Barbados Festival of Speed

Saturday, October 14, 2017 - 14:00 to 22:00

12.30pm  Gates & Ticket Booths open

2:00pm  The Show Starts

 

The Daytime Aerial Ballet - Twister Aerobatic Display Team

The Introduction and Interview

Jenson Button drives the car; Steve Deeks holds the microphone

The Suzuki Challenge Series

SR3 Cup & Swift Cup, round 4, race 1

The Driving Challenge

Jenson Button and Esteban Ocon go head-to-head

The Super Cars

Jaguar XJ220 & Porsche GT3 RS

The Ground-to-Air Challenge

Jenson Button and a Twister go head-to-head

The Barbados Handicap

Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc Hilti Handicap Championship, round 5

The Dreamers Banger Racing Team

The Twilight Pyrotechnics - Twister Aerobatic Display Team

 

Half-time Cultural Entertainment

Alison Hinds, Nikita, Marz Ville . . . and more!

 

The Karting Challenge

Barbados Karting Association, with Jenson Button and Esteban Ocon

The Suzuki Challenge Series

SR3 Cup & Swift Cup, round 4, race 2 – the title deciders

The Super Cars

Ferrari 458 & Lamborghini Diablo

The Drag Strip lights up

Barbados Association of Dragsters & Drifters

The Final Challenge for Jenson Button, with Zane Maloney

The Dreamers Banger Racing Team

 

10:00pm  The Show Closes

* Content and schedule subject to change

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Latest News

Button lauds Bushy Park at Barbados Festival of Speed

Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button raced against cars, karts and a plane at Bushy Park Barbados on Saturday (October 14) when he headed a cast of international visitors in the island’s second Festival of Speed. During an action-packed eight-hour programme, which ran from day into night, there was something for everyone, including a half-time show with Allison Hinds the headline act.

Esuf and Gale win Suzuki Challenge Series titles

In a dramatic finale to the Suzuki Challenge Series during the Barbados Festival of Speed at Bushy Park on Saturday (October 14), Sol Esuf withstood huge pressure from Stuart Maloney in the double-points final to win back-to-back SR3 Cup titles. Despite finishing only third and fourth in the last two races, Barry Gale had done enough to lift the Swift Cup crown, as the Suzuki regulars raced under the new all-arena lighting for the first time and under the watchful eye of former F1 World Champion Jenson Button.

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Bushy Park regulars share centre stage at Festival of Speed

Nearly 80 local competitors will share centre stage with former F1 World Champion Jenson Button, 2017 Le Mans class-winner Will Stevens and 2014 European Le Mans Series Champion Oliver Webb on Saturday (October 14) at Bushy Park Barbados as the St Philip facility hosts the island’s second Festival of Speed. Highlights will include Button racing against a Twister aerobatic plane around the 2.01-kilometre circuit, while Stevens and Webb will take part in the Super Cars demonstrations.

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