By Andrew Irumba
Youthful tycoon Rajiv Ruparelia, son Kampala’s biggest landlord Sudhir Ruparelia, prevailed at the Total Kabalega Rally 2019, giving a bloody nose to several legendary Ugandan rally drivers .
Spy Uganda has established that after flying high on the first day of the rally on Saturday, Rajiv emerged with flying colours on Sunday after beating 39 competitors who participated in the rally.
Our Spy at the rally in Hoima district district reveals that Rajiv scooped the day after claiming the Club Rally Championship (CRC) Class.
Immediately after claiming his position, Rajiv, a new entrant in Uganda’s motor rally sport, revealed that he is poised on challenging ace rally driver Arthur Blick in the National Rally Championship next year.
It should be noted that Arthur Blick Jr secured a crucial victory in the Kabalega rally to keep his hopes for a second championship title much alive.
Blick and co-driver George Semakula impressively cruised to their second consecutive victory to ensure that the fight for the championship goes down the wire.