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‘RECORD’ GROUP A ENTRY FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Wedding bells and a new shell for Welsh crew

Group A is set to attract a record entry for Sol Rally Barbados 2017, as four more International crews confirmed today (March 17) bring the current total to eight, already the highest for more than a decade. With at least two more in the pipe-line, the starting list for the four-wheel-drive classification won last year by M-Sport works driver Elfyn Evans could reach double figures for the first time in the history of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event.

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Rally
Posted on March 17th, 2017.

COZIER JOINS THE LIST OF MUDDOGS SAFARI WINNERS

Clean sweep for new victor and former Champion Croney

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) off-road community celebrated a new winner at Tuesday’s (March 14) Prizegiving for last weekend’s March Safari at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association (BCTSA) Club House at Searles, Christ Church. First-time victor Jean-Marc Cozier and former Champion Navigator Andrew Croney received the trophies as winning Driver and Navigator respectively in the opening round of the 2017 Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship.

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Mud Dogs / Navigational Rally
Posted on March 16th, 2017.

Bushy Park hosts 2017 curtain-raiser for BPMSI & BADD

Bushy Park Motor Sport Inc (BPMSI) and the Barbados Association of Dragsters & Drifters (BADD) will share Bushy Park Barbados on Sunday, March 26, to launch their respective Championship seasons. Track and drag strip activity will alternate during a 10-hour programme, as drivers seek to open their 2017 accounts.

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Circuit Racing
Drag Racing
Posted on March 14th, 2017.

A TOUCH OF CLASS FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2017

Forty trips – and counting – for repeat visitors

With five more entries from the UK confirmed today (March 10) for Sol Rally Barbados 2017 – two from newcomers to the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event – local drivers right through the field, not just those chasing outright victory, will be pitting their skills against visiting crews. All 15 classes now have at least one entry, with only four lacking an overseas crew, but there are more announcements to come.

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Rally
Posted on March 10th, 2017.

CHEFETTE TO SPONSOR MUDDOGS FOR FIFTH YEAR

New Shelbury Construction Trophy for Driver Challenges

Chefette Restaurants has been confirmed as title sponsor of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) MudDogs Safari & Safari Novice Championships for the fifth year, continuing its enthusiastic backing for the series, which began with the awarding of Novice trophies in 2010. Competitors are now making preparations for the new season, which kicks off with Sunday’s (March 12) March Safari.

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Mud Dogs / Navigational Rally
Posted on March 8th, 2017.

SOL RALLY BARBADOS REUNION FOR ‘FLYING FARMER’

UK regulars support Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship

Sol Rally Barbados will play host to a family reunion in 2017 as first-time participants, husband and wife Jon and Alison Trenholme, will be joined by Jon’s sister Katharine, who is making the 23,000-mile round trip to the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event from her home in Brisbane, Australia, for only their second get-together in four years.

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Rally
Posted on March 3rd, 2017.

Jeffrey thrives on pressure at Radical International

Two-time Caribbean Motor Racing Champion, Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey, is benefitting from lessons learned in the tough competition arena of January’s Radical International at Bushy Park Barbados, where he won four of the weekend’s six races to be crowned Suzuki Challenge Series SR3 Winter Cup Champion. The weekend produced the closest and most dramatic racing yet seen among the Suzuki-powered Radicals, with less than a second covering each driver’s fastest lap.

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Circuit Racing
Posted on March 2nd, 2017.

CEREMONIAL START FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2017

Friday night stages confirmed as updated FAQ document published

Following a major rethink of Friday evening’s programme, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has confirmed the return of a Ceremonial Start for Sol Rally Barbados 2017, to be presented at Sol Warrens. After being introduced to the media and spectators on crossing the start ramp, crews will immediately transit to the Special Stages scheduled in the north of the island.

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Rally
Posted on February 24th, 2017.

FORDS REFRESHED FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS RETURN

Snetterton Stages shakedown for Swann on Sunday

Two long-standing British supporters of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event have been hard at work refreshing their respective Fords in readiness for Sol Rally Barbados 2017, when they will reach a total of 21 visits between them. Andrew Costin-Hurley returns for the 14th time since his debut in 2003, while Nigel Worswick has been every year since 2011.

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Rally
Posted on February 17th, 2017.

T&T EVOS BOOST SOL RALLY BARBADOS 4WD NUMBERS

Ex-Champion’s return confirmed as on-line entry goes ‘live’

Reigning Trinidad & Tobago Rally Club (TTRC) Group A Champion Ryan Pinheiro will make his Sol Rally Barbados debut this year, alongside fellow-countryman David Coelho, who won the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Group N Championship in 2015. The first regional entries to be confirmed, their two Mitsubishi Lancer Evos bring to eight the number of four-wheel-drive cars so far listed, with more than 20 expected to appear on the final entry.

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Rally
Posted on February 10th, 2017.

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