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Having claimed a debut victory in First Citizens King of the Hill last Sunday, New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are top seeds for the 33rd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event. Published by the BRC at last evening’s (Wednesday) Briefing Meeting at Mahogany Ridge, St Thomas, the entry list of 84 cars for this weekend’s Sol Rally Barbados 2023 includes drivers and co-drivers from 13 countries.

National and international champions from circuit racing, rallying and rallycross from Barbados, the wider Caribbean and further afield are gathering for the highlight of the Barbados Motoring Federation’s (BMF) 2023 R5 Rally Championship presented by First Citizens. Cars from overseas were off-loaded from containers at Bushy Park Barbados on Wednesday to await the arrival of their crews for First Citizens King of the Hill (June 4) and Sol Rally Barbados 2023 (June 9-11).

Top Two-Wheel-Drive in Sol Rally Barbados is an accolade fought over with as much commitment and determination as overall victory and means every bit as much to the protagonists as well. Just ask Justin Campbell, 14th overall and top 2wd in Sol RB22 in his BMW M3 with co-driver Ayrton Bannister, who said afterwards: “It was the closest feeling I think I could get to winning Sol Rally Barbados.”

Programme of key events