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Day 9: Lion Hill Camp loop, 24 February 2020
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
The afternoon was, compared to the morning, fairly
straightforward. It was smooth and downhill, which
enabled most of the rally to get back to Lion Hill camp
by mid afternoon. After they’d checked in at the Main
Time Control some of the cars formed a convoy for an
impromptu game drive down to Lake Nakuru where they
enjoyed a sundowner next to a herd of rhino, a flock of
flamingos and dozens of zebra which formed a fitting
background.
This had been a fantastic day of driving, but also a
tough one so, in the car park tonight, there was some
Leading on day 9, Lars and Annette Rolner, Porsche 911
Keith and Norah Ashworth, Bentley 4½ Le Mans
serious spanner work going on. The Quekel’s had sourced
a new master cylinder for their Mercedes and this had to
be fitted. Alan Beardshaw’s Triumph needed its engine
mounts looking at as well the oil cooler. David Roberts’
Triumph needed more work doing to its engine mounts
and Dieter and Hildegard Baumhäeckel’s Volvo required
yet more attention to its damaged panhard mounts.
Iris and Jean-Philippe Tripet are back with us, albeit in a
hire car. They enjoyed the drive today, but are desperate
to get the Lancia back on the road. To this end they’ve got
spares arriving in Nairobi tomorrow, which means, on the
rest day, their red rocket might be repaired. We’ve all got
our fingers crossed.
From our camp on Lake Nakuru, tomorrow we head to
Lake Naivasha via the Delamere estate, for more exclusive
rally action and another good lunch.
Gerardus Mercator, Dispatch reporter
Rogier and Marjan Quekel, Mercedes-Benz 280SE, down, but not out
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