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Daniel Coen, Vice-President for Sport - North America of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), will be at Bushy Park Barbados this weekend. The world governing body’s senior figure in the region is here for the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) OK-J Development Series Nations Cup.

Jamaica’s Jeff Panton and Mike Fennell Jnr won round five of the Barbados Rally2 Championship at the Martinique Rallye Tour over the weekend (July 24-27). While he could not match the pace of island hero Simon Jean-Joseph, who claimed the outright victory by 26 seconds in his Porsche 911 GT3, Panton finished second overall for the fourth time since 2017 and held off a strong challenge from local driver Gregory Buchholzer to win the Rally2 class by 14s.

The Barbados Rally2 Championship goes regional for the first time this month, round five being fought out at the Martinique Rallye Tour (July 24-27). With the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) competition inscribed on the National Calendar of the world governing body, the FIA, for the first time this year, hopes are high that it will help develop closer ties in the regional motor sport family.

Touching all 11 parishes, this weekend’s Chefette MudDogs June Safari (April 28/29) will present a stern challenge for crews as they mark the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 68th Anniversary. The overnight event will cover a distance of 180 kilometres clockwise around the island and is scheduled to last just under 16 hours, celebrating the Club’s roots in navigational rallying.