Barbados Rally Carnival

[kentlayne]

hi guys i am from barbados.

hope u visitors have a great time.we have some good limeing spots down here in barbados.

the ship inn st lawrence gap and harbor lights baystreet are some great spots to chill before the action starts.hope u guys have a great time.

now the rally meeke won rallybarbados last year.but our guys went out and bought some mad cars roger skeete the 10 times winner of the event now steping up to a s12wrc.

meeke right now is the best 2wrd driver in the world in my book.

but it is going to be a close rally dont count out paul bourne other having won this rally twice and being only the 3rd person to win it more than once speaks alot.

 

[Burnz]

Flight booked, see you out there Burnz for some rallying and a lot of banter

I will be picking you up for sure!

Hope you have the camera ready!

 

[Graham]

hi guys i am from barbados.

hope u visitors have a great time.we have some good limeing spots down here in barbados.

the ship inn st lawrence gap and harbor lights baystreet are some great spots to chill before the action starts.hope u guys have a great time.

now the rally meeke won rallybarbados last year.but our guys went out and bought some mad cars roger skeete the 10 times winner of the event now steping up to a s12wrc.

meeke right now is the best 2wrd driver in the world in my book.

but it is going to be a close rally dont count out paul bourne other having won this rally twice and being only the 3rd person to win it more than once speaks alot.

it is going to be mega close at the top and phil collins' mk2 escort is a rapid also so i expect a top ten at least from him

many thanks for the good wishes and please make yourself known to us lot if you see us about (the pale white complexion wont be hard to miss in the tropical climate, hehe) and get a good bit of banter

I will be picking you up for sure!

Hope you have the camera ready!

Burnz I really appreciate the help all you rally nuts are giving me and the lift from the airport direct to the hill climb will be most welcomed believe me

I have just booked my flights to London and between college work, magazine work and best man duties at the mates wedding it's going to be one hell of a relief when i am sitting on the Virgin flight at 10am next Sunday

G

 

[kentlayne]

well it is going to be very hard.

they are nine wrc cars plus our group A champion neil armstrong bites at the heals of our wrc cars.he is fresh from a 17th place in the rallysunseeker his first event out side the carribbean. we have louds of tallent in the carribbean.so i think mr collins going to find it tought to get in the top 10 on the first day with out mouting probems of out front runners.

 

[kentlayne]

graham u can pm me. when u get it we can roll.

cool mate.i hope u guys enjoy your self.

we dont have much crime here the police are geting bored hardly any crook to run after.

 

[kentlayne]

by the way guys.

i am on a rallysite we interveiw overseas driver for rallybarbados.

bhpMotorsports.com we are to interveiw ryan champion tomorrow on the program

at 8pm carribbean time so if u guess what to join the program feel free.

 

[kentlayne]

graham this is my cell number 247 4651.

i dont live far from where u are staying.just 10mins away driving.

but it would be a pleasure to show u around.visitors cant get a nuff of barbados.

dont b to surpirse who u might see her tony blair alan sheer sir alex

 

[Graham]

Class battles promised in Sol Rally Barbados
Friday 15th May, 2009

Armstrong and Noel aim to keep the trophies at home

Since the organising Barbados Rally Club (BRC) published the provisional entry list for Sol Rally Barbados 2009 on Monday (May 11), the main focus on the popular internet chat rooms in the island and around the region has been on who will claim outright victory in the Caribbean's biggest annual international motor sport event.

There has been vigorous debate, much favouritism of particular drivers, and not a little nationalistic fervour, as Bajan fans look to their own to return the trophy to the island, after Kris Meeke last year became only the fourth overseas driver to win the BRC's blue riband event in its 19-year history.

But the story of Sol Rally Barbados (May 29-31) will run far deeper than that. In all, there could be as many as 13 'winners', as those contesting the various classifications vie not only for points in the Virgin Atlantic BRC Class Championship, but also - in most cases - to represent well for the 'home team'.

Those classified in Modified 8-WRC are the potential outright winners, but there is every reason to expect the front-runners in M8-A and Production 4 - in essence, European Group A and Group N - to be well into the top 10 in the final results.

The battle in M8-A will be one to watch: Group N winner (eighth overall) last year, Ryan Champion has acquired the Subaru Impreza 555 in which Pierro Liatti claimed six top seven World Championship finishes in 1996, now sponsored by Champions, Pirelli, MSR Motorsport and Axis Caribbean. The former Puma and Mitsubishi Evo Champion and co-driver Craig Thorley want another class win . . . but it won't be easy.

Leading the local defence are Neil Armstrong and Barry Ward (Simpson Motors/Hankook Tyres/Shell V-Power/Gunk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI) and Kirk Watkins/Ryan Corbin (Abacus Builders Inc/Hankook Evo V); these crews finished second and third last year, to five-time class-winner Roger Hill, who has moved up to M8-WRC.

