FINAL SHOWDOWN FOR THE MUD DOGS

Competitors are making final preparations ahead of Sunday’s (November 15) Nassco November Safari, the fourth and final round of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship; more than 20 crews were entered by last night’s (Tuesday) Briefing Meeting, with none of the leading points-scorers missing.
During the meeting, Nassco’s Neil Corbin reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the Mud Dogs, and further strengthened this by announcing new awards for the top three crews: Sunday’s winning crew will take home $500.00 in credit at Nassco, with $300 and $200 on offer to those finishing second and third.
But taking home those prizes will not come easy, as this year’s final event has been set by 2005 Champions Neil Barnard and Barry Gale. Barnard explained: “The first route is predominantly Tulip, with a couple of sections of BRC, while the second route is a real 50/50 mix of BRC and Tulip. The BRC sections are not long, and the rally in general is neither a car-breaker nor a mind-bender – well, it shouldn't be! It should be good fun for both Pros and Novices.”
Crews must assemble at Gale’s Hatcheries, Mangrove, St Philip, by 7.00am, with the first crew scheduled to leave at 8.01am. The lunchtime stop-over will be at Automotive Art, Welches, some time between 12.30 and 1.00pm, with the finish at Black Bess in St Peter around 5.00pm, where the canteen will be fully-stocked for an evening social.
Mud Dogs Chairman Leslie Alleyne notes: “It promises to be an exciting day, with a Driver Challenge close to the start. Spectators interested in watching the challenge are asked to meet at the start, where they will be given directions to the challenge site.
“The route setters have been very clever, by changing up the styles between the two routes. Barry has set the first half, Neil has set the second half – for the navigator, this means that it will be difficult to get into a groove. The two halves will come together today as Barry re-checks Neil's and vice versa.”
The Prizegiving for the Nassco November Safari will be held at 7.00pm at the Barbados BCTSA Club House on Tuesday, November 17, once the results have been declared final.

Nassco November Safari – November 15
Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, round 4
Running order - Novice class
1 Matthew Durrant/Renne Mings (Tint Black Foot Flat Land Rover Defender)
2 David Brewster/Winston Drakes (Marks Auto Parts/Champion Auto Wrecker Service Suzuki Samurai)
3 Luke Gittens/Gary Mendes (LG Trading/K&N Equipment/Lunatics Inc Suzuki Samurai)
4 Simon Parravicino/Michael Jones (Toyota Hilux)
9 Anthony King/Dave Sealy (Dynamic Limousine/Maxxis Tire/Lee’s Tyre Shop Toyota Hilux)
16 Adrian Sinckler/Andre Murrell (Suzuki Samurai)
Pro class
5 Michael Ward/Willie Hinds (EZ Sign Stop Suzuki Samurai)
6 Chris Armstrong/Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux)
7 Edson Arthur/Renata Roett (Toyota Hilux)
8 Kirk King/Tricia King (K & N Equipment Mazda B2500)
10 Sean Dowding/Kirk Watkins (Axis Inc/Vesta Ltd Isuzu D-Max)
11 Darrin White/Robert Warren (Flyin’ Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier)
12 Dustin Edwards/Ryan Corbin (Blockman/SDRR Hydraulics/Crane & Equipments Toyota Hilux)
13 Nicolas Lorde/Warrick Eastmond (Niccolls & Edghill Construction Suzuki Vitara)
14 Biddy Barber/Chris O’Neal (Aqua Pur/Castrol/Visitor's Information Daihatsu Feroza)
15 Colin Goodman/Robin Hinds (Suzuki Samurai)
17 Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux)
18 Leslie Alleyne/Anna-Lee Alleyne (Autozone Inc Mitsubishi Pajero)
19 Brett Barber/Warren Gollop (Essco Mitsubishi Pajero)
20 Audley Croney/Jeremy Croney (JCB Excavators Suzuki Samurai)
21 Paul Marshall/Tiffany Marshall (Mitsubishi L200)
22 Damian Brooker/Derek Edwards (Joe Brooker's Building/SDRR Hydraulics Toyota Hilux)

2009 BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship
Positions after round three - Navigators:
1st Robert Warren, 174 points
2nd Stephen Dear, 164pts
3rd Wayne Clarke, 160pts
4th Kirk Watkins, 144pts
equal 5th Willie Hinds & Tricia King, 134pts
7th Derek Edwards, 130pts
equal 8th Neil Barnard & Warrick Eastmond, 110pts
10th Tiffany Marshall, 106pts
etc
Drivers:
1st Darrin White, 174 points
2nd Dominic Brooker, 164pts
3rd Chris Armstrong, 160pts
4th Paul Marshall, 156pts
5th Sean Dowding, 144pts
equal 6th Kirk King & Michael Ward, 134pts
8th Damian Brooker, 130pts
9th Audley Croney, 112pts
equal 10th Barry Gale & Nicolas Lorde, 110pts
etc

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