After six thrilling rounds across the country, the dust now gathers in Hoima for the seventh and final round of the 2025 National Rally Championship. At this stage, the standings have spoken, the contenders have drawn their swords, and the rally fraternity already has a clear picture of who has dazzled and who has fallen short. Yet, rallying is rallying anything can still happen on the battlefield.
But to be brutally honest, it would take more than just a miracle to deny the current championship leaders their crowns.
Veteran driver Ronald Sebuguzi, navigated by Anthony Mugambwa, sits comfortably at the summit of the NRC standings. So comfortable, in fact, that they only need 8 points from this final event to clinch the championship. In simpler terms even if Sebuguzi drives through Hoima as though he’s taking a leisurely cruise to his wedding reception, he’s still on course to be crowned champion.
However, rallying thrives on unpredictability. Their closest challengers, Musa Ssegabwe and Mathias Kiyega, are hanging onto hope. Their only path to the title requires nothing short of perfection: winning the rally outright and claiming the power stage. And even that dream only matters if Sebuguzi falters. They’ll be pushing, praying, and driving at the edge of possibility.
The 2WD championship has been a spectacle of grit, discipline, and thrilling door-to-door battles. Leading the class is the crew of Mansoor Lubega and Ronald Bukenya, who have consistently outperformed rivals including the ever-charging Julious Semambo.
As they roll into Hoima, Mansoor and Bukenya are the definition of pressure-free. Any result still secures them the title. Expect them to drive smart, calm, and controlled probably sipping a cold soda all the way through.
In the Clubman Rally Championship (CRC) category, the Crew of Walter Kibande and Duncan Katumba hold a commanding lead. Their nearest rivals, Ahmed Katete and Morgan Serugga, sit far behind and will be hoping for an extraordinary turn of fate.
To put it plainly: Ahmed needs Kibande and Katumba to either not show up or suffer a major setback, and he must win the rally. In that razor-thin scenario, he snatches the title by just one point. Possible? Yes. Likely? Only the gods of motorsport know.
The rally will unfold on 22nd and 23rd November in the lands of Bunyoro the Kingdom of Kabalega. The route will span 226.04 km, with 100 km being competitive stage distance and 126.04 km liaison.
- Day 1: Four stages, including the Super Special Stage that always draws the crowds.
- Day 2: Four more stages, capped with the high-stakes Power Stage, where final points — and dreams are settled.
This is the same rally where Jas Mangat and Enoch Olinga sealed the 2024 National Rally Championship. And once again, history is ready to repeat, rewrite, or shock us all.
When the engines fall silent in Hoima, the championship story of 2025 will officially have been written but the season will then close in festive spirit with the traditional Champions Sprint on 26th December, where the crowned, the almost-crowned, and the hopeful will thrill fans one more time.
