Personal information | |
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Nationality | Kenya |
Born | Kericho, Kenya | 9 February 1932
Died | 24 October 2013 London, England | (aged 81)
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973–1980 |
Co-driver | Tim Samuels David Doig Parker Stevenson |
Teams | Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz |
Rallies | 8 |
Rally wins | 2 |
Podiums | 2 |
Total points | 0 |
First rally | 1973 Safari Rally |
First win | 1974 Safari Rally |
Last win | 1976 Safari Rally |
Last rally | 1980 Safari Rally |
Sardar Joginder Singh Bhachu (9 February 1932 – 24 October 2013) was a successful Kenyan endurance rally driver in the 1960s and 1970s. Popularly known as "The Flying Sikh", He won the Safari Rally three times, in 1965 driving a Volvo PV544 with his brother Jaswant as co-driver, and in 1974 and 1976 driving a Mitsubishi Colt Lancer 1600 GSR.[1]