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Valuable tips for BCIC RB25 from Shakedown Stages

After a day-long battle with winning margins logged in just tenths or hundredths of a second, Stuart Maloney snatched victory in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Shakedown Stages on Sunday (April 6). Less than 10 seconds covered the top four at the finish, as Jamaica’s Kyle Gregg and Jeff Panton deprived early rally leader, Britain’s Rob Swann, of a podium finish and the leading contenders gained some valuable pointers head of BCIC Rally Barbados 2025.

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BCIC RB24 winner Maloney places sixth in UK rally

BCIC Rally Barbados 2024 winner and reigning Barbados Rally Club Champion Driver Stuart Maloney finished sixth last Saturday (January 18) in the MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Winter Stages, fourth of nine rounds in the UK’s Protyre Circuit Rally Championship (CRC). The event was won by 2023/24 CRC Champion Michael Igoe, with former Champions Barry Morris, John Griffiths and Chris West, plus current points-leader John Stone the only other drivers to beat Maloney.

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Josh Read wins Rally2 final and 2024 Championship

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.

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Final showdown for Rally2’s four 2024 winners

All four drivers who have won rounds of the 2024 Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H & B Hardware will go head-to-head one more time this weekend. They are entered for Sunday’s (December 1) Motorsport Island Stages at the Vaucluse Raceway in St Thomas in the eighth and final round of the national championship administered by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF).

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Mallalieu wins but Read keeps Rally2 points lead

Former Caribbean Junior Karting Champion Adam Mallalieu claimed his second win in the Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H & B Hardware on Sunday (November 17). With experienced British co-driver Steve McNulty, he finished second in the FIA class in the BRC Winter Rally to Stuart Maloney, who is not registered for points, on a day of challenging weather and tricky road conditions in St John.

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Overseas Rally2 crews head in for BRC Winter Rally

Six drivers and co-drivers from around the region, Britain and the United States are heading to the island for this weekend’s seventh round of the 2024 Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H & B Hardware and administered by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF). The talent-studded FIA R5 class in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Winter Rally on Sunday (November 17) will include all but one of the championship’s points-scorers.

Watson wins, Read extends Rally2 points lead

Logan Watson claimed his first win in the Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H & B Hardware on Saturday (September 14). By finishing second overall in the MCBI Rally of the Sun & Stars to Mark Maloney, who is not registered for points, Watson jumps to third in the Barbados Motoring Federation-administered championship with three rounds remaining.

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Rally of the Sun & Stars next for Rally2 teams

Teams and drivers are hard at work preparing for the restart of the 2024 Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H & B Hardware. After the three-month summer break, competition resumes next Saturday (September 14) with the 13th running of the Motoring Club Barbados Inc (MCBI) Rally of the Sun & Stars.

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LOUDEN & SHERMAN BOOST SOL RALLY BARBADOS 4WD ENTRY

Organisers praise efforts of overseas crews to compete

Confirmation today (October 6) of the participation in Sol Rally Barbados 2020 of Scotland’s Fraser Louden and George Sherman of the United States has boosted the four-wheel-drive entry for this month’s 31st running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event. Along with other overseas visitors, they have earned praise from the organisers for the efforts they are making to travel to the island against the background of the restrictions required by Covid-19 protocols.

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SOL RALLY BARBADOS OVERSEAS ENTRY CLIMBING

Challenging new venue for Shakedown Stages

Trinidad & Tobago’s David Coelho is the first regional entry for Sol Rally Barbados 2019, the 30th running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event, while confirmation of American George Sherman’s participation brings to 10 the number of overseas entries so far shown in the on-line entry list. Campaigning his Ford Fiesta R5, Coelho joins Britain’s Tom Preston (Skoda Fabia R5) in the new FIA R5 category, while Sherman has upgraded Coelho’s former Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX to run in Modified 4.

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