Whether success for local ace Martin Atwell in the Rally cars for sale | race & racing cars for sale at Raced and Rallied Evo III he shares with Scottish owner (and Barbados regular) Graeme Finlayson counts as a home or away result is unclear; either way, he was fearsomely fast at night in Finlayson's previous, less-powerful, car last year. Britain's Tom Roberts (Playboy Entertainment/Autolink/VP Racing Evo VI) returns for a fourth visit, this time co-driven by Welshman Paul Rees, one of whose earlier visits to the island resulted in his marriage to local rally stalwart Biddy Barber's daughter, Aly, while locals Michael Worme/Brian Gibson move up from Group N in the Cot Media Group/Speedline Performance Auto/Dingolay/Details Car Valet Impreza Sti.

Production 4 has nine entries, led by 2005 winner Geoff Noel in the Globe Finance/DeWalt Tools/Essco/Sunbeach/Automotive Art Evo IX; despite finishing second to Champion last year, he and co-driver Kreigg Yearwood both look on it as one of their most challenging and enjoyable events, and will be keen to build on the experience.

The strongest threat will be Trinidad-based Jamaican John Powell (Intercontinental Shipping Evo IX); with fellow-Jamaican Michael March, he has twice finished second overall in Corolla World Cars and, although a bit rusty after missing much of the last two years, his attacking style will serve him well.

Dark horse may be British Rally Championship regular Rob Swann; after an impressive debut with Darren Garrod in an older N11 last year, he will aiming to at least keep his Revolution Competition Wheels/Escape Hotel Impreza N14 ahead of the similar car of Barbados-based Brit Harold Morley and experienced local co-driver Geoff Goddard.

The older Imprezas of Dean Serrao/Ryan Farmer (Amalgamated Security/Coconut Car Rentals/Lucky Games Inc N12) and David Williams, co-driven by Kris Yearwood in the Mix 96.9FM/Consolidated Finance/Warrens Motors/Dynamic Limo Services/Castrol WRX Sti, should not be too far behind, while newcomers Mark Antrobus and Rommell Coppin will be on a steep learning curve in the Speedline Performance Auto/Caribbean Alliance Insurance/Premier World Cargo/Precision Plumbing Services Sti.

The entry is completed by Scottish duo George Anderson and John Millar (George Anderson Building Contractors/Hutton Stone/J I Inglis Joinery Contractors/MVR/Border Ready Mix Concrete/lilmiss504 Evo VII), returning to the island for the first time since 2002, and locals Ryan Hutchinson/Andre Snobell (Toyota Celica GT4).

Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group. Marketing partners are Automotive Art, Banks, Digicel, McEnearney Quality, Red Bull and Simpson Motors; official partners are the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, Barbados Tourism Authority, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Geest Line, Stoute's Car Rental and Virgin Atlantic; associate sponsors are ARMAG, Caribbean Airlines, Crane & Equipments, Merville Lynch Productions, Little Switzerland and Shelbury Construction.

Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com

web site - Sol Rally Barbados Official Website |

 

[Graham]

Still chasing hat-trick on Sol Rally Barbados
Monday 18th May, 2009



Unlikely mix of Aston Martin, BMW and Mk II Escort

Local crowd favourite Jonathan Still is gunning for a hat-trick of wins in the island's SuperModified 11 category when Sol Rally Barbados 2009, the Caribbean's biggest annual international motor sport event, runs off on May 29-31 . . . but he faces the strongest field the class has ever attracted.

Co-driven in the Hitachi Power Tools/Ocean Spray/Philips Lighting/Crane & Equipments BMW M3 by Heath Hazell, 'Stillo' would also like to add a third consecutive top 10 finish to the list - they were eighth in 2007, 10th last year - but that looks set to be even more of a challenge than the class win.

Not only is SM11 currently the best-subscribed of the 13 classes, with 17 of the total of 90-plus entries, but quantity is matched by quality . . . and possibly the most unlikely mix of cars assembled for any international rally in the world this year: Still's M3 is one of seven BMWs on a list that ranges from Mk II Ford Escorts to what is believed to be the first Aston Martin ever to be seen the island.

Before considering overseas entries, however, Still needs to deal with his year-round nemesis, the Mazda 3 of Nick Gill and Sue Rogers; over the past couple of Barbados Rally Club (BRC) seasons, the nip and tuck battle between these two has made SM11 the most hotly-contested class, with Still leading the way two-one in local events this year.

And they have a strong new local challenger, in BRC Chairman Mark Hamilton, with a new engine in his PowerMaster Batteries/Automotive Art/MQI/Consolidated Finance Mark II Escort; he and co-driver Clive Howell were already something of a thorn in Still's side in the car's previous SM10 spec, so a three-way local contest is on the cards.

