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Rovanpera Wraps Up 2023 Safari Rally Shakedown Stage With an Eventful Morning Win
Rovanpera Wraps Up 2023 Safari Rally Shakedown Stage With an Eventful Morning Win

21 Jun 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Rovanpera, who led the Toyota GR Yaris squad to a 1-2-3-4 win last year, blasted through the 5.40 kilometer (3 miles) Loldia shakedown stage ahead of Tanak

 
Modified Rivian R1T Can Be the Perfect Electric Rig for a Safari Adventure, if Real
Modified Rivian R1T Can Be the Perfect Electric Rig for a Safari Adventure, if Real

5 Apr 2023, 08:41 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Rivian in collaboration with the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust (MWCT) in Kenya, delivered four R1T all-electric adventure vehicles for a pilot project

 
2022 WRC Safari Rally Kenya -  Everything You Need Know
2022 WRC Safari Rally Kenya - Everything You Need Know

23 Jun 2022, 12:14 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The WRC Safari Rally has returned to Kenya in 2021 following a 19-year absence, the 2022 event consists of 19 stages covering a distance of 363.44 km (226 mi)

 
Multiple Rivian R1Ts Were Spotted on a Car Hauler in Africa, Here's Who's Getting Them
Multiple Rivian R1Ts Were Spotted on a Car Hauler in Africa, Here's Who's Getting Them

4 Jun 2022, 20:44 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The all-electric pickup truck fever is rapidly spreading. Africa is now home to some R1Ts. The move came as a surprise to many, but it makes lots of sense

 
Rally1 Cars Are Too Hot for Safety, Drivers Say, and the FIA Is Asked to Fix the Issue
Rally1 Cars Are Too Hot for Safety, Drivers Say, and the FIA Is Asked to Fix the Issue

29 May 2022, 16:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Two rallies held in increasingly higher temperatures in the cockpit have made many crews ask for a solution from the FIA. Here is the problem with Rally1 cars

 
16-Year Old Pilot Lands in Kenya, Wants to Be the Youngest Person to Fly the Globe Solo
16-Year Old Pilot Lands in Kenya, Wants to Be the Youngest Person to Fly the Globe Solo

19 May 2022, 08:56 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Mack's sister, 19-year old Zara Rutherford, became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in January, both their parents are pilots

 
I Had the Time of My Life Driving a Toyota Land Cruiser Safari 4x4 in the African Bush
I Had the Time of My Life Driving a Toyota Land Cruiser Safari 4x4 in the African Bush

11 Sep 2021, 07:46 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / In a surreal landscape in the Tsavo West National Park, in Kenya, is where I got the chance of a lifetime to drive this Toyota Land Cruiser Safari truck.

 
Mazi’s Magnus 3000 Shows Why Electric Motorcycles Are Taking Over the World
Mazi’s Magnus 3000 Shows Why Electric Motorcycles Are Taking Over the World

23 May 2021, 11:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Mazi Mobility startup launches its first electric motorcycle, the Magnus 3000 - M3K, together with battery swapping stations

 
The Google Maps Car Getting Blocked by Camels Is a Pretty Unexpected Traffic Jam
The Google Maps Car Getting Blocked by Camels Is a Pretty Unexpected Traffic Jam

2 Aug 2020, 16:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps car, which is used to capture street-level imagery for both the mapping service and Street View, has an unexpected encounter with camels

 
Kenyan MP Wants a Law to Ban Farting on Planes for Security Reasons
Kenyan MP Wants a Law to Ban Farting on Planes for Security Reasons

18 Sep 2019, 15:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dr. Lilian Gogo says staff should be trained to prevent farting and equipped to hand out medicine. Passengers’ medical history must be accessed before a flight

 
Toyota Land Cruiser Helps Couple Escape Machete-Wielding Bandits in Kenya
Toyota Land Cruiser Helps Couple Escape Machete-Wielding Bandits in Kenya

6 Dec 2018, 14:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bryant Swenson posts terrifying video of near-encounter with 3 armed bandits on rural road, thanks his car and manual transmission for being able to escape unha

 
Next Time You’re Stuck in Traffic, Think About This 30-Mile-Long Kenyan Roadblock
Next Time You’re Stuck in Traffic, Think About This 30-Mile-Long Kenyan Roadblock

20 Nov 2015, 17:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Only China can ever possibly beat its own record for monster roadblocks (62-miles long and lasted 12 days), but this Kenyan version is pretty close

 
Briatore Sponsors Kenyan Football Team Zege FC
Briatore Sponsors Kenyan Football Team Zege FC

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore did not go to Kenya empty-handed. The Renault boss turned his head from Formula 1 action for a few days and switched it to football instead. While going to his Lion In The Sun resort...

 
Alonso Survives Plane Incident
Alonso Survives Plane Incident

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso will not be going back to Kenya any time soon, we presume. After spending the New Year with Renault boss Flavio Briatore in a Kenyan resort, the 2-time world champion went through so...