Ian Duncan maintained his slim lead on the fourth day of the 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally, which left Arusha yesterday for the Kenyan leg in Amboseli section.
The Kenyan speed merchant managed to seal a slim 1-minute lead over the defending champion Bjorn Waldegaard.
The Goodyear-sponsored driver clocked 4 hours, 48 minutes and 44 seconds in Ford Mustang.
After near misses in the last two editions and still desperate to win the world's toughest rally, Gerard Marcy's woes continued to haunt the Belgian after stopping for over 40 minutes in the second stage of the day.
His Porsche had encountered electrical problems which were later rectified to enable him continue with the rally. He had dropped to 15th position.
Bjorn Waldegaard maintained his second place coming leaving Arusha a minute behind the leaders. Driving a Porsche 911 with his sponsor and navigator Iqbal Sagoo, Waldegaard posted 4 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds.
Third position Steve Perez and his navigator Steffan Parmander claimed the third position in Datsun 260Z. The duo clocked 4 hours, 48 minutes and 29 seconds.
Over 40 drivers from Kenya, England, South Africa, Sweden and Tanzania are taking part in the event.
Wayne Kieswetter and Steve Harris were the first casualty of the event after they rolled their Datsun 180B in the second stage.
Kieswetter sustained an injury to his left shoulder was to be flown back to South Africa for specialized treatment.