Of the overseas entries, three stand out: Stillo's good friend, Britain's Martin Stockdale, returns to compete in Barbados for the ninth time, hoping to maintain his remarkable record of returning to Nottinghamshire each year with a trophy. This year, he and co-driver Mark Swallow have a new Divi Southwinds Beach Resort/Drive-a-Matic Car Rentals-supported BMW M3 Compact to campaign and will enjoy putting behind them the memories of Sol RB08, when an injury to 'Mad-dale's hand suffered during an accident in service resulted in their early retirement.

The other potential class-winner from overs eas is Welsh rallying legend Phil Collins, co-driven in his Silverstone Tyres/Millington Engines/Great Stuff Caterers/Orchard Motorsport/Collins Engineering/Pontilas Developments MkII by Ireland's Derek Brannigan. Formerly a world-class works driver in the 1980s, Collins is best known in recent years for his prodigious speed on British tarmac events, his Escort frequently snapping at the heels of significantly more modern World Rally Cars.

And, while the car is unlikely to be in contention for class honours, the Famoss Ltd Aston Martin Rally GT of England's Chris Moss and Stuart Ulyatt will certainly attract attention, not least for the sound of its 4.3-litre V8 engine. The only right-hand-drive example of a limited run built by Prodrive, it turned many a head in the island's capital, Bridgetown, last Friday, when it was towed from the Port to secure storage on its trailer.

No fewer than three members of the Cumberbatch family are entered in BMWs - father St Elmo is co-driven in his Carib Supply/F Taylor Associates E36 by Colin Davis, now his former co-driver, son Owen, has his own Combo Auto Parts and Service M3 with co-driver Kelly-Ann Sandiford. Son Sammy is the most likely to show well, with Nicholas Yarde in the Williams Industries/Digicel/F Taylor Associates/Castrol M3.

A hat-trick of wins is possible in SuperModified 10, too, although for car, rather than driver. Dominant in M6 in recent years, Ian Warren (co-driven by brother Robert), is the new driver of the ex-Sean Gill Shell V-Power/Simpson Motors/Automotive Art Suzuki Swift; although short on seat time, 'Wee Wee' is well-placed to bring home a third win.

Based on the Automotive Art Shakedown Stages, where they beat Warren's stage times twice, Cliff Roett/Orry Hunte should present the strongest challenge, given reliability. Much work has been done on the Carters & Co/Nassco/Lucky Horseshoe/Roett's Garage/Castrol Toyota Starlet, and Roett elected to save the car and miss Sunday's (May 17) circuit race meeting at Bushy Park, despite being well-placed in his Group.

Both these classes are also long on entertainment: under that heading come Andrew Jones/Mark Thompson (Rexona V8/A P Jones Pharmacy/Southern Surf Hotel MkII) and Rhett and Logan Watson (The Unknown Entity/McEnearney Quality Inc/Toshiba/Office Solutions & Supplies/Corbs Workz Castrol MkI), who will have a new playmate, Ireland's Simon Michael in his www.clockworkorange.net / www.diamondfireworks.co.uk /Eddie Torrens Car Breakers/Eskylane Developments MkII (with local co-driver Jonathan Foster). Add in Ralph White and Joe Troulan (Island Safari/Drive-a-Matic/Going Places Travel/Barbados Villa Services Starlet) and fireworks will follow.

Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group. Marketing partners are Automotive Art, Banks, Digicel, McEnearney Quality, Red Bull and Simpson Motors; official partners are the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, Barbados Tourism Authority, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Geest Line, Stoute's Car Rental and Virgin Atlantic; associate sponsors are ARMAG, Caribbean Airlines, Crane & Equipments, Merville Lynch Productions, Little Switzerland, Redline Fuels and Shelbury Construction.

Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com

web site - Sol Rally Barbados Official Website |

 

[Graham]

Overseas competitors' cars come out of the port | Sol Rally Barbados Official Website

 

[kentlayne]

hi graham i understand alot of spectators are coming from NI can u gave me how many are in your group traveling with u.

the goverment of barbados helps out alot in our motorsport seeing it has a tourism product.

and graham dont forget the night spots i told u about harbour lights bay street. and the ship inn st lawrance gap.

harbor lights is owned and runned by a rally driver in barbados raymond gill he drives a bmw.

so hope u enjoy mate.

 

[Graham]

BIRD'S FOCUS FLIES IN FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS
Cars are the stars at Scrutineering on Friday

The most recent World Rally Car ever to arrive in the Caribbean touched down at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados shortly after 1.00pm today (May 20) in the cargo hold of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, which was also carrying a large contingent

of competitors and supporters heading for Sol Rally Barbados 2009, the Caribbean's biggest annual international motor sport event.
The 2007 SuperCasino.com/Kick Energy/Vent-Axia Ford Focus WRC of former motorcycle racer Paul Bird will be among the star attractions at pre-event Scrutineering, set to attract thousands of fans to the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium on the outskirts of the island's capital, Bridgetown, between 4.00pm and 8.00pm on Friday (May 22).

