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DAY THREE - TUESDAY : NEWSFLASH 11:15

After the first section this morning, Gerard Marcy still led the Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally 2007 with his Porsche 911. He did fastest time on the section and had widened his lead over Bjorn Waldegård in the Ford Escort by another half a minute. But then on the second section, he struck as yet unidentified problem and lost more than ten minutes to Waldegård. He still holds second place.

Waldegård's co-driver, his son Mathias, bruised his back after the Escort had done a massive jump on the first section and needed attention at the ensuing service.

Graham Alexander had a slow time in the second stage with his Datsun 260Z and now lies eighth with Geoff Fielding now fifth and John Lloyd sixth in Porsche 911 and Datsun 240Z respectively..

Principal retirement this morning is the Datsun 260Z of local driver, Stefano Rocca who rolled in the first section and damaged the roll cage too badly to continue. Neither of the crew is injured. Leading local crew is now Ian Duncan who has inherited Rocca's seventh place overall with his Ford Mustang.

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