The South African Leyland Mini rally car of Athuman Mussa Suleiman, entered by Old School Rides Tanzania, leads the latest foreign entries for the Concours d’Elegance set for September 24 in Nairobi.
Closer home, the Tanzanian entries feature the Lancia Delta Integrale of Naavraj Singh Hans and a 1990 Mini Cooper. Arusha-based enthusiast Tor Allan will be showing his 1956 Land Rover.
Leslie Carvell will be driving her 1976 Volkswagen Beetle from Jinja to Nairobi Racecourse.
She is one of the regulars from Uganda and is expected to take home a prize. Patrick Mweherie has entered four classic Mercedes-Benz cars. However, he will be driving along the judging line at the Nairobi Racecourse in a 1969 230S model.
Kassim Ndayambate, a Rwandan enthusiast, will be competing in the event for the first time with a 1983 Volkswagen Transporter in the utility vehicle class. This will provide competition for the several old Land Rovers and Range Rovers already on the list.
Also placing their hopes on Volkswagen Kombis in the same class are Wolfgang Amadeus Omondi and the Rift Valley Technical Training Institute in Eldoret.
Students at the Institute are busy putting the final touches to a Volkswagen pickup which was bought in 1970 to collect mail and supplies.
The motorcycle judging ring at the Nairobi Racecourse will feature a big influx of motorcycles ridden from Kampala by members of the Pear Bikers Africa and the Uganda Bikers Association (UBA) to participate in the street and trail bike classes.
The giant motorcycles in the parade ring and the unusual bikes that are being prepared in Kenya will attract spectators to split their time between the car judging and the bikes.
Rare motorcycles that are being prepared for the event include a 1976 Bultaco Sherpa and a 1952 Ducati.
Regular competitor Prateek Singh hopes to take home a prize in his 2017 Honda Twin and a 2001 Yamaha Roadstar.
He will be competing in the Street Bike category against Kevin Maimba’s 2001 Honda Shadow and the Suzuki GSXR of Ugandan rider Angellah Ssemukutu, the only lady biker in the event.