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EIGHT FORMER WINNERS FOR SHELBURY JUNE SAFARI
Mud, mud and more mud!

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.
The third round of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship will start from Maynards Plantation, St Peter, at 3.01pm on Saturday; the dinner stop is slated for approximately 8.00pm at Andrews Factory, St Joseph, with a further rest stop in Maynards, St Peter at around 2.00am. The finish will be at roughly 7.00am on Sunday at Mahogany Ridge, Plum Tree Hill, St Thomas, where breakfast will be available.
Last year’s winners Darrin White and Robert Warren (Lucky Locks/Rockstar Nissan Frontier) – also the reigning Mud Dogs Champion Driver and Navigator – will face a tough challenge, with 17 Pro class crews among the entry; these are headed by the 2005 Champions, Neil Barnard and Barry Gale (Huzier/Mahindra Motorsports/redlinefuels.com Mahindra Pik-Up), who won ‘The June’ in 2008.
While White’s victory last year was his first, navigator Warren was claiming his second, having previously won with brother Ian in 2002. Barnard’s victory created an even more significant slice of island motor sport history, as he became the first third-generation winner, joining father David, and grandfather, Trevor Gale, on ‘The June’s’ roll of honour.
The most successful crew entered in terms of ‘The June’ is that of Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux); as well as winning the event twice together (2000 & ‘01), Clarke had already claimed two earlier wins, as navigator to Don Hunte (1991 & ’93); Armstrong is also once again the sponsor of the June Safari.
The list of former winners is completed by Leslie Alleyne and John Sealy, who share the rare distinction – along with David Barnard, Derek Gill and Bill Mallalieu – of having won the event as both navigator and driver; Alleyne navigated for brother-in-law Geoff Noel in 1996, then drove to victory with wife Annalee in 2003 & ’06, while Sealy won as navigator in 1967 and driver in 1978. This year, Alleyne navigates with surprise entry Trevor Manning, while Sealy will have Melissa Hutchinson as navigator.
The Shelbury Construction June Safari has been set by Ryan Corbin and Dustin Edwards, joint leaders respectively of the Navigator and Driver standings in the Mud Dogs Championship, and Derek Edwards/Damien Brooker, who currently lie fourth . . . with some help from David Edwards, who won ‘The June’ three times in eight years between 1981 and ’88 as navigator to Roger Manning.
With the points so close at the top of the table, this weekend’s event could prove crucial in the 2010 Championship.
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ALL SQUARE AFTER CHEFETTE APRIL SAFARI
Gale and Barnard win challenging event

Victory for Barry Gale and Neil Barnard (Huzier/Mahindra Motorsports/redlinefuels.com Mahindra Pick-Up) in last Saturday’s (April 17) Chefette April Safari not only marked the first triumph for the Mahindra brand in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Safari Championship but also indicated how close the 2010 season is set to be.
They incurred a total of 655 penalties, compared with the 836 of second-placed Dustin Edwards and Ryan Corbin (Blockman/SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares/Crane & Equipment/Corbin’s Catering Services Toyota Hilux); this was the reverse of the result in the ARMAG March Safari and leaves them tied on points, Gale and Edwards jointly leading the Drivers Championship, Barnard and Corbin the Navigator standings.
Justin Cuke and Jeremy Croney (Suzuki Samurai) came an impressive third, after placing second to Gale and Barnard on route one, which Barnard cited as a key factor in their victory: “The entire rally got lost in the first half-hour; a whole series of instructions left competitors scratching their heads seconds after the start at Chefette Six Roads.”
Gale and Barnard, the 2005 Champions, are seasoned competitors, trusting their instincts, an approach which has served them well. Their first-route total of 127 penalties was testament to that; Cuke and Croney, on their first outing for the season, had 195, with Chris Armstrong/Wayne Clarke (Suzuki Samurai) third on 221 – Armstrong and Clarke had a rough time on route two, however, slipping to ninth. Read the rest of this entry »

FEAST OF ACTION AT CHEFETTE APRIL SAFARI
Reigning Champions make seasonal debut

Organisers of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship are promising a real feast of action for competitors and spectators alike when the second event in the calendar, the Chefette April Safari, runs off on Saturday (April 17).
Nearly 30 crews are entered, including reigning Champion Driver and Navigator Darrin White and Robert Warren (Flyin’ Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier), who were absent as competitors from the championship’s opening round, the ARMAG March Safari, as they had been the route-setters.
A day of tough competition is in prospect, as White and Warren will face every crew that finished in the top 10 in March, the only minor change to that line-up being in the Pitbull Energy Drink/ACE Engineering Land Rover Discovery of highest-placed Novice Driver Ben Norris, who lies sixth in the overall standings; he will have Darnley Rayside as Navigator, in the absence of Rhett Watson.
The event will run between three of the sponsor’s most popular outlets, starting at Chefette Six Roads at 2.01pm; during the Briefing Meeting last night (Tuesday), it was confirmed that there will be a driver challenge by the old satellite station in Bath, St John, roughly two hours into the first route at around 4.00pm. Read the rest of this entry »

