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BAJANNAV LEADS THE WAY TO SOL RALLY BARBADOS
The Barbados Rally Club (BRC), organiser of Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2), is making every effort to ensure that its blue riband event does not impact negatively on anyone in the island, be they resident, competitor, spectator or tourist . . . and particularly those who may not be motor sport fans. For the third year, the Club has... Read More »
IRISH STARLETS SET SAIL TO SOL RALLY BARBADOS
Two stunning Toyota Starlet rally cars will next week start a 10-day voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on a Geest Line freighter from Portsmouth on the English south coast, heading for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2). Their Irish owners, however, will arrive in the small Caribbean island from different directions . . . Maurice Moffett from his homeland... Read More »
SKEETE WINS CHALLENGING VALVOLINE RALLY
Roger Skeete and Louis Venezia claimed their first victory for the season in the Subaru Impreza WRC S12 in Sunday’s (April 28) Valvoline Rally. Despite some challenges, including the rain which fell in the afternoon, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) successfully ran all 10 planned stages at two venues in the north of the island. Nearly half the 37-car... Read More »
Provisional running order for BRC Special Stage Rally
Barbados Rally Club Special Stage Rally Provisional Running Order 1 Paul Bourne/Jermin Pope (WRC-1 Ford Focus WRC07) 2 Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia (WRC-1Subaru Impreza WRC S12) 3 Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (WRC-1 Suzuki SX4 WRC) 4 Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (WRC-2 Toyota Corolla WRC) 5 Dean Serrao/Josh Delmas (WRC-2 Subaru Impreza WRC S9) 6 Josh Read/Mark Jordan (SM10 Toyota Starlet) 7 Ian... Read More »
Adrenaline Pulse EP3 – Automoto Drift Lime 2013
The latest webisode of Adrenaline Pulse takes you sideways as Adrenaline Sun went down to the Automoto Drift Lime at Bushy Park, Barbados, last Sunday. We also got a chance to chat with the organizers about what fans can expect at this year’s Automoto event!!!… Just press play already!!! Adrenaline SunAdrenaline Sun is a new-media action sports magazine that... Read More »
‘MICEY’ MANNING IS BACK FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS
Trevor ‘Micey’ Manning is back! A former winner of the island’s premier event, popular with fans for his flamboyant driving style, he will compete in Sol Rally Barbados for the first time since 2009 . . . he replaces the injured Logan Watson in his BMW M3, nick-named ‘Crackers’, a rear-wheel-drive car that ideally suits Manning’s persona. With co-driver... Read More »
FIVE-WAY TIE IN VIRGIN ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP
As competitors in the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships start preparations for the upcoming Valvoline Rally (Sunday, April 28) – round three of 10 in this year’s Championship – there is a five-way tie in the Driver’s title chase, while Paul Bourne and Josh Read lead the four-wheel-drive and two-wheel-drive standings respectively. As last... Read More »
SOL RALLY BARBADOS TRIP FOR LONDON SPECTATORS
One lucky spectator at the inaugural London Rally for Heroes next weekend (April 19/20) will win a VIP trip for two to Sol Rally Barbados 2013, the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International. With Rally HQ at Brooklands, the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation, the first major rally to be staged so close to London for nearly... Read More »
