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Three local charities nominated by the podium finishers in the 2024 Barbados Rally2 Championship, which ended at last Sunday’s (December 1) Motorsport Island Stages will shortly receive donations from the motor sport community. These bring to a total of Bds $18,000 the funds distributed since the championship was launched three seasons ago.

Josh Read has won the 2024 Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H & B Hardware, following his victory in Sunday’s (December 1) final round, the Motorsport Island Stages. Jamaica’s Kyle Gregg finished second in the single-venue rally at the Vaucluse Raceway in St Thomas, 16.7 seconds down, and in the championship standings, one place higher than last year.

More than 50 days of motor sport action are listed on the 2025 Calendar published today (November 22) by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), the island’s governing body for the sport. From grass roots karting in January through world-class rallying in June to international circuit racing in December, the season offers plenty for the island’s ever-growing competitor and fan base to enjoy.

Stuart Maloney is the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Champion Driver elect, after winning Sunday’s (November 17) BRC Winter Rally at the wheel of his Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 with co-driver Kristian Yearwood. Fought out on a day of challenging weather and tricky road conditions in St John, the eighth and final round of the 2024 BRC Driver’s and Class Championships provided an action-packed climax to the season.