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For the front-runners battling for the prestigious Champion Driver title in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2012 Virgin Atlantic Championship, it is all hands on deck for Sunday’s (September 23) BRC Autumn Gravel Sprint, a double-header at the popular Black Bess course in the northern parish of St Peter.   At a time of year when some classes are not fully-subscribed, resulting in a lower points haul for those competitors who do turn out, ensuring the minimum three starters is vital for those who stand a chance of claiming the big prize . . .

With three rounds to run in the 2012 Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships, the chase for the Champion Driver title is far from over. While Modified 7 leader Daryl Clarke (Honda Civic) is hot favourite to win the Overall title, thanks to a perfect score so far, battle resumes on Sunday (September 23) with the BRC Autumn Gravel Sprint, a double-header at the popular Black Bess course in the northern parish of St Peter.

After a three-month summer break, the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) off-roaders are fettling their machines in readiness to rejoin battle in the MudDogs Safari Championship and the Chefette MudDogs Safari Novice Championship. The fourth of five rounds for the season is the September Safari on Sunday, September 16.   With two rounds to go, the winners of the season’s opening event, the Chefette March Safari, Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke, respectively lead the overall Driver and Navigator standings, with Ryan Corbin and Dustin Edwards just two points behind.

The island’s motor sport volunteers have been praised by competitors and organisers this week, following last Saturday’s (August 11) Barbados Rally Club Summer Nights Tarmac Stages, which was run in worsening conditions in the north of the island. Despite the Club’s best efforts, the event was abandoned after four of the six planned stages.