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The organisers of Sol Rally Barbados, the Caribbean’s biggest annual international motor sport event, are targetting the most exciting two-wheel-drive cars in Europe to compete in next year’s event, which will be staged over the weekend of June 4/5.   The Barbados Rally Club (BRC), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007, has enjoyed steady growth in its blue riband event, which has grown from a one-day rally for around 30 local competitors in 1990 into one of the strongest sporting brand names in the region and a major contributor to the island’s sports-tourism product.

Production 4 class leader Barry Gale (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) has moved one step closer to winning the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Overall Class Championship; with six class wins in the nine rounds so far run, he is now eight points clear of SuperModified 11 leader Mark Hamilton (Ford Escort MkII), who is now the only driver who could deny him the title.

Expanded incentive programme for International crews  Nearly 180 International competitors - more than twice the potential recipients this year - could benefit from an expanded incentive programme being offered by the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) for Sol Rally Barbados 2011, the Caribbean's biggest annual international celebration of motor sport, scheduled for the weekend of June 4/5.

Competitors in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship are preparing for their last chance to score points this season, which culminates in the Nassco October Safari, slated for Sunday, October 17.
The recent weather system in the Atlantic Ocean, which this week caused major flooding, particularly in the west of the island, has really helped put the ‘Mud’ back into Mud Dogs for the fifth and final Safari of the year, which promises to be a major challenge for all crews.