‘All Hands On The Deck’ As Nikhil Gears Up For ARC Guru Nanak Equator Rally
Nikhil Sachania at his garage in Nairobi. PHOTO/ NIKHIL
NAIROBI, Kenya- Nikhil Sachania is counting days to the forthcoming ARC Guru Nanak Equator Rally 2024 with great expectations, so it’s all hands-on deck to get his hand-controlled Fiesta ready for action.
Behind the scenes, excitement is building up as his technical team races against the clock.
Like a Bee in a Bonnet
And since the 30-day countdown got underway at the beginning of the month, Nikhil has been moving like a bee in a bonnet to keep his contraption in good nick ahead of the Nov 29-Dec 1 race weekend.
Nikhil: “After Rwanda, the car seems to be in good condition, but we’re not taking any chances. So, the team is preparing it as we speak. This will be our second real outing with the Fiesta and in the tougher Kenyan terrain compared to the recent Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally. Rwanda was a good test of man against the machine. We are still learning the car, so the more seat-time we get, the better it is for us. I am looking forward to the rally weekend with vim and vigor.”
Nikhil acquired his current Ford Fiesta Rally3 car – four months after he crashed his Mitsubishi Evo X during the 2024 WRC Safari Rally Kenya.
NIKHIL’S SHOW DOWN
NICKNAME: Nik
EVENT: ARC Guru Nanak Equator Rally 2024
CURRENT CAR: Ford Fiesta Rally 3
PREVIOUS CARS: Mitsubishi Challenger, Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/01/89
TEAM: Filmico Racing Team
PROFESSION: Project Manager
HOMETOWN: Nairobi
RACING DEBUT: Eldama Ravine Rally 2014
NAVIGATOR; Deep Patel
PREVIOUS NAVIGATORS: Charanjeev Singh, Salim Khan, Alfir Khan
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Kenya Motorsport Personality of the year 2014.
- SOYA Disability personality of the year 2014/2015
- KNRC SPV Champion 2014
- KNRC SPV Champion 2018
- KNRC Division 3 Champion 2018
- DIV1 Kenya Champion 2020
- Current ARC3 leader
