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CELEBRATION TIME FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30) will mark the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally with a fresh new look: all but one of the event’s special stage venues has undergone some significant modification, while the restructured route abounds with changes over the two days.

THE SOL GROUP

The Sol Group is the Caribbean’s largest independent oil company, operating in 15 countries across the Eastern Caribbean, Guyana, Suriname, Belize, Puerto Rico and Haiti. Sol supplies fuels, lubricants, bitumen and LPG through an extensive service station network, marine and commercial operations, as well as acting as an agent for Shell Aviation and Shell Marine products. Sol uses the Shell brand under licence across its service station network, and acts as the sole distributor of Shell’s fuels and lubricants. This is fully backed by Shell’s world-class technical expertise.

CREWS SHAKE DOWN FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2010

Twenty of the 47 crews confirmed at last night’s (Thursday) Briefing Meeting for the Automotive Art Shakedown Stages on Sunday (April 25) will be making their competition debuts for the 2010 season, many using the first tarmac rally of the year as part of their preparations for next month’s Shell V-Power King of the Hill and Sol Rally Barbados.

ALL SQUARE AFTER CHEFETTE APRIL SAFARI

Victory for Barry Gale and Neil Barnard (Huzier/Mahindra Motorsports/redlinefuels.com Mahindra Pick-Up) in last Saturday’s (April 17) Chefette April Safari not only marked the first triumph for the Mahindra brand in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Safari Championship but also indicated how close the 2010 season is set to be.

FOUR ISLANDS SEND CARS FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Island rally fans will enjoy their first chance to see one of the new overseas entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2010 in action this coming weekend, when Paul Horton from Turks & Caicos joins local crews for the Automotive Art Shakedown Stages on Sunday (April 25).

FAMOUS NAME MEHTA FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30), which marks the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally, is heading for a record in the number of women entered - the total is now close to 20, with one of the World Rally Championship’s most successful female competitors, Yvonne Mehta, bringing an internationally-recognised name to the event.

FEAST OF ACTION AT CHEFETTE APRIL SAFARI

Organisers of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship are promising a real feast of action for competitors and spectators alike when the second event in the calendar, the Chefette April Safari, runs off on Saturday (April 17).
Nearly 30 crews are entered, including reigning Champion Driver and Navigator Darrin White and Robert Warren (Flyin’ Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier), who were absent as competitors from the championship’s opening round, the ARMAG March Safari, as they had been the route-setters.

JACKMAN RETURNS FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Nearly 10 years since he last competed on home soil, Bajan Dwane Jackman is returning from Canada for Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30), which marks the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally. And he’ll be driving what he thinks should be “quite the package” for the Caribbean’s biggest annual international motor sport event.

MUD DOGS PREPARE FOR CHEFETTE APRIL SAFARI

Encouraged by the recent change in the weather, competitors in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship are looking forward to their second event, the Chefette April Safari, slated for Saturday, April 17.
The event will run between three of the sponsor’s most popular outlets, starting at Chefette Six Roads at 2.01pm; the stop over at approximately 6.30pm will be at Chefette Charles Rowe Bridge – competitors will enjoy dinner compliments of the sponsor – while the finish around five hours later will be at Chefette Warrens.

HALL IN EX-WORKS PUMA FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Regular visitor Kenny Hall drove Zero Car on Saturday’s (April 3) Charterhall Stages in his native Scotland to shake down the ex-works Ford Puma in which he is aiming for a fourth Class win when he contests Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30), which celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally.

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