Many stages will start or end on tarmac but
you can be sure you will not be on it for long.
This bumpy, loose gravel road is a more common
site in Kenya.
You will run across quite a few different road
surfaces in Kenya - all of which are hard to turn on at blazing
high speeds.
There are a few people out here, but most of
the time your obsticles will be curbs and trees, not spectators.
Most of Kenya lulls you into a false sense of
safety with its wide open roads...except here on these tight
jungle paths.
These large rocks will litter the road on the
later stages but keep an eye out for telephone poles and fences
on the early stages.
