Safari Rally Kenya 2023

Safari Rally Kenya 2023


21. 06. 2023 - 25. 06. 2023

Katsuta Takamoto
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
JPN
JPN
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid
P1
RC1
IRL
IRL
Johnston Aaron
SS
After SS
SS SS name Length [km] Time Order in SS Diff. leader
(s/km)
Aver. speed Order after SS Total time Diff. leader Penalty
1 Super Special Kasarani 4.84 00:03:19.4 7. 00:00:05.1
1.05
87.38 7. 00:03:19.4 00:00:05.1
2 Loldia 1 19.17 00:13:59.9 5. 00:00:09.6
0.50
82.17 5. 00:17:19.3 00:00:14.6
3 Geothermal 1 13.12 00:06:52.0 3. 00:00:02.3
0.18
114.64 4. 00:24:11.3 00:00:15.7
4 Kedong 1 30.62 00:15:15.2 6. 00:00:22.8
0.74
120.45 5. 00:39:26.5 00:00:29.1
5 Loldia 2 19.17 00:14:09.0 8. 00:00:18.8
0.98
81.29 5. 00:53:35.5 00:00:47.9
6 Geothermal 2 13.12 00:06:50.2 5. 00:00:03.7
0.28
115.14 5. 01:00:25.7 00:00:51.6
7 Kedong 2 30.62 00:15:32.4 7. 00:00:27.8
0.91
118.22 5. 01:15:58.1 00:01:19.4
8 Soysambu 1 29.32 00:18:04.6 4. 00:00:34.6
1.18
97.32 5. 01:34:02.7 00:01:54.0
9 Elmenteita 1 15.08 00:08:30.2 5. 00:00:05.0
0.33
106.41 5. 01:42:32.9 00:01:58.4
10 Sleeping Warrior 1 31.04 00:18:20.6 5. 00:00:22.9
0.74
101.53 5. 02:00:53.5 00:02:13.6
11 Soysambu 2 29.32 00:17:35.5 3. 00:00:12.1
0.41
100.00 4. 02:18:29.0 00:02:25.7
12 Elmenteita 2 15.08 00:08:20.6 1. 00:00:00.0
0.00
108.45 3. 02:26:49.6 00:02:23.4
13 Sleeping Warrior 2 31.04 00:19:39.6 4. 00:00:31.9
1.03
94.73 4. 02:46:29.2 00:02:40.0
14 Malewa 1 8.33 00:06:16.5 3. 00:00:11.4
1.37
79.65 4. 02:52:45.7 00:02:43.3
15 Oserian 1 18.33 00:11:43.6 6. 00:00:27.7
1.51
93.79 4. 03:04:29.3 00:03:11.0
16 Hell's Gate 1 10.53 00:05:48.4 8. 00:00:18.7
1.78
108.81 4. 03:10:17.7 00:03:25.2
17 Malewa 2 8.33 00:06:10.6 3. 00:00:08.0
0.96
80.92 4. 03:16:28.3 00:03:32.6
18 Oserian 2 18.33 00:11:53.6 1. 00:00:00.0
0.00
92.47 4. 03:28:21.9 00:03:17.7
19 Hell's Gate 2 (Power Stage) 10.53 00:05:44.4 6. 00:00:09.4
0.89
110.06 4. 03:34:06.3 00:03:23.8
Information
Date and time SS Information
25.06.2023 14:06 19 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's okay, we finished and first of all I want to say thanks to the team. They fixed the car every single time and they did a great job. Many things happened this week and in the future I will try to manage to be smoother. Let's see.
25.06.2023 14:06 19 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): radiator water leak
25.06.2023 12:06 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): All okay, just no hybrid.
25.06.2023 12:06 14 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's very tricky, even I was quite careful. There is a lot of rocks everywhere. I was careful but it still felt on the limit, I don't know why. So tricky.
24.06.2023 16:06 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Too many moments! Even with no rain I spun and had to reverse. Here we lost 10sec and after we got to the muddy sections it was horrible. I am really happy to be here.
24.06.2023 13:06 11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Big shame for him, he did a really good job so I am very sorry for him. We have two rough stages to go so I don't need to be excited too much, just calm down and do my job.
24.06.2023 12:06 10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): One section is proper Rally Kenya spec. Sometimes you are not in control, the car was just going everywhere because of the mud and the water. Not so easy!
24.06.2023 12:06 9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I need to take it easy a bit, but everything is fine. The next one if going to be very difficult and challenging.
24.06.2023 12:06 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Quite hard to be honest. We stalled the engine at the start so lost alot of time - this stage is really really demanding.
23.06.2023 15:06 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The puncture was maybe in the last 10km. There was a sharp stone in the ruts and I had no chance to avoid it. We also went a little bit wide in a high-speed section and there was a big branch.
23.06.2023 15:06 7 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): puncture
23.06.2023 15:06 6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): We are just focusing on our driving and luckily we have no water splashes today! There's a long way to go.
23.06.2023 10:06 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I am not happy. I had big damage on the front and we had to fix it before the stage. I was very slow in the stage and we lost a lot of time because of this.
23.06.2023 10:06 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Of course the roll on shakedown affected me a little bit but step by step I need to get back the feeling. This rally is not about going flat-out, I just to keep building my confidence.
23.06.2023 10:06 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I don't know if it's cleaning or not but I was quite careful. We will see - step by step moving forward and we will see how it's going.
22.06.2023 13:06 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Thanks to the team - they fixed the car perfectly and I had a very good feeling. This stage is one that you can really enjoy and it was very slippy. I will try to enjoy tomorrow.