Rally Barbados - 9-11 Jun 23

Entries Received

Posted: May 22, 2023 2:15 PM

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ANT – Antigua & Barbuda; CDN – Canada; ENG – England; GUY – Guyana; IRL – Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; NZL – New Zealand; SCO – Scotland; T&T – Trinidad & Tobago; TCI – Turks & Caicos; USA – United States of America; WAL – Wales

WRC
Fraser Louden – SCO/Ashleigh Will (F) - SCO (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Proto)
Kevin Procter – ENG/Patrick Walsh - WAL (Ford Fiesta S2000T)
Andy Scott - SCO/Laura Connell (F) - SCO (Ford Fiesta S2000T)
Dane Skeete/Tyler Mayhew (Subaru Impreza WRC S12)

FIA R5
Roger Duckworth – ENG/Stuart Loudon - SCO (Ford Fiesta R5)
Kyle Gregg – JAM/Orry Hunte (Ford Fiesta Rally2)
Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (Skoda Fabia R5)
Paul Horton - TCI/Matt Edwards - WAL (Citroen C3 Rally2)
Andrew Mallalieu/Geoff Goddard (Ford Fiesta R5)
Mark Maloney/Justin Maloney (Fabia Rally2 evo)
Stuart Maloney/Kristian Yearwood (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
Zane Maloney/Kreigg Yearwood (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
Ollie O’Donovan – IRL/Jack Morton - ENG (Hyundai i20 R5)
Hayden Paddon – NZL/John Kennard - NZL (Hyundai i20 R5)
Jeffrey Panton – JAM/Michael Fennell Jnr – JAM (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)
Josh Read/Mark Jordan (FIA R5 Ford Fiesta R5)
Rob Swann – ENG/Darren Garrod – WAL (Skoda Fabia R5)

Modified 4
Ian Barclay – SCO/Sue Plater – ENG (F) (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
Kyle Catwell/Kayleigh Catwell (F) Audi TT-R)
Stuart Deeley - ENG/Andy Doano – ENG (Toyota Celica GT4)
George Sherman - USA/Ryan Pinherio – T&T (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
Mark Thompson/Kurt Seabra - GUY (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)

SuperModified 2 (1601cc and over)
Graham Haigh – ENG/Jonathan Haynes - ENG (Ford Escort MkII)
Andrew Jones/Lindsey Pilkington (F) – ENG (Ford Escort MkII)
Mark Kinch/Andrew Peirce (BMW Compact)
Dick Mauger – ENG/Liz Jordan (F) - ENG (Ford Escort MkII)
Barry Mayers/Ben Norris (Ford Fiesta)
Roger Mayers/Barry Ward (Toyota WR Starlet)
Jonathan Still/Heath Hazell (BMW M3)
Kurt Thompson/Adam Straker (Honda Civic)
Nigel Worswick – ENG/Sophie Louise Buckland (F) - ENG (Ford Escort MkII)

SuperModified 1 (up to 1600cc)
Ross Callender/Damien Castillo-Marshall (Toyota Starlet)
Fabien Clarke/Arlington Hoyte (Suzuki Ignis Sport)
Jason Cozier/Brian Gibson (Ford Escort MkI)
Tremaine Forde-Catwell/Noah White (Daihatsu Charmant)
Roger Jordan/Ian Griffith (Toyota Starlet)
Darren Lashley/Jason Harewood (Toyota Starlet)
Randy Reid/Romario Reid (Honda Civic)
Kevin Wiggins/Dario Watson (Toyota Starlet)
Ryan O Wood/Shaquille Mayers (Toyota Starlet)

Modified 3 (2001cc and over)
Justin Campbell/Ayrton Bannister (BMW M3)
Sammy Cumberbatch/Andre Jordan (BMW M3)
Ahmed Esuf/Ryan Ali (BMW M3)
Suleman Esuf/Justin Harris (BMW 1M)
Logan Watson/Andrew Croney (BMW M3)

