Celebration and recognition for Rally Club members

Champions were celebrated for their achievements and volunteers recognised for their commitment to motor sport at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Annual Prizegiving at Savvy on the Bay, Bridgetown, on Friday evening (March 14). Competitors from rallying, off-road events and autocross mixed with marshals and officials in a convivial gathering as trophies and keepsakes were presented.
  In a short address, Chairman Neil Corbin thanked the Club’s corporate backers, led by BCIC and First Citizens, title sponsors respectively of Rally Barbados and King of the Hill, along with Government ministries which facilitate the sport. Noting the achievements of the award-winners, he also recognised the sacrifices and commitment of the volunteers “who make the whole thing work, both on-event and behind the scenes, with hours in the hot sun or pouring rain, and we had a lot of that last year. My thanks to you all.”
  Stuart Maloney was recognised in his absence for his second Champion Driver, 4wd and FIA R5 titles – the trophies were accepted on his behalf by Jamaica’s Jeff Panton - while Rhett Watson won the 2wd Championship and the SuperModified 2 class. Group B Champion Chadane Holder was the Rookie of the Year, while Kayleigh Catwell, Emily Kinch and Natya Soodeen are rewarded in Female Co-Driver and Driver categories after a season in which a record number of 24 females started Rally Barbados.
  Michelle King, the manager of Motorsport Services, which deals with entry and logistics issues on behalf of all island motorsport, received a standing ovation when she was presented with the Richard Roett Memorial Trophy for services to the sport.
  Simon Parravicino and Andrew Croney were crowned Champion Driver and Navigator respectively in the Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship, while George Mendes and Leslie Evanson are Class B Champions. Evanson was also highest-placed Female Navigator, while Rebecca Clarke won the trophy for highest-placed Female Driver.
  In Autocross, Stephen Nicholls also claimed a second Champion Driver title, while Callum Kirton was Junior Champion, David-Anthony Balgobin won the Motoring News Rookie title and Cheryl-Ann Hurley was Ladies Champion.

Barbados Rally Club Annual Prizegiving
List of Awardees 2024

BRC Driver’s Championship - Each driver received a trophy, the Champion Driver also won free entry (not inc insurance) to BCIC RB25
Champion Driver: Stuart Maloney (FIA R5 Skoda Fabia RS Rally2), 133 points
2nd Chris Hoad (C2 BimmaCup), *123pts
3rd Rhett Watson (SM2 BMW M3), *123pts
4th Jonathan Still (M3 BMW M3), 115pts
5th Neil Corbin (M2 Toyota GT86 CS-R3), 113pts
* tie-break rules applied for final positions

BRC Class Championship
WRC - Champion: Dane Skeete (Subaru Impreza WRC S12), 37pts
FIA R5 – Champion: S Maloney, 133pts; 2nd Mark Maloney (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo), 93pts; 3rd Rob Swann – ENG (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo), 80pts
Modified 4 – Champion: Kurt Thompson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 111pts; 2nd Kyle Catwell (Audi TT-R), 50pts; 3rd Mark Thompson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 38pts
SuperModified 2 – Champion: R Watson, 123pts; 2nd Andrew Jones (Ford Escort MkII), 95pts; 3rd Calvin Briggs (Ford Sierra), 74pts
SM1 – Champion: Edward Corbin (Daihatsu Charmant), 83pts; 2nd Darren Lashley (Toyota Starlet), 50pts
Modified 3 – Champion: Still, 115pts; 2nd Stuart Garcia (BMW Compact), 100pts; 3rd Suleman Esuf (BMW M3/BMW 1M), 82pts
M2 – Champion: N Corbin, 113pts; 2nd Sean Corbin (BMW 318ti Compact), 109pts; 3rd Pierre Clarke (Honda Civic), 65pts
Historic 2 - Champion: Harold Morley (Porsche 911RS), 87pts
Clubman 3 – Champion: Karl Bovell (BMW 325), 52pts
Clubman 2 – Champion: Hoad, 123pts; 2nd Jason Downey (BimmaCup), 83pts; 3rd Russell Smith - ENG (BimmaCup), 81pts
Clubman 1 – Champion: Kyle Gill (Mitsubishi Mirage RS Clone), 98pts; 2nd Wayne Tasker (Opel Corsa B), 69pts; 3rd Jason Tull (Peugeot 106 Rallye S2), 65pts
GpB - Champion: Chadane Holder (Toyota Starlet), 128pts; 2nd Shareef Walcott (Toyota Corolla), 80pts; 3rd Mark Huggins (Daihatsu Charmant), 75pts

