Maxine Wahome
| Maxine Wahome | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Kenyan |
| Born | 21 December 1997 Kenya |
Maxine Wahome (born 21 December 1997) is a Kenyan motocross rider and racing driver.
Career
[edit]Maxine, daughter of retired Kenyan rally driver Jimmy Wahome and sister of rally driver Jeremy Wahome, she started out as a motocross participant at an early age before scaling up to autocross and rally.
In March 2022, she won the inaugural Lioness Rally in Kasarani[1][2]
In June 2022, she made her maiden appearance in the Safari Rally held in Naivasha and went on to win the WRC3 class.[3][4][5] She was navigated by co-driver Waigwa Murage.
Career results
[edit]Complete World Rally Championship results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maxine Wahome | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN 17 |
EST | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN | NC | 0 |
Personal life
[edit]In December 2022, Wahome was charged with assault and later murder following an altercation with her boyfriend, fellow rally driver Asad Khan, left him with leg injuries that ultimately proved fatal.[6][7] Wahome was released on bail, but was dropped from the Safari Rally's Young Rally Stars Programme as a result of the upgraded charge.[8] Wahome's defence claimed that Khan was abusive towards her, other partners and neighbours, and had injured himself in the altercation.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Capital FM, 27 Mar 2022 Super Maxine Clinches Inaugural All-Women Rally Championship Title At Kasarani
- ^ Standard Media, 28 Mar 2022 Maxine Wahome wins inaugural Lioness Rally
- ^ Capital FM, 26 Jun 2022 Maxine Wahome Storms To Maiden WRC3 Victory At Safari Rally
- ^ FIA, 26 Jun 2022 WRC - Kenya's Maxine Wahome makes history with WRC3 win at Safari Rally
- ^ Nation Africa, 26 Jun 2022 Girl power: Maxine Wahome believes, conquers
- ^ Standard, 14 Dec 2022 Rally ace accused of assaulting her lover out on bail
- ^ Nation Africa, March 07, 2023 Maxine Wahome to be charged with Asad Khan murder
- ^ Nation Africa, March 10, 2023 Maxine Wahome dropped from WRC Young Rally Stars programme
- ^ https://www.citizen.digital/news/maxine-wahome-case-estate-chairman-says-asad-khan-was-abusive-towards-girlfriends-n328287
- ^ https://mpasho.co.ke/news/2023-03-15-how-i-was-attacked-by-asad-khan-rally-driver-maxine-wahome/
External links
[edit]- Maxine Wahome Profile at eWRC
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