News

• rally great Stig Blomqvist returns to the track

• The 1984 World Rally Champion will get behind the wheel of the classic Audi S1 rally car for a demonstration run at the Bushy Park Circuit

• This 500bhp+ beast from rallying’s classic Group B era in the Eighties can go from 0-100kmh quicker than a modern-day Formula 1 car

• The demo will accompany ROC 2014’s action featuring greats from F1, World Rally, Le Mans, MotoGP, IndyCar, NASCAR, Rallycross and Touring Cars

Former Champions Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke returned to winner’s row for the first time since June last year when they saw off some top-class opposition in the Nassco November Safari (Sunday, November 9). . . and they did it in, appropriately, in the event sponsor’s brand, a Toyota Hilux.

For the third time this year, Barbados made motor sport history at the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend (November 9). After staging the first Top Gear Festival in the Americas in May and Bushy Park’s successful bid to become the first permanent circuit to host the Race Of Champions next month, Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) President Andrew Mallalieu became the first FIA Formula 1 Steward from the English-speaking Caribbean.

Competitors preparing for Sunday’s (November 9) final round of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2014 Chefette MudDogs Safari & Safari Novice Championships know that they will need to be at their best, as the Nasso November Safari brings the 2014 season to a close.