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Team 9 Review
East African Safari Rally 2003
Thursday, December 25th
One week after the East African
Safari Rally 2003 finished, the teams returned home and get a chance to
review and summarize the event. For the Historic Rally Team, these are the
Germans Wolfgang Pfeiffer and Peter Knoebel who participated in a 1971
Porsche 911 prepared by Francis Tuthill (Shell and Suspension), Wolfgang
Reile (Engine and Gearbox) and Peter Knoebel (final installation).
The picture below shows the team
members in Kenya in the White Sands Hotel Mombassa on the evening before the
start. From right to left these are Peter Knoebel (co-pilot), Betty Hart
(Peter’s Girl friend), Wolfgang Reile (of Classic Power, service) Bobby
Sehmi (PAC Nairobi, service) Singh Ubhi (Bob, service), Marlies Pfeiffer and
Wolfgang Pfeiffer (driver).
In review, having a combination of
local experienced mechanics (Bob and Bobby) and special technical experts
(Wolfgang Reile) in the service team has proven to be a very successful
combination. When the team was running out of shock absorbers, only guys
like Bob and Bobby could come up with yet another source for shock
absorbers. They are both well experienced in Rally car servicing and know
the local sources.
The brutal road conditions at the
Safari Rally accelerate natural wear and tear beyond the reasonable.
Wolfgang Reile did not only prepare engine and gear box well for this trip,
having him as a part of the service team ensured that the engine performance
(both power and torque) as well as gear box ratios were never a concern. Without the excellent work of the
service team, the car would not have made it to the finish line.
Some competitors put far more
resources into the service by importing not only the rally cars but in some
cases also semi-professional service vehicles with just far more equipment
and spare parts than a “regular private” team could afford. However, our own
service team clearly outperformed others by making things possible even
without always having the proper equipment and parts at hand.
The rally car is now on its way back
to Germany and its next stop is scheduled to be at the classic motor show in
Stuttgart, scheduled for March 2004 where it will be displayed at the booth
of Wolfgang Reile’s Classic Power. Final Results
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Pos |
Driver |
Co-pilot |
Vehicle |
Total Time |
Difference |
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1. |
Rob Collinge, EAK |
Anton Levitan, EAK |
Datsun 240Z |
17H 42Min 42Sec |
00Min 00Sec |
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2. |
Frederic Dor, F |
Didier Breton, F |
Porsche 911 |
18H 30Min 37Sec |
47Min 55Sec |
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3. |
Stuart Rolt, GB |
Richard Tuthill, GB |
Porsche 911 |
19H 08Min 31Sec |
37Min 54Sec |
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4. |
Andrew Barnes, GB |
David Lewis, GB |
Ford Escort |
19H 35Min 50Sec |
27Min 19Sec |
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5. |
Bruce Field, EAK |
Jan Thoenes, EAK |
Porsche 911 |
19H 40Min 33Sec |
32Min 02Sec |
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6. |
Iain Freestone, GB |
Rod Maclean, GB |
Ford Mexico |
19H 46Min 57Sec |
06Min 24Sec |
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7. |
Ray Bellm, GB |
Pasquale Lanzante, I |
Ford Escort |
21H 00Min 33Sec |
73Min 36Sec |
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8. |
Wolfgang Pfeiffer, D |
Peter Knoebel, D |
Porsche 911 |
21H 12Min 56Sec |
12Min 23Sec |
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9. |
Anthony Ward, GB |
Mark Solloway, GB |
Ford Escort |
21H 22Min 42Sec |
22Min 09Sec |
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10. |
Paul Eric Jarry, F |
Craig Redelinghuys, ZA |
Porsche 911 |
21H 49Min 24Sec |
26Min 42Sec |
Contacts:
Historic Rally Team
www.historicrallyteam.com
Wolfgang Reile Classic Power
www.classic-power.com
Francis Tuthill Motorsport Service
Wardington, Oxon, GB
Singh Ubhi (Bob)
theautoclinic@btconnect.com
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