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STOCKDALE KEEPS UP SOL RALLY BARBADOS RECORD

As Martin ‘Mad-Dale’ Stockdale looks forward to Sol Rally Barbados 2014 and his 14th consecutive year of competition in the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international, he and wife Glenis are also preparing to become first-time grandparents, which has caused the popular BMW driver to reflect on his many trips to the island.

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Sneak pic of Paul Bourne's new livery and on-track test

Emerging over on Facebook we can see a sneak pic of Paul Bourne's 2014 livery going on the car along with a short video of his latest UK test in his Ford Focus WRC, getting ready for the 2014 season!

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PLANS WELL ADVANCED FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Plans are well advanced for Sol Rally Barbados 2014, the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international, with the organising team “excited” about this year’s offering for competitors. As the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) looks forward to celebrating the 25th running of its premier event, sustained international interest is keeping spirits high.

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Lewis Hamilton joins the Top Gear Barbados Festival line-up

Announced today on the Top Gear Barbados Festival website, former F1 World Champion and current F1 Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is coming to Barbados for the Top Gear Festival. Will this mean a Formula 1 car will be returning to the island as well?

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BARBADOS RALLY CLUB LAUNCHES NEW SEASON

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) heads into the new motor sport season in a positive frame of mind, despite 2013 having been “a year of mixed fortunes”. Chairman Mark Hamilton offered this assessment to members in his annual report at last Thursday’s (February 13) AGM at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association (BCTSA) Clubhouse at Searles, Christ Church.

UK SUBARUS BOOST SOL RALLY BARBADOS NUMBERS

Two Subaru Imprezas new to Sol Rally Barbados (May 31/June 1) are confirmed on the growing list of overseas entries for the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 25th running of its premier event, also Scotiabank King of the Hill the previous weekend (May 25). They bring to 15 the cars already listed for the event’s four-wheel-drive classes on the official web site, www.rallybarbados.net.

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“WATERSHED SEASON” FOR BARBADOS MOTOR SPORT

Circuit race and rally fans in Barbados can look forward to a “watershed season” for their favourite sport in 2014, according to the island’s National Sporting Authority, the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) . . . and the months of May and June look set to break all previous records for motor sport’s contribution to the island’s vital sports-tourism product.

REGIONAL CREWS HEAD FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Regional interest in Sol Rally Barbados 2014 is growing steadily, with three more crews confirmed to join Jamaica’s Jeff Panton, the 1998 winner fighting for overall honours in his Ford Focus WRC06. David Coelho will represent Trinidad and Tobago, while the flag of the Turks & Caicos islands will be flown by Stan Hartling and Paul Horton.

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"MAXIMUM ATTACK" SKEETE FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Roger ‘The Sheriff’ Skeete will be in “maximum attack” mode when he leads the home team out for Sol Rally Barbados 2014, targetting his 13th victory in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event. He will again be partnered by co-driver Louis Venezia in the Sol/Simpson Motors/Michelin Subaru Impreza WRC S12, the combination which won in 2010 and 2011.

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UK REGULARS CELEBRATE AT SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Britain’s Andrew Costin-Hurley and wife Melissa are planning a triple celebration at Sol Rally Barbados 2014, their 11th visit to the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international. Since their first trip in 2003, when they got engaged during a west coast catamaran cruise, the annual Barbados expedition has become “the beacon of our year”, says the double Group B winner.

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