The Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute in Naivasha was the place to be yesterday as teams and manufacturers rushed to fine-tune their machines ahead of today's opening 4.9km Kasarani Super Special Stage in Nairobi.
Mechanics dripping in sweat, overalls stained in oil, roaring generators, bursting tyres due to high pressure, creaking welding machines, tool boxes falling with a thud from giant cranes were just some of the sights and sounds that marked the busy Safari Rally headquarters at the lakeside town.