RALLY CLUB CELEBRATES SEASON’S END

More than 120 awards presented at Annual Prizegiving All sides of the island’s motor sport fraternity were honoured at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Annual Prizegiving on Friday evening (November 29) at Chapel Plantation, St Philip; more than 120 awards were presented, including return tickets to London, courtesy of Virgin Atlantic, title sponsor of the BRC Driver’s and Class Championships.   Among the evening’s awardees were the sport’s volunteers, for whom some of the loudest applause was reserved; long-standing marshals Biddy Barber, Douglas Boyce, Ian Clarke and Everton Smart were acknowledged with trophies, along with others in the Outstanding Marshal and Rookie Marshal categories.   The BRC’s youngest Champion Driver, 21-year-old Conor Roach, is currently at school out of the island, so his father, Derek, who won the title in 1991 and 1992, collected the awards on his behalf. Roach ended the season tied on 150 points with Rhett Watson and the dropped-score rule settled the outcome: each had failed to win his class only once, but Roach’s lowest score was 13 points while Watson’s was 15, so Roach won by two points. The BRC 4wd Championship was won by Roger Hill and Graham Gittens, with Josh Read and Mark Jordan carrying off the trophies in 2wd.   New for 2013, additional awards of free entry for the 2014 BRC Driver’s Championship were presented to Roach, as Clubman Champion, and Watson, as the highest points-scorers in the combined SuperModified classes; they were also won by Neil Corbin (Modified classes), Geoff Noel (4wd classes) and Stuart White (Historic).   In the Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship, Chris O’Neal won the Sextant Challenge Trophy as Champion Navigator for the first time, with Leslie Alleyne adding a fourth Champion Driver title to those he won in 2006, ’08 & ’11, again taking home the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy. Andy Williams and Joshua Plaza were Chefette Novice Champion Navigator and Driver respectively, winning free entry to the 2014 BRC MudDogs Safari Championship in addition to their trophies, while Omar Boodhoo won an unprecedented fourth Autocross Championship crown.   Club officials thanked the sport’s stakeholders, including marshals, officials, sponsors and the media for contributing to another successful season before members had a chance to look back over another successful season and enjoy a number of motor sport films, including British production company Greenlight TV’s coverage of Sol Rally Barbados 2013, which has already been broadcast in more than 120 countries outside the Caribbean. Barbados Rally Club Annual Prizegiving Chapel Plantation, St Philip Friday, November 29, 2013 List of Award Winners Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver’s Championship The Champion received two Virgin Atlantic Economy return tickets to London (inc of all taxes); each driver received a trophy Champion Driver: Conor Roach (Clubman Chattel House Realty Peugeot 106), 137 points 2nd Rhett Watson (SM12 Oreo/Chips Ahoy!/Armstrong Agencies/Power King Batteries/Unknown Entity/Hankook Tyres/SpringBoard Marketing Platforms/In Support of Little Pink Gift BMW M3), 135pts 3rd Geoff Noel (GpN Globe Finance/Kick Energy Drink/Sentry Insurance Brokers/Automotive Art/CIAC Air Conditioners/Mix 96.9FM/Dewalt Tools Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 128pts 4th Neil Corbin (M6 Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions/Castrol/Emtage Electric Toyota Starlet), 111pts 5th Roger Hill (WRC-2 Esso/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Corolla WRC), 