The fourth round of the National Rally Championship will take centre stage next week after what has been a long lull from rallying activity.
Fifty crews have so far been confirmed for the two-day Pearl of Africa Rally due August 2-3 in Busiika and later Kayunga district.
The event is also the fifth round of the Africa Rally Championship.
However, unlike past editions, the Pearl rally has this year attracted only two foreign competitors; current ARC leader Manvir Baryan from Kenya and Tanzania’s Dharam Pandya who will be making his debut in Uganda.
On the local scene, drivers will renew their fight for NRC points to consolidate their title chase.
Defending national Pearl rally winner Ronald Sebuguzi will not only fight to defend the event win but also collect maximum points to maintain his NRC lead.
Jas Mangat, Ponsiano Lwakataka, Hassan Alwi, Arthur Blick are expected to put up a thrilling fight as well.
The event will open with a 4.36 kilometre Super Special Stage at the Motorsports Arena in Busiika.
Crews will after head to Kayunga district for four stages; all repeated covering a total competitive distance of 210 kilometres.
2019 Pearl Rally Entry List
| Entry | Entrant | NAT | DRIVER | VEHICLE MAKE, |
| No. | CO-DRIVER | Model | ||
| 1 | Jas MANGAT | UGA | Jas MANGAT | MITSUBISHI |
| UGA | Joseph KAMYA | EVO X | ||
| 2 | Manvir BARYAN | KEN | Manvir BARYAN Dew | SCODA FABIA |
| GB | STURROCK | |||
| 3 | Dharam PANDYA | TZA | Dharam PANDYA | Subaru Impreza |
| TZA | Moses MATOVU | |||
| 4 | Christakis FITIDIS | UGA | Christakis FITIDIS | Mitsubishi EVO X |
| RWA | Eric Maxime NZAMWITA | |||
| 5 | Unissan BAKUNDA | UGA | Unissan BAKUNDA | MITSUBISHI LANCER |
| UGA | Umar KAKANDE | |||
| 6 | Kepher WALUBI | UGA | Kepher WALUBI | MITSUBISHI EVO X |
| UGA | Muhamadi ASUMAN | |||
| 7 | Susan MUWONGE | UGA | Susan MUWONGE | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Edmond KYEYUNE | |||
| 8 | Ronald SEBUGUZI | UGA | Ronald SEBUGUZI | Mitsubishi |
| UGA | Leon SSENYANGE | Lancer EVO X | ||
| Duncan MUBIRU | UGA | Duncan MUBIRU | Subaru Impreza | |
| UGA | Musa NSUBUGA | |||
| 9 | Omar MAYANJA | UGA | Omar MAYANJA | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| UGA | Hussein MUKUYE | Evo X | ||
| 10 | Dr. Ashraf MOHAMED | UGA | Dr. Ashraf MOHAMED | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Shameer YUSUF | |||
| 11 | Arthur BLICK | UGA | Arthur BLICK | Mitsubishi |
| UGA | George SSEMAKULA | Lancer EVO X | ||
| 12 | Hassan ALWI Jr. | UGA | Hassan ALWI Jr. | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Sirajih KYAMBADDE | |||
| 13 | Garcha Rajit Singh KUKU | UGA | Garcha Rajit Singh KUKU | Mitsubishi EVO X |
| UGA | Anthony MAGAMBO | |||
| 14 | Satvinder SAINI VIK | UGA | Satvinder SAINI VIK | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Ernest MUSIME | |||
| 15 | Adam Rauf ESSA | UGA | Adam Rauf ESSA | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| UGA | Aaron NSAMBA | EVO 10 | ||
| 16 | Godfrey AINE | UGA | Godfrey AINE | Mitsubishi Lancer |
| UGA | David MWESIGWA | EVO 9 | ||
| 17 | Yasin NASSER | UGA | Yasin NASSER | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Ali KATUMBA | |||
| 18 | Godfrey LUBEGA | UGA | Godfrey LUBEGA | SUBARU Impreza |
| UGA | Bashil MBOGO | |||
| 19 | Fred BUSUULWA | UGA | Fred BUSUULWA | SUBARU IMPREZZA |
