Rally Completed15 February to 5 March 2020Southern Cross Safari
Epic 2,000 mile driving adventure through East Africa
Summary
A last-gasp winner, in the form of Keith and Norah Ashworth’s 1927 Bentley 4 ½ Le Mans, emerged after 19 days of highly challenging driving through magnificent mountains, game reserves, private estates and just a little bit of mud in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Approx length3,600 Kilometres
Days19
Road typeAsphalt/gravel
Car agePre-1976
Route
Day-by-day reports…
Highlights from the Southern Cross Safari
View more photosPhotography by Gerard Brown.
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Southern Cross Safari Full Highlights Film
Entry list
| Number | Crew | Vehicle | Year | CC | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Stuart-Menteth (GB) / Michael Timmis (GB) | Vauxhall 30/98 | 1924 | 4224 | 1 |
| 2 | Graham Goodwin (GB) / Marina Goodwin (GB) | Bentley 4 1⁄2 Le Mans | 1929 | 4500 | 1 |
| 3 | Keith Ashworth (GB) / Norah Ashworth (GB) | Bentley 4 1⁄2 Le Mans | 1927 | 4500 | 1 |
| 4 | Willy Van Loon (BE) / Christiane Torfs (BE) | Bentley Derby 3 1⁄2 | 1935 | 3669 | 1 |
| 6 | Rob Collinge (GB) / Thomas Hansen (DK) | Willys Jeep | 1954 | 2200 | 5 |
| 7 | Dieter Baumhäckel (DE) / Hildegard Baumhäckel (DE) | Volvo PV544 | 1961 | 2300 | 2 |
| 8 | Gavin Henderson (GB) / Diana Henderson (GB) | Porsche 911 | 1965 | 1991 | 2 |
| 9 | Stephen Verrall (GB) / Jenny Verrall (GB) | Porsche 911 | 1965 | 1991 | 2 |
| 10 | Clint Smith (GB) / Dawn Smith (GB) | Jaguar E-Type | 1967 | 4200 | 4 |
| 11 | David Roberts (GB) / Jo Roberts (GB) | Triumph TR250 | 1968 | 2498 | 2 |
| 12 | Keith Graham (GB) / Susan Hoffmann (GB) | Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 1969 | 2778 | 4 |
| 14 | Denis Wilson (GB) / Jill Wilson (GB) | Rover P5B | 1969 | 3500 | 4 |
| 15 | Rogier Quekel (NL) / Marjan Quekel (NL) | Mercedes-Benz 280SE | 1970 | 3499 | 4 |
| 16 | Enrico Paggi (IT) / Federica Mascetti (IT) | Fiat 124 Spider BS1 | 1971 | 1608 | 2 |
| 17 | Bernd Dannenmaier (DE) / Christiane Dannenmaier (DE) | Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 | 1972 | 3878 | 5 |
| 18 | Alan Beardshaw (GB) / Tina Beardshaw (GB) | Triumph TR6 | 1973 | 2498 | 2 |
| 19 | Edmund Peel (GB) / Sara MacDonald (GB) | Porsche 911 | 1973 | 2700 | 3 |
| 20 | David Danglard (USA) / Susan Danglard (USA) | Porsche 911 | 1973 | 2700 | 3 |
| 21 | Jean-Philippe Tripet (CH) / Iris Tripet (CH) | Lancia Fulvia Monte Carlo | 1973 | 1300 | 2 |
| 22 | Lars Rolner (DK) / Annette Rolner (DK) | Porsche 911 | 1974 | 3200 | 3 |
| 23 | Andrew Laing (GB) / Ian Milne (GB) | Datsun 240Z | 1974 | 2393 | 2 |
| 24 | Reto Mebes (CH) / Hans-Jűrgen Benze (D) | Mercedes-Benz 280SLC | 1975 | 2717 | 4 |
| 25 | Michael McInerney (GB) / Eunice McInerney (GB) | Ford Mustang | 1966 | 4700 | 4 |
