SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2008 Results

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ENG – England; ESP – Spain; IRL – The Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; NIR – Northern Ireland; SVG – St Vincent & The Grenadines; SWE – Sweden; TDAD – Trinidad & Tobago; WAL - Wales

Overall
1st Kris Meeke - NIR/Paul Nagle - NIR (M8-WRC Digicel/Nassco/Pirelli/Red Bull/Consolidated Finance/Armag/Crane & Equipments Toyota Corolla WRC), 1h 00m 00.60s
2nd Paul Bird - ENG/Ian Windress – ENG (M8-WRC Vent Axia/VK Vodka Kick Subaru Impreza WRC S9), 1h 00m 18.29s
3rd Gary Gregg – JAM/Hugh Hutchinson – JAM (M8-WRC BD Gregg & Bros Ltd/NG Racing/Monster Energy/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Focus WRC02), 1h 00m 34.89s
4th Steve Perez - ESP/Howard Davies - WAL (M8-WRC Kick Energy Drink Ford Focus WRC03), 1h 1m 07.40s
5th Sean Gill/Michael Cummins (SM10 Simpson Motors/Automotive Art/Shell V-Power/Yokohama Suzuki Swift), 1h 01m 38.58s
6th Trevor Manning/Derek Edwards (M8-WRC Shell V-Power/Simpson Motors/Garbage Master Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 01m 49.58s
7th Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (M8-A Mobil 1/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Celica GT4), 1h 02m 23.18s
8th Ryan Champion - ENG/Craig Thorley - ENG (P4 Monster Energy/Champions/Sol/Axis Caribbean Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 03m 05.76s
9th Geoff Noel/Kreigg Yearwood (P4 Globe Finance/Ezone/DeWalt/Automotive Art/Sunbeach Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 1h 03m 15.83s
10th Jonathan Still/Heath Hazell (SM11 Hitachi Power Tools/Ocean Spray/Philips Lighting/Crane & Equipments/Castrol Oils BMW M3), 1h 04m 02.04s
11th Nick Gill/Sue Rogers (SM11 Castrol Syntec/Lysol/Listerine/Vita Malt/Hennessy/McEnearney Quality Inc Mazda 3), 1h 04m 16.77s
12th Steve Ollivierre – SVG/Dominic Ollivierre – SVG (P4 East Caribbean Metals/Empire Cigarettes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 04m 24.08s
13th Kirk Watkins/Ryan Corbin (M8-A Abacus Builders Inc/Aqua Pur Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V), 1h 05m 13.39s
14th Graeme Finlayson - SCO/Martin Atwell (M8-A www.racedandrallied.com Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III RS), 1h 05m 34.23s
15th Rob Swann – ENG/Darren Garrod – WAL (P4 Escape Hotel/Blue Monkey/West Coast Villas/CGI Insurance Subaru Impreza WRX STi), 1h 06m 07.90s
16th Jason Clermont/Mario Clermont (SM11 Linda’s Disco BMW M3), 1h 06m 24.10s