| UGA | Joseph BONGOLE | |||
| 20 | Edson MUNGYEREZA | UGA | Edson MUNGYEREZA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Adnan KIZITO | |||
| 21 | Abas Sebayiga MAYINJA | UGA | Hajji Abas MAYINJA | SUBARU |
| UGA | Frank SSERUNGO | IMPREZA | ||
| 22 | Isaac SOZZI | UGA | Isaac SOZZI | SUBARU IMPREZZA |
| UGA | Lawrence MWAMBAZI | |||
| 23 | Alex WAKABI | UGA | Alex WAKABI | MITSUBISHI EVO 6 |
| UGA | Muhamad SSEBINA | |||
| 24 | Amiira KAVUMA | UGA | Amiira KAVUMA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | TBA | |||
| 25 | Ismail WALIGO | UGA | Ismail WALIGO | Toyota Corolla Runx |
| UGA | Ronald BUKENYA | |||
| 26 | Umar KAKYAMA | UGA | Umar KAKYAMA | FORD FIESTA |
| UGA | Ivan TUSHABE | |||
| 27 | Peter KALULE | UGA | Peter KALULE | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Ritah NAKIGOZI | |||
| 28 | Samuel M BWETTE | UGA | Samuel M BWETTE | Mitsubishi Evo IX |
| UGA | Urban MULINDWA | |||
| 29 | Francis OMOO | UGA | Francis OMOO | Mitsubishi Evo 4 |
| UGA | Joseph LUTALO Jnr | |||
| 30 | Moustapha MUKASA | UGA | Moustapha MUKASA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Daniel MBABAZI | |||
| 31 | Fred SSENKUMBA | UGA | Fred SSENKUMBA | Toyota Corolla |
| UGA | Jackson SERWANGA | |||
| 32 | Edward KIRUMIRA | UGA | Edward KIRUMIRA | SUBARU IMPREZA |
| UGA | Rita KATONO | |||
| 33 | Timothy GAWAYA | UGA | Timothy GAWAYA Francis | TOYOTA STARLET |
| UGA | WAMALA | |||
| 34 | Mansur SANYA | UGA | Mansur SANYA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Abdalla NYOMBI | |||
| 35 | Sadat NEGOMBA | UGA | Sadat NEGOMBA | Toyota Corolla FX |
| UGA | Robert KATABALWA | |||
| 36 | Samuel WATENDWA | UGA | Samuel WATENDWA | TOYOTA CORONA |
| UGA | Steven BUNYA | |||
| 37 | Najib SSEMPIJJA | UGA | Najib SSEMPIJJA | TOYOTA VITZ |
| UGA | Gloria NANTONGO | |||
| 38 | Innocent BWAMIKI | UGA | Innocent BWAMIKI | MITSUBISHI LANCER |
| UGA | Hamza LWANGA | |||
| 39 | Dr. Godfrey NSEREKO | UGA | Dr. Godfrey NSEREKO | TOYOTO RUNX |
| UGA | Edward KIYINJI | |||
| 40 | Gilbert BALONDEMU | UGA | Gilbert BALONDEMU | TOYOTA COROLLA |
| UGA | Ibrahim WASWA | |||
| 41 | Abdul KATETE | UGA | Abdul KATETE | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Rahma MUHAMMAD | |||
| 42 | John Barrows LUMU | UGA | John Barrows LUMU | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Arnold Nyanzi DUNGU | |||
| 43 | Ponsiano LWAKATAKA | UGA | Ponsiano LWAKATAKA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Samuel MUGISHA | |||
| 44 | Abdul SSEMPEBWA | UGA | Abdul SSEMPEBWA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Ahmed MINJO | |||
| 45 | Ibrahim LUBEGA | UGA | Ibrahim LUBEGA | TOYOTA Corolla FX |
| UGA | Mustapha KANAKULYA | |||
| 46 | Peter BUSINGE | UGA | Peter BUSINGE | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Hakim MAWANDA | |||
| 47 | Faizal KAYIRA | UGA | Faizal KAYIRA | Subaru Impreza |
| UGA | Yusuf BABU | |||
| 48 | Muzamiru WATOLYA | UGA | Muzamiru WATOLYA | Toyota Allex |
| UGA | Abdul Karim KAKOOZA | |||
| 49 | WO1 Ismail LULE | UGA | WO1 Ismail LULE | VW Golf |
| UGA | Doreen NABIRA | |||
| 50 | Peter GENSI | UGA | Peter GENSI | TOYOTA Vitz |
| UGA | Immaculate NAJJUMA | |||
| 51 | Kevin LUBAMBULA | UGA | Kevin LUBAMBULA | TOYOTA COROLLA |
| UGA | Mathius KIYAGGA | |||