Lofty Drews

Kenyan rally co-driver (born 1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lofty Drews (born 16 July 1940) is a former rally co-driver from Kenya.

NationalityKenya Kenyan
Born (1940-07-16) 16 July 1940 (age 85)
Tanga, Tanganyika
Active years1973–1975, 1977–1991, 1996
DriverKenya Shekhar Mehta
Italy Sandro Munari
Finland Rauno Aaltonen
Tanzania Shah Jayant
Austria Sepp Haider
Australia George Kahler
Australia Graham Vaughan
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Lofty Drews
1973 Safari Rally-winning Datsun 240Z of Mehta and Drews
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NationalityKenya Kenyan
Born (1940-07-16) 16 July 1940 (age 85)
Tanga, Tanganyika
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973–1975, 1977–1991, 1996
DriverKenya Shekhar Mehta
Italy Sandro Munari
Finland Rauno Aaltonen
Tanzania Shah Jayant
Austria Sepp Haider
Australia George Kahler
Australia Graham Vaughan
TeamsDatsun, Lancia, Opel
Rallies21
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums8
First rally1973 East African Safari Rally
First win1973 East African Safari Rally
Last win1973 East African Safari Rally
Last rally1996 Rally Australia
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Biography

Born in Tanga, Tanzania, Drews scored his first World Rally Championship win at the 1973 Safari Rally with Shekhar Mehta. Afterwards, he achieved further success with both Sandro Munari and Rauno Aaltonen, and finished on the podium at the event seven more times.

He continued to appear regularly at the Safari Rally until 1990.[1]

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