BRC 4wd Championship - Each driver received a trophy
Champion: S Maloney, 131pts; 2nd M Maloney, 90pts; 3rd Swann - ENG, 76pts; 4th Josh Read (FIA R5 Fiesta R5), 74pts; 5th Logan Watson (FIA R5 Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo), *72pts - * tie-break rules applied for final positions

BRC 2wd Championship - Each driver received a trophy
Champion: R Watson, 123pts; 2nd Jones, 89pts; 3rd N Corbin, 73pts; 4th Still, 67pts; 5th Barry Mayers (SM2 Ford Fiesta), 63pts

Special Awards
Richard Roett Memorial Trophy – Michelle King
Rookie Award – Chadane Holder
Highest-placed female driver, overall and 2wd Championship: Natya Soodeen
Highest-placed female co-driver, 4wd Championship: Kayleigh Catwell
Highest-placed female co-driver, 2wd Championship: Emily Kinch

Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship
The Champions received the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy (Driver) and the Sextant Challenge Trophy (Navigator); second and third Navigator and Driver each received a trophy

Champion Driver: Simon Parravicino (Jeep Wrangler), 234 points; 2nd Leslie Alleyne (Suzuki Jimny), 228pts; 3rd Stephen Moore (Isuzu DMax), 226pts
Champion Navigator: Andrew Croney (Jeep Wrangler), 234pts; 2nd Ben Moore (Isuzu DMax), 232pts; 3rd Chris O’Neal (Suzuki Jimny), 228pts
Class B - Champion Driver: George Mendes (Suzuki Vitara), *236pts; 2nd Charles Clarke (Mitsubishi Pajero), *236pts; 3rd Rebecca Clarke (F) (Mitsubishi Pajero iO), 218pts
* tie-break rules applied for final positions
Class B - Champion Navigator: Leslie Evanson (F) (Suzuki Vitara), 236pts; 2nd Robyn Clarke (F) (Mitsubishi Pajero), 232pts; 3rd Nynoka King (F) (Mitsubishi Pajero iO), 210pts
Biddy Barber Trophy for the Highest-Placed Female Driver – Rebecca Clarke
Joan Alleyne Memorial Trophy for the Highest-Placed Female Navigator – Leslie Evanson

BRC Autocross Championship - Each driver received a trophy
Champion Driver: Stephen Nicholls (Nissan March), 75 points
2nd Andros Welch (Toyota GT86), 65pts
3rd Jevon Lashley (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X), 63pts
4th Jason John (Subaru Impreza STi), 61pts
5th Tfphill Juman (Lancer Evo VII), 58pts

4wd (Race Tyres) – Champion: Chris McFarlane – JAM (MG4), 22pts
4wd (Street Tyres) - Champion: Lashley, 63pts; 2nd John, 61pts; 3rd Juman, 45pts
2wd (Race Tyres) – Champion: Nicholls, 75pts; 2nd Callum Kirton (Nissan 120Y/BimmaCup), 55pts; 3rd Glyne Husbands (Mazda Miata), 47pts
2wd (Street Tyres) - Champion: Welch, 65pts; 2nd David-Anthony Balgobin (BimmaCup), 56pts; 3rd Matthew Durant (Toyota GT86), 45pts
Motoring News Rookies – Champion: Balgobin, 56pts; 2nd Kirton, 55pts; 3rd Daniel Ullyett (Nissan 120Y/BimmaCup), 46pts
Ladies - Champion: Cheryl-Ann Hurley (Hyundai Ioniq/Toyota Starlet), 21pts; 2nd Asia Inniss (Honda Fit), 6pts; 3rd Sameisha Williams (BimmaCup), 6pts
Juniors – Champion: Kirton, 55pts; 2nd Ullyett, 46pts; 3rd Axel Goodridge (BimmaCup), 35pts

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