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‘CLOCKWORK ORANGE’ BACK FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Having attracted the attention of Mini fans worldwide with his remarkable 50th Anniversary celebration of the iconic marque in Barbados in 2009, Dutch enthusiast Frans Verbaas will pay his fourth visit to the Caribbean island this year for Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30), which celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally.

BOURNE HAS TO WORK FOR SPRING GRAVEL RALLY WIN

Paul ‘Surfer’ Bourne extended his lead in the Virgin Atlantic Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Driver’s Championship with victory in Sunday’s (March 14) BRC Spring Gravel Rally, but he was made to work for it, after a stall on stage two cost him 30 seconds.
Co-driven by Stuart Maloney in the Banks/Chefette/LIME/Virgin Atlantic Ford Focus WRC07, carrying revised livery front and rear marking a new sponsorship deal with Chefette, Bourne started the day well: he was fastest by 7.3 seconds on the first of the 12 planned stages.

‘TEAM BARBADOS’ TONES UP FOR TRINIDAD

The leading lights of ‘Team Barbados’ will be on show this Sunday (March 14), as six of the nine Barbados Rally Club (BRC) crews entered for Rally Trinidad at month-end will be using the BRC Spring Gravel Rally as a final shakedown before shipping their cars . . . the only problem is, so is the leader of the opposition!

MEEKE DOUBTFUL FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Fresh from victory in last weekend’s Rally Internacional de Curitiba in Brazil, Ulstermen Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle have cast serious doubts on their chances of returning to attempt a hat-trick of wins on Sol Rally Barbados (May 29/30), which celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally.

EDWARDS AND CORBIN WIN ARMAG MARCH SAFARI

Dustin Edwards and Ryan Corbin started the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) new Mud Dogs season in the same way they finished the last, repeating their Nassco November Safari victory in last Saturday’s (March 6) ARMAG March Safari, opening round of the 2010 Championship.

MUD DOGS KICK OFF WITH ARMAG MARCH SAFARI

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship gets under way on Saturday (March 6), with the ARMAG March Safari, which has been set by reigning Champion Navigator and Driver Robert Warren and Darrin White.
After completing the route, White said: “I would like to let everyone know that we have set this Safari with mainly the novices and beginners in mind. Our goal was to set a Safari that was fun to drive with great off-road terrain and great views of the island . . . but not to get competitors lost.

ANGLIA BOOSTS WRC ENTRY FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Following a steady rise in the number of World Rally Cars contesting the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event, the on-line entries for Sol Rally Barbados (May 29/30) suggest the total will reach record levels again for the 2010 event, which celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Club’s International All-Stage Rally.

BOURNE KICKS OFF TITLE DEFENCE WITH TWIN WINS

Reigning Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Driver’s Champion Paul ‘Surfer’ Bourne (Banks/LIME/Virgin Atlantic Ford Focus WRC07) opened his title defence in fine style on Saturday (February 27), dominating both parts of the double-header format Spring Gravel Sprint, run in predictably dusty conditions at Searles.

POWELL RETURNS TO ISLAND MOTOR SPORT

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Spring Gravel Sprint on Saturday (February 27), kicks off the 2010 motor sport season with an International flavour, with a welcome return to the island scene by Trinidad-based Jamaican John ‘Pentti’ Powell in the Subaru Impreza WRC S12 in which he finished third in Rally Jamaica 2009.

EX-PEUGEOT UK 106 MAXI FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

With seven first-time overseas crews among the on-line entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30), and enquiries still being received by the organising Barbados Rally Club (BRC), this year’s event looks set to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Club’s International All-Stage Rally in style.

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