BOURNE, READ & STILL THE BIG WINNERS

Posted on November 23rd, 2007.

More than 70 members of the island’s motor sport fraternity were honoured on Friday evening (November 23) at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Annual Prizegiving, which brought the curtain down on the Club’s 50th Anniversary season. Among the awardees were marshals, whose voluntary contribution to the sport is of such vital importance.
Paul Bourne and Stuart Maloney were crowned Texaco BRC Rally Champions, while Bourne also collected trophies as winner of Modified 8-WRC and fourth overall in the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver’s Championship. Josh Read’s reward for claiming the Overall Driver’s Championship and beating all-comers in SuperModified 9 was a pair of Upper Class return tickets to London, handed over by Virgin Atlantic’s marketing manager Rachel Pilgrim. Robin Hinds and Mark Western also received their trophies as Champion Navigator and Driver respectively in the BRC Safari Championship.
At the end of his most successful season yet, Jonathan Still was a popular choice to receive the coveted Richard Roett Memorial Trophy in addition to his awards for a fourth consecutive Group win in the Driver’s Championship and highest-placed two-wheel-drive car in the Rally Championship; he also finished third overall in both championships. Neil Barnard and Barry Gale won awards in all three of the Club’s championships; in addition to trophies for their rallying exploits in the Texaco and Virgin Atlantic series, Barnard and Gale finished third driver and navigator respectively in the Safari Championship.
Gilbert Kellman and Ricardo Patrick were named Stage Marshals of the Year and presented with commemorative clocks donated by Marshall Trading, while another nine volunteers were rewarded in outstanding, long-service and rookie marshal categories.
More than 200 competitors, marshals, media and their families attended the occasion, which was held at the BCTSA Clubhouse at Searles, Christchurch.

Barbados Rally Club Annual Awards 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007

List of Major Award Winners

Texaco BRC Rally Championship
Awards presented by business consultant, Chevron Texaco, Ramon Brathwaite

The top 10 crews received a plaque, inscribed with their results

Champions Paul Bourne/Stuart Maloney (BF Goodrich/Plus Subaru Impreza WRC), 70 points
2nd John Powell/Michael March (Stag/Ultra/Intercontinental Shipping/Toyota Trinidad Toyota Corolla WRC), 37pts
3rd Jonathan Still/Heath Hazell (Red Bull/Hitachi Power Tools/Philips Lighting/Crane & Equipment Racing BMW M3), 37pts
4th Roger Skeete/Ian Griffith (Havoline/Michelin/FB Batteries Ford Escort WRC), 34pts
5th Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (Mobil 1/Nassco/Motormac Toyota Celica GT4), 19pts
6th Geoff Noel/Kriegg Yearwood (Ezone/Globe Finance/Weisers/Cafe Blue/Sign Stop/Summa Graphix/Essco/Autozone/Automotive Art/Sunbeach/Sentry Insurance Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 18pts
7th Sean Gill/Michael Cummins (First Caribbean VISA/Shell V-Power/Automotive Art Suzuki Swift), 17pts
8th Mark Hamilton/Clive Howell (Consolidated Finance/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Escort MkII), 16pts
9th Ian Warren/Matthew Staffner (MQI Collision Repair Centre/Subzero Services Ltd/Details Car Valet Inc Peugeot 206), 16pts
10th Barry Gale/Ryan Rodriguez (Simpson Motors/Dentyne Ice/VP Racing/Nitrous Formula/Automotive Art Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 14pts
A further 16 crews also received plaques for finishing in the Top 10 in any of the five Championship rounds
Highest-placed crew in a two-wheel drive car
Jonathan Still and Heath Hazell
Highest-placed crew including a female competitor
Nicholas Gill and Sue Rogers (Castrol Syntec/Hennessy/Vita Malt/Lysol/Listerine/McEnearney Quality Inc/Mazda Genuine Parts Mazda 3) – 13th o/all
Texaco Star of the Championship
Ian Warren & Matthew Staffner

Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver’s Championship
Awards presented by Rachel Pilgrim, marketing manager Barbados, Virgin Atlantic

The Overall Champion received two Virgin Atlantic Upper Class return tickets to London; the Top 3, Group Champions and runners-up each received a trophy

Overall Champion Josh Read (Automotive Art Toyota Starlet), 103 points
2nd Ian Warren (MQI Collision Repair Centre/Subzero Services Ltd/Details Car Valet Inc Peugeot 206), 101pts
3rd Jonathan Still (Red Bull/Hitachi Power Tools/Philips Lighting/ Crane & Equipment BMW M3), 101pts
etc

