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Joey Ghose is a man living every boys amount of seat time and the pair
dream. The British based, Eldoret have also campaigned an
born Ghose has entered the 2019 immaculate Ford Escort in Kenya
East African Classic Safari Rally in a to adjust to each other, including
full-blown Group B Nissan 240RS. oey finishing fifth overall on the 2019
Ghose, the pair hope to use the Top Fry Classic. Having the vastly
lessons learnt, as Although this is his experienced Stephan alongside
him as he makes the big step into
the unknown will certainly also
help.
Joey’s strategy for the event is
“slow and steady with no Sudle… known to pretty much
everyone as Pali.
unnecessary risks”… sounds like a
The pair drove a steady rally last
sensible approach but we know every th
driver has a similar strategy before time out to finish an impressive 15
they start day 1! Joey believes that overall and this time, whilst also
running as chase car to team mate
the majority of the effort should be
put in before the event and as such Jwell as some development work on
the car, to push a bit harder. Whilst
his team have spent months planning
and preparing for the event. He has rains are an ever present threat
during the Classic, this doesn't worry
also focused on his own training,
insisting that a steady diet of beers Scott as he has a secret weapon – “if
and nyama choma will help see him we get stuck Pali can get out and
push…”
through the full nine days!
Scott Armstrong is provably still Scott admits that, despite a
debut on the event and will be the number of Classic Safaris as a
cars first competitive outing on smiling two years on from fulfilling mechanic, what he learnt most from
his dream of contesting the East
African soil, Joey and codriver 2017 was fitness as the heat and
Stephen Prevot have been doing African Safari Classic Rally. The humidity in the car took him by
likeable Brit is returning for a second
time at the wheel of his gorgeous surprise. With these lessons learnt
the likeable duo of Scott and Pali
Datsun 160J Shekha Mehta replica.
Once again he will be driven by could certainly be ones to watch for
some giant killing.
Yorkshire based Eldoret born Harpal
plenty of training for the event.
An arduous testing programme in
the UK has given Joey a decent Scott Armstrong EA Safari Classic Rally 2017
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