Modified 2 (1601 to 2000cc)
Jamal Brathwaite/Tammy Nelson (F) (Honda Civic Type-R)
Neil Corbin/Matthew Staffner (Toyota GT86 CS-R3)
Sean Corbin/Emily Kinch (F) (BMW 318ti Compact)
Dwane Jackman/Michaela Jackman (F) (Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk2)
Cheryl Spencer (F) - ENG/Barry Spencer - ENG (Vauxhall Astra GSi)
Chris Ullyett/Chantal Ullyett (F) - CDN (Ford Escort RS2000)
Michael Worme/Jason King (BMW 318ti Compact)

Modified 1 (up to 1600cc)
Horatio Brown – JAM/Leslie Evanson (F) (Citroen C2R2)
Pierre Clarke/Ezra Gibbs (Honda Civic)
Edward Corbin/Johnathan Alleyne (Daihatsu Charmant)
Paul Inniss/Jamar Haynes (Honda Civic)
Jermin Pope/Aaron Kirton (Honda Civic)

Historic 2 (1601cc and over)
Harold Morley/Mutamuliza Cutting (F) (Porsche 911RS)
Chris Shooter - ENG/Bev LeGood (F) – ENG (Ford Escort MkII)

Historic 1 (up to 1600cc)
Mick Smith – IRL/Cameron Barclay - ENG (H1 Sunbeam Imp)

Clubman 3 (2001 to 3000cc)
Kevin Armstrong/Dwayne Forde (BMW 325i)
Karl Bovell/Che Vaughan (BMW 325)
Greg Cozier/Natasha Farnum (F) (BimmaCup Too)

Clubman 2 (1601 to 2000cc)
Wayne Archer/Moishe Steinbok (BimmaCup)
David-Anthony Balgobin/Allister Nurse (BimmaCup)
Luke Cozier/Ben da Silva (BimmaCup)
Derek Edwards/Damien Johnson (BimmaCup)
Stewart Gordon - ANT/Rene Forde (BimmaCup)
Chris Hoad/Castara Waterman (F) (BimmaCup)
Spencer Hutchinson/Gayle Hutchinson (F) (BimmaCup)
Allan Kinch/Kyle Proverbs (BimmaCup)
Nick Morley - ENG/Josh Plaza – T&T (BimmaCup)
Russell Smith - ENG/Rashid Smith (BimmaCup)
Natya Soodeen (F)/Sameisha Williams (F) (BimmaCup)
Savio Walcott/Toure Nurse (BimmaCup)
Ian Warren/Robert Warren (BimmaCup)
Robert Ryan Wood/Miranda Ho (F) – T&T (BimmaCup)

Clubman 1 (up to 1600cc)
Kyle Gill/Rashid Phillips (Mitsubishi Mirage RS Clone) 
Wayne Tasker/Keenan Barker (Opel Corsa B)
Jason Tull/Omar Archer (Peugeot 106 Rallye S2)

Group B
Calvin Briggs/Fabian Morris (Ford Sierra)
Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG/Rob Brook - ENG (Ford Puma Cosworth)
Shon Cummins/Craig Murray (BMW 316)
Mark Huggins/Stephen Bell (Daihatsu Charmant)
Martin Stockdale – ENG/Graeme Wood - ENG (BMW 1M Coupe)

WORLD-CLASS STARS HEAD FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Posted: May 22, 2023 2:12 PM

FIA Rookie of the Year Barbadian Zane Maloney completes the 85-strong provisional entry list for Sol Rally Barbados 2023, which was confirmed today (Wednesday) at a Media Briefing in the Open-Air Suites at Bushy Park Barbados. Among others, the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Vice-Champion will face New Zealand’s most successful rally driver Hayden Paddon, who last weekend sealed victory in the FIA Pacific Cup for the third time and is also the current leader of the 70th Anniversary FIA European Rally Championship.

Sol RB23, the 33rd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event, will start with the floodlit Sol SuperSpecial at Bushy Park Barbados at 7.00pm on Friday, June 9. After two days of action in the northern and eastern parishes, the event will finish with the Honda SuperSpecial at 4.30pm on Sunday back at the St Philip facility. The Rally Show and First Citizens King of the Hill are on the previous weekend, June 3 & 4.