17th Sammy Cumberbatch/Nicholas Yarde (SM11 Williams Industries/Digicel/F Taylor Associates/Castrol BMW M3), 1h 06m 32.57s
18th Harold Morley - ENG/Geoff Goddard (P4 Silverpoint Villa Hotel/Warrens Motors Subaru Impreza WRX), 1h 06m 34.90s
19th Sean Dowding/Jason Cozier (M8-WRC Subaru Impreza WRX STi), 1h 06m 41.01s
20th Adrian Linton/Jackie Linton (M7 Ravensden/Crane and Equipment/Garbage Gobbler/Morris Straker Construction/Subzero Vauxhall Astra GSi), 1h 06m 45.87s
21st Tom Roberts - ENG/Jimmy Brodie - ENG (M8-A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 1h 07m 38.56s
22nd Chris McFarlane - JAM/Andrew Balbour - JAM (P4 Cable & Wireless Broadband/Chefette Restaurants/Accra Beach Hotel/Warrens Motors/Jamspeed Performance Driving School Subaru Impreza WRX), 1h 08m 24.32s
23rd James Betts/Dean Serrao (SM9 Makita/All Terrain Plus/Star Products/Champion Auto Wrecker/Kendal Sporting/Quik Start Auto Opel Corsa), 1h 08m 56.21s
24th Nick Cook - ENG/Jemma Bellingham - ENG (SM10 Lealholm Auto Services Ford Escort MkI), 1h 09m 24.00s
25th Freddie Gale/Kyle Proverbs (M7 Gale’s Hatcheries/Nassco/Trident White/VP Racing Toyota Corolla RunX), 1h 10m 04.47s
26th David Williams/Kristian Yearwood (SM9 Chelsea Car Rentals/CaribPak International Couriers/IBox Services/Castrol/Roxy Supermarket/Paintless Dent Removal/Dynamic Limo Services Toyota Starlet), 1h 10m 55.29s
27th David Hughes - SCO/Bruce Harper - SCO (P4 www.pinedirectonline.co.uk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 11m 01.39s
28th Ryan Wood/Raymond Parris (SM9 4W’s/Aqua Pur/Flyin’ Fish/Crane & Equipments Toyota Starlet), 1h 12m 12.12s
29th Neil Barnard/Barry Hill (P2 Simpson Motors/Automotive Art/Shell V-Power/Yokohama Suzuki Ignis Sport), 1h 12m 19.61s
30th Karl Waterman/Sean Corbin (M6 4W’s/Aqua Pur/Flyin’ Fish/Crane & Equipments Toyota Starlet), 1h 13m 14.65s
31st Andy Carter - ENG/Joanne Briggs - ENG (M5 Ebor Heating Services/John Hardman Engineering Vauxhall Nova), 1h 13m 21.90s
32nd Andrew Jones/Mark Thompson (SM11 Rexona V8/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Escort MkII), 1h 14m 17.80s
33rd Peter Gallagher - IRL/Dario Hoyte (P3 Dublin Crystal Peugeot 306 S16), 1h 15m 23.70s
34th Martin Taylor - IRL/Janet Taylor – IRL (M6 Dublin Crystal Proton Satria), 1h 16m 55.23s
35th Vishal Dhanraj - TDAD/Ian Rouse – TDAD (M8-A Scotiabank Magna Credit Card/Esso/Lucozade Energy Subaru Impreza WRX), 1h 17m 03.46s
36th Steve Wood – ENG/Leslie Evanson (Hist Austin Mini Cooper S), 1h 30m 27.19s

