Uganda, May 12 -- Jas Mangat must again do it the hard way in order to win a maiden Africa Rally Championship (ARC) title - more than a decade after he made his first attempt.

Months after coming up short in the final race of the season to hand Karan Patel a maiden continental crown, Mangat again ceded ground on day one.

The Ugandan rally ace, a three-time national champion, finished second in the season opening Shell V-Power Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally that ended on Sunday.

His arch-nemesis Patel brought home his Skoda Fabia R5 in a time of one hour, 45 minutes and 11.6 seconds covering the districts of Buikwe and Jinja.

"We had a good fight with my friend Jas. I want to thank him for the good fight. It's just the beginning," a jovi...