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While the front-runners striving to become Champion Driver in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2012 Virgin Atlantic Championship fight their last battle of the season at Black Bess in St Peter this Sunday (October 28), Britain’s Rob Swann will be using the BRC Winter Gravel Rally as a warm-up for his next outing in the UK.

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has confirmed the revised vehicle regulations under which its events will run during the next three-year cycle from 2013 to 2015. Among the key changes are the abandonment of the lower-capacity production classes and the division of World Rally Cars into two classes; this reflects the performance gap between cars of different periods and allows the inclusion of the most recent World Cars, such as the Ford Fiesta and MINI.

On-line entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 will open on November 1 on the event’s official web site - www.rallybarbados.bb – as the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) targets yet another milestone in the 24-year history of its premier event. Subject to final ratification by the island’s governing body, the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), Sol RB13 will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 1/2, with Scrutineering and the Sol Go Further King of the Hill ‘shakedown’ the previous weekend, May 25/26.

For the front-runners battling for the prestigious Champion Driver title in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2012 Virgin Atlantic Championship, it is all hands on deck for Sunday’s (September 23) BRC Autumn Gravel Sprint, a double-header at the popular Black Bess course in the northern parish of St Peter.   At a time of year when some classes are not fully-subscribed, resulting in a lower points haul for those competitors who do turn out, ensuring the minimum three starters is vital for those who stand a chance of claiming the big prize . . .