COLLINGE TAKES SECOND VICTORY IN EAST AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY
For the second consecutive year a Datsun 260Z prepared and maintained by Stewart Wilkins Motorsport has taken outright honours in the gruelling East African Safari Classic rally challenge.
After 1,602.88 kilometres of competition over some of the most gruelling and challenging roads in Kenya and Tanzania, the all-Kenyan crew of Rob Collinge and Anton Levitan claimed their second consecutive victory in the East African Safari Rally, the world’s most historic rally. The Datsun 260Z crew took the lead after the third leg and finished the event back in Mombasa with nearly 26 minutes in hand. Former World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist, the early leader, finished second in the Historic Motorsport Escort RS1600, with Frederic Dor, in the Tuthill-prepared Porsche 911, third overall.
Overall Results – 2005 East African Safari Rally
1. Rob Collinge/Anton Levitan Datsun 260Z 15hr 49min 18sec 2. Stig Blomqvist/Ana Goni Ford Escort RS1600 16hr 15min 05sec 3. Frederic Dor/Paul Howarth Porsche 911 16hr 20min 35sec 4. John Lloyd/Paul Amandini Porsche 911 16hr 41min 49sec 5. Graham Alexander/David Stewart Datsun 260Z 17hr 04min 33sec 6. Iain Freestone/Preston Ayres Ford Escort 17hr 04min 55sec 7. Björn Waldegård/David Cavanagh Porsche 911 17hr 05min 23sec 8. Anthony Ward/Ievan Thomas Ford Escort 17hr 59min 44min 9. Jonathan Savage/Quentin Savage Datsun 260Z 19hr 02min 17sec 10. Simon Sharpe/Denis Burnett BMW 2002 ti 19hr 14min 08sec
