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The event has a special significance for the Young Guns and Leeke in particular: in this event last year he made local rallying history by becoming the youngest ever winner of a national championship rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>K\u00f6hne, who had co-driven Leeke for 30 consecutive events, was forced to sit out the Desert Race at the end of June (the two of them also share a vehicle in the South African Cross Country Series) while recovering from a broken collar-bone sustained in a motorcycling accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad to be back in a racing seat \u2013 it was a strange sensation not being with Richard in the Desert, but he was certainly in good hands with Danie alongside,\u201d said K\u00f6hne, making reference to multiple-champion Danie Stassen who deputised for the Botswana race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rally comprises 12 stages of approximately 150 kilometres and as has now become a tradition, they take place at Baywest Mall (which is also Rally HQ), Jachtvlakte near Uitenhage, Van Stadens Pass and the famous Longmore State Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt would be great to go back and repeat what we did a year ago,\u201d acknowledged Leeke, \u201cbut our goal is to score as many points as possible and get back into the fray! 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