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SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2010

Provisional entry list at May 10

+ some classifications subject to scrutineering of overseas entries
+ list is provisional and includes reserves

+ driver/co-driver (car) – listed alphabetically by class

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown):
ARG – Argentina; CDN – Canada; ENG – England; NED – The Netherlands; IRL – The Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; NIR – Northern Ireland; NZ – New Zealand; SCO – Scotland; SVG – St Vincent & The Grenadines; TCI – Turks & Caicos; TDAD – Trinidad & Tobago; WAL - Wales

Posted on May 9th, 2010.

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SOL RALLY BARBADOS WEB SITE RELAUNCHED

In line with many other elements of the Barbados Rally Club’s 20th Anniversary running of its inaugural International All-Stage Rally, the official Sol Rally Barbados 2010 web site – www.rallybarbados.bb - has been refreshed. The new-look site went ‘live’ on Wednesday (May 5), a timely re-launch less than four weeks before the event itself . . . and just in time for the anticipated ‘spike’ in internet traffic.

Posted on May 6th, 2010.

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PAUL BIRD ‘IN TRAINING’ FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Runner-up to Kris Meeke in Sol Rally Barbados for the past two years, Britain’s Paul Bird is taking his third crack at the Caribbean’s biggest annual International motor sport event very seriously – once again, his rally car will travel south by air, giving him extra time to brush up on his tarmac technique in readiness for Sol RB2010 on May 29/30.

Posted on May 4th, 2010.

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SOL RALLY BARBADOS HIGHLIGHT OF CHAMPIONSHIP

By the end of May, the 2010 Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships will have passed their half-way point. With four rounds run to date, some patterns are already emerging . . . and, with three more to run off at Shell V-Power King of the Hill and Sol Rally Barbados – each day is a separate round – island competitors are preparing for the high-pressure highlight of their season.

Posted on May 2nd, 2010.

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SCOTSMAN’S SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2010 MARATHON

Scottish rally driver Kenny Hall completed a 26-hour marathon this week, the latest stage of his preparations for Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30), which celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally.

Posted on April 29th, 2010.

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SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Scrutineering: both the day and venue for Local & International Scrutineering have been changed; this important part of the build-up to Sol RB2010 will now be staged on Saturday, May 22, in the spacious grounds of Simpson Motors, Warrens, St Michael. Sol RB2010 Chairman Barry Gale explains: “Our final plans will be revealed shortly, but we’re aiming to increase the activity at Scrutineering significantly, also to create a more formal segment in the early evening for an official welcome.

Posted on April 25th, 2010.

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SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2010

Saturday, May 22 - 1.00pm to approx 8.00pm – Local & International Scrutineering
+ Simpson Motors, Warrens, St Michael
Sunday, May 23 - 10.00am to approx 4.00pm - Shell V-Power King of the Hill
+ round five of the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver’s and Class Championships
+ Sailor Gully, St Peter, with one practice and three official timed runs
+ for overseas competitors, a shake-down before Sol RB10
+ Prizegiving to follow at approx 5.30pm
Monday, May 24 - 12.00pm – Beach Cricket Challenge and Pig Roast

Posted on April 25th, 2010.

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PREVIOUS WINNERS

1990 to 2009

Rally Barbados
2009 Kris Meeke - NIR/Paul Nagle - NIR, Subaru Impreza WRC S9, 55m 11.84s
2008 Kris Meeke - NIR/Paul Nagle - NIR, Toyota Corolla WRC, 1h 00m 00.06s
2007 Paul Bourne/Stuart Maloney, Subaru Impreza WRC S9, 57m 34.36s
2006 Gary Gregg - JAM/Hugh Hutchinson - JAM, Ford Focus WRC02, 51m 57.89s
2005 Roger Mayers/Max Ferri, Ford Focus WRC, 58m 46.99s
2004 Roger Skeete/Dave Crawford - ENG, Ford Escort WRC, 1h 03m 04.48s
2003 Paul Bourne/Louis Venezia, Subaru Impreza WRC, 1h 21m 05.43s

Posted on April 25th, 2010.

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CELEBRATION TIME FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30) will mark the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally with a fresh new look: all but one of the event’s special stage venues has undergone some significant modification, while the restructured route abounds with changes over the two days.

Posted on April 25th, 2010.

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THE SOL GROUP

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Posted on April 25th, 2010.