Highest-placed regional crew Gregg – JAM/Hutchinson – JAM
Highest-placed European crew Meeke – NIR/Nagle - NIR
Highest-placed two-wheel-drive car S Gill/Cummins – 5th overall
Highest-placed female competitor Rogers, 11th overall (co-driver for N Gill)

Starters 86 (55 Barbados, 24 Europe, 7 Regional)
Overall finishers 36 (18 Barbados, 14 Europe, 4 Regional)

Sunday Cup
1 Paul Bourne/Stuart Maloney (M8-WRC Banks/Texaco/B-Mobile/Pirelli/New-Tech Subaru Impreza WRC S9), 24m 52.57s
2nd Barry Gale/Cherie Edghill (M8-WRC Trident White/Simpson Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 26m 19.51s
3rd Kevin Procter - ENG/Dave Bellerby - ENG (M8-WRC Procters Coaches Subaru Impreza WRC S7), 26m 25.16s

Group results
Modified 8-WRC 1st Meeke – NIR/Nagle – NIR; 2nd Bird – ENG/Windress – ENG; 3rd Gregg – JAM/Hutchinson – JAM; etc
M8-A 1st Hill/Gittens; 2nd Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (Shell/Hankook Tyres/Gunk/Odyssey Batteries Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 1h 03m 14.03s; 3rd Watkins/R Corbin; etc
Production 4 1st Champion – ENG/Thorley – ENG; 2nd Noel/Yearwood; 3rd Ollivierre – SVG/Olivierre – SVG; etc
Group B 1st Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG/Mike Lund - ENG (Earl’s Performance/ARP/Posh Paintworks Ford Puma), 1h 12m 04.56s; 2nd Stuart McChlery/Martin Goddard (Jumbies/Lubriguard Lubricants Ford Escort MkI), 1h 16m 37.55s; 3rd Geoffrey Ullyett/Hannah Byrd – ENG (Ullyett’s Machine Shop Service/Sikkens Morris Minor), 1h 30m 12.83s; etc
SuperModified 11 1st Still/Hazell; 2nd N Gill/Rogers; 3rd J Clermont/M Clermont; etc
SM10 1st S Gill/Cummins; 2nd Cook – ENG/Bellingham – ENG; 3rd John Hardman - NIR/Rob Brook - ENG (John Hardman Engineering Ford Escort MkII), 1h 11m 58.91s
SM9 1st Betts/Serrao; 2nd Williams/Yearwood; 3rd Stuart White/Brandon McKenzie (4W’s/Aqua Pur/Flyin’ Fish/Crane & Equipments Toyota Starlet), 1h 11m 48.78s; etc
Historic 1st Wood – ENG/Evanson; 2nd Ding Boston – ENG/Jon Puliston – ENG (Oxford Universities Motorsport Foundation/Nitrous Formula Octane Booster Riley 1.5), 1h 31m 26.36s
M7 1st A Linton/J Linton; 2nd Greg Cozier/Antonio Da Silva (Hyundai Industrial & Commercial/Citgo Oils/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Escort RS2000), 1h 08m 54.03s; 3rd F Gale/Proverbs; etc
M6 1st Waterman/S Corbin; 2nd Jamal Brathwaite/Talia Mapp (AM Electrical Solutions/Arthur Construction Inc/Arthur Lifting and Freighting/P & N Hardware/Chicken Pen Racing/D2 Racing Suspension Toyota Corolla), 1h 16m 34.27s; 3rd M Taylor – IRL/J Taylor – IRL
M5 1st Carter – ENG/Briggs – ENG; 2nd Gary Mendes/Jennifer Hole (G & G Sales & Service Inc/Barbados Muffler Centre/ACT Sand Blasting/LG Trading/Slam Condoms/Guy M Griffith Engineers/DuPont Paints/Fast Lane Model Car Racing/Appleby Filling Station/Dysfunctional Motorsport Toyota Starlet), 1h 30m 15.72s
P3 1st Gallagher – IRL/Hoyte
P2 1st Barnard/Hill

Shell V-Power SuperSpecial – Bushy Park
Group winners
Modified 8-WRC Procter - ENG/Bellerby – ENG, 1m 12.62s
M8-A Hill/Gittens, 1m 13.87s
Production 4 Champion – ENG/Thorley – ENG, 1m 16.58s
Group B Shelford Robinson – TDAD/Rajesh Canar – TDAD (Nissan Sentra), 1m 29.85s
SuperModified 11 Cumberbatch/Yarde, 1m 18.31s
SuperModified 10 S Gill/Cummins, 1m 17.15s
SuperModified 9 Williams/Yearwood, 1m 21.62s
Historic Bjorn Waldegard – SWE/Michael Carrington (Hist Porsche/Simpson Motors Porsche 911), 1m 17.85s
Modified 7 A Linton/J Linton, 1m 21.47s
Modified 6 M Taylor - IRL/Taylor – IRL, 1m24.23s
Modified 5 Carter - ENG/Briggs – ENG, 1m 24.45s
Production 3 Gallagher - IRL/Hoyte, 1m 38.76s
Production 2 Barnard/Hill, 1m 29.28s

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