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Running Report: 1
 Dar es Salaam to Lilongwe:
The 2nd Classic Safari has reached Lilongwe in Malawi, after a fantastic string of roads swept us into Africa from Dar Es Salam. The roads have been the biggest surprise of all - all good quality smooth tarmac, and hardly a pothole in sight, with very light traffic. Today's run into the capital from Mzuzu saw virtually no traffic, and all competitors are here, safe and sound.
Car 11, the 1937 Chevrolet Fangio Coupe Cabria or Catheriner D'Andrimont and Xavier de Marmol from Belgium has developed gearbox problems today and arrived after a long tow, the 1913 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost of Gerhard Weissenbach was late setting out on the road after an hour of servicing at first light, suffering from a lack of pressure in the petrol tank due to a small leak, but goes well. The second Fangio Coupe of David and Sadie Williams continues to wake the dead with a noisy exhaust that the driver explains is authentic Fangio, and the big 1929 Mercedes 630K Sports of Detlef Heyer and Carsten Kastroll suffered fuel-feed problems.
The Minister of the Interior came to visit the rally last night at a Government sponsored reception, the first time she has greeted 13 different nationalities at a motoring event, and sat in Roger and Gillian Goodwins 1929 Bentley this morning for the first few miles out of town - national TV guaranteed.
The weather has been brilliantly hot, big blue skys, mountains, and lots of greenery. Milawi in particular has been stunningly beautiful with is lush green countryside. Tomorrow we head for the Zambian border and Lusaka.
More next week.
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