Reunited with Ian Windress, co-driver for his UK National Rally Championship title win in 2005, 'Birdy' finished second to Kris Meeke in Sol RB08 in a Subaru Impreza WRC S9; he then announced his decision to retire from competition, apart from running his PBM team, the official factory-backed Kawasaki outfit in the World Superbike Championship.
Bird has since re-launched his career, however, aiming for a second National title; shortly before the Championship's opening round, Rallye Sunseeker in February, he acquired the Focus from M-Sport - former drivers include Jari-Matti Latvala - which also meant his equipment now matched that of friend and arch-rival Steve Perez, whose own Focus 07 was formerly campaigned by Marcus Gronholm.

Following a bad start - both retired from Sunseeker - a stirring battle has raged: Bird finished third, second and first respectively in the next three rounds, with Perez three times in the top three. Both now trail multiple National Champion Marcus Dodd by just a few points . . . but miss the next event to compete in Sol RB09.

Bird's victory on the Manx Telecom Rally in early May came after the Geest Line had shipped the other European cars, hence the Focus airlift. Many had hoped Perez would do the same but, through his Kick Energy and Vodka Kick brands, he sponsors the popular annual Chatsworth Rally Show, now in June, making the timetable too tight.

Class action right through the field

While 'Birdy' will be aiming to finish in front of Meeke this year, there are many down the field, enjoying class battles just as tense. In SuperModified 9, there have been three different winners in as many years . . . and all are back, hoping for more success.

In local events, the winns have gone to last year's RB08 class-winner James Betts, now with co-driver Josh Delmas in the All Terrain Plus/Makita/Black Bess/Yamaha/Champion Auto/Quik Start Auto/Kendal Sporting Opel Corsa; in a class with a healthy mix of machinery, the challenge will come from '06 winners Josh Read/Mark Jordan (Automotive Art Toyota Starlet) and '07 victors, Jamaicans Tarik Minott and Peter Clarke, in the Royal Computers/Extreme Sports/Tropical Battery Suzuki Ignis JWRC.

Trinidad's Vishal Dhanraj and Richard Ramsingh appear in the Lucozade Energy/Lange Trinidad/The Dispensary/Automan/V3 Rally Team Toyota Starlet - David Williams finished class second in that car last year - after stepping down from four-wheel-drive.

Daryl Clarke and Russell Brancker (Area 5 Auto Works/Mom's Pasta Products Mitsubishi Mirage) could be in with a shout, along with Neil Corbin/Aaron Kirton (Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions Toyota Starlet), as would the 3W's/Flyin' Fish/Aqua Pur Toyota Starlets of Karl Waterman/Matthew Staffner, Stuart White/Jason O'Neil and Ryan Wood/Raymond Parris, if they didn't spend so much time deciding whether to go for times, entertain the crowd . . . or try for both!

Mixing it with the SM9 runners will be the fast men from Modified 7, won twice in the last three years (second in '07) by Adrian Linton (Ravensden/Morris Straker Construction/Garbage Gobbler/Crane & Equipments Vauxhall Astra GSi); reunited with brother Jonathan after wife Jackie sat in last year, Linton again starts as favourite, having been the consistent winner in local events.

There's a good selection of challengers: Jamaica's rapid Bobby Marshall (Motor Sales & Service/Singer/Tru-Juice/Ocean Spray/TGIF Mitsubishi Mirage) debuts in Barbados with local co-driver Dario Hoyte, the returning Norman Catwell has England's Stuart Leach alongside in the Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing Peugeot 205 GTi, while Freddie Gale/Kyle Proverbs (Gale's Hatcheries/Nassco/VP Racing/Workz Mechanical Services Toyota Corolla RunX) will want to improve on their hat-trick of class thirds since '06.

Aside from the brothers Linton, family connections include Catwell's son Kyle, co-driven in the Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI by Justin Harrison (son of island motor sport stalwart 'Tiny' Harrison), and married couples Ron and Giselle Layne (SDRR/Pavements & Foundations/L & N Workshop/Auto Solutions Nissan Sunny) and England's Cheryl and Barry Spencer (Eden Vauxhall/Creative Space Solutions/Old Castle B & B/ABS Embroidery Vauxhall Astra GSi), Cheryl the event's only female driver.

Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group. Marketing partners are Automotive Art, Banks, Digicel, McEnearney Quality, Red Bull and Simpson Motors; official partners are the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, Barbados Tourism Authority, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Geest Line, Stoute's Car Rental and Virgin Atlantic; associate sponsors are ARMAG, Caribbean Airlines, Crane & Equipments, Merville Lynch Productions, Little Switzerland, Redline Fuels and Shelbury Construction.

Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web site - Sol Rally Barbados Official Website |

 

[Burnz]

I text you tonight Graham!!

You like you sleeping

 

[Burnz]

LIVE COVERAGE AT SHELL V-POWER KING OF THE HILL
Maximum attack as 88 enter final shakedown

The Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) final shakedown before the Caribbean's biggest annual motor sport event, Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31), looks set to offer the island's thousands of motor sport fans a spectacle nearly as good as the 'main event', with live coverage all day on the Giant Daylight Screen.

The final running order for Sunday's (May 24) Shell V-Power King of the Hill, issued in advance of Scrutineering at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium today (May 22), lists 88 entries, nearly 20 more than last year. Cars will run in reverse order of seeding, from Production 2 up to Modified 8-WRC, while the addition of some exhibition runs promises a day to remember.

Shell V-Power King of the Hill is important in more ways than one: it is a points-scoring round of the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver's and Class Championships, provides overseas competitors with a chance to shakedown their cars before the following weekend, and the results are key to the seeding process for Sol RB09 . . . so everyone will be in maximum attack mode.

As an additional attraction, Barry Mayers will treat fans to their first sight of his new mid-engined Simpson Motors/Shell V-Power/Chefette/Illusion Graphics/Ignition Plus Suzuki SX4 race car being driven in anger; he will run, untimed, as one of a number of Zero cars, which will also include the striking reincarnation of Neil Armstrong's Toyota Starlet, the 'Pitbullet', sponsored by energy drink Pit Bull. An invitation has also been extended to Roger Mayers and the Ford Focus WRC in which he won Rally Barbados in 2005, before it was converted to a circuit racer.

And that isn't all that spectators have to look forward to:

+ Merville Lynch Productions will broadcast live coverage on the Giant Daylight Screen of nearly every inch of the action on the three-kilometre stage, from five camera positions

+ live commentary will keep fans up to speed with the latest times
+ nearly 90 cars, contesting one practice and three official timed runs, means something around 360 attacks on the popular St Philip venue

+ the fastest 10 after the first official timed run will be re-seeded in reverse order, then run at the end of the field, building to an explosive climax to an action-packed day

Quality action all through the Sol RB09 field

Although the lower-capacity classes in the Sol RB09 field are now less well-supported, there is still quality action. In Modified 6, with two wins to one this year in local events, Edward Corbin is currently ahead, co-driven by Rodney Clarke in the Automotive Art/Klark-Odio/Corbins Garage/JVM Signage Daihatsu Charmant.

Whether a last-minute change of co-driver to Shane Emtage will affect the result for the year's other winner, Danny Williams (Chris's Workshop/Sunbury Plantation House/Barbados Paragliding Association Ford Fiesta) remains to be seen, but both these crews will need to watch out for Jamal Brathwaite/Talia Mapp (AM Electrical Solutions/Arthur Construction/Arthur Lifting and Freighting/Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing/D2 Racing Suspension Mitsubishi Mirage) and Shareef Walcott/Juan Watts (Melwani's/Auto Solutions/Spoons Custom Brokers & Trucking/Klark-Odio/SMS Management Toyota Corolla).

Circuit racing fans will certainly be checking the progress of former triple karting Champion Nigel Reece, co-driven by cousin Jonathan Reece, himself a respected surfer, in the Subzero Services/TGM Air Conditioners/Trident International Corporation/Ullyett's Machine Shop Service/Structural Systems/Preconco Datsun 120Y,.

Despite just four entries, M5 offers a great mix, including two overseas crews, one visiting for the first time. In local events, newcomers Sean and Adam Cox (Simpson Motors Suzuki Swift) have impressed with their solid approach, but they will find Sol RB09 more challenging. The clever money has to be on Scotland's Kenny Hall, with Dutch co-driver Fenny Wesselink - he's won twice before in the Suzuki-engined Halltune Garage Opel Corsa - although Irish crew Glenn Campbell and Anthony Concannon might spring a surprise in their Burn Road Trade Sales/Campbell Motorsport Electrics/Motorcare/Agnew Recovery/TorqueTronix Nissan Micra.

Sol Rally Barbados 2009 (May 29-31) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 24) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group. Marketing partners are Automotive Art, Banks, Digicel, McEnearney Quality, Red Bull and Simpson Motors; official partners are the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, Barbados Tourism Authority, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Geest Line, Stoute's Car Rental and Virgin Atlantic; associate sponsors are ARMAG, Caribbean Airlines, Crane & Equipments, Merville Lynch Productions, Little Switzerland, Redline Fuels and Shelbury Construction.