Last year, ‘The Boy from Barbados’ became the youngest winner of KotH at age 18 but retired from Sol RB22 when lying third after contact with a power pole on Sunday’s first stage; this year, Maloney misses KotH, which clashes with what would have been the last of three back-to-back FIA Formula 2 races in Europe until the first (at Imola) was cancelled today because of life-threatening floods in the area. With backing from Red Bull, Visit Barbados, CGI, Clifton Market, Bayview Hospital and Sixt Car Rentals, Maloney and co-driver Kreigg Yearwood will campaign a Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo.

Production World Rally Champion in 2011, Paddon will have contested five major rallies by the time he arrives for Sol RB23, having travelled from New Zealand to Europe and back twice and then on to the Caribbean. In his first European campaign since 2017, he won in Portugal then finished second in the Canary Islands, with round three to come in Poland next weekend (May 20/21). Back home, the 36-year-old Kiwi has won the first two rounds of the NZRC, a title he has won six times since 2008, victory in last weekend’s Rally of Whangarei (May 12-14) confirming him as FIA Pacific Cup Champion for the third time; he also leads the overall FIA Asia Pacific standings.

In Barbados, supported by the Tourism Development Corporation (TDC), Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI), Automotive Art and Valvoline, he will face Maloney in the 13-strong FIA R5 class in a Hyundai i20 R5 co-driven by fellow Kiwi John Kennard and run by regular island visitor Andy Scott’s Albatec Racing team.

At the Briefing Meeting, Rally Director Neil Barnard was joined on the top table by Brian Cadogan, Sol’s Regional Manager, Barbados Market, Walwyn Williams, Deputy CEO of First Citizens Bank Barbados, BTMI Chairman Shelly Williams and the BTMI’s recently-appointed Sports Manager Kemal Springer.

Barnard said: “We are so grateful for the support of all our sponsors and partners, particularly our title sponsor Sol who have provided the commitment and stability that has allowed us to improve and grow this event to the amazing thing it is today. The BTMI, the TDC and our King of The Hill sponsor, First Citizens, also deserve a special ‘shout out’ for their enthusiasm and willingness to support and embrace the sport, also Bushy Park where we are sitting now for their huge commitment to the event.”

Although not a competitor, Barnard also highlighted the participation of the now-retired international co-driver Paul Nagle as a Safety Advisor. Nagle won the FIA-sanctioned Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2009 with fellow Northern Irishman Kris Meeke and went on to win five World Rally Championship events between 2015 and ’17, but they are perhaps best known in the island for their victories in Sol RB08 and ’09.

Nagle brings more than 25 years’ experience of national and international rallying to his new role, which he will share with the Rally Club’s officials on the ground. Safety and care for the community is a vital aspect of all planning ahead of Sol Rally Barbados, as Barnard emphasised: “Rallying cannot happen without the cooperation of the people of Barbados. We know that every year we attract hundreds of competitors and fans to our island and there are thousands of local rally fans that come out to watch the action, but we must respect the people and communities that we rally within. That respect and cooperation is essential to the sustainability of our sport.”

The decision to host the Media Briefing at Bushy Park Barbados for the first time is a recognition of the key role it is playing in Sol RB23: the floodlit Sol SuperSpecial on Friday, June 9, will run on a variation of the Race Of Champions configuration, two cars at a time and in reverse order of seeding to build to a thrilling climax as the evening progresses. Sunday’s Honda SuperSpecial and Rally Finish will use a more conventional stage layout in daylight, with times recorded included in the final results.

In addition to a number of cars driven by regional and international regulars already based at the St Philip facility, it is again Rally Central, hosting overseas visitors whose cars arrived at the Bridgetown Port yesterday (Tuesday) on board the Geest Line freighter Baltic Klipper, bringing the number of crews housed there to more than 20. Bushy Park is also the venue for The Rally Show (June 3), the Service Park for First Citizens King of the Hill (June 4) and for the second day of Sol RB23 (June 11), along with the Rally Office, which is the event’s administrative hub, scrutineering, and pre-event track testing sessions.

Sol Rally Barbados (June 9-11) is a tarmac rally, with 20 special stages run on the island’s intricate network of public roads, under road closure orders granted by the Ministry of Transport, Works & Water Resources; First Citizens King of the Hill (June 4) runs under a similar arrangement and features four timed runs on a four-kilometre stage, the results of which are used to seed the running order for Sol RB23.

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Posted: May 10, 2023 6:17 AM

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