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‘JAWS OF LIFE’ DONATED TO ISLAND MOTOR SPORT

A collaboration between the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), two British safety experts and the organisers of last year’s Race Of Champions at Bushy Park has resulted in a valuable legacy for island motor sport – the donation of specialist ‘Jaws of Life’ equipment, which will be available to all BMF Member Clubs and deployed for the first time at next Sunday’s (March 15) Motoring Club of Barbados Inc Spring Blaze

Valvoline and Glassesco back ‘Tiny’ Harrison Race Meet

Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (BPMSI) will launch its 2015 season with the Valvoline Glassesco John 'Tiny' Harrison Memorial Race Meet at the St Philip facility on the weekend of March 28/29. With $15,000 in prize money at stake and a new viewing area – the 4 x 4 Hammer Zone – competitors and spectators alike will be winners.

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Record-breaking 2015 motor sport season for Barbados

The opening round of the Barbados Karting Association’s (BKA) Frutee Championship at Bushy Park last Sunday (February 8) launched what promises to be a bumper season of island motor sport, with a record-breaking programme of events scheduled to be run under the umbrella of the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF).

Radical Driving Experiences launched

Radical Driving Experiences, the first of a wide range of opportunities that will be available to enjoy the thrill of lapping Bushy Park Barbados, are already under way. These include passenger rides in a Suzuki-powered Radical SR3 with an experienced race driver, the chance to drive the two-seater open-topped sports car with an instructor in the passenger seat and, once you have reached the necessary criteria, the chance to lap the circuit ‘flying solo’. If required, catering can be provided during your visit, and you will also receive some mementoes.

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First Luxury Car Suites completed

The first of the five planned clusters of Luxury Car Suites, situated overlooking the Banks Esses and Sesash Hairpin, was completed in time for use as the Driver’s Lounge over Race Of Champions weekend last December.

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Four rounds confirmed for Seaboard Marine CMRC 2015

The Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) will be fought out over four rounds for the first time in 2015. Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago will each host a round of the premier regional championship, with Seaboard Marine confirmed as title sponsor for the sixth year.

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David Coulthard crowned Champion of Champions

  • Thirteen-time Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard lifts the Race Of Champions trophy for the first time
  • Coulthard prevails after a Grand Final win over young Mercedes F1 reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein
  • Six-time V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup and this year’s FIA European F3 champion Esteban Ocon make it as far as the semi-finals
  • Formula 1’s Romain Grosjean, the reigning ROC Champion of Champions, fails to make it past the group stages this time
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Team Barbados wins inaugural ROC Caribbean

On a landmark weekend for regional motor sport, in which some of the Caribbean’s best drivers are enjoying a chance to mix with champions from around the world, the home team of Rhett Watson and Dane Skeete won the inaugural ROC Caribbean at Bushy Park Barbados today (Saturday), just hours after fighting their way to a place in the semi-finals of the ROC Nations Cup.

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Motor sport legends prepare for the Race Of Champions

  • Barbados is swarming with legends of motor sport who have arrived on the island ahead of this weekend’s Race Of Champions
  • Champions and greats from series including F1, Le Mans, IndyCar, NASCAR, WTCC, Touring Cars, World Rallycross and MotoGP put in their first practice laps at Bushy Park Barbados
  • As they got out of their cars FIA World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg neatly summed it up: “These guys are all as crazy as I am…”
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Volkswagen Polo RX completes ROC 2014 car line-up

  • Fresh from competing in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship, the cars have now arrived on the Caribbean island
  • They join the Ariel Atom Cup, Audi R8 LMS, KTM X-Bow, Euro NASCAR, ROC Car and Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks in the line-up
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