Media enquiries: e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web site - Sol Rally Barbados Official Website |

Sol-RB09-31a: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 22, 2009



SHELL V-POWER KING OF THE HILL
Running order

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown):
ENG - England; IRL - The Republic of Ireland; JAM - Jamaica; NED - The Netherlands; NIR - Northern Ireland; SCO - Scotland; TDAD - Trinidad & Tobago; WAL - Wales

1 Rhett Watson (SM10 The Unknown Entity/MQI Collision Repair Centre/Toshiba/Office Solutions & Supplies/Corbz Workz/Castrol Ford Escort MkI)
2 Fabien Clarke (P2 Barbados Business Listings/RCA Tours/Bovell Auto Repair Suzuki Ignis Sport)
3 Sean T Field (P3 AM Realty/Ackee Tree/Field Insurance Brokers/Landscapes in Harmony Peugeot 306)
4 Cheryl Spencer - ENG (P3 Eden Vauxhall/Creative Space Solutions/Old Castle B & B/ABS Embroidery Vauxhall Astra GSi)
5 Ding Boston - ENG (Hist Oxford Universities Motorsport Foundation/Phillips Tyres/Virgin Atlantic/Toyo/Recaro/Powervamp Racing/MASS Engines Riley 1.5)
6 Dave Sealy (M5 Lunatics Inc/G & G Sales & Service Inc/LG Trading/Barbados Muffler Centre/Appleby Filling Station/ACT Sand Blasting/Techno Toy Tuning/Fast Lane Model Car Racing Toyota Starlet)
7 Sean Cox (M5 Simpson Motors Suzuki Swift)
8 Kenny Hall - SCO (M5 Halltune Garage Opel Corsa)
9 Glenn Campbell - NIR (M5 Burn Road Trade Sales/Campbell Motorsport Electrics/Motorcare/Agnew Recovery/TorqueTronix Nissan Micra)
10 Andy Carter - ENG (tba)
11 Carlos Edwards (M6 Global Business Centre Toyota Starlet)
12 Wayne Archer (M6 Daihatsu Charmant)
14 Nigel Reece (M6 Subzero Services/TGM Air Conditioners/Trident International Corporation/Ullyett's Machine Shop Service/Structural Systems/Preconco Datsun 120Y)
15 Danny Williams (M6 Chris's Workshop/Sunbury Plantation House/Barbados Paragliding Association Ford Fiesta)
16 Shareef Walcott (M6 Melwani's/Auto Solutions/Spoons Custom Brokers & Trucking/Klark-Odio/SMS Management Toyota Corolla)
17 Jamal Brathwaite (M6 AM Electrical Solutions/Arthur Construction/Arthur Lifting and Freighting/Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing/D2 Racing Suspension Mitsubishi Mirage)
18 Edward Corbin (M6 Automotive Art/Klark-Odio/Corbins Garage/JVM Signage Daihatsu Charmant)
19 Ron Layne (M7 SDRR/Pavements & Foundations/L & N Workshop/Auto Solutions Nissan Sunny)
20 Ron Greaves (M7 Chicken Pen Racing/Ellesmere Quarries/Dreamworks/McCarthy's Garage Honda Civic)
21 David Brewster (M7 SRG Engineering/Castrol Peugeot 205GTi)
22 John Corbin (M7 Corbins Garage/Klark-Odio/Automotive Art Toyota Corolla)
23 Freddie Gale (M7 Gale's Hatcheries/Nassco/VP Racing/Workz Mechanical Services Toyota Corolla RunX)
24 Kyle Catwell (M7 Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI)
25 Adrian Linton (M7 Ravensden/Morris Straker Construction/Garbage Gobbler/Crane & Equipments Vauxhall Astra GSi)
26 Karl Waterman (SM9 3W's/Flyin' Fish/Aqua Pur Toyota Starlet)
27 George Gabriel (SM9 my11plus.com/El Tigre Catamaran Cruises/Dreamworks Toyota Starlet)
28 Allan Maynard (SM9 Gliptone/Johnsons/El Tigre Catamaran Cruises/Marshal Trading/Lubriguard/SDRR/Woodworks Toyota Starlet)
29 Winston Thompson (SM9 Chicken Pen Racing Team/SDRR Toyota Starlet)
30 Stuart White (SM9 3W's/Flyin' Fish/Aqua Pur Toyota Starlet)
31 Jeremy Gonsalves (SM9 Makita/All Terrain Plus/Cellate Caribbean/Star Products/Champion Auto/Kendal Sporting Suzuki Swift GTi)
32 Ryan Wood (SM9 3W's/Flyin' Fish/Aqua Pur Toyota Starlet)
33 Simon Gillmore (SM9 Lucozade Energy/Lange Trinidad/The Dispensary/Automan/V3 Rally Team Toyota Starlet)
34 Neil Corbin (SM9 Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions Toyota Starlet)
35 Daryl Clarke (SM9 Area 5 Auto Works/Mom's Pasta Products Mitsubishi Mirage)
36 Josh Read (SM9 Automotive Art Toyota Starlet)
37 James Betts (SM9 All Terrain Plus/Cellate Caribbean/Makita/Black Bess/Yamaha/Champion Auto/Quik Start Auto/Kendal Sporting Opel Corsa)
38 Tarik Minott - JAM (SM9 Royal Computers/Extreme Sports/Tropical Battery Suzuki Ignis JWRC)
39 Martin Atwell (M8-A Rally cars for sale | race & racing cars for sale at Raced and Rallied Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III RS)
40 Eric Allamby (SM10 Shelbury Construction/Container Services/Castrol/ACT Sandblasting Mitsubishi Lancer)
41 Ralph White (SM10 Island Safari/Drive-a-Matic/Going Places Travel/Barbados Villa Services Toyota Starlet)
42 Logan Watson (SM10 The Unknown Entity/MQI Collision Repair Centre/Toshiba/Office Solutions & Supplies/Corbz Workz/Castrol Ford Escort MkI)
