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RECORD START LIST FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS Live coverage for Shell V-Power SuperSpecial at Simpson Motors Drivers and co-drivers from a record 15 nations, including the host country, have assembled for the Caribbean’s biggest annual international motor sport event, Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30); the final running order, published on Wednesday (May 26), lists a record 92 starters, promising a fitting celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s International All-Stage Rally. Past and present Champions from the wider Caribbean and Europe will face local aces Roger Skeete (Subaru Impreza WRC S12) – a 10-time winner in the event’s 20-year history – and Paul Bourne, who is seeded at number one, following his victory in last Sunday’s Shell V-Power King of the Hill; Bourne (Ford Focus WRC 07) has also won the island’s premier event, twice, in 2003 & ’07. Two more former winners are seeded in the top 10, Jamaicans Gary Gregg (Ford Focus WRC 05) and Jeff Panton (Ford Focus WRC 00) - Gregg won in 2006, Panton in 1998; leading the European charge is former UK National Champion Paul Bird (Ford Focus WRC 08), who finished second to Ulsterman Kris Meeke for the past two years. The tussle for two-wheel-drive honours also looks set to be one of the closest in recent years: front-runners Ian Warren (Suzuki Swift), Josh Read (Toyota Starlet) and Mark Hamilton (Ford Escort) are all seeded well inside the top 20 – Warren starts as high as eight – but much of the crowd’s attention will be focused on BMW M3 number 27, shared by brothers Barry and Roger Mayers, making a rallying comeback after five years concentrating on circuit racing. Between them, they have claimed seven top 10 finishes, Roger winning (Ford Focus WRC) and Barry (Toyota Starlet) finishing fourth overall and the only two-wheel-drive car in the top 10, in 2005. Sol Rally Barbados Chairman Barry Gale said: “The entry has been oversubscribed for some time now – we actually received 108 entries – but a combination of the worldwide recession and the usual problems of car preparation and incidents reduced the number to 92 by today, when we needed to publish the final list of starters. “In light of this year being the 20th Anniversary of an event which was started by clubman competitors in the island, and has been increasingly supported by clubmen competitors from overseas, we decided that no-one should be excluded from this year’s event. We have therefore waived our 90-car maximum, and all 92 confirmed entries will receive competition numbers at tonight’s Briefing Meeting and be allowed to start. “While we are delighted to have a record number on our list of starters, the decision was not about the record, but made in the spirit of the way our event has developed and making sure that we continued to support the clubmen who have supported us.” Live coverage for Shell V-Power SuperSpecial at Simpson Motors The Shell V-Power Super Special at Simpson Motors looks set to provide an even more fitting climax than anticipated to the Barbados Rally Club’s 20th Anniversary celebrations of the inaugural running of its International All-Stage Rally, with confirmation today that there will be live coverage of every run broadcast on the Giant Daylight Screen. The screen will be sited in the grounds of Collins Ltd, close to the finish of the roughly one-kilometre stage, which winds through the grounds of Simpson Motors from the start near H & B Hardware. Merville Lynch Productions will capture all the action from four camera positions, accompanied by live commentary. Debbie Simpson said: “We are extremely happy to partner with the Barbados Rally Club once again, and hope this extra effort will help the Club’s anniversary celebrations end with an event to remember, viewed via the Daylight Screen which has become an important element of motor sport in Barbados. “I must also thank Merville Lynch Productions, Crane & Equipments and Williams Equipment for their generous technical support, and Collins Ltd for letting us park the crane to ‘fly’ the screen on its land. The Super Special at Simpson Motors promises to be very exciting and we encourage all spectators to follow the instructions of the marshals and officials to ensure their safety.” The Shell V-Power SuperSpecial