Modified 8-WRC - Champion Paul Bourne (BF Goodrich/Plus Subaru Impreza WRC), 99pts; 2nd John Powell (Stag/Ultra/Intercontinental Shipping/Toyota Trinidad Toyota Corolla WRC), 55pts
Modified 8-A - Champion Kirk Watkins (Abacus Builders Inc/Hankook Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V), 63pts; 2nd Barry Gale (Simpson Motors/Dentyne Ice/VP Racing/Nitrous Formula/Automotive Art Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 54pts
Production 4 - Champion Neil Armstrong (Shell Helix/Hankook/Soldier Seal Gunk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 70pts; 2nd Geoff Noel (Ezone/Globe Finance/Weisers/Cafe Blue/Sign Stop/Summa Graphix/Essco/Autozone/Automotive Art/Sunbeach/Sentry Insurance Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 62pts
SuperModified 11 - Champion Jonathan Still, 101pts; 2nd Andrew Jones (A P Jones Pharmacy/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Escort MkII), 48pts
SuperModified 10 - Champion Sean Gill (First Caribbean VISA/Shell V-Power/Automotive Art Suzuki Swift), 76pts; 2nd Mark Hamilton (Consolidated Finance/McEnearney Quality Inc Ford Escort MkII), 58pts
SuperModified 9 - Champion Josh Read, 103pts; 2nd Stuart White (Flyin’ Fish/Cloudbase Embroidery/Catch Chocolate/Budex Couriers/Crane & Equipment), 74pts
Modified 7 - Champion Adrian Linton (Ravensden/Crane & Equipment/Garbage Gobbler/West Coast Garden Centre/Edwin Clarke Furniture Vauxhall Astra GSi), 74pts; 2nd Freddie Gale (Gale’s Hatcheries/NASSCO/Castrol/VP Racing/Barbados Industries Toyota Corolla RunX), 73pts
Modified 6 - Champion Ian Warren, 101pts; 2nd Josh Delmas (Weetabix/Go Motorsport Toyota Corolla GTi), 63pts
Production 2 - Champion Neil Barnard (First Caribbean VISA/Shell V-Power/Automotive Art Suzuki Ignis Sport), 93pts

Special Awards
Rookie Award – a voucher for $1000 donated by Automotive Art, presented by William Branch
David Williams
Golden Turkey Award - presented by Neil Armstrong
Ryan Hutchinson
Richard Roett Memorial Trophy – donated by Nassco Ltd, presented by Cliff Roett
Jonathan Still
Marshals Awards - presented by Dick Forde, manager, Marshall Trading Ltd East Point
Each Stage Marshal of the Year received a clock donated by Marshall Trading Ltd
Stage Marshal of the Year: Gilbert Kellman, Ricardo Patrick
Each marshal received a trophy donated by Marshall Trading Ltd
Most Outstanding Marshal: Peter Alleyne, Kathy Hinkson, Paul Kelly
Long-service Marshal: Anderson Bovell, David Carter, David Goodridge
Rookie Marshal: Gregory Alleyne, Ricardo Arthur, David Jordan

Barbados Rally Club Safari Championship
Navigators – awards presented by AnnaLee Alleyne
The BRC Trophy, the Sextant Challenge Trophy, and a Garmin GPS navigation instrument
Champion Robin Hinds (Yardman/Kar Parts Store Suzuki Samurai/Mitsubishi Pajero), 222 points
2nd Andrew Croney (Insurance Solutions Inc Suzuki Jimny/Mitsubishi Pajero), 212pts
3rd Neil Barnard (Nishikoi Fish Foods Mitsubishi L200), 202pts
Drivers – awards presented by AnnaLee Alleyne
The BRC Trophy, the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy and an Ampro 136-piece professional tool set
Champion Mark Western (Yardman/Kar Parts Store Suzuki Samurai/Mitsubishi Pajero), 222pts
2nd Derek Gill (Insurance Solutions Inc Suzuki Jimny/Mitsubishi Pajero), 212pts
3rd Barry Gale (Nishikoi Fish Foods Mitsubishi L200), 202pts
Highest-placed Novice Navigator – awards presented by Richard Daniel
A trophy donated by Neptune Tours
Dustin Edwards (Corbin’s Catering/Sweet Temptations Toyota Hilux)
Highest-placed Novice Driver – awards presented by Richard Daniel
A trophy donated by Neptune Tours
Ryan Corbin (Corbin’s Catering/Sweet Temptations Toyota Hilux)
Highest-placed Female Driver – award presented by Brett Barber
The Biddy Barber Challenge Trophy
Megan Blades
Highest-placed Female Navigator – award presented by June Noel
The Joan Alleyne Memorial Challenge Trophy
Lisa Roett