Huye Rally

Introduction- Huye is, after Kigali, Rwanda's most important city. Situated in the south, in Huye Province, with a population of just over 80 000. On 1st of June, its easy to negotiate, tree-lined streets became a buzz of activities with one of Historic events ….The Huye Rally.

Gakwaya Family

Huye Rally –Memorial Claude Gakwaya- is organized every year in memory of the biggest Rwandan driver ever. Fans came long from Kigali, and Burundi, to witness the spectacular event, that was flagged off at Ibis Hotel by the Gakwaya family.

Crowd at 'Save'

Fans- Saying Huye residents love car racing would be an understatement. The mammoth crowds echoed passion, adoration and a very unique admirable trait of support and morale boosting (for the drivers).

Despite the cheers, John Murengezi could not find his footing as he dropped out at the early stage siting mechanical problems. Speaking exclusively to Sports Mirror said, he could not understand what went wrong with his Subaru. “I expect it to be a big problem in the engine, for this to happen. My mechanics will check and sort everything out.” He decided to ignore his frustrations at ‘save’ cheering on his competitors.

Davit @'Save'

John Murengezi

Day 1- Day one has seen Davit and Olivier Costa neck to neck in all first six sections. Carlos edges over Davit with a 3mintes gap so far. The remaining four sections are most competitive; we wait to see who tops.

Results for Top five – Day 1

Olivier Costa             - 00:47:52, Giancarlo Davite      - 00:50:34, Claude kwizera         - 00:53:04, Elefter Mitraros       - 00:57:23, Jean Jean Giesen      - 00:59:48