First Kenyan to race in FIA World Rally-Tejas Hirani

Kenya is internationally known for churning out the world’s finest track athletes but this weekend the country’s flag will be flown in entirely new territory, motor racing.
17 year-old Tejas Hirani who still has no Kenya driving lincese due to his age, will this weekend become the first Kenyan driver to race in the FIA world Rally cross RX Lite Championship in Barcelona, Spain.
The famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is home to both the Spanish F1 and MotoGP races, will host the inaugural Barcelona RX.
Hirani who started racing at 9 years has won 48 motor-racing championships in Kenya and internationally and his dream and mission has always been to “to become a world champion”.
The Nairobi-born sportsman’s accolades include six-time Kenyan champion, the first Kenyan to win an international championship, which he won in Dubai at the Formula Gulf.
The Gulf Championship is Hirani’s biggest win and the sportsman who names Alonso and Sebastian Loeb as his favorite race drivers says his plan is to compete in as many races and series as possible. Here he tell of his beast machine.