As a car rally driver, Bali took part in innumerable Kenya rallies and competed four times in the East Africa Safari. He always drove confidently, with a bit of hootch inside him. It was no mean feat to complete the full course in all the four Safaris and win a place in one
As a big game hunter he was unique, being the first non-white ever to be admitted in a exclusive professional Hunters’ Association. His clients included American millionaires, Indian Maharajas, Greek oil tycoons, and Ethiopian diplomats. With his six foot hulk, 215 Ibs. of muscle, shock hair and bristling handlebar moustache, he cut a dashing figure for which pretty women often made a bee-line. But he had no time for them.