RALLY CLUB CELEBRATES SEASON’S END

More than 70 members of the island’s motor sport fraternity were honoured on Saturday evening (November 22) at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Annual Prizegiving, 13 of them winning return tickets to the UK courtesy of Virgin Atlantic, title sponsor of the Club’s RallySport Championship.
Among the awardees were marshals, whose voluntary contribution to the sport was recognised by Club Chairman Mark Hamilton. In an address, which also included thanks to the Club’s sponsors, its competitors and the island’s spectators, he said: “We could not run this sport as we do without the support of our marshals. Their commitment to the Club, their enthusiasm and the hours they put in are fantastic, and I thank them.”
Roger Skeete was crowned Overall Champion in the Virgin Atlantic RallySport Championship and also collected trophies for victory in the BRC Sprint Championship, overall and in Modified 8-WRC, and for third place in the BRC Rally Championship.
Anna-Lee Alleyne made Club history as the first female to win the Sextant Challenge Trophy, presented to the Champion Navigator in the Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship; husband Leslie collected the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy as Champion Driver, before the pair posed for photographs with his father Ronnie Alleyne, who presented the Joan Alleyne Memorial Trophy to Anna-Lee as Highest-placed Female Navigator. Dave Lowe was crowned Mud Dogs MudFest Champion, this new contest included in the Prizegiving for the first time.
Rosalind Bradshaw, Michael Hinkson and Mervin Holder were named Most Oustanding Marshals of the Year and presented with trophies donated by Marshall Trading, while another eight volunteers were rewarded in long-standing and rookie marshal categories.
More than 200 competitors, marshals, media and their families attended the occasion, which was held at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association Clubhouse at Searles, Christ Church; there was an impressive display of rally cars and Mud Dogs off-roaders in the grounds and the evening’s entertainment also included the launch of the Merville Lynch Productions official DVD of Sol Rally Barbados 2008 and a showing of the coverage filmed by British production house Acceleration TV, which will be aired on Motors TV across Europe next month.

Barbados Rally Club Annual Awards 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008

List of Award Winners

Virgin Atlantic BRC RallySport Championship
The Overall Champion received two Premium return tickets to the UK; the Group Champions each received an Economy return ticket to the UK, courtesy of Virgin Atlantic Airways; each driver also received a trophy

Overall
Champion, Roger Skeete (Michelin/FB Batteries Ford Escort WRC & Subaru Impreza WRC S9), 111pts
2nd, Roger Hill (Mobil 1/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Celica GT4 & Toyota Corolla WRC), 107pts
3rd, Paul Bourne (Banks/Texaco/B-Mobile/Pirelli/New-Tech Subaru Impreza WRC S9), 105pts
4th, Sean Gill (Simpson Motors/Automotive Art/Shell V-Power/Yokohama Suzuki Swift), 85pts
5th, Trevor Manning (Shell V-Power/Simpson Motors/Garbage Master Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 53pts
6th, Barry Gale (Trident White Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 51pts
7th, Neil Armstrong (Shell/Hankook Tyres/Gunk/Odyssey Batteries Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 47pts
8th, Geoff Noel (Globe Finance/Ezone/DeWalt/Automotive Art/Sunbeach Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 47pts
9th, Nick Gill (Castrol Syntec/Hennessy/Vita Malt/Lysol/Listerine/McEnearney Quality Inc/Mazda Genuine Parts Mazda 3), 35pts
10th, Jonathan Still (Hitachi Power Tools/Ocean Spray/Philips Lighting/Crane & Equipments/Castrol Oils BMW M3), 33pts
Highest-placed two-wheel-drive – Sean Gill

