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As competitors make their final preparations for this weekend’s Regional Fire & Security September Safari (Sunday, September 5), increasingly unpredictable weather patterns around the island suggest that the 22 crews will face a challenging event.

With eight rounds run and just two to go, the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships are still some way off being settled. The fight for the title of Overall Class Champion is particularly fierce, with a spread of just 24 points across the leading six drivers . . . the first two of whom share a surname!

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Karcher Summer Stages tomorrow (Saturday, July 24) promises action aplenty for the hundreds of fans expected to line the popular venues at Pickerings and Turner’s Hall as the eighth round of the Club’s Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships runs from daylight into darkness, offering fans the rare chance to enjoy some night-time rallying.

After an eight-week break, competitors in the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships will return to action in the Karcher Summer Stages on Saturday, July 24. The event is set to be a big hit with fans, as half the scheduled 12 stages, alternating between the popular Pickerings and Turners Hall venues in the north of the island, will be run at night, increasingly rare in island motor sport.