110pts 6th Josh Read (SM10 Stihl/Gliptone/Hankook/SDRR/ Weetabix/Royal Purple/EZone/Coffee Bean Toyota Starlet), 109pts 7th Ian Warren (SM10 Simpson Motors/Automotive Art Suzuki Swift), 107pts 8th Edward Corbin (M7 Valvoline/Automotive Art/Prosales/Klarkodio/Corbins Garage Toyota Corolla RunX), 106pts 9th Roger Skeete (WRC-1 Sol/Michelin/Simpson Motors/Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre Subaru Impreza WRC S12), 105pts 10th Andrew Jones (SM11 Lucozade/AP Jones Pharmacy Ford Escort MkII), 103pts BRC 4wd Championship The Champion Driver received a Virgin Atlantic Economy return ticket to London (inc of all taxes); each driver and co-driver received a trophy Champions: Roger Hill/Graham Gittens, 115pts 2nd Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia, 112pts 3rd Geoff Noel/Nigel Reece, 95pts 4th Dean Serrao/Josh Delmas, 93pts 5th Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (WRC-1 Monster/Sol/Chefette/Digicel/Virgin Atlantic/Gunk/Hankook Tyres/Redline Fuels/Simpson Finance/Simpson Motors Suzuki SX4 WRC), 64pts BRC 2wd Championship The Champion Driver received a Virgin Atlantic Economy return ticket to London (inc of all taxes); each driver and co-driver received a trophy Champions: Josh Read/Mark Jordan, 106pts 2nd Ian Warren/Robert Warren, 102pts 3rd Rhett Watson/Sean Corbin, 91pts 4th Neil Corbin/Matthew Staffner, 69pts 5th Roger Mayers/Barry Mayers (SM10 Chefette/Digicel/Pennzoil/Illusion Graphics/Hankook WR Starlet), 66pts Highest-placed female driver - Shannon Kirton Highest-placed female co-driver – Talia Mapp Virgin Atlantic BRC Class Championship Each driver received a trophy. New awards of free entry (not inc insurance) to the 2014 BRC Driver’s Championship were presented to Geoff Noel (4wd), Rhett Watson (SuperModified), Neil Corbin (Modified), Stuart White (Historic) and Conor Roach (Clubman) WRC-1 - Champion: Skeete, 105pts; 2nd, Armstrong, 79pts; 3rd Paul Bourne (Chefette/Banks/LIME/Castrol Ford Focus WRC06), 48pts WRC-2 – Champion: Hill, 110pts; 2nd Serrao, 98pts Group A - Champion: Avinash Chatrani (Electric Avenue/iShop Barbados/PowerBass/Formula 1/Sign Station/1 of K Jeans/Niagra Waters Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 66pts GpN - Champion: Noel, 128pts; 2nd Andrew Mallalieu (Terra Caribbean Subaru Impreza N10), 98pts; 3rd Harold Morley (Ontrac Vehicle Tracking/Booth Steamship/Crowley Shipping Subaru Impreza N14), 37pts SuperModified 12 - Champion: Watson, 135pts; 2nd Martin Atwell (Ullyett's Machine Shop BMW M3), 67pts; 3rd Trevor Manning (Ritz/Club Social/Armstrong Agencies/Power King Batteries/Unknown Entity/Hankook Tyres/SpringBoard Marketing Platforms/In Support of Little Pink Gift BMW M3), 64pts SM11 - Champion: Andrew Jones (Lucozade/AP Jones Pharmacy Ford Escort MkII), 103pts; 2nd Eric Allamby (Shelbury Construction/Blakey’s/This & That Bajan/Scrap Man Recycling/Castrol/SDRR Hydraulics/Redline Racing Fuels/MC Buccaneer/Goodyear Tyres Toyota Corolla), 60pts; 3rd Dane Skeete (Rubis/Williams Trading Inc Peugeot 306 Maxi), 48pts SM10 - Champion: Read, 109pts; 2nd Warren, 107pts; 3rd Mayers, 69pts SM9 - Champion: Rhett D’Andrade (Rent-A-Tool Daihatsu Charmant), 64pts; 2nd Mark Kinch (Toyota Starlet), 37pts; 3rd Carlos Edwards (I-Finance/Courts Barbados/Enermax Toyota Starlet), 32pts Modified 7 - Champion: E Corbin, 106pts; 2nd Paul Horton (Sky Motorsports/Java Island/H Racing/Precision Racing Ford Escort MkI), 77pts; 3rd Daryl Clarke (Amir’s Fresh Chicken/Ellco/Mum’s Pasta/P & N Hardware/Robert’s Manufacturing Honda Civic), 74pts M6 & M5 merged - Champion: N Corbin, 111pts; 2nd Sean Cox (M5 Simpson Motors/Gliptone/Johnsen’s Suzuki Swift Gti, 56pts; 