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BMF honours 60-year involvement of Bizzy Williams

The Most Honourable Ralph ‘Bizzy’ Williams was honoured by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) for his 60-year involvement in island motor sport last evening (Friday). He became the first recipient of the President’s Award at the BMF Night of Champions, the first-ever national awards evening for the sport in front of an invited audience at Mahogany Ridge, St Thomas.

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Rally
Posted on March 18th, 2023.

New cars, new drivers for the FIA R5 class of 2023

New cars, new drivers and new car-driver combinations are set to change the face of the FIA R5 class in Barbados in 2023. With the season’s first closed road events scheduled for this weekend (March 18/19), island fans will witness the first of those changes as Jamaica’s Jeff Panton and Britain’s Rob Swann will be seen in action for the first time in Skoda Fabias, replacing the Ford Fiestas they campaigned last season.

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Circuit Racing
Posted on March 17th, 2023.

THE MOORE THE MERRIER IN SUPER-S MUDDOGS MARCH SAFARI

“Amazing Class B win” applauded by multiple Champion

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Rally
Posted on March 16th, 2023.

NEW SEASON BRINGS A NEW FORMAT FOR MUDDOGS

Super-S March Safari opens 2023 Chefette Championship Saturday

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Mud Dogs / Navigational Rally
Posted on March 9th, 2023.

Haydon Padden confirmed for Rally Barbados 2023

New Zealand’s most successful rally driver Hayden Paddon has today (February 24) confirmed he will compete in Rally Barbados 2023 (June 9-11). The former Production World Rally Champion and winner of WRC Rally Argentina 2016 will be joined by his long-term co-driver and fellow Kiwi John Kennard for the 33rd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event.

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Rally
Posted on February 24th, 2023.

Plans at advanced stage for Rally Barbados 2023

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) is at an advanced stage of planning for the 33rd running of its blue riband event. Four months out from Rally Barbados 2023, which is scheduled for the weekend of June 10/11, the venues for the event’s special stages have been decided, the route outline is close to completion and partnership negotiations are well under way.

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Rally
Posted on February 17th, 2023.

BMF publishes revised 2023 motor sport calendar

The Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) has today (January 27) published a revised calendar for the 2023 motor sport season following consultations with its Member Clubs since the turn of the year. As before, the year’s programme will start over the first weekend of March, with 50 events scheduled to be run under permits issued by the BMF listed between then and early December.

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Circuit Racing
Drag Racing
Karting
Mud Dogs / Navigational Rally
Rally
Posted on January 27th, 2023.

UK debut for Barbados regular Horton in Citroen Rally2

Rally Barbados regular Paul Horton of the Turks & Caicos Rally Team debuted his recently-acquired Citroen C3 Rally2 at the MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Winter Stages on Saturday (January 21), as the UK motor sport season got under way in very cold but sunny conditions. The event was won by John Griffiths in a Ford Fiesta R5 co-driven by Emma Morrison, one of three co-drivers with island connections who delivered class-winning performances on the day.

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Rally
Posted on January 23rd, 2023.

Legendary DJ & Electronic Artist Carl Cox visits Bushy Park

Global superstar DJ, Team Boss at Carl Cox Motorsport and self-confessed “petrol-head” Carl Cox visited Bushy Park Barbados earlier this month during a nostalgic trip to the island. After enjoying the St Philip facility’s Karting and Swift Ride Experiences, he gave a wide-ranging interview on various topics from his early days in music through his growing involvement in motor sport worldwide to his thoughts about Zane Maloney.

Posted on January 19th, 2023.

Rally Club pays tribute to motor sport legend Ken Block

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has joined motor sport fans the world over to mourn the passing of American motor sport icon Ken Block, who died in a snowmobile accident in Wasatch County, Utah, yesterday (January 2) at the age of 55. A statement from Hoonigan said: "It's with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today. Ken was a visionary, a pioneer, and an icon. And most importantly, a father and a husband."

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Rally
Posted on January 3rd, 2023.

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