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Lofty Drews

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Lofty Drews
Personal information
NationalityKenya Kenyan
Born (1940-07-16) 16 July 1940 (age 84)
Tanga, Tanganyika (territory)
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973–1990
TeamsRothmans Opel Rally Team
Team Datsun
Rallies18
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums8
Stage wins0
First rally1973 Safari Rally
First win1973 Safari Rally
Last rally1990 Safari Rally

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

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Tomáš Shacki Wanka. "Lofty Drews". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.