3rd Wayne Archer (M6 Archers Hall Design Centre/Diamonds International/Calvin Alkins Customs Services Peugeot 206), 45pts Clubman - Champion: Roach, 137pts; 2nd Jeremy Croney (Warren’s Lubricants/SRG Engineering/Sign Station/Sweet Temptations Peugeot 206), 102pts; 3rd Trevor Mapp (Valvoline Lubricants/Automotive Art/Mackeson Stoute/Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing/Freekz Customz/Codgi's Customs Brokers Mitsubishi Mirage RS), 95pts Historic - Champion: Stuart White (Lucky Locks BMW 325), 81pts; 2nd John Corbin (Valvoline/Automotive Art/Prosales/Klarkodio/Corbins Garage Toyota Corolla, 11pts GpB - Champion: Duane Johnson (Johnson’s Autos/Williams Tools/Cyrus Chickens/Dalls Catering/Castrol/Third Lane Performance/AS Auto Stop Inc/Sandy Thelius/Illusion Graphics/AG Agencies Ltd/Odoll’s Aluminium Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo), 46pts; 2nd Geoffrey Ullyett (Ullyett's Machine Shop/Algae-X/MG America Datsun 200Y), 37pts; 3rd Randy Reid (Double A Transport & Wrecker Service BMW 320i), 30pts Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship The Champions received the Sextant Challenge Trophy (Navigator) and the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy (Driver), plus two Virgin Atlantic Economy return tickets to London (inc of all taxes); second and third Navigator and Driver each received a trophy Champion Navigator: Chris O’Neal (Simpson Motors/Shell Rimula/Shell Spirax/Maxxis Tyres Isuzu D-Max), 236pts 2nd Jeremy Croney (CC Motorsports and Friends Suzuki Vitara), 232pts 3rd Andrew Croney (Isuzu D-Max & Insurance Solutions Inc/Sweet Temptations Mitsubishi Pajero), 228pts Champion Driver: Leslie Alleyne (Simpson Motors/Shell Rimula/Shell Spirax/Maxxis Tyres Isuzu D-Max), 236pts 2nd Audley Croney (CC Motorsports and Friends Suzuki Vitara), 232pts 3rd George Mendes (G & G Sales & Service Mitsubishi L200 Sportero), 212pts Chefette MudDogs Novice Safari Championship Each received a trophy and a Barbecue Barn voucher; the Champion Novice Driver and Navigator also received free entry (not including insurance) to the 2014 MudDogs Safari Championship Champion Novice Driver: Joshua Plaza (Boston Jerk Pit/Auto Solutions Suzuki Samurai), 236pts 2nd Dave Gibson (Suzuki Samurai), 226pts Champion Novice Navigator: Andy Williams (Suzuki Samurai), 228pts Championship Sponsor Appreciation Award - Chefette Restaurants Joan Alleyne Memorial Trophy (Highest-placed Female Navigator) – Trina Griffith MudDogs Helpers Appreciation Awards - Pete & Judy Bradshaw (a mop & bucket) and Audley Croney (a photograph) Chefette Rookie of the Year – Richard Hinkson Special Novice Mentions - Driver Richard Hinkson and Navigators Jamal Brathwaite & Rashid Nakhuda BRC Autocross Championship Each driver received a trophy Champion: Omar Boodhoo (Suzuki Swift), 20pts equal 2nd Jason Downey (Toyota Corolla RunX) & Richard Hinkson (Toyota Corolla), 17pts 4th Jamal Boodhoo (Mitsubishi Colt), 13pts equal 5th, Marc Gill (Peugeot 106 S16) & Tricia Williams (Mitsubishi Colt), 7pts Special Awards Rookie Award, a $1,000 Automotive Art gift voucher – David St Hill (SM12 BMW M3) Richard Roett Memorial Trophy – Jeff Bovell Golden Turkey Award – Roger Sargeant Marshals Awards Each marshal received a trophy Long-standing Marshal: Douglas Boyce, Ian Clarke, Everton Smart; Biddy Barber (Mud Dogs) Outstanding Marshal: Gregg Agard, Rozlyn Daniel, Torura Leacock; Michael Ward (Mud Dogs) Rookie Marshal: Trevor Agard, Rashida Haynes, Orlando Payne; Reihanna Bulbulia (Mud Dogs) For further media information: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com web sites: www.rallybarbados.bb; www.barbadosrallyclub.com