Trans-African USA classic car Rally : Brussels - Cape Town

[Trans African]

Hello all,

Sorry, we're no good at German, this will be in English :
( maybe somebody on the forum can translate ??? Thankyou )

This post is to gauge general interest for a Trans-African Rally / Roadtrip / Grand Tour.
The GT starts at Brussels Central Square and descend almost vertically to Cape Good Hope ( = Cape Town, South Africa )

Base Route : Brussels, Central Square - Gotthard Pass, Switzerland - Italie & Sicily (Etna volcano) << boat transfer >> Cairo, Egypt - following the Nile, Southbound - Sudan & Ethiopia - Kenya - Lake Malawi - Zimbabwe - Botswana - South-Africa

Important stops are the Nile, the Pyramids, the national parks & wildlife reserves of Kenya, Botswana & South-Africa.

The Rally can 'suffer delays' because we may, in group, help erect a local school, hospital building or solar power project along the way. Room & board will be our rewards.

Price : there are NO participation costs. Completing the route will be sufficiently expensive.

Start : The Rally will start in convoys of 4 cars.

Conditions : classic cars ONLY, pre-1987

To be discussed among the interested parties/participants :

1. Cape Town as finish (return by cargo ship) or as halfway point (return under own power)

2. Precise start date to be determined among participants, their ability to free up 6 weeks' time being the deciding factor. If more than 20 cars/teams sign on, the organization will set a fixed date to which the various teams will need to adapt. Less than 20 teams : to be discussed among the teams.
We are currently estimating 6 weeks duration ( - this includes days touring on-site to attractions in Egypte, Masai Mara in Kenya, the Okavango Delta, Kruger wildlife park, etc ... )

3. the possibilities of sponsoring by companies in the classic car / automotive / aftermarket industry

More info & discussion : below in this topic

Interested parties are encouraged to submit attractions/activities they would like to see included in the route !

This rally/roadtrip is being organized by a dynamic duo from Holland & Belgium. Participants will be from all over Europe. Let the Games Begin !

[Mini-Man]

Bei den Spritpreisen ....