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Shekhar Mehta
Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta (20 June 1945 – 12 April 2006) was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver. He won the Safari Rally a record five times (1973, 1979–82), including four consecutively,〔(Safari Rally Roll of Honour ), Rallybase.nl〕 and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship.〔(1981 World Rally Championship for Drivers Final classification ), Rallybase.nl〕 A Kenyan of Indian descent, he was born in 1945 to a family of plantation owners in Uganda, and began rallying behind the wheel of a BMW aged 21.〔("Shekhar Mehta and John Large" ), Issue 4 Article 2, FIA News〕 In 1972 he and his family fled Idi Amin's regime to Kenya,〔("Come, Let Us Now Praise Famous Ugandans..." ), Joachim Buwembo, ''The Daily Nation'', 2 September 2002〕 the year before he clinched his first Safari Rally title.
He was born in a rich business family, to Khimji Mehta and was grandson of Nanji Kalidas Mehta, scion of Mehta Group.〔(Shree Shekharbhai Khimjibhai Nanji Kalidas Mehta (formerly of Lugazi) died in London on Wednesday 12 April at the age of 61years. )〕 He married his sometime co-driver Yvonne Pratt in 1978 after a ten-year courtship, and they had one son, Vijay, in 1991.〔("Rally icon remembered" ), ''Sports Monthly'', issue 52〕
Through the most successful period of his career he drove Datsun cars. He won the inaugural African Rally Championship in 1981,〔African Rally Championship (Past Winners )〕 and the Cyprus Rally in 1976.〔(Cyprus Rally - past events )〕 He was on the podium at the 1981 Rally Codasur, twice at the Acropolis Rally and three times at the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. His career came to an end in 1987 after a nearly fatal crash at Rallye des Pharaons, Egypt while driving for Peugeot.
After his driving days were over he held various administrative positions at the FIA. He became president of the FIA Rally commission in 1997, and was re-appointed as interim President of the World Rally Championship commission shortly before his death. He died in London on 12 April 2006 from liver problems, hepatitis, and illness relating to complications from an old injury.〔("Shekhar Mehta dies in London" ), Eastandard.net, 13 April 2006〕〔("Shekhar Mehta Loses Battle With Illness" ), Yahoo UK & Ireland Sports, 12 April 2006〕
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