Encouraged by the recent change in the weather, competitors in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship are looking forward to their second event, the Chefette April Safari, slated for Saturday, April 17.
The event will run between three of the sponsor’s most popular outlets, starting at Chefette Six Roads at 2.01pm; the stop over at approximately 6.30pm will be at Chefette Charles Rowe Bridge – competitors will enjoy dinner compliments of the sponsor – while the finish around five hours later will be at Chefette Warrens.
The first route has been set by Robin Hinds and Colin Goodman, the second by Chris O’Neal and Leslie Alleyne. BRC Mud Dogs Chairman Alleyne noted: “In terms of navigation, it works out at around 85 per cent tulip and around 15 per cent BRC. The route-setters will be re-checking each other’s route, and we are very excited about the routes. I can promise that the Chefette Safari will be a battle to the end.
“And I must also say a big thank-you to Chefette for the enthusiastic way they have come on board as sponsor, also providing dinner at the stop over. Competitors are going to need all their energy for this event, and a hearty meal will certainly help.
“Finally, there will be driver challenges as well. We have found some mud, so we will get our competitors dirty at least twice!” Read the rest of this entry »

ACTION-PACKED START TO MOTOR SPORT SEASON
Barbados Rally Club confirms 2010 calendar

Motor sport fans starved of action for the past three months do not have much longer to wait: the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2010 season starts with a packed programme of three events on consecutive weekends, starting with the Spring Gravel Sprint on Saturday, February 26.
The Club, which held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday (February 16), has confirmed its programme for 2010, which includes a number of subtle changes from recent years. The three primary championships remain the same, however – the Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver’s Championship, the Virgin Atlantic BRC Class Championship and the BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship.
The weekend after the Spring Gravel Sprint, the Mud Dogs season starts with the March Safari (Saturday, March 6), with the third round of the Driver’s and Class Championship the following Sunday (March 13).
As in 2009, the Driver’s Championship will be based on overall results in the 10 qualifying rounds; the Class Championship will be based on class results, with individual Class Champions and an Overall Class Champion; for the Mud Dogs, there will again be Safari Champion Navigator, Safari Champion Driver and MudFest Champion Driver titles, with the number of Safaris increased to five, drivers counting their best four scores toward their year-end total. Read the rest of this entry »

Marshals among 70 awardees at Annual Prize giving

More than 70 members of the island’s motor sport fraternity were honoured on Friday evening (November 20) at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Annual Prize-giving; the awards included 14 return tickets to the UK, presented by Rachel Pilgrim, marketing manager of Virgin Atlantic, title sponsor of the BRC Driver’s and Class Championships.
Among the evening’s awardees were marshals, whose voluntary contribution to the sport was lauded in addresses by Club Chairman Mark Hamilton and Mud Dogs Chairman Leslie Alleyne. The contribution of long-standing marshals Paul Bourne, Michael Broomes, David Carter and Lynne Croney was acknowledged with trophies donated by Marshall Trading, while another eight volunteers were rewarded in outstanding and rookie marshal categories.
Paul Bourne and Stuart Maloney were crowned Virgin Atlantic BRC Driver’s Champions, while Geoff Noel and Kreigg Yearwood collected the awards as Overall Class Champions. In the Mud Dogs Safari Championship, Robert Warren claimed the Sextant Challenge Trophy as Champion Navigator, Darrin White collected the Peter Farmer Memorial Trophy as Champion Driver, while the Mud Dogs MudFest Champion was Tfphill Juman.
Included in the Prizegiving for the first time was recognition of the increasingly popular grass roots discipline of Autocross, which has been attracting newcomers to motor sport – John Marshal was rewarded as highest points-scorer in the four events.
More than 300 competitors, marshals, media and their families attended the occasion, which was held at Balls Plantation, Christ Church; the evening’s entertainment also included a showing of the Sol Rally Barbados 2009 programme filmed by British production house Acceleration TV, which is being broadcast 20 times to more than 16 million homes in 40 countries across Europe on satellite station Motors TV throughout November.

Barbados Rally Club Annual Awards 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
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WARREN AND WHITE ARE 2009 MUD DOGS CHAMPIONS
Edwards and Corbin win Nassco November Safari for Toyota

