Young Tycoon turned rally driver Rajiv Ruparelia won the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU) 2019 Autocross on Sunday June 23. The competitive event was held in Kayunga district.
Rajiv and his co-driver Ronnie Walia came first in their Vw Polo car at a time of 05:18.5.
It marks an impressive second outing for Rajiv, who is rallying under his ‘RR – Double Trouble’ team and cruising his newly launched VW Polo Proto, imported from Poland.
In his debut rally last month, Rajiv finished second after clocking a record time of 10:44 minutes during the Enduro Autocross Championship 2019 that took place in Zion Estates, Ssisa.
Navigated by Ronnie Walia, Rajiv’s team RR – ‘Double Trouble’ is managed by veteran rally driver Dipu Rupareria while Mike Mwangi is the Chief Mechanic.
The top 10 drivers were as follows
Rajiv Ruparelia/ Ronnie Walia 05:18.5
Ponsiano Lwakataka/ Samuel Mugisha 05:22.2
Ronald Sebuguzi/ Leon Ssenyange 05:24.5
Athur Blick Jnr/ George Ssemakula 05:32.3
Jonas Kansiime/ Ivan Tushabe 05:42.1
Abdul Kateete/ Rahma Mohammed 05:49.6
John Burrows Lumu/ Arnold Ddungu 06:10.4
Lubega Ibrahim/ Kanakulya Mustapha 06:21.1
Omar Mayanja/ Hussein Mukuye 06:24.6
Busingye Peter/ Hakim Mawanda 06:30.1
