- Source: Pearl of Africa Rally
Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally or Pearl of Africa Rally Uganda (PoARU) is one of the main motorsport events in Uganda. It is part of the National Rally Championship and the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC).
Origins
The first edition of the Pearl of Africa Rally was held in 1997 as an African Rally Championship candidate event. This followed the successful organisation of Burundi's Great Lakes Rally in Uganda in 1996. The Great Lakes Rally was moved to Uganda due to political instability in Burundi. Inspired by the success of the Great Lakes Rally, Uganda decided to apply for its own African Rally Championship event in 1997.
As Winston Churchill visited Uganda, he baptised the country as the ‘Pearl of Africa’, that's where this event receives its name from.
Some remarkable drivers in the history of Uganda are Sospeter Munyegera, Shekhar Mehta, Satwant Singh, Charlie Lubega, Moses Lumala, Emmanuel Katto and Chipper Adams, among others.
Past winners of Pearl of Africa Rally
Source: Motor Sport Uganda and African Rally Championship
References
External links
African Rally Championship
FIA - African Rally Championship
Uganda Motorsport
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sejarah Bahrain
- Pearl of Africa Rally
- African Rally Championship
- Charlie Lubega
- 2019 African Rally Championship
- 2015 African Rally Championship
- Index of Uganda-related articles
- Satwant Singh (rally driver)
- Muna Singh
- 2017 African Rally Championship
- 2016 African Rally Championship
