Kenya: Sharpe Ready for Baringo Cross Country Challenge

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Nairobi Star (Nairobi) 4 May 2011 A pair of Kenyans with little international experience scored victories in world-leading times against veteran runners in the two 10,000m events to highlight the programme at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford University. Japan-based Bidan Karoki, a 20-year-old whose first competitive race outside Japan came only last summer in Dubnica, Slovakia, ran away from highly-decorated competitors to win the men's race in 27:13.67. Moments earlier, Sally Kipyego scored a 30:38.35 victory in the women's competition.

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)

Samson Ateka

4 May 2011

Kick Energy team driver Simon Sharpe is ready for the second round of the 2011 Kenya Cross Country Championship having completed a successful test of his unique V8 powered Platz 4×4 this weekend.

Sharpe, who won the final round of the 2010 championship, was expected to be in 2011 top field but mechanical gremlins locked him out during the first round. With the Platz having been repaired and put through a brief shakedown over the past weekend, Nairobi-based Sharpe is keen to get his season underway. “We began the first round with a target after winning at the end of 2010 but the gearbox broke very early in the rally. I’m hoping the problems will not recur and I am looking forward to taking part in Baringo show this weekend. My season starts now,” said Sharpe. The second round of the Ganatra JCB sponsored Kenya National Cross Country Championship takes place this weekend and will be organized by the Rift Valley Motor Sports Club. Starting from the Mid-Rift Tourist Information Centre on Saturday morning, the various bikes, quads, cars and buggies, will head cross country to the overnight halt at Lake Bagoria Hotel. Further off road action awaits the crews on Sunday before the ceremonial finish at Lake Bagoria Hotel in the afternoon.

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