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Why Battle for KNRC honours is as good as over

With just three more rounds remaining in the 2019 KCB Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC), the race for the overall title looks done and dusted.

In the minds of many rally enthusiasts, with a further 75 points remaining from the last three KNRC rounds, the championship battle looks far from over. But it is the opposite.

Manvir Baryan, the triple African Rally Champion was placed in the third overall position in his Skoda Fabia. Seen in action around the picturesque Lolldaiga Hills. PHOTO | ANWAR SIDI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Manvir Baryan, who has taken a rest away from the 2019 African Rally Championship after securing the continental title for the third year running with victory in the recent Uganda Rally, is lying third in the overall standings of the 2019 KNRC table.

But Baryan, the African Champion says it will be difficult to add the KNRC title to the ARC crown though three more rounds are remaining.

“Though there are 75 points remaining, the chances of overhauling the leader will be tight. I will not give up till the last hurdle but I know it is going to be a tough battle,’’ said Baryan, when chatting with Nation Sport.

Baryan is 39 points adrift of Baldev Chager, while Carl Tundo is 27 points behind the leader.

Source: Daily Nation