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An intense, though friendly, rivalry that has enhanced many a round of Britain’s National Rally Championship since 2004 is about to be revived, when former National Champions Steve Perez and Paul Bird face off against one another – and the rest of the record-breaking Modified 8-WRC class - in Sol Rally Barbados 2008 (May 31/June 1).

Björn Waldegård’s career spans five decades; he first competed in the early 1960s and, while he no longer campaigns at World Championship level, he remains a determined competitor in historic rallies and an enormously popular guest at demonstration events, such as the world-famous Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.

Friday, May 23 - 4.00pm to approx 8.00pm - Scrutineering
+ Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, Wildey, St Michael
Saturday, May 24 - 11.00am to approx 6.00pm - Shell V-Power King of the Hill
+ Turner’s Hall, St Andrew
+ BRC 2008 Sprint Championship, round two
+ for overseas competitors, a shake-down before the ‘main event’
+ there will be one practice/sighting run, followed by three official timed runs
Monday to Friday, May 26 to May 30 - 4.00 to 6.00pm each day - Meet the Drivers

Nearly 40 crews were confirmed at last night’s Briefing Meeting for this weekend’s opening round of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2008 Rally Championship. Sunday’s (April 20) Automotive Art Shakedown Stages gives organisers and competitors alike the chance to ‘check their systems’ in readiness for Rally Barbados next month.
The first car will start from Automotive Art’s Six Roads outlet at 9.00am, the 39-strong field of competitors being led away by Trevor Manning, tasked with the duty of Zero Car in his crowd-pleasing rear-wheel-drive Mitsubishi Lancer.