Ugandan-born Moses Matovu, arguably one of the top co-drivers in Africa, will team up with young Zambian talent Mohammed Essa for the forthcoming Zambia International Rally, the penultimate round of the 2010 African Rally Championship.
Matovu, who recently stepped down from a World Rally Championship seat with Peter Horsey due to work commitments, will now call the notes for 21-year-old Essa for an event that they both know well. Essa is a double National Rally Champion in his Subaru Impreza N11 and after narrowly missing the win on this event 12 months ago the young talent will be gunning for overall honours.
Moses is looking forward to being back in action: “It’s been a long time since WRC Rally Portugal, my last event, but I’ve always enjoyed Zambia and it’ll be good to challenge for a good result! Mohammed is a proven package and so it should be a good weekend!”
The 2010 Zambia International Rally is the fifth round of the FIA African Rally Championship and consists of three days of high octane rallying action around Lusaka. The rally begins with a popular super special stage in the heart of the capital on Friday. From there the competitors face a number of challenging sections around the Chisamba region for the next two days before returning to Lusaka for the ceremonial finish on Sunday afternoon.
For more information on the rally please visit www.motorsport.co.zm
– Credit: Geoff Mayes Media.