SAFARI SUCCESS PROMISES PRIZES

Successful competitors in this weekend’s Barbados Rally Club (BRC) June Safari will be well-rewarded, following the donation of prizes by a number of local businesses keen to support the island’s longest-running motor sport event; this will be the 46th running of the event since its inception in 1957, when it was known as the June Rally.
Thirty-four entries were registered at Wednesday’s briefing meeting for the two-part event, which will start at the ITC building in Warrens on Saturday (June 28) at 1.00pm; defending co-champions, Peter Bradshaw and Derek Gill, head the Pro Group entry in their Land Rover Series II, while the Novice Group entry includes Barry Mayers, fresh from his Group victory on Rally Barbados.
Brothers Ian and Robert Warren, with whom Bradshaw and Gill tied for victory last year, are not entered again, as Ian is now pursuing his rally career in the UK; Robert’s influence will still be felt, however, as he set the first of the two routes to be tackled by competitors.
Trophies will be awarded to the top three crews overall, the highest-placed Female Team and the highest-placed Novice Group crew; in addition, there will be trophies for the winners of Route 1 and Route 2 in each of the Novice Group and Pro Group.
The prizes donated include a Gift Voucher from the SOMA store in Sheraton (donated by Sophie Warren for the highest-placed female team), dinner for two on the Harbour Master (donated by Tall Ships), two $50 Gift Vouchers (donated by Carters General Stores), four passes to Olympus Theatres, four passes to Club Xtreme and six gallons of Lubriguard Oil (donated by KG Enterprises).
Joint organiser Lindsay Farmer, who set the second of Saturday’s routes, said: “We are looking forward to the event and would like to thank those businesses who have supported the June Safari; we are also very pleased to see more newcomers joining our events and hope that we can continue to grow this grass roots element of the sport, in which important navigational skills are developed.”
Entries in the Pro Group also include Reggie Gill, returning to competition after damaging his wrist in a BRC Tarmac Rally earlier this year, Sean Gill, who swaps his Group-winning Suzuki Ignis for an Isuzu Pickup, and Stephen and Roger Mayers, who won the BRC’s Navigational Test in March.
The first route covers approximately 50 kilometres and uses Tulip navigation to carry the competitors through various gullies and tracks on their way to the dinner stop at The Cove Restaurant in Cattlewash, with the first crew due to arrive at around 5.00pm. The second route uses Tulip and BRC navigation systems, and will take competitors over another 60 kilometres in the north of the island, ending at Harbour Lights on Bay Street approximately four hours later.

Entry list follows
For further information: robin@bradfax.com
BRC web site: www.rallyclub.com

BRC June Safari, Saturday, June 28, 2003

Novice Group
1 Marva Clarke/Philip Gooding (Mitsubishi Galant)
2 Sattesh Singh/Michael Lambert (Isuzu Pickup)
3 Jonathan Gonsalves/Josh Read (Isuzu Pickup)
4 Isaac Brown/Nick Ward (Suzuki LJ80)
5 Gregory Dickenson/Matthew Dickenson (Toyota Hilux)
6 Naomi Springer/Christina Tudor (Mitsubishi L200)
7 Keri-Dawn Watkins/Lisa Roett (Toyota RAV4)
8 Glyne Husbands/Charles Briggs (tba)
9 Chris Choat/Mark Western (ACE Engineering/Yardman Land Rover Defender)
10 Sean Gibbs/Kerri Gibbs (Mitsubishi L200)
11 Rashid Nakhuda/Mathieu O'Neal (Suzuki Samurai)
12 John Bolden/Raymond Thompson (Mister Muffler Land Rover 90)
13 Anthony King/Dave Sealy (Suzuki Samurai)
14 Barry Mayers/Max Ferri (Suzuki Vitara JXL)
15 Orson Lynch/George Husbands (Mitsubishi L200)
16 David St Hill/Christopher Gajadhar (Suzuzi Samurai)

Pro Group
17 Jimmy Gittens/Willie Hinds (Sharp Shot Video Suzuki Samurai)
18 Philip McConney/Rhett Watson (Suzuki Samurai)
19 Stephen Mayers/Roger Mayers (Kumho Tyres Toyota Hilux)
20 David Stoute/Robin Hinds (Toyota Hilux)
21 David Lewis/Harcourt Hinkson (Courtesy Garage Nissan 4x4 Pickup)
22 Mark Sabga/Hally Holder (Billy Boy/Ruf'n'Tuf Uniforms Mazda B2500)
23 Reggie Gill/Nick Gill (SDRR/TOYO Tyres Mazda)
24 Biddy Barber/Brett Barber (Biddy's Visitors Information Diahatsu Ferroza)
25 Peter Bradshaw/Derek Gill (Land Rover Series II)
26 Noel Edwards/Jason Downey (Suzuki Vitara)
27 Sean Gill/Kirk Watkins (Isuzu Pickup)
28 Ishmail Patel/Jeff Bovell (Bovells Auto Electrcal & AC Service Mazda B2500)
29 Warrick Eastmond/Paul Bourne (Suzuki SJ410)
30 Alex Cole/Stewart Gill (Land Rover)
31 David Williams/tba (Land Rover)
32 Leslie Alleyne/Annalee Alleyne (AutoZone Mazda B2500)
33 Ryan Wood/Darrin White (Site Masters Mitsubishi Pajero)
34 Richard Gooding/tba (Land Rover)