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Birthday celebration for UK’s Gibson at BCIC RB25

Two-time UK regional rally champion Dan Gibson is to mark his 50th birthday next Thursday (February 27) by entering his one-of-a-kind Clan Crusader rally car in BCIC Rally Barbados 2025. His 52-year-old car, the only Clan granted a Motorsport UK Historic Passport, will face off against the Hillman Imp of returning Irishman Mick Smith in the island’s Historic 1 class.

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Posted on February 23rd, 2025.

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Historic trio from the UK head for Rally Barbados

Forty-five years after starting his rallying career in a Ford Escort MkI, two-time Scottish Tarmac Champion Robin Hamilton will give his recently completed ‘new’ MkI its toughest test yet in Rally Barbados 2024 (May 31-June 2). He is one of three UK entries confirmed today (Friday) for the event’s Historic classes, alongside fellow returnees Chris Shooter (Escort MkII) and Mick Smith (Sunbeam Imp).

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Posted on March 22nd, 2024.

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UK drivers’ nod to history at Sol Rally Barbados

State-of the-art modern rally cars may be battling for overall honours in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event, but there is always a nod to the history of rallying in the entry list for Sol Rally Barbados. The last three UK entries for this year’s event confirmed today (Wednesday) reflect three very different eras of rallying, from the 1960s through the ‘70s and into the early days of four-wheel-drive in the ‘80s.

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Posted on May 10th, 2023.