Modified 8-WRC – Champion, Paul Bourne, 116pts; 2nd, Roger Skeete, 109pts; 3rd, Trevor Manning, 82pts
M8-A – Champion, Neil Armstrong, 103pts; 2nd, Roger Hill, 70pts; 3rd, Kirk Watkins (Abacus Builders Inc/Aqua Pur Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V), 40pts
Production 4 – Champion, Geoff Noel, 134pts; 2nd, Michael Worme (Cot Media Group/Details Car Valet Subaru Impreza WRX STi), 54pts; 3rd, Harold Morley (Warrens Motors Subaru Impreza WRX), 44pts
SuperModified 11 – Champion, Nick Gill, 133pts; 2nd, Jonathan Still, 124pts; 3rd, Calvin Briggs (Ford Escort MkII), 53pts
SM10 – Champion, Sean Gill, 144pts; 2nd, Stuart McChlery (Jumbies/Lubriguard Lubricants Ford Escort MkI), 36pts; 3rd, Kyle Lashley (Norekyl Enterprises Ltd/BajanBoost.com/Dublin Crystal/Errie Tyre Service Toyota Starlet Turbo), 30pts
SM9 – Champion, Josh Read (Automotive Art Toyota Starlet), 117pts; 2nd, James Betts (Makita/All Terrain Plus/Star Products/Champion Auto Wrecker/Kendal Sporting/Quik Start Auto Opel Corsa), 107pts; 3rd, Neil Corbin (Nassco Ltd/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions Toyota Starlet), 81pts
M7 – Champion, Adrian Linton (Ravensden/Crane and Equipment/Garbage Gobbler/Morris Straker Construction/Subzero Vauxhall Astra GSi), 156pts; 2nd, Freddie Gale (Gale's Hatcheries/Nassco/Trident White/VP Racing Toyota Corolla RunX), 94pts; 3rd, John Corbin (Corbins Garage/Klark-Odio Toyota Corolla), 65pts
M6 - Champion, Ian Warren (4W's/Aqua Pur/Flyin' Fish/Crane & Equipments/MQI Repair Centre/Details Car Valet/Automotive Art Peugeot 206), 109pts; 2nd, Edward Corbin (Rezults Autoshop/Klark-Odio/Corbins Garage Daihatsu Charmant), 67pts; 3rd, Jamal Brathwaite (AM Electrical Solutions/Arthur Construction Inc/Arthur Lifting and Freighting/P & N Hardware/Chicken Pen Racing/D2 Racing Suspension Toyota Corolla), 45pts
M5 - Champion, Gary Mendes (G & G Sales & Service Inc/Barbados Muffler Centre/ACT Sand Blasting/LG Trading/Slam Condoms/Guy M Griffith Engineers/DuPont Paints/Fast Lane Model Car Racing/Appleby Filling Station/Dysfunctional Motorsport Toyota Starlet), 34pts; 2nd, Dane Skeete (Peugeot 106), 24pts
P2 - Champion, Neil Barnard (Simpson Motors/Automotive Art/Shell V-Power/Yokohama Suzuki Ignis Sport), 134pts; 2nd, Andre Snobel (Toyota Starlet), 22pts; 3rd, Rhett D’Anrade (Toyota Starlet), 18pts

BRC Rally Championship
Each driver and co-driver received a trophy

Overall - Champions, Paul Bourne/Stuart Maloney, 60pts; 2nd, Roger Hill/Graham Gittens, 48pts; 3rd, Roger Skeete/Robert Simmons, 45pts; 4th, Sean Gill/Michael Cummins, 43pts; 5th, Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward, 37pts
Highest-placed crew including a female – Barry Gale/Cherie Edghill (7th overall)
Group champions - M8-WRC, Paul Bourne/Stuart Maloney; M8-A, Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward; P4, Geoff Noel/Kriegg Yearwood; SM11, Nick Gill/Sue Rogers; SM10, Sean Hill/Michael Cummins; SM9, James Betts/Dean Serrao; M7, Adrian Linton/Jackie Linton; M6, Ian Warren/Matthew Staffner; M5, Gary Mendes/Jennifer Hole; P2, Neil Barnard/Barry Hill

