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Team Barbados wins inaugural ROC Caribbean

On a landmark weekend for regional motor sport, in which some of the Caribbean’s best drivers are enjoying a chance to mix with champions from around the world, the home team of Rhett Watson and Dane Skeete won the inaugural ROC Caribbean at Bushy Park Barbados today (Saturday), just hours after fighting their way to a place in the semi-finals of the ROC Nations Cup.

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Posted on December 14th, 2014.

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Motor sport legends prepare for the Race Of Champions

Barbados is swarming with legends of motor sport who have arrived on the island ahead of this weekend’s Race Of Champions

Champions and greats from series including F1, Le Mans, IndyCar, NASCAR, WTCC, Touring Cars, World Rallycross and MotoGP put in their first practice laps at Bushy Park Barbados

As they got out of their cars FIA World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg neatly summed it up: “These guys are all as crazy as I am…”

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Posted on December 12th, 2014.

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Volkswagen Polo RX completes ROC 2014 car line-up

The spectacular Volkswagen Polo RX will be among the cars in action at this weekend’s Race Of Champions in Barbados

Fresh from competing in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship, the cars have now arrived on the Caribbean island

They join the Ariel Atom Cup, Audi R8 LMS, KTM X-Bow, Euro NASCAR, ROC Car and Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks in the line-up

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Posted on December 11th, 2014.

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Mercedes Formula 1 car to appear at ROC Barbados

Formula 1 world champions Mercedes will show off their 2012 car – with its screaming V8 engine – at this weekend’s Race Of Champions in Barbados

The car will be taken on a demo run by official Mercedes F1 reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein, the youngest ever winner in Germany’s DTM series

Formula 1, Le Mans and Indianapolis 500 winners are among the line-up for the racing action itself, to take place on ROC’s unique parallel track

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Posted on December 10th, 2014.

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Bushy Park, ROC and Terry Grant go back to school

Bushy Park Barbados and the organisers of next weekend’s annual Race Of Champions (December 13/14) have joined forces with world record stunt driver, England’s Terry Grant, who arrived in the island on Tuesday, to reach out to a new generation of motor sport fans . . . and to give something back to the community in the process.

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Posted on December 5th, 2014.

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Robby Gordon brings his Stadium Super Trucks to Barbados

One of global motor sport’s most versatile stars Robby Gordon will compete at next week’s Race Of Champions in Barbados

The American driver will also bring his mighty Stadium Super Trucks, which are some of the most spectacular vehicles in the sport

Gordon joins a ROC 2014 field featuring greats from Formula 1, MotoGP, Le Mans, IndyCar, NASCAR, World Rallycross and Touring Cars

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Posted on December 4th, 2014.

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ROC welcomes 2014 GP2 Champion Jolyon Palmer

This year’s GP2 Champion Jolyon Palmer will compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions in Barbados later this month

The Englishman dominated the leading Formula 1 feeder series in 2014 with four wins and 12 podiums en route to the title

Palmer joins a ROC 2014 field featuring greats from Formula 1, MotoGP, Le Mans, IndyCar, NASCAR, World Rally, Rallycross and Touring Cars

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Posted on December 3rd, 2014.

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David Coulthard heads to Barbados for ROC 2014

Multiple Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard will compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions in Barbados later this month

Coulthard will also partner Williams F1 driver Susie Wolff for Team Scotland in the ROC Nations Cup

The pair join a ROC 2014 field featuring greats from Formula 1, MotoGP, Le Mans, IndyCar, NASCAR, World Rally, Rallycross and Touring Cars

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Posted on December 1st, 2014.

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BMF applauds Goddard’s F1 debut in Abu Dhabi

After Lewis Hamilton claimed his second FIA Formula 1 World Championship at the spectacular Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi at the weekend, just six months after his crowd-pleasing display at Top Gear Festival Barbados in May, two days of post-season testing resulted in another island connection.

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Posted on November 26th, 2014.

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Participants hail broader benefits of Suzuki Rocks

At a function hosted by Suzuki, motor sport champions from race track and rally stage gathered at the Yacht Club at Port St Charles last week to reflect on the Suzuki ROC Barbados Challenge, which selected the two drivers who will represent Team Barbados in the Race Of Champions at Bushy Park next month (December 13/14).

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Posted on November 24th, 2014.