Safari rally car, competition number 26, airborne over a murram crest, red dust trailing, East African bush behind

THE 2027 SEAT · EAST AFRICAN SAFARI CLASSIC

Arrive &
Drive.

A new MST Escort. A Nairobi crew. You drive.

Take a seat The programme

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SS1/01 · THE ROUTESTRAIGHT ON · THE ROUTE

Hard to organise. Easy to get wrong. We run it from Nairobi with our own crew. You drive.

2017

FOUNDED · FAMILY RUN

UNITED KINGDOM

REGISTERED

NAIROBI

BASE · KENYA

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SS1/02 · APPLICATIONS OPENKEEP LEFT · THE 2027 SEAT

The 2027 seat.

NEW MST ESCORT MK2

NEW GRAVEL TYRES

SETS OF SPARES

MECHANICS

LAND CRUISERS

SUPPORT DRIVERS

PERIOD DIALS · THE COMPETITION CAR

One all-in hire cost, priced on application. The figure is given plainly on the first call.

ENTRY, FUEL, BEDS AND MEALS · ALL IN

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EAST AFRICAN SAFARI CLASSIC · 2027 ENTRY

Take a seat

Entry to the event is granted by its organisers. Minti prepares the car, submits the entry and runs your campaign.

The full manifest

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SS1/03 · THE CAROVER CREST · THE CAR

The Escort, done properly.

Red Ford Escort Mk1 rally build on a wet mountain pass, gold wheels, roll cage visible through the glass — ESCORT MK1 · GOLD WHEELS, WET PASS

A mechanic's hand on the welded-in roll cage of the red Safari build — WELDED-IN CAGE

Built in the UK to Safari specification. Shaken down in Nairobi.

See the car

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SS1/04 · HOW THE WEEK RUNSFOLLOW THE WEEK · 5 CONTROLS

First call to finish ramp.

The Safari-prepared 911 among the support vehicles at the base on arrival day

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Arrive.

You land in Nairobi. We collect you.

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Shakedown.

Private murram. Seat time until the car feels yours.

Driver helmeted and strapped in behind the roll cage, waiting for the off

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Scrutineering.

Our paperwork. Our problem.

The competition car on murram between the thorn trees, dust rising behind

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The event.

You drive. We run everything else.

The crew going over the car at the end of the day, spare wheel out, everyone around the back of the car

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The finish.

Time card stamped. Dust still on the paint.

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SS1/05 · THE PEOPLEJUNCTION · THE PEOPLE

Names you can phone.

Joey Ghose

FOUNDER & TEAM PRINCIPAL

He takes the first call. He is on the radio when it counts.

MINTI MOTORSPORT OFFICIAL LINE+254 799 839012 WHATSAPPMessage the team

Minti crew in team shirts around the car at service — SERVICE · THE CREW

The team

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SS1/06 · WHERE WE COME FROMCAUTION · HERITAGE

Heritage, briefly.

Archive black-and-white photograph: Minti-liveried classic rally saloon at speed on an East African stage, panned through thorn scrub — ARCHIVE · MINTI LIVERY, EAST AFRICAN STAGE

Inside the East African Safari Classic Rally since 2020.

The full story

ARRIVE & DRIVE · APPLICATIONS OPEN

The 2027 start list is short.

We take on only as many drivers as we can run properly.