D-day is Friday August 16 as the sixteenth edition of the Pearl of Africa Rally gets underway with a Super Special Stage/circuit at Lubiri on day one which will be competed over two runs in reverse order.
Day two will witness machines head to Luwero on Saturday where a route has been designed with three competitive stages run thrice. The drivers will battle in eight competitive sections totaling 221 kilometres with 220 kilometres of road sections before returning to Silver Springs Hotel, Bugolobi for the finish.
Kawowo Sports’ Ismael Kiyonga revisits the previous events showing winners of each even since 1997 alongside co-drivers, car model and nationalities.
1997 – Chipper Adams/Justine Beyendeza (Uganda) – Toyota Supra
1998 – Charles Muhangi/Steven Byaruhanga (Uganda) – Subaru Impreza
1999 – Chipper Adams/Justine Beyendeza (Uganda) – Toyota Supra
2000- Charlie Lubega/Abed Musa (Uganda) – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2001- Paul Bailey/Raju Sehmi (Kenya) – Toyota Celica ST 2005
2002 – Johnny Gemmel/Robert Paisley (South Africa) – Subaru Impreza
2003- Charlie Lubega/Abed Musa (Uganda) – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2004- Charlie Lubega/Abed Musa (Uganda) – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2005- Riyaz Kurji/Sayed Kadri (Uganda) – Subaru Impreza N10
2006 – Riyaz Kurji/Sayed Kadri (Uganda) – Subaru Impreza N8
2007- Conrad Rautenbach/Peter Mash (Zimbabwe) – Subaru Impreza N10
2008- Jamie Whyte/Phillip Archenoul (Zimbabwe) – Subaru Impreza N10
2009- Riyaz Kurji/Sayed Kadri (Uganda) – Subaru Impreza N8 (Kurji crashed fatally while leading the rally which was halted due to the accident and thereafter declared the winner)
2010 – Jamie Whyte/Phillip Archenoul (Zimbabwe) – Subaru Impreza N10
2011 – Ponsiano Lwakataka/Musa Nsubuga (Uganda) – Subaru Impreza N8
2012 – Muhammad Essa/Greg Stead (Zimbabwe) – Subaru N12
2013 – ?
