https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0ovSsNChE

As the name implies, it was an Auto Rally and not a Political Rally. However, the accolade the Ondo Auto Rally received is synonymous to a peace campaign which brings every Nigerian together as one whilst promoting economic activities.

It all started at 7am on Friday 10th of Nov. 2017 when the race drivers and other attendees started to converge at the Mobil Filling Station located between the old toll gate and Berger Bus/Stop in Lagos. At the same time, other participants set out from other cities across Nigeria even as far as Birnin Kebbi .

The Lagos crew arrived Chief Michael Ade-Ojo of Elizade’s hometown, Ilara-Mokin in Ondo State at 2 pm with a huge convoy after feasting on Dodo Ikire and Akara Osu during the road trip. Little did they know Round 2 awaited them as they were welcomed with soft and fluffy pounded yam and vegetable with palm wine. When it comes to Pounded Yam (Iyan), Ondo State does not carry last.




Before we could say Jack…. drivers were already revving their engines and the motorsports fever filled the air. There was a friendly sprint race between “The Tiger Race Car” and “The Rage” which the latter won by a nose. The BMW M6 by Stingray also swung into action with it’s intimidating 600 horsepower and a thunderous exhaust note.

The roadshow landed everyone at the Smoking Hill Golf Course where the Ford Raptor stole the show with a 4×4 drift as the 6.2litre truck disappeared into its own dust.

The first day of the event ended with an evening party at Elizade University which was anchored by Vermis Bakare and Mz Kiss.







OFF-ROAD RALLY IN ILARA-MOKIN
Day 2 started with complementary breakfast at the awesome Heritage Continental Hotel in Akure before everyone headed back to Ilara-Mokin for the Off-Road Rally Stage of the Ondo Auto Rally. It was a dirt track on closed roads through the villages with lots of dust and ditches which sent several cars aiming for the skies.

Who would have thought the residents of those villages would love motorsports that much? Obviously, they wanted some more as everyone was chanting Team Rage! Team Rage!! .. Team Rage had just won the Off-Road Rally; the driver Olumiyiwa Akintola and co-driver Leye Binuyo were elated. The second and third positions were taken by Kingsley Uwatse and Peter Awojirin respectively.







CIRCUIT ROAD RACE IN AKURE
The Circuit Stage started 2 hours behind schedule because the Off-Road Rally took longer than expected. However, the fun was tremendous. Akure residents didn’t want to miss a thing so they came out en masse. 11 racing teams partook with so much desperation to win the golden cup and the ultimate cash prize.

It got more intense when cars started drifting through corners and flying over slopes to the extent one of the cars had a tyre burst. OMG! You surely missed if you were not there. At the end of the 3 lap circuit race, The Stingray Team (Antonio Sandouk and Dossy Sandouk) won by a landslide with Tunde Ojosipe and Habibu Nagide taking the second and third positions respectively.







BIKE RACE
The bikers where also not left out as seen in the photos below:




AWARDS BY THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF ONDO STATE
The Governor of Ondo State, His excellency, Rotimi Akeredolu graced the occasion and commended the organisers of the first Auto Rally in Ondo State, saying the event has boosted the tourism potential of the state. He said, “This is Sunshine State, I can tell you we have the best potentials for tourism in its natural state”, while addressing the teams of racers, stunt experts and rally enthusiasts.





CHIEF MICHAEL ADE. OJO COMMENDS THE ONDO AUTO RALLY
Chairman of Elizade group who hosted all the racers on the eve of the rally, at his Ilara Mokin country home; said he was delighted to have the Ondo Rally share spotlight with his signature Wuraola Memorial Tournament, since it had same vision of showcasing the beauty and possibilities of the state to the world at large.





“THE COMBATANT” THE MADE IN NIGERIA HOT ROD CAR
Mr Alex Ephraims was also present with his Made-In-Nigeria car which created a lot of buzz. It comes with a V6 engine that has a maximum speed of 120 mph. That’s pretty fast. It also gets an air conditioning system, in-dash display screen, USB port, automatic transmission, Batmobile looks, LED headlights, leather seats etc. The car is so cool the Governor of Ondo State had to take a ride in it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25IcwtJZvHs



The 2 day event ended with a gala night party at the Smoking Hill Golf Course Resort which was turned into an opera house with the immaculate voice of Blessing Agu the Suprano Singer.

