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Island rally fans who have been thrilled by the flamboyant antics of Scotland’s Allan Mackay and his Ford Anglia WRC for the past three years will have twice the fun at Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2), as his son Euan is entered to drive for the first time in what is dubbed the ‘Anglia JWRC’.   Despite a combined age of more than 100, the two Anglia 105Es are among the most lively on the rally scene and promise more than enough sideways action to keep fans entertained.

Sol Rally Barbados 2013 is already more than half-way to its cap of 100 starters, with continued strong interest from Ireland helping to drive the number of International entries posted on-line to more than 30 a full two months earlier than last year. Since registration opened last month on the official web site, www.rallybarbados.net, a total of 52 entries has been received, among them eight International crews new to the event.

The Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international, Sol Rally Barbados, will have a fresh new image for 2013. The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) this week revealed the event’s new logo and associated branding, marking the 10th Anniversary of the name change from International All-Stage Rally to Rally Barbados, a title which better projected the event’s growing contribution to the island’s sports tourism product.

Leslie Alleyne and Chris O’Neal (Simpson Motors/Valvoline Isuzu D-Max) claimed their third victory in the five rounds of this year’s Barbados Rally Club (BRC) MudDogs Safari Championship in last Sunday’s (November 11) Nassco November Safari, but it was not enough to unseat the Champions-elect for 2012, Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke.   Armstrong and ‘Mork’ Clarke, who won the season’s other two events, were the route-setters for this year’s finale, which was described by competitors as a “fair and fun event”.