DRIVER PROFILE
- Name: Ponsiano Lwakataka
- Nickname: Mafu Mafu
- Nationality: Ugandan
- Co-driver: Paul Musazi
- Car Make: Subaru Impreza N12B
- Class: NRC
- Team: Mafu Mafu Racing
- Pearl Rally Previous Performance:
2022-4th
2013-3rd
2011- 1st
2005-
PROFILE & AMBITIONS
When you talk about fearless, unfiltered, “if-in-doubt-flat-out” driving Ponsiano Lwakataka is the conversation. This isn’t just a rally driver; this is a rally renegade, a crowd favorite, and a gravel-slinging legend who’s got more lives than a rally-battered diff guard.
Forget the stats for a second this man’s aura can cut through fog, and his throttle foot should probably be registered as a weapon. With two straight wins in the opening NRC rounds of the year, Lwakataka isn’t just hunting for points he’s out here to turn foreign R5 dreams into local N12B nightmares.Behind the scenes (and sometimes mid-air) is Paul Musazi, the co-driver who’s equal parts rally strategist, emergency therapist, and part-time prayer warrior. Whether it’s yelling pace notes over roaring engines or just yelling “MAFU SLOW DOWN!”, Musazi is the calm in the Subaru storm.
The N12B may not be the newest machine on the block, but under Lwakataka’s grip, it transforms into a stage-slaying missile. It spits fire, eats bumps for breakfast, and only asks for one thing in return: no mercy.Pearl Rally 2025 beware:
Mafu Mafu is coming in hot, sideways, and possibly on two wheels. He’s not just in it for the ride he’s in it for the NRC title, and if history tells us anything, he’s got the grit (and the gear changes) to make it happen.
This is Uganda. We don’t brake for corners we bark at them.”