43 Wayne King (SM10 New Tech Peugeot 306)
44 Simon Michael - NIR (SM10 www.clockworkorange.net/www.diamondfireworks.co.uk/Eddie Torrens Car Breakers/Eskylane Developments Ford Escort MkII)
45 Cliff Roett (SM10 Carters & Co/Nassco/Lucky Horseshoe/Roett's Garage/Castrol Toyota Starlet)
46 Ian Warren (SM10 Shell V-Power/Simpson Motors/Automotive Art Suzuki Swift)
47 Norman Catwell (GpB Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing Peugeot 205 GTi)
48 Greg Cozier (GpB Mahindra Lotus Elise)
49 Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG (GpB Earl's Performance Hoses Ford Puma)
50 Frans Verbaas - NED (GpB Verbaas Preparations/Koni/Team Dynamics Wheels Austin Mini Cooper)
51 Paul Inniss (SM11 246 Tuning/King Kuts Barber Shop/K Woods Boutique/Illusion Graphics/Char Nails Boutique/Hincksons Toyota Starlet Turbo)
52 Duane Johnson (SM11 G & G Sales & Service/De Auto Spot/Rezults Auto Shop/AS Auto Stop/SBI Distribution/LG Trading/Lunatics Inc Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo)
53 Justin Campbell (SM11 Area 5 Auto Works/Cumberbatch Nurseries/Target Studio BMW M3)
54 Calvin Briggs (SM11 Ford Escort MkII)
55 Raymond Gill (SM11 BMW M3)
56 Andrew Jones (SM11 Rexona V8/A P Jones Pharmacy/Southern Surf Hotel Ford Escort MkII)
57 Owen Cumberbatch (SM11 Combo Auto Parts and Service BMW M3)
58 St Elmo Cumberbatch (SM11 Carib Supply/F Taylor Associates BMW E36)
59 Mark Hamilton (SM11 PowerMaster Batteries/Automotive Art/MQI/Consolidated Finance Ford Escort MkII)
60 Sammy Cumberbatch (SM11 Williams Industries/Digicel/F Taylor Associates/Castrol BMW M3)
61 Martin Stockdale - ENG (SM11 Divi Southwinds Beach Resort/Drive-a-Matic Car Rentals BMW M3 Compact)
62 Jonathan Still (SM11 Hitachi Power Tools/Ocean Spray/Philips Lighting/Crane & Equipments BMW M3)
63 Nick Gill (SM11 Mazda 3)
64 Phil Collins - WAL (SM11 Silverstone Tyres/Millington Engines/Great Stuff Caterers/Orchard Motorsport/Collins Engineering/Pontilas Developments Escort MkII)
65 Chris Moss - ENG (SM11 FAMOSS Ltd Aston Martin Rally GT)
66 Ryan Hutchinson (P4 Toyota Celica GT4)
67 Mark Antrobus (P4 Speedline Performance Auto/Caribbean Alliance Insurance/Premier World Cargo/Precision Plumbing Services Subaru Impreza STi)
68 Dean Serrao (P4 Amalgamated Security/Coconut Car Rentals/Lucky Games Inc Subaru Impreza N12)
69 David Williams (P4 Mix 96.9FM/Consolidated Finance/Warrens Motors/Dynamic Limo Services/Castrol Subaru Impreza WRX STi)
70 Harold Morley - ENG (P4 Subaru Impreza N14)
71 George Anderson - SCO (P4 George Anderson Building Contractors/Hutton Stone/J I Inglis Joinery Contractors/MVR/Border Ready Mix Concrete/lilmiss504 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII)
72 Geoff Noel (P4 Globe Finance/DeWalt Tools/Essco/Sunbeach/Automotive Art Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
73 Rob Swann - ENG (P4 Revolution Competition Wheels/Escape Hotel Subaru Impreza N14)
74 John Powell - TDAD (P4 Intercontinental Shipping Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
75 Michael Worme (M8-A Cot Media Group/Speedline Performance Auto/Dingolay/Details Car Valet Subaru Impreza STi)
76 Kirk Watkins (M8-A Abacus Builders Inc/Hankook Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V)
77 Neil Armstrong (M8-A Simpson Motors/Hankook/Shell V-Power/Gunk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
78 Graeme Finlayson - SCO (M8-A Rally cars for sale | race & racing cars for sale at Raced and Rallied Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III RS)
79 Ryan Champion - ENG (M8-A Champions/Pirelli/MSR Motorsport/Axis Caribbean Subaru Impreza 555)
80 Brett Clarke (M8-WRC Simpson Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
81 Barry Gale (M8-WRC Autolink/VP Racing/Bella Beauty Supply/Pro Pac Dog Food Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI)
82 Jeffrey Panton - JAM (M8-WRC Automotive Art/Bearings and Seals/Jamaica Freight and Shipping/Seaboard/Castrol/Active Traders/Automoto Ford Focus WRC)
83 Roger Hill (M8- WRC Esso/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Corolla WRC)
84 Steve Perez - ENG (M8-WRC Kick Energy Drink/VK Vodka Kick Ford Focus WRC05)
85 Kevin Procter - ENG (M8-WRC Procters Coaches Subaru Impreza WRC S7)
86 Paul Bourne (M8-WRC Banks/LIME/Virgin Atlantic Subaru Impreza WRC S9)
87 Trevor Manning (M8-WRC All Terrain Plus/Cellate Caribbean/Garbage Master/Bess Block Ford Escort WRC)
88 Roger Skeete (M8-WRC Michelin/Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre/Warrens Motors Subaru Impreza WRC S12)
89 Kris Meeke - NIR (M8-WRC Digicel/Red Bull/ARMAG Subaru Impreza WRC S9)

