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The Tuthill Porsches

Gilberto Sandretto/Fabrizia Pons Joe Hayes/Kate Hayes
Gilberto Sandretto is Joe and Kate Hayes

no stranger to the have been involved in
Classic Safari. Having motorsports events as a
made his debut in father/daughter team
Africa on the 2015 for over a decade.
event, Sandretto went Based in Chicago, their
on to tackle other shared passion for
rallies including the Morocco Historic. Co-driving for racing and rallying has taken the duo all over Europe and
Gilberto is the legendary Fabrizia Pons: famed co-driver to events on Mexico's famous Baja Peninsula. “I read
of Michèle Mouton and a capable driver in her own about the East Africa Classic Safari Rally and we were
right. Fabrizia remains the only woman to score World intrigued by the setting and the adventure,” says Joe.
Rally Championship points as both a driver and “Tuthills have built us a terrific car and we can't wait to
navigator. The Italian duo are good friends and experience the full excitement of East African rallying.”
wonderful competitors, so expect them to do well.
Kris Rosenberger/Nicola Bleicher
Renée Brinkerhoff/Juliette Brinkerhoff
Kris is no stranger to
America's Renée Kenya. Crowned
Brinkerhoff arrives in Austrian Rally Champion
Kenya as a seasoned in 1997, the following
competitor. Her 1956 year brought an entry
Porsche 356A rally car on the Safari Rally.
has so far raced on Driving a Volkswagen
four continents as part Golf GTI, Kris finished eighth overall and third of the 2wd
of the Porsche 356 World Rally Tour. For her first African cars. In a year when the podium consisted of Richard
rally, Brinkerhoff teams up with daughter Juliette as Burns, Juha Kankkunen and Ari Vatanen, eighth is a
navigator. Although Juliette is brand new to rallying, she special result. Kris went on to win three Austrian historic
is every bit as competitive as her mother! The pair will rally championships in a Porsche 911 SC. Partner Nicola
give their all to power to the finish line, while also raising is an equally capable co-driver: the duo claimed eighth
money and increasing awareness for their fight against overall on last year's Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
child trafficking.
Eugenio Amos/Roberto Mometti
Philip Kadoorie/Ryan Champion Italy's Eugenio Amos
Philip Kadoorie's makes his Safari Classic

motorsport career debut this year, but this
began in GT cars on is not his first rally.
circuits across China Eugenio began rallying
and the Middle East. in 2005 and competed
The family's passion for all over Italy until 2007,
classics soon came to when he switched to circuit racing and GT endurance
the fore and Kadoorie began to explore more events including the Spa and Daytona 24-hour races. In
adventurous events in historic rally cars, including a 2014, he moved on to Rally Raids and has competed in
Lancia Stratos and this beautiful Porsche 911. Partnering two Dakar rallies, as well as the Silk Way Rally. Now it is
Philip on his debut Safari is joint 2017 Safari Classic the turn of Safari. Alongside Eugenio is Roberto
winner, Ryan Champion. While Ryan's speed and Mometti: one of Italy's most experienced co-drivers with
experience give this team an ace up their sleeves, more than 500 rallies and many class wins to his credit.
Philip's goal is to reach the finish and enjoy his first time “We will start gently and see how the rally unfolds,” says
here in Africa. Eugenio.

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