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PROCTER RETURNS TO BARBADOS WITH THE SAME CAR!

Britain’s Kevin Procter, the latest European front-runner to confirm his entry for Sol Rally Barbados 2009, will break with tradition this year: for the first time since his debut in the island in 2003, he will tackle the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event in a car he has rallied there previously.

EUROPEAN INTEREST HIGH IN SOL RALLY BARBADOS

With more than three months to go before the official closing date of Friday, May 1, the organizer of Sol Rally Barbados 2009, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC), is receiving a steady flow of entries through its web site (www.rallybarbados.bb); the current count is just short of 30, with no fewer than 10 of those entered in the four-wheel-drive classes.

STOCKDALE RETURNS FOR RECORD NINTH VISIT

Today’s announcement from the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) that Martin Stockdale is among the early overseas entries confirmed for Sol Rally Barbados 2009 will bring cheer to thousands of the island’s motor sport enthusiasts; his record ninth consecutive appearance is also further evidence of continued confidence in the country’s premier motor sport event, despite the challenging economic times.

PEREZ CONFIRMED FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2009

Steve Perez is the first confirmed European entry for Sol Rally Barbados 2009 . . . and the 2004 UK National Rally Champion is a man on a mission. After missing a top-three slot for the third year in a row in 2008, he said: “We’ll just have to come back and by-pass the podium - I'm going all out to win!"

POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

During the Christmas and New Year break, word of Sol Rally Barbados 2009 has been spreading far and wide . . . and the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) promotion of the 20th running of its premier event has been earning plaudits on motor sport internet forums in the region and further afield. This upsurge in interest is timely, as the on-line entry form went ‘live’ on Friday (January 2), opening entries for local and overseas competitors earlier than ever before.

SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2009 PROMOTION STEPPED UP

Five months ahead of the 20th running of its premier event, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has stepped up its European promotion of Sol Rally Barbados 2009, coinciding with the broadcast this week of British production company Acceleration TV’s coverage of the 2008 action on the popular Europe-wide satellite station Motors TV.

JAMAICANS CONFIRMED FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS

Jamaican drivers Jeffrey Panton – a former winner in Barbados - and Bobby Marshall have each won free shipping and free entry to Sol Rally Barbados 2009 after finishing the recently-contested Rally Jamaica (December 5-7) as the highest-placed local crews in the four-wheel-drive and two-wheel-drive categories.

SKEETE FINISHES SECOND IN RALLY JAMAICA

Roger Skeete made a triumphant return to Petcom Rally Jamaica at the weekend (December 5-7), repeating the podium finish of his last visit in 2003. With co-driver Robert Simmons, he finished second in the Michelin/FB Batteries Subaru Impreza WRC S9, 1 minute and 50 seconds behind Jeffrey Panton, despite a challenging weekend.

SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2009 PROMOTION UNDER WAY

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) is using Rally Jamaica this weekend (December 5-7) to launch its regional promotion for Sol Rally Barbados 2009. It has also confirmed next year’s dates as Saturday and Sunday, May 30/31, with the Shell V-Power King of the Hill ‘shakedown event’, introduced for the first time in 2008, slated for the previous Saturday, May 23.

STRONG BARBADOS TEAM FOR RALLY JAMAICA

Barbados will be represented by its strongest team yet when the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club’s (JMMC) Rally Jamaica gets under way on Friday evening (December 5). Seven crews are entered, all of whom are either top 10 finishers or Group winners in Rally Jamaica over the past five years.
After Friday’s ‘Parc Expose’ and start at the National Stadium in Kingston, Rally Jamaica heads inland for Saturday’s stages through the abandoned Bauxite mines in Lydford and Reynolds, then Sunday’s runs through orange groves of Bog Walk, before returning to the capital Sunday evening.

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