WRC News Neuville: Fuel problem not down to Safari conditions The fuel-related problem which cost Thierry Neuville his hopes of a maiden Safari Rally Kenya win are not specific to this event, according to the… Read more by David Evans March 30, 2024 3 min
WRC Features The event Group B’s supercars couldn’t crack Group B comes along and changes everything, right? Kind of. But not quite everything. There was one event which didn’t exactly embrace the revolution. The… Read more by David Evans March 27, 2024
Rally Features Our favorite Safari Rally memories Ever since DirtFish began covering the World Rally Championship comprehensively at the beginning of 2020, the team has always enjoyed rally week. That anticipation of… Read more by DirtFish Staff March 24, 2024 5 min
WRC Features McRae’s Safari debut in a strange Subaru Iconic blue-and-yellow livery? Check. Subaru badge on the hood? Check. Colin McRae and Derek Ringer aboard? Check. But that’s a bit small for an Impreza,… Read more by Mark Paulson March 13, 2024 2 min
WRC News The WRC2 contenders starting their season on Safari Gus Greensmith and Kajetan Kajetanowicz will kick off their 2024 WRC2 campaigns on this month’s Safari Rally Kenya, both at the wheel Škoda Fabia RS… Read more by James Bowen March 4, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Your favorite rally ever: 5-1 The votes have been counted and the results are in. Last week, we asked you to submit your votes for the best event in the… Read more by James Bowen December 23, 2023 3 min
WRC Features The 26-year-old farmer’s boy who tore up the Safari rule book It’s hard to know who was more surprised. Was it the staff in Nairobi’s Serena Hotel or was it Juha Kankkunen? The four-time world champion… Read more by David Evans June 23, 2023 3 min
WRC News Obituary: Safari Rally star Vic Preston Jr. The Nissan 200SX coasted to a halt, gearbox broken. With hopes of a Safari Rally win dashed for another year, Vic Preston Junior and co-driver… Read more by David Evans March 17, 2022 3 min
WRC Features The 10 youngest WRC winners “I guess this is the year when my record will be beaten,” said Jari-Matti Latvala after the opening round of the 2021 World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry July 19, 2021 5 min
Rally Features The “adventure” that marks a driver’s return to rallying After an absence of nearly two decades, the Safari Rally returned to the World Rally Championship calendar last week. While a gruelling event by modern… Read more by Dominik Wilde July 3, 2021 5 min
WRC Features The rigorous lessons learned in Citroën’s sole Safari The voice was familiar, but quite out of context. The voice was that of Björn Waldegård, three-time Safari Rally winner. It came complete with helicopter… Read more by David Evans June 26, 2021 2 min
WRC Features The story behind the Safari image that shows “1000 things” Every now and then it’s worth looking longer and harder at one of the most spectacular pictures produced from the World Rally Championship. This is… Read more by David Evans June 24, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Where were the current WRC drivers when the last Safari happened? The third year of the current millennium meant a second film from Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings. Kelly Clarkson won the inaugural… Read more by David Evans June 24, 2021 3 min
WRC Features Safari Rally Kenya Thursday stage guide Safari Rally Kenya’s return to the World Rally Championship is marked by a very different opening day. Thursday means a return to country’s capital Nairobi… Read more by David Evans June 24, 2021 1 min
WRC Features What it’s like to do the Safari for the first time The recce’s done. The roads, the rocks and the ruts are noted. But still, this week’s Safari Rally Kenya is a massive step into the… Read more by David Evans June 23, 2021 3 min
WRC News Ogier fastest on Safari Rally shakedown Sébastien Ogier has set the pace on the Safari Rally Kenya shakedown stage, the first timed World Rally Championship action to occur in Africa since… Read more by Luke Barry June 23, 2021
WRC Features The drivers’ first impressions of Safari Rally Kenya This week the World Rally Championship has descended on Nairobi, embarking on a rally that none of the current driver-lineup has experienced before. There’s plenty… Read more by Rob Hansford June 23, 2021 3 min
WRC Features Is 2021 a real Safari? – Nicky Grist vs Robert Reid The World Rally Championship steps back into Africa for the first Safari Rally Kenya in 19 years this week. But is it a Safari? Is… Read more by DirtFish Media June 21, 2021 3 min
