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The 54th running of the longest-established motor sport event in the Caribbean draws near, as competitors in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship prepare for the highlight of their season, the Shelbury Construction June Safari, which will run through the night of Saturday to Sunday, June 26/27.

1st Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia, Subaru Impreza WRC S12, 1h 01m 07.57s
2nd Paul Bourne/Allan Kinch, Ford Focus WRC07, 1h 01m 09.23s
3rd Paul Bird - ENG/Kirsty Riddick – SCO Ford Focus WRC08, 1h 01m 20.36s
4th John Powell - TDAD/Craig Thorley - ENG Subaru Impreza WRC S12, 1h 02m 10.98s
5th Sean Gill/Michael Cummins Mitsubishi WRC, 1m 02m 33.44s
6th Roger Hill/Graham Gittens Toyota Corolla WRC, 1h 02m 48.72s
7th Jeffrey Panton – JAM/Mike Fennell Jnr – JAM Ford Focus WRC00, 1h 04m 08.33s
8th Ian Warren/Robert Warren Suzuki Swift, 1h 05m 15.06s

Drivers and co-drivers from a record 15 nations, including the host country, have assembled for the Caribbean’s biggest annual international motor sport event, Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30); the final running order, published on Wednesday (May 26), lists a record 92 starters, promising a fitting celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s International All-Stage Rally.

Twice winner of the island’s premier event, Paul Bourne completed his preparations for Sol Rally Barbados 2010, which marks the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Club’s International All-Stage Rally, with a dominant victory in Shell V-Power King of the Hill yesterday (May 23) in front of a crowd of thousands.