at Simpson Motors will run twice, the first run scheduled for 4.20pm; maps detailing spectator parking and viewing areas will be published in the print media on Friday, and will also be available as a pdf downloand from the spectator section of the official web site, Sol Rally Barbados Official Website |. Sol Rally Barbados 2010 – final running order statistics + 92 crews entered + drivers or co-drivers from 15 nations, including Barbados 20 + four-wheel-drive cars, including eight World Rally Cars + 16 drivers or co-drivers from the wider Caribbean + 36 International drivers or co-drivers + 17 female co-drivers + cars from 18 manufacturers, Toyota (19) and Ford (18) the best + represented Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30) and Shell V-Power King of the Hill (May 23) are organised by the Barbados Rally Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007; title sponsor is the Sol Group. Marketing partners are Simpson Motors, LIME, Automotive Art, Banks and Karcher; official partners are the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association, Barbados Tourism Authority, Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Geest Line and Virgin Atlantic Airways; associate sponsors are Stoute’s Car Rental, Glacial Pure and Chefette. Media enquiries: e-mail – robin@bradfax.com web site – Sol Rally Barbados Official Website | SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2010 Final running order at May 26, 2010 + driver/co-driver (class, sponsor, car) 1 Paul Bourne/Stuart Maloney (M8-WRC Banks/Chefette/LIME/Virgin Atlantic Ford Focus WRC 07) 2 John Powell - TDAD/Craig Thorley - ENG (M8-WRC Shell Helix Subaru Impreza WRC S12) 3 Paul Bird - ENG/Kirsty Riddick – SCO (M8-WRC supercasino.com/Vent-Axia Ford Focus WRC 08) 4 Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (M8-WRC Esso/Nassco/MotorMac Toyota Corolla WRC) 5 Roger Skeete/Louis Venezia (M8-WRC Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre/Michelin/Warrens Motors Subaru Impreza WRC S12) 6 Gary Gregg – JAM/Hugh Hutchinson – JAM (M8-WRC Rally Jamaica/Seaboard Marine/BD Gregg & Bros/NG Racing Ford Focus WRC 05) 7 Jeffrey Panton – JAM/Mike Fennell Jnr – JAM (M8-WRC Rally Jamaica/Seaboard Marine Ford Focus WRC 00) 8 Ian Warren/Robert Warren (SM10 Automotive Art/Shell V-Power/Simpson Motors Suzuki Swift) 9 Sean Gill/Michael Cummins (M8-WRC Simpson Motors/Shell V-Power/Automotive Art Mitsubishi WRC) 10 Barry Gale/Cherie Edghill (P4 redlinefuels.com/Autolink/Maxi Malta/Rockstar Energy Drink/Metal Craft Works/Weetabix/ Bella Beauty Supply Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) 11 Josh Read/Mark Jordan (SM9 Automotive Art/Baram Services Toyota Starlet) 12 Rob Swann – ENG/Darren Garrod – WAL (P4 Automate CGI/Waves Hotel and Spa/Revolution Wheels/R A Swann Ltd Subaru Impreza N14) 14 Graeme Finlayson - SCO/Darnley Rayside (M8-A Rally cars for sale | race & racing cars for sale at Raced and Rallied Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III RS) 15 Geoffrey Noel/Kreigg Yearwood (P4 Globe Finance Inc/Mix 96.9/Sentry Insurance Brokers/Dewalt Tools/Automotive Art/Ezone Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) 16 Steve Ollivierre - SVG/Dominic Ollivierre - SVG (M8-WRC St Vincent Distillers/East Caribbean Metal Industries Ltd/Digicel/Empire Cigarettes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII) 17 Mark Hamilton/Clive Howell (SM11 PowerMaster Batteries/Consolidated Finance/Valvoline Oil/Kumho Tires Ford Escort MkII) 18 Brian Gill/Avinash Chatrani (SM11 Aqua Pur/Electric Avenue BMW M3) 19 Neil Armstrong/Barry Ward (SM9 Pit Bull Energy Drink/Hankook/Gunk/Electric Avenue Toyota Starlet) 20 Dean Serrao/Sean Abed (P4 Amalgamated Security Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) 21 Michael Worme/Brian Gibson (M8-A Cot Media Group/Dingolay/Speedline Performance Auto/Ullyetts Machine Shop Service/Slowboy Racing Subaru Impreza STi) 22 Graham Manning/Bruce Mackie (SM11 Ford Escort MkII) 23 Brett Clarke/Garry Clarke (M8-WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI) 24 Daryl Clarke/Russell Brancker (SM10 Ellco Rentals/Mom’s Pasta Products/Area 5 Auto Works/Paintless Dent Removal Mitsubishi Mirage) 25 Cliff Roett/Orry Hunte (SM10 Paulo’s Churasco Do Brasil/Carters & Co/Lucky Horseshoe/Nassco/Lubriguard/Roett’s Garage Toyota Starlet) 26 Sammy Cumberbatch/Nicholas