Explore the Off Road Rally

Explore the Off Road Rally Male: This is the off road Rally Club and members include the Dynamic Sports of Rally Cross. With highly modified production road cars similar to World rally cars, these forms of sprint star racing on tightly controlled mixer surface racing circuits attracts stars from many other forms of motor racing. MotoGP champion, Valentino Rossi grappled with a down on power car during his drive in the races. In the USA, the off road Rally Club extends to Rock Crawlers who use 4X4 vehicles that have been upgraded to handle the huge boulders of the three peaks region of Utah with monstrous tires and huge ground clearance. Competitors have to negotiate a seemingly impossible course and not always successful with the few taking spectacular tumbles of the track. The snow cap peak of Mount Kenya, 19,000 feet above sea level is the backdrop to an annual event that’s more than just a car show. This is the Rhino Charge, an off-road challenge course. Pitting man on machine against nature with one objective, racing money for the endangered black rhino. For years, the black rhino has been the top of the list of the world’s most endangered species. At one time even threatened with the extinction by poachers and uncaring governments, but thanks to the Rhino Ark, a group of volunteers who made it their personal mission to ensure the survival of the species, the animal is no longer on that list. Rhino Ark has organized a weekend off-road car race to test the strength and endurance of man and machine. Off to more than 10 years of annual events, the organization has raised over $1M and the rhino is now able to roam freely in the Aberdare National Park in Central Kenya. The park provided 80% of water to Nairobi but it was under threat from poachers and illegal loggers. There were also retaliatory attacks against wildlife by humans, the crops damage all human lives lost. The event attracts the of interest of all ages from around the world from 18 to 80 year old with hundreds of families and friends supporting team state party and all kinds of vehicles and well known rally enthusiast form Kenya are joined by teams from as far apart of South Africa and Britain. And it’s not just a men only sport. Women are also among the competitors. Fiana: We’ve got muscles. We definitely have muscle Male: The teams set of with dawn with 10 hours of difficult driving ahead of them to reach all checkpoints by the shortest possible route, testing endurance, engineering and navigational skills. Major David Bramham: We could be going a little quicker but we’re learning. We’re virgins. We’re Rhino virgins. Male: The winner of the event is the team that manages to complete the course with the least distance recorded. Kamau Ngengi: It’s very tough. Male: It’s always tough. Kamau Ngengi: I don’t know what to say. I’m too tired. Male: At the notorious Gauntlet, competitors took time to repair and service battered before resuming their quest. Mohan Shah: I think pretty we’ve done the contest. So, the toughest part is gone now. The others I think, the last seven should be able to do it pretty good. Male: The challenge does have its dangers. And several people were injured and have to be evacuated. Rob Poter: A rock fell on top of my foot. And I had a crack. And I think it’s my tousle burn on the top that’s got. And then it was what how many kilometers we do after that? Four or five and then mechanical failure and then that was it, end of judge for us. Male: The rugged terrain often seems impossible but these drivers manage to maneuver over and threw it. Karen Matthews: We’ve changed wheels. Yeah, we’ve learned how to use the—and connect the batteries. I actually put kerosene. That’s supposed to here. Male: At the end of the day, over $200,000.00 was raised to water Rhino Ark. Not to mean some, but spend some hours of work.