BRC Sprint Championship
Each driver received a trophy

Overall - Champion, Roger Skeete, 66pts; 2nd, Roger Hill, 59pts; 3rd, Paul Bourne, 45pts; 4th, Sean Gill, 42pts; 5th, Jonathan Still, 21pts
Group champions - M8-WRC, Roger Skeete; M8-A, Neil Armstrong and Roger Hill (joint Champions); P4, Geoff Noel; SM11, Jonathan Still; SM10, Sean Gill; SM9, Josh Read; M7, Adrian Linton; M6, Ian Warren; M5, Dane Skeete; P2, Neil Barnard

Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship
The Champion Navigator also received the Sextant Challenge Trophy, and an Economy return ticket to the UK courtesy of Virgin Atlantic Airways; the Champion Driver also received the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy; each navigator and driver also received a trophy
Champion Navigator, Anna-Lee Alleyne (Bridgestone Tires/AutoZone Inc Mitsubishi Pajero iO), 236 points
2nd, Neil Barnard (Gale's Hatcheries Mitsubishi L200), 226pts
3rd, Robert Warren (Flyin' Fish Nissan Frontier), 206pts
Champion Driver, Leslie Alleyne (Bridgestone Tires/AutoZone Inc Mitsubishi Pajero iO), 236 points
2nd Barry Gale (Gale's Hatcheries Mitsubishi L200), 226pts
3rd, Darrin White (Flyin' Fish Nissan Frontier), 206pts

Highest-placed Female Navigator
Joan Alleyne Memorial Trophy - Anna-Lee Alleyne

Novices
Awards donated by Neptune Tours
The Champions also received a Garmin GPS unit, courtesy of the Mud Dogs committee
Champion Novice Navigator, Derek Edwards (Joe Brooker's Building Ltd/SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares Inc Toyota Hilux), 180pts
2nd, Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares Inc/Next Generation Electrical Inc/Joe Brooker's Building Ltd Toyota Hilux), 168pts
3rd, Renata Roett (Simpson Motors Suzuki Samurai & Rezults Auto Shop Toyota Hilux), 136pts
Champion Novice Driver, Damian Brooker (Joe Brooker's Building Ltd/SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares Inc Toyota Hilux), 180pts
2nd, Dominic Brooker (SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares Inc/Next Generation Electrical Inc/Joe Brooker's Building Ltd Toyota Hilux), 168pts
3rd, Edson Arthur (Rezults Auto Shop Toyota Hilux), 168pts

BRC Mud Dogs MudFest Championship
The Champion received an Economy return ticket to the UK, courtesy of Virgin Atlantic Airways, and the MudFest Challenge Trophy; each driver also received a trophy created and donated by Chris Choat and Mark Bishton of ACT Sandblasting and Powder Coating Inc
Champion, Dave Lowe (Suzuki Samurai), 1107pts
2nd, Anthony King (Maxxis Tyres/Dynamic Limousine/Race 1/Bovells Entertainment/Lee's Tyre Shop Toyota Hilux), 963pts
3rd, Edson Arthur (Rezults Auto Shop Toyota Hilux), 882 pts

Special Awards
Rookie Award, a voucher for $1000 donated by Automotive Art - Chicken Pen Racing
Golden Turkey Award - Chris Beckley
Richard Roett Memorial Trophy, sponsored by Nassco Ltd - Ryan Wood

Marshals Awards
Each marshal received a trophy donated by Marshall Trading Ltd
Most Outstanding Marshal: Rosalind Bradshaw, Michael Hinkson, Mervin Holder; Kenny Croney (Mud Dogs events)
Long-service Marshal: Eian Clarke, Alfred Jordan, Andre Philip; Paul Allen (Mud Dogs events)
Rookie Marshal: Ricardo Goodridge, Alison Mayers, Dibi Shamshuddeen

BRC Commitment Awards - Neil Barnard, Barry Gale, Mark Hamilton

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