News

While official results are being confirmed, the news from the event centres around Ian 'Wee Wee' Warren's nightmare crash in the second-half of the event. Running from Blackman's to Tappy Pond and locked in an epic battle with Josh Read, Ian Warren drifted slightly wide in his Suzuki Swift and cut down a telegraph pole at the side of the road.

There is a video on Facebook of the actual accident.

Victory in Sunday’s (March 16) opening round of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship, the March Safari, has given reigning Champion Driver Leslie Alleyne and Navigator Chris O’Neal a perfect start to their title defence . . . but it was not plain sailing, even for such an experienced crew.

Motor racing across the Caribbean is anticipated to experience a more professional setup following a recent arrangement which saw the creation of the Caribbean Motor Racing Association (CMRA).

A look at the rule book was necessary to settle a dead heat in a very competitive opening round of the new Barbados Rally Club Ruf ’n’ Tuf Navigational Championship on Saturday (March 13). Just 200 penalty points covered the top four finishers after the 160-kilometre event, the leading two crews reaching the finish on the same penalty score of 300.