Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo
22 September 2009
Peter Horsey and his Ugandan co-driver Moses Matovu will compete in six events of the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC) after powering their Mitsubishi Evo. 9 to second in the KCB Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally on Sunday to win the 2009 Pirelli-WRC Star driver award.
Finishing nine seconds behind race winner Rwanda national champion Giancarlo Davite (Subaru N11) in a time of three hours, 45 minutes and 28 seconds enabled Horsey clinch the award that is reserved for competitors under 27 years of age.
The winner competes in six WRC events in the subsequent year (2010 in this case). Horsey/Matovu will follow Zimbabwean Conrad Rauntenbach's (WRC Citroen) who won winning the award last year.
"This is the biggest thing in my life. I came here wanting to win and I have achieved it with great support from my parents and service crew. I want to use this as a springboard into the WRC," Horsey, 26, said. "All year long I have watched Peter develop. And he was definitely at his finest. We work really well as a team and I'm looking forward to putting this into practice in the WRC," said Matovu.
Horsey is a regular on the local scene with a buggy while Matovu has previously navigated two former Ugandan champions in Emmanuel Katto and Moses Lumala.
Following the victory, Davite was also crowned the first ever KCB East African Rally Challenge champion which entails rallies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.
Final Results - Top 6
1. G. Davite (Subaru N11) 03:45:28
2. P. Horsey (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 03:45:37
3. H. Navraj (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 03:45:37
4. R. Cantanhede (Subaru N8) 03:47:36
5. C. Fitidis (Subaru N12) 03:48:35
6. A. Horsey (Mitsubishi Evo 8) 03:54:39
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