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Paul Woodford, whose informed commentary on British rallying has generated a huge following among competitors and fans alike, is to return to BCIC Rally Barbados for a second time. Confirmation of his trip follows a working weekend at the East Riding Stages Rally (February 23) in his home county of Yorkshire, which was contested by more than 30 past or future participants in the island’s premier event.

Fresh from winning the Knockhill Stages (February 16), then a strong finish in round one of the British Rally Championship in Yorkshire last weekend, former Scottish Rally Champion Peter Stewart has posted his entry for BCIC Rally Barbados 2025. He is one of three newcomers from Scotland confirmed today (February 28) who were persuaded to commit to the event by Andy Scott, who returns for the sixth time this year.

Two-time UK regional rally champion Dan Gibson is to mark his 50th birthday next Thursday (February 27) by entering his one-of-a-kind Clan Crusader rally car in BCIC Rally Barbados 2025. His 52-year-old car, the only Clan granted a Motorsport UK Historic Passport, will face off against the Hillman Imp of returning Irishman Mick Smith in the island’s Historic 1 class.

The Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) and the Barbados Association of Dragsters & Drifters (BADD) are partners in a ground-breaking initiative which will pit the island’s best drag racers against their peers from Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. The Caribbean Drag Racing Championship (CDRC) will kick off this Sunday (February 16) at Bushy Park Barbados and in Guyana.