Leslie Alleyne claimed a record-equalling fifth victory in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) longest-standing event, when he won the Sol Go Further 55th Anniversary June Safari at the weekend (June 23/24). Meanwhile, his Navigator in the Simpson Motors Isuzu D-Max, Chris O’Neal, added the 69th name to the roll of honour of the region’s oldest

The Sol Group has expanded its partnership with the Barbados Rally Club (BRC), just days after the record-breaking success of Sol Rally Barbados. During a well-attended product launch this evening (June 21), it was confirmed that this weekend’s running of the Club’s longest-standing event will be titled the Sol Go Further 55th Anniversary June

With the dust barely settled after the record-breaking success of last weekend¹s Sol Rally Barbados 2012, the Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) blue riband event, preparations are in high gear for the 55th Anniversary June Safari. Taking the Club right back to its roots in navigational rallying, the event runs off over the weekend of June 23/24.

At his fifth attempt, former UK National Rally Champion Paul Bird finally won Sol Rally Barbados at the weekend (June 9/10), describing the experience as ³the hardest and probably the best I¹ve ever driven since I started rallying.² With a record 99 crews from 15 nations participating in the Caribbean¹s biggest annual motor sport International

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ENG ­ England; IRL ­ Republic of Ireland; JAM ­ Jamaica; NED ­ The Netherlands; NIR ­ Northern Ireland; RSA ­ South Africa; SCO ­ Scotland; WAL ­ Wales

 

1st Paul Bird - ENG/Kirsty Riddick ­ SCO (M8-WRC Frank Bird Poultry/Fuchs-Silkolene Ford Focus WRC08), 1m 02m 50.

Barbados Rugby Football Union,

Barbados Olympic Association Headquarters

Garfield Sobers Complex, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados

 
 

The Historic Garrison Savannah will come alive with vigorous rugby action in mid-July, as the Barbados Rugby Football Union plays host to several teams from the United Kingdom

A record 101 crews from 15 nations are listed on the final running order for this weekend¹s Sol Rally Barbados, the Caribbean¹s biggest annual motor sport International. Based on the results of last Sunday¹s Sol Go Further/Scotiabank King of the Hill, the seeding was published by the Barbados Rally Club today (June 6), in advance of this

Please find below results of yesterday's Sol Go Further/Scotiabank King of the Hill - report to follow

 

For more detail, go to

http://www.rallyscoring.com/results/2012/Barbados/BarbadosKingHill2012Ov...

 

Winner of Sol Rally Barbados in 2008 & ¹09, Northern Ireland¹s Kris Meeke has confirmed that he will return to the Caribbean¹s biggest annual motor sport International this year to revisit the event that he once described as ³the best 10 days of my life².

  His victories in the Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) premier event were not

(BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 22, 2012) – Caribbean football fans will have an added reason to cheer during the 2nd British Airways Football Legends Invitational Tournament scheduled for May 26-27, 2012 at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

 

Some of the greatest names from across the region will take to the field in this exciting event

For the third straight year, the Caribbean¹s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados, has attracted a record entry. Between October and the closing date a week ago (May 14), 121 entries were posted on-line at the event¹s official web site ­ www.rallybarbados.bb ­ of which

While anticipation among island fans about the record-breaking overseas invasion for Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) is reaching fever pitch, local competitors are concentrating on their preparations for the highlight of the season. Shell V-Power King of the Hill (June 3) and Sol RB12 ­ each day is a separate round ­ offer three chances to

Lively winds and a heavy afternoon squall made conditions tough on the opening day of the Mount Gay Rum Regatta when 37 boats took to the water in beautiful Carisle Bay. Racing was lively in the competitive J24 Class where Bruce Bailey won the morning race and Neil Burke the afternoon race after both made the most of excellent starts. But the

As entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) closed this week, the final drivers from around the region who will be participating in the Caribbean¹s biggest annual motor sport International have been confirmed.

They are first-timer Stan Hartling, representing the Turks & Caicos Islands, and Trinidad¹s Vishal Dhanraj, who

As entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) closed today (May 14), the last first-timers from Ireland were confirmed as Matt Shinnors and Catherine Levis. Asked how he heard about Sol RB12, Shinnors, whose previous experience includes one outing in the World Rally Championship, said: ³I was raised on a diet of rallying; you couldn¹t but

Ireland’s Ronan Curley nearly missed Tuesday’s (May 8) trans-Atlantic Geest Line voyage from Portsmouth, as a last-minute gearbox problem threatened to ruin his plans to compete in Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) . . . and he has fellow-competitor Samuel Kelso and Ford Escort specialists Den Motorsport to thank that it didn’t.
 

Kenyans Rommy Bamrah and Harvey Jutley are shortly to make the 17,000-mile round trip from hometown Nairobi to Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) for their first-ever tarmac rally together, and the driver¹s first event outside Kenya. They will miss two local events, but were not going to turn down the chance to replace Harvey¹s UK-based

Rallying the familiar Subaru Impreza WRC S12 in its new livery for the first time, Roger Skeete and Louis Venezia won the Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) Valvoline Shakedown Stages on Sunday (May 6) by just under 10 seconds from Trinidad¹s John Powell. On a day of changing fortunes, Skeete won four of the 10 stages, Powell and last year¹s winner

British rally engineer John Hardman will compete in Sol Rally Barbados (June

9/10) for the fifth time in 2012, as part of a three-car contingent from Wales, which brings to 25 the number of International crews now confirmed on the on-line entry list at www.rallybarbados.bb.

  Born in

As competitors in the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver¹s and Class Championships prepare for the upcoming Valvoline Shakedown Stages ­ round three of 10 in this year¹s series, to be run on Sunday, May 6 ­ Daryl Clarke and Neil Corbin are the early pace-setters in the Driver¹s title chase, with Sean Gill and Ian Warren leading

As Irish entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) approach record numbers, the latest crews confirmed reveal an attack on the event from both sides of the Atlantic. As County Antrim¹s Joe McQuillan confirms his entry in Group A, the country¹s four-wheel-drive contingent is boosted in Group N by New York-based Martin Donnelly, both

Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) enjoyed a major presence over the Easter weekend at the Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally. One of the world¹s oldest rallies ­ it dates back to 1931 ­ it was, for the first time, a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), which is promoted and broadcast by Eurosport.

  Reigning IRC

Australia pipped the West Indies in the Bridgetown test after a thrilling finish in the gathering gloom late in the evening of the fifth day. The West Indies will rue a bad day in the field on the 4th day and some poor batting on the morning of the fifth day, but full credit to Aussie skipper Michael Clarke for his bold declaration and backing

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