Former Novice Champions Dustin Edwards and Ryan Corbin ended their Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship season on a high, winning the Nassco November Safari on Sunday (November 15) . . . and they brought a smile to the sponsor’s face as well, as they won in their Blockman/SDRR Hydraulics/Crane & Equipments Toyota Hilux!
Meanwhile, despite their lowest finish of the year – fifth place following three previous top three results – Darrin White and Robert Warren (Flyin’ Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier) did enough to carry off the 2009 Driver and Navigator Championships.
The winners accrued 262 penalties and were the only crew to figure in the top six on both routes, third in the morning, fourth in the afternoon; their winning margin was just 32 penalty points, from Audley and Jeremy Croney, claiming their best result of the season in the JCB Excavators Suzuki Samurai, with Leslie and Anna-Lee Alleyne (Autozone Inc Mitsubishi Pajero) third, another 10 points behind, Anna-Lee collecting the award as highest-placed female.
Adrian Sinckler and Andre Murrell (Suzuki Samurai) were not only the leaders of the Novice Category after route one, but the event overall! With just 24 penalty points, they were more than 100 ahead of Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker’s Building Toyota Hilux) and Edwards/Corbin.
While they held on to their advantage among the novices in the afternoon and collected the trophies donated by Richard Daniel of Neptune Tours, along with a hat and mug from Nassco, they slipped down the overall order. Novice trophies were also presented to runners-up Matthew Durrant/Renne Mings (Tint Black Foot Flat Land Rover Defender) and third-placed David Brewster/Winston Drakes (Marks Auto Parts/Champion Auto Wrecker Service Suzuki Samurai).
The route was set by 2005 Champion Navigator and Driver Neil Barnard and Barry Gale, whom Mud Dogs Chairman Leslie Alleyne thanked for their work: “It really was a fabulous event and a great way to end the year. We went on some roads that I had never been on in my life. It was clear that Barry and Neil had put a lot of time into this one, because the tricks and the layout of controls were very cleverly orchestrated.”
The Prizegiving was held last night (Tuesday) at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association Club House, where Nassco’s Neil Corbin presented awards: the winning crew took home $500 in credit at Nassco, with $300 and $200 for second and third.
Alleyne added: “The atmosphere last night was great and people stayed around a long time, chatting about the year and reliving memories of the previous events. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors for the year, our marshals and all of the competitors for making the 2009 season the success that it was.”
As Alleyne and wife Anna-Lee had been competing only for fun, they handed their $200 third prize to Simon Parravicino and Michael Jones (Toyota Hilux); although complete novices, they had showed great enthusiasm and finished 11th of the 22 crews on route two. They also won the Encouragement Award, donated by Biddy Barber, and a hat and mug from Nassco.
The Mud Dogs will join other members of the Barbados Rally Club for the Annual Prizegiving on Friday (November 20), where the year-end awards will be presented.

Nassco November Safari – November 15
Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, round 4
Results
1st Dustin Edwards/Ryan Corbin (Blockman/SDRR Hydraulics/Crane & Equipments Toyota Hilux), 262 penalties
2nd Audley Croney/Jeremy Croney (JCB Excavators Suzuki Samurai), 294pens
3rd Leslie Alleyne/Anna-Lee Alleyne (Autozone Inc Mitsubishi Pajero), 304pens
4th Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker’s Building Toyota Hilux), 338pens
5th Darrin White/Robert Warren (Flyin’ Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier), 413pens
6th Biddy Barber/Chris O’Neal (Aqua Pur/Castrol/Visitor’s Information Daihatsu Feroza), 437pens
7th Damian Brooker/Derek Edwards (Joe Brooker’s Building/SDRR Hydraulics Toyota Hilux), 450pens
8th Sean Dowding/Kirk Watkins (Axis Inc/Vesta Ltd Isuzu D-Max), 557pens
9th Edson Arthur/Renata Roett (Toyota Hilux), 568pens
10th Michael Ward/Willie Hinds (EZ Sign Stop Suzuki Samurai), 617pens
etc
Novice Category
1st Adrian Sinckler/Andre Murrell (Suzuki Samurai), 682pens – 12th o/a
2nd Matthew Durrant/Renne Mings (Tint Black Foot Flat Land Rover Defender), 1306pens – 16th o/a
3rd David Brewster/Winston Drakes (Marks Auto Parts/Champion Auto Wrecker Service Suzuki Samurai), 1467pens – 18th o/a
etc
Route 1
1st Sinckler/Murrell, 24pens; 2nd Brooker/Dear, 135pens; 3rd Edwards/Corbin, 187pens; etc
Route 2
1st equal Alleyne/Alleyne and Barber/Gollop, 0pens; 3rd Croney/Croney, 50pens; etc

2009 BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship
Positions after final round – Navigators:
1st Robert Warren, 226 points
2nd Stephen Dear, 218pts
3rd Wayne Clarke, 200pts
4th Kirk Watkins, 190pts
5th Derek Edwards, 178pts
6th Willie Hinds, 176pts
7th Neil Barnard, 168pts
8th Tricia King, 162pts
9th Ryan Corbin, 148pts
10th Tiffany Marshall, 140pts
etc
Novice Category:
1st Andre Murrell, 132pts – 11th o/a
2nd Winston Drakes, 82pts – 16th o/a
3rd Gary Mendes, 70pts – 17th o/a
etc
Drivers:
1st Darrin White, 226 points
2nd Dominic Brooker, 218pts
3rd Chris Armstrong, 200pts
* 4th Sean Dowding, 190pts
* 5th Paul Marshall, 190pts
6th Damian Brooker, 178pts
7th Michael Ward, 176pts
8th Audley Croney, 170pts
9th Barry Gale, 168pts
10th Kirk King, 162pts
etc
* tie decided on lower number of penalties on the events common to both drivers
Novice Category:
1st Adrian Sinckler, 132pts – 12th o/a
2nd David Brewster, 80pts – 18th o/a
3rd Luke Gittens, 70pts – 19th o/a
etc