{"id":300880,"date":"2011-03-11T10:10:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T10:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/11\/uganda-nrc-season-difficult-to-predict-says-dr-ashraf\/"},"modified":"2011-03-11T10:10:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T10:10:27","slug":"uganda-nrc-season-difficult-to-predict-says-dr-ashraf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/11\/uganda-nrc-season-difficult-to-predict-says-dr-ashraf\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: NRC Season Difficult to Predict, Says DR Ashraf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"47.8357733927\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/a142097fmonitor180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The Monitor (Kampala)\" title=\"Visit The Monitor (Kampala)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>James Ssekandi<\/p>\n<p> 2 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Kampala \u2014 Former National Rally Championship (NRC) winner Dr Ahmed Ashraf believes this year&#8217;s title race is wide open.<\/p>\n<p>Ashraf, the 2008 NRC champion, finished third in the season-opening Mbarara Rally at the weekend. He trailed second-placed Wycliffe Bukenya in a Mitsubishi Evo7 and eventual winner Susan Muwonge (Subaru N8).<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Despite Muwonge&#8217;s victory, Ashraf foresees a tight finish with at least five drivers in with a shot of the coveted crown. &#8220;It has to be a pool of five,&#8221; said Ashraf, who is co-driven by Daniel Ayebare in a Subaru Impreza. &#8220;Just look at the quality of cars here, few seem to be very powerful and with the Subaru N cars facing a 20-point penalty. It&#8217;s should be a tight season,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Apart from Godfrey&#8217;s (Lubega) factory upgraded machine and Ronald&#8217;s (Ssebuguzi) Mitsubishi Evo 9, all the other cars are on equal footing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Ashraf became the first driver to lift the NRC crown without recording a single victory in the six rallies on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Nasser Mutebi achieved a similar feat last year. &#8220;Rallying is about perfect condition of the car, calculation, preparation and luck,&#8221; Ashraf reasoned. &#8220;Now for drivers like Susan and Bukenya, podium finishes could hand them the title but anything can happen from an engine break-down to rolling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next on the NRC calendar is the Umospoc Challenge Rally on March 26 in Masaka.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103110494.html\" title=\"Uganda: NRC Season Difficult to Predict, Says DR Ashraf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uganda: NRC Season Difficult to Predict, Says DR Ashraf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> James Ssekandi 2 March 2011 Kampala \u2014 Former National Rally Championship (NRC) winner Dr Ahmed Ashraf believes this year&#8217;s title race is wide open. 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