 

[Burnz]

 

[Graham]

well folks what can i say but FOOK ITS WARM

after 2 flight delays and a 3 hour bus run with little sleep in the last few days i arrived in Bridgetown last night and huge thanks to Burns (Kris) for lifting me

he took me straight to the cricket club where the hill climb service area had been that day and i was greeted by a few of the local drivers with beers, then got chatting to meeke and nagle who had a terrible day w ith clutch problems but insisted that i joined them and the rest of the irish crews on a cruise today with food and drink so just typing this in before i head to get sunburnt lol

burnz has a few interesting photo's from last night with us lot drinking in the garage where the cars are getting worked on, seems all the english and irish cars are getting stored in that one so i was sitting in a few WRC Focus' so Kris will upload them soon for a giggle

will update you all soon enough

 

[Graham]

Simon Micheal's Mk2 Ecsort in scrutiny, powered by the local lagar which is yummy

 

[Cess]

Brilliant!

Heading out on the lash with Meeke and Nagle? That will be the last we'll hear of you for two weeks!!!

 

[J8MCG]

haha.. good lad!!!

Make sure and get plenty of sun cream on the top of that head !!

 

[Jo-Jo]

well folks what can i say but FOOK ITS WARM

after 2 flight delays and a 3 hour bus run with little sleep in the last few days i arrived in Bridgetown last night and huge thanks to Burns (Kris) for lifting me

Wahooo!!! you arrived. I'm glad u got there in the end. the texts went quiet so i had asumed you had either got your flight or had thrown urself infront of a plane in pure furstration at the delay!!

Enjoy! -keep the updates coming.

 

[C14IRE]

I HATE YOU!! lol

Have a good time

 

[Graham]

Brilliant!

Heading out on the lash with Meeke and Nagle? That will be the last we'll hear of you for two weeks!!!

nagles words to me last night were "you've never been here before i'll say my prayers now"

just back from a cruise with a full load of the british and irish drivers etc, 40USD for it, drink as much as ya can, i think we are all in profit HAHA

haha.. good lad!!!

Make sure and get plenty of sun cream on the top of that head !!

oh yesh

Wahooo!!! you arrived. I'm glad u got there in the end. the texts went quiet so i had asumed you had either got your flight or had thrown urself infront of a plane in pure furstration at the delay!!

Enjoy! -keep the updates coming.

i'll try

I HATE YOU!! lol

Have a good time

cheers C there will be plenty of pictures lol

 

[Graham]

some pictures courtesy of Burnz when we arrived at the wee private service / storage area that all the UK cars are in

Simon Michael who has a Mk2 Escort out

burnz aka Kris

local Mountune eqipped mk2

ex Mcrae Focus

Simon's Mk2

 

[Cooper]

Awesome Graham, keep us informed... but not too much now, we're all jealous enough as it is

 

[Graham]

it's pretty dam unreal like