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The tough reputation earned over more than 50 years by the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) longest-standing event looks set to be maintained when the Shelbury Construction June Safari runs off over the weekend of June 28/29. The second round of the 2008 BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship - the season’s most important navigational event - promises once again to challenge man and machine, in much the same way as ‘The June Rally’ has done every year since 1957.

Paul Bourne carries start number 1 for the Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) first Tarmac Rally of the season, which starts at 9.00am on Sunday (April 4) at the Vaucluse Raceway. The winner of last year's event, he faces a strong challenge from three of the island's front-runners.
The Banks/Havoline/Williams Industries/Pirelli Subaru Impreza WRC, with co-driver Luis Venezia, will be chased off the line by Roger Skeete and Dave Crawford (M9 Havoline/Michelin/McEnearney Quality Ford Escort WRC), who missed last year's event, waiting on spare parts.

Competition promises to be intense when the new Barbados Rally Club Ruf ’n’ Tuf Navigational Championship gets under way this weekend; more than 20 crews had entered by the close of the mid-week briefing meeting and entries remain open until two hours before the start on Saturday (March 13).

Outgoing President of the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) John Sealy – one of the best respected names in island motor sport – delivered a stirring closing address to the Club’s 46th Annual General Meeting at Kendall Sporting in St Philip last Thursday. (Feb 12).
Following a difficult year for the Club, in which the loss of its long-term sponsor Texaco impacted on the costs of staging the re-named Rally Barbados, a number of senior members – some taking a renewed interest in the Club - pressed the committee for reassurances that the Club’s financial position was sound.