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REGIONAL FIRE & SECURITY SAFARI STARTS 22 CREWS

As competitors make their final preparations for this weekend’s Regional Fire & Security September Safari (Sunday, September 5), increasingly unpredictable weather patterns around the island suggest that the 22 crews will face a challenging event.

REGIONAL FIRE & SECURITY SAFARI ON HORIZON

After a break of more than two months, competitors in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship are starting preparations for the Regional Fire & Security September Safari, slated for Sunday, September 5 . . . and, with rain now a regular feature of the island’s weather pattern, a tough event is anticipated.

FAMILY FORTUNES IN RALLY STANDINGS

With eight rounds run and just two to go, the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships are still some way off being settled. The fight for the title of Overall Class Champion is particularly fierce, with a spread of just 24 points across the leading six drivers . . . the first two of whom share a surname!

SKEETE WINS KARCHER SUMMER STAGES

Roger Skeete (Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre/Michelin/Warrens Motors Subaru Impreza WRC S12) carried the momentum of his memorable 11th victory in the island’s premier event in May through to yesterday’s (Saturday, July 24) Karcher Summer Stages to record another dominant victory.

ACTION APLENTY AT THE KARCHER SUMMER STAGES

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Karcher Summer Stages tomorrow (Saturday, July 24) promises action aplenty for the hundreds of fans expected to line the popular venues at Pickerings and Turner’s Hall as the eighth round of the Club’s Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships runs from daylight into darkness, offering fans the rare chance to enjoy some night-time rallying.

DATES CONFIRMED FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2011

In response to the growing number of enquiries from overseas, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) moved early this week to confirm the dates for the next running of its blue riband event: Sol Rally Barbados 2011 will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 4/5, with Scrutineering and the Shell V-Power King of the Hill ‘shakedown’ the previous weekend, May 28/29.

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KARCHER SUMMER STAGES OFFERS RARE NIGHT

After an eight-week break, competitors in the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships will return to action in the Karcher Summer Stages on Saturday, July 24. The event is set to be a big hit with fans, as half the scheduled 12 stages, alternating between the popular Pickerings and Turners Hall venues in the north of the island, will be run at night, increasingly rare in island motor sport.

ALL TO PLAY FOR IN MUD DOGS SAFARI CHAMPIONSHIP

There’s still all to play for in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2010 Mud Dogs Safari Championship, even for those crews who had a nightmare weekend on the recently-contested Shelbury Construction June Safari, the 54th running of the longest-established motor sport event in the Caribbean with a continuous history.

CLARKE MAKES HISTORY IN SHELBURY JUNE SAFARI

Navigator Wayne Clarke made history in the Shelbury Construction June Safari last weekend (June 26/27), when he became the first competitor to win the region’s oldest motor sport event with a continuous history for a fifth time. His third success with driver Chris Armstrong – they also won in 2000 and ’01 – came nearly 20 years after the first of his two victories as navigator to Don Hunte, in 1991 and ‘93.

EIGHT FORMER WINNERS FOR SHELBURY JUNE SAFARI

Eight former winners are among the 30 entries for the Shelbury Construction June Safari this weekend (June 26/27), the 54th running of the oldest motor sport event in the Caribbean with a continuous history . . . and recent weather patterns, with heavy rain, have created ideal conditions for the year’s most prestigious Safari.

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