In conclusion, motorsports has come to stay in Nigeria and this is further evidenced by the unparalleled interest of the future generation as Baby Gabrielle Osakwe and Alain Sandouk took over the wheels and never wanted to step out of the Tiger Race Car in the pictures below..



There was meant to be a stunt driving session at the Arcade in Akure Town but it was long canceled as only 2 professional stunt drivers were able to make it down to Akure. The other stunt drivers who were coming from Abuja could not continue with the trip when they saw the bad state of the road ahead.

Just like sustaining injuries in a football matches, some cars had their fair share of injury like tyre burst and a totaled engine. But did this have any adverse effect on the event? Absolutely not.

It’s indeed a November to Remember as promised by the Work and Play Team.

One question everyone won’t stop asking is… when and where is the Next Auto Rally?

Special thanks to the corporate partners that made this event a success: Ondo State Government, Meristem Securities Limited, JAC Motors, Elizade Group, Eterna PLC, SMT/Volvo Nigeria, Grantex, Big Cola Drink, Volt Energy Drink and The Entire Safety Crew.

https://autojosh.com/the-success-story-of-ondo-auto-rally-photos-and-videos/

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Mynd44
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Marpol
Semid4lyfe
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Seun

Good development

In my State?
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Visionless governor,


How does this bring rural development to Iwaro Oka-Akoko or jobs to those Ugbonla youths who are always fighting?

In this dispensation way tire cost like designers bag and petrol is 145naira per litre...... No thank you!!! If car race hungry me i will play it on playstation......

You call this one to Auto rally bah?

What is this car doing here?

My bicycle is faster than this cart.

Well. No discrimination.

Must we copy oyinbo

Hope the guy don pay salary Sha

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades.
So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.
The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh.
To solve this problem, fish
companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea.
Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.
However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish. And they did not like the taste of frozen fish.
The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin.
After a little thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishing industry faced an impending crisis! But today, they get fresh- tasting fish to Japan.
How did they manage? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks but with a
small shark.
The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move.
The challenge they face keeps them alive and
fresh!
Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired and dull?
Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active. If you are steadily conquering
challenges, you are happy. Your challenges keep you energized.
Don’t create success and
revel in it in a state of inertia.
You have the resources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go..

I pity those tyres

Nice1

How does it promotes a cripple State like Ondo

on point

yeyerolling:
Must we copy oyinbo

Tell us the problem with inviting investors via sports or walking the talk about sports development.

Shey na Nigeria get foot ball, Mr why copy oyibo?

Always wanted to be a car racer. Make i go dey prep for next year. Abeg who get motor wey dem no dey use again.

But wait o, did i just see a toyota starlet in d on-road category?

Nice work keep it up guys

We wish to be there to cater to the Barbecue aspect.



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Akeredolu is a broad spectrum mistake the people of Ondo state will have to endure or assasinate in due course.


The only thing attractive about him is his neatly kept snow white beard.


From commissioning analogue billboards to this auto rally. A truly visionless and stupid governor.


I wonder if there is still sunshine in Ondo state.

I know village people will not toy with this development

Omo see nonsense

We may not be where we want to be
But this is a good place to start

But he failed to endorse AUTO-SALARIES

I love nice whips

webbro007:
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades.
So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.
The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh.
To solve this problem, fish
companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea.
Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.
However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish. And they did not like the taste of frozen fish.
The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin.
After a little thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishing industry faced an impending crisis! But today, they get fresh- tasting fish to Japan.
How did they manage? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks but with a
small shark.
The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move.
The challenge they face keeps them alive and
fresh!
Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired and dull?
Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active. If you are steadily conquering
challenges, you are happy. Your challenges keep you energized.
Don’t create success and
revel in it in a state of inertia.
You have the resources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go..

lies

The drainages in Japan are so clean that fresh fishes live in them
Koi fishes

yeyerolling:
Must we copy oyinbo

I hope say na your forefather invented smartphone you re using now?

Temidayo9:

I hope say na your forefather invented smartphone you re using now?

NwaAmaikpe:



Visionless governor,


How does this bring rural development to Iwaro Oka-Akoko or jobs to those Ugbonla youths who are always fighting?

Are you from that part of the world. You seems to know those areas quite well.
Aside, tourism is a sure way to boost the economy of a State and create jobs

I am more than impressed, thanks for attempting to put nigeria on world map for something more than corruption.