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On a landmark weekend for regional motor sport, in which some of the Caribbean’s best drivers are enjoying a chance to mix with champions from around the world, the home team of Rhett Watson and Dane Skeete won the inaugural ROC Caribbean at Bushy Park Barbados today (Saturday), just hours after fighting their way to a place in the semi-finals of the ROC Nations Cup.

• The spectacular Volkswagen Polo RX will be among the cars in action at this weekend’s Race Of Champions in Barbados

• Fresh from competing in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship, the cars have now arrived on the Caribbean island

• They join the Ariel Atom Cup, Audi R8 LMS, KTM X-Bow, Euro NASCAR, ROC Car and Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks in the line-up

Bushy Park Barbados and the organisers of next weekend’s annual Race Of Champions (December 13/14) have joined forces with world record stunt driver, England’s Terry Grant, who arrived in the island on Tuesday, to reach out to a new generation of motor sport fans . . . and to give something back to the community in the process.

• This year’s GP2 Champion Jolyon Palmer will compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions in Barbados later this month

• The Englishman dominated the leading Formula 1 feeder series in 2014 with four wins and 12 podiums en route to the title

• Palmer joins a ROC 2014 field featuring greats from Formula 1, MotoGP, Le Mans, IndyCar, NASCAR, World Rally, Rallycross and Touring Cars