Safari Rally revving up for revival

Storied East African race could return to world championship

NAIROBI - In its heyday, half a century ago, East Africa's Safari Rally was renowned as being among the world's toughest, a formidable challenge for car and driver, across escarpment and savannah.

Winners have included former world rally champions Colin McRae, Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Ari Vatanen, and the difference between victory and defeat sometimes depended on which car avoided herds of cattle wandering onto the course.