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KEEN COMPETITION EXPECTED IN RUF ’n’ TUF EVENT

Competition promises to be intense when the new Barbados Rally Club Ruf ’n’ Tuf Navigational Championship gets under way this weekend; more than 20 crews had entered by the close of the mid-week briefing meeting and entries remain open until two hours before the start on Saturday (March 13).

Posted on March 10th, 2004.

RUF ’n’ TUF TO SPONSOR NEW BRC CHAMPIONSHIP

Following on from its determined efforts to revive navigational rallying last year, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has secured sponsorship for a fully-fledged championship in 2004.
The BRC Ruf ’n’ Tuf Navigational Championship will comprise four rounds, the first catering for cars and 4 x 4 vehicles, the remaining events restricted to 4 x 4s; the opening round will take place this Saturday, March 13, following a briefing meeting on Tuesday evening (March 9) at Kendall Sporting.

Posted on March 7th, 2004.

BRC PRESIDENT DELIVERS STIRRING ADDRESS

Outgoing President of the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) John Sealy – one of the best respected names in island motor sport – delivered a stirring closing address to the Club’s 46th Annual General Meeting at Kendall Sporting in St Philip last Thursday. (Feb 12).
Following a difficult year for the Club, in which the loss of its long-term sponsor Texaco impacted on the costs of staging the re-named Rally Barbados, a number of senior members – some taking a renewed interest in the Club - pressed the committee for reassurances that the Club’s financial position was sound.

Posted on February 15th, 2004.

LAST RUN DECIDES CLOSE-FOUGHT SPEED EVENT

Just 3.5 seconds covered the top four in a close-fought finish to the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) first event of the new season, Saturday’s (Feb 14) night-time Tarmac Hill Sprint from Mapps in St Philip to Stewart Hill. While it is rare for the BRC to run a speed event in darkness, the format appealed to spectators, many hundreds of whom lined the 4.5-kilometre course for their first taste of action in 2004.

Posted on February 14th, 2004.

BIGGEST-EVER ENTRY FOR TOP MOTOR SPORT CLASS

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) will start its 2004 motor sport season in fine style on Saturday evening (February 14) with the biggest-ever entry for Modified 9, the fastest group in the Club’s classifications. The first competition of the year is a night-time Hill Sprint from Mapps College to Stewarts Hill, scheduled to start with a practice run at 6.00pm.

Posted on February 11th, 2004.

MAYERS FAMILY WIN TOUGH 4 x 4 SAFARI

Front-running rally driver Roger Mayers and father Stephen dominated the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 4 x 4 Safari on Saturday (November 22), beating the opposition – and some tough conditions – to claim their second off-road event of the year; they had won the opening event of the season in March.

Posted on November 21st, 2003.

GOOD ENTRY FOR BRC 4 x 4 SAFARI

Although the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2003 Drivers’ Championship is now complete, there is still one more competitive event to go, a chance to put aside the pressures of scoring points and enjoy the day. More than 30 assorted four-wheel-drive vehicles are expected to take part in the BRC 4 x 4 Safari on Saturday (November 22).

Posted on November 20th, 2003.

MAYERS/FERRI WIN ACTION-PACKED RALLY CLUB FINALE

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2003 Drivers’ Championship reached an action-packed conclusion in Sunday’s (November 16) Loose Stages Rally, won by Roger Mayers and Max Ferri in the Automotive Art/Shell Helix Ford Focus WRC.
In a day full of incident, there were strong performances throughout the field as drivers grasped their final chance of the year to score championship points.

Posted on November 16th, 2003.

RALLY CLUB WRAPS UP THE SEASON ON SUNDAY

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2003 season draws to a close on Sunday (November 16) with the BRC Loose Stages Rally, to be fought out over 11 stages at three venues in the parishes of St Thomas and St Peter.
The action starts at 8.00 am at the Vaucluse Raceway in St Thomas, which will also host the service area, lunch halt and finish.

Posted on November 13th, 2003.

MAYERS ON FORM AT BLACK BESS

An estimated 2,000 spectators assembled at the Black Bess Plantation in St Peter on Sunday (September 28) to witness Roger Mayers win the first loose event of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) season in the Automotive Art/Shell Helix Ford Focus.

Posted on September 28th, 2003.

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