Check Out the Car Capital FM’s DJ Adrian Is Sprucing Up For the Biggest, Fanciest Motor Show; Concours d’Elegance

Renowned disc jockey Adrian Washika is working against the clock to prepare his car for the CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance.

This year’s classiest event on the Kenya Motor Sport calendar will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club and will be held at the Nairobi Racecourse on September 27th.

Since 2004, DJ Adrian has been competing in the event with a VW Beetle and he is entering the Karmann Ghia for the first time in the Concours. He commented, “I bought the Karmann Ghia a year ago and I have stripped it down completely. It is going to compete in the up to 1,300 cc touring car class and I am hoping to take home the prize for that category.”

“For the last ten years, I have learnt a lot about the Concours. Judging is based entirely on cleanliness and condition and there are bonus points for age. Since the 1961 Karman Ghia which I will be showing this year is older than the 1973 VW Beetle which I had displayed previously, I will earn more points for age.”

The assessment of cars at the Concours starts with an inspection of underside on the Total Quartz ramp. Afterwards cars are driven along the judging line for separate checks on the external finish, interiors and engines. Motorcycles are assessed in a similar way at the Racecourse parade ring.

DJ Adrian will compete against Phoenix Aviation’s 1958 VW Beetle in the up to 1,300 category. This vehicle has won the overall car trophy four times. Other competitors in this group include Paul Chemngorem with his 1960 VW Karmann Ghia, Magdi Riad with his 1976 Morris Traveller and Jinja based Leslie Carvell will show her 1970 VW Beetle.

One of the oldest motorcycle registered for this year’s CBA Africa Concours is the 1925 DKW of Sati’s Classics. This machine has won the overall bike category award three times. Other two wheelers on the list include three motorcycles entered by the Vintage Motorcycle Club of South Africa. These are the 1925 Triumph of Johannesburg based Gerald Roelofs, the rare 1927 Raleigh of Piet Mass and Bevan Beckmann’s 1946 Harley Davidson.