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GIANT-KILLERS PREPARE FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

It is not just the four-wheel-drive cars that can record top 10 stage times in 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 – there are some giant-killers, whose nimble cars are ideally-suited to the short, sharp stages.

CLASS ACTION PROMISED IN SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Although the battle for outright victory in 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, may make the headlines, there will be action right through the 90-car field, with 12 more classes to be won or lost.

MAYERS BROTHERS RETURN IN SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Rally Barbados 2005 winner Roger Mayers and his brother Barry will return to island rallying for the first time in nearly five years when they share a BMW M3 in 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.

Special Stage Schedule

Saturday, May 29

0900 Start – Andrews Factory
0920 SS1 – Automotive Art Canefield North 1 (5.80km)
1000 SS2 – LIME Malvern West 1 (6.20km)
1040 SS3 - Automotive Art Canefield North 2 (5.80km)
1120 SS4 – LIME Malvern West 2 (6.20km)
1200 SS5 - Automotive Art Canefield North 3 (5.80km)
1240 SS6 – LIME Malvern West 3 (6.20km)

Service and lunch halt – Andrews Factory
Total stage distance, leg 1 - 36.00km

ANNIVERSARY SHAKE-UP FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

The Shell V-Power SuperSpecial at Simpson Motors confirmed today (Wednesday) is the highlight of a major shake-up of the route 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.

SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2010

Provisional entry list at May 10

+ some classifications subject to scrutineering of overseas entries
+ list is provisional and includes reserves

+ driver/co-driver (car) – listed alphabetically by class

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown):
ARG – Argentina; CDN – Canada; ENG – England; NED – The Netherlands; IRL – The Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; NIR – Northern Ireland; NZ – New Zealand; SCO – Scotland; SVG – St Vincent & The Grenadines; TCI – Turks & Caicos; TDAD – Trinidad & Tobago; WAL - Wales

SOL RALLY BARBADOS OVERSUBSCRIBED

The response from local, regional and international competitors over the past five months to Sol Rally Barbados 2010 has made it clear that the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) was not alone in wanting to mark the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of its International All-Stage Rally in style.

SOL RALLY BARBADOS WEB SITE RELAUNCHED

In line with many other elements of the Barbados Rally Club’s 20th Anniversary running of its inaugural International All-Stage Rally, the official Sol Rally Barbados 2010 web site – www.rallybarbados.bb - has been refreshed. The new-look site went ‘live’ on Wednesday (May 5), a timely re-launch less than four weeks before the event itself . . . and just in time for the anticipated ‘spike’ in internet traffic.

PAUL BIRD ‘IN TRAINING’ FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Runner-up to Kris Meeke in Sol Rally Barbados for the past two years, Britain’s Paul Bird is taking his third crack at the Caribbean’s biggest annual International motor sport event very seriously – once again, his rally car will travel south by air, giving him extra time to brush up on his tarmac technique in readiness for Sol RB2010 on May 29/30.

SOL RALLY BARBADOS HIGHLIGHT OF CHAMPIONSHIP

By the end of May, the 2010 Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships will have passed their half-way point. With four rounds run to date, some patterns are already emerging . . . and, with three more to run off at Shell V-Power King of the Hill and Sol Rally Barbados – each day is a separate round – island competitors are preparing for the high-pressure highlight of their season.

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