Yarde (SM11 F Taylor Insurance/Williams Industries/AutoLink BMW M3) 27 Barry Mayers/Roger Mayers (SM11 Terra Caribbean/Delaware Dispensary/Illusion Graphics/redlinefuels.com/Quality Tyre BMW M3) 28 Geoffrey Ullyett/Jason King (GpB Ullyett’s Machine Shop Service Datsun 200T) 29 Dane Skeete/Tyler Mayhew (M6 Williams Trading Inc Peugeot 206) 30 Logan Watson/Rhett Watson (SM10 The Unknown Entity/Corbz Workz/Big John’s Ford Escort MkI) 31 Neil Corbin/Zach Heaselgrave (SM9 Nassco/Jason Jones/Auto Solutions Toyota Starlet) 32 Edward Corbin/Rodney Clarke (M6 Automotive Art/Klark-Odio/Corbins Garage/JVM Signage Daihatsu Charmant) 33 James Betts/Josh Delmas (SM10 All Terrain Plus/Makita/Star Products/Quik Start Auto Renault Clio) 34 David Coelho – TDAD/James Harris - TDAD (P4 Total/Subway Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) 35 Martin Stockdale - ENG/Mark Swallow - ENG (SM11 Divi Southwinds Beach Resort/Drive-a-Matic Car Rentals BMW M3 Compact) 36 Owen Cumberbatch/Kelly-Ann Sandiford (SM11 Combo Auto Parts and Service BMW M3) 37 St Elmo Cumberbatch/Dwayne Forde (GpB Carib Supply/F Taylor Insurance BMW E36) 38 Jamal Brathwaite/Talia Mapp (M6 AM Electrical/FG Wilson/Autoplus Motors/Meridian Windows/Chicken Pen Racing/Ellesmere Quarries/D2 Racing Suspension/Avon Products/Cutters of Barbados/Freekz Customz Mitsubishi Mirage RS) 39 Andrew Jones/Ryan Farmer (GpB Quix Lime/A P Jones Pharmacy Ford Escort MkII) 40 Adrian Linton/Jonathan Linton (M7 Ravensden/Garbage Gobbler/Morris Straker Construction Vauxhall Astra GSi) 41 Kenny Hall - SCO/Fenny Wesselink – NED (M6 Halltune Ford Puma) 42 Jeremy Gonsalves/Natasha Farnum (SM9 All Terrain Plus/Makita/Star Products/Quik Start Auto Suzuki Swift GTi) 43 Freddie Gale/Kyle Proverbs (M7 Gale’s Hatcheries/redlinefuels.com/Nassco Toyota Corolla RunX) 44 Nigel Reece/Jonathan Reece (M6 Subzero Services/TGM Air Conditioners/Trident International Corporation/Ullyett’s Machine Shop Service/Williams Industries Datsun 120Y) 45 Karl Waterman/Matthew Staffner (SM9 3W’s/Propac/Rockstar Energy Drink/Catch Chocolate/Maxi Malta Toyota Starlet) 46 Kyle Catwell/Justin Harrison (M7 Ellesmere Quarries/Chicken Pen Racing/Star Fish Design/Cutters of Barbados/Freekz Customz/John Hardman Engineering/AutoPlus Motors Volkswagen Golf GTI) 47 Ralph White/Joe Troulan (SM10 Barbados Villa Services/Island Safari Toyota Starlet) 48 Greg Cozier/Jamie Marsh (Hist Mahindra/Citgo/Hyundai Trucks Ford Escort RS2000) 49 Stuart McChlery/Julian Goddard (GpB Lubriguard/TeleBarbados Ford Escort MkI) 50 Harold Morley - ENG/Geoff Goddard (GpB NET2VU Porsche GT3 RSR Rally) 51 Frans Verbaas – NED/Mascha Corvers – NED (GpB Verbaas Preparations/Koni/Holland Huis/Hoewijk Special Paint Austin Mini Cooper) 52 Richard Lewis – WAL/Marieanne Gray - SCO (Hist Tsalta Motorsport/Cam Sport Ford Escort MkII) 53 Wayne Manning/Willie Hinds (M5 Black Bess Quarry/Citgo/Glassfibre Products Peugeot 205) 54 Stuart White/Jason O’Neal (SM9 3W’s/Propac/Rockstar Energy Drink/Catch Chocolate/Maxi Malta Toyota Starlet) 55 Gary Thomas – WAL/Phil Ralphs – WAL (SM10 Tsalta Motorsport/Cam Sport Ford Escort G3) 56 Chris Ullyett/Derek Ince (M7 Ullyetts Machine Shop Service Ford Escort RS2000) 57 Allan Maynard/Jeremy Croney (SM9 Marshal Trading/Lubriguard/El Tigre Catamaran Cruises Toyota Starlet) 58 Ron Greaves/Stuart Leach – ENG (M7 Claytons Kick Energy Drink/Chicken Pen Racing/Ellesmere Quarries/McCarthy’s Garage/Star Fish Design/Cutters of Barbados/Freekz Customz Honda Civic Type-R) 59 Calvin Briggs/Pedro Thomas (SM11 Ultra Lubricants Ford Escort MkII) 60 Justin Campbell/Jermin Pope (SM11 C & C Autoservices/Cumberbatch Nurseries/Target Design Studio BMW M3) 61 Rezan Mohammed - TDAD/Arshad Mondro – TDAD (SM11 Shell Helix Motor Oil Mitsubishi Mirage) 62 Andrew Skeete/Bradley Weekes (Hist Fasteners Barbados/Hitachi Power Tools/Metal Stud Ltd/Rentequip/Hankook Mitsubishi Lancer GSR) 63 Ryan Wood/Raymond Parris (Hist 3W’s/Propac/Rockstar Energy Drink/Catch Chocolate/Maxi Malta Toyota Starlet) 64 Sean T Field/Trai Field (P3 Field Insurance Brokers/Castrol/Ackee Tree/AM Realty Services/Landscapes in Harmony Peugeot 306) 65 Paul Horton - TCI/Kristian Yearwood (M6 Sky Rally Sport/H Racing/Horizon Construction/HSE Investments Honda Civic) 66 John Corbin/Owen Proverbs (M7 Corbins Garage/Klark-Odio/Automotive Art Toyota Corolla) 67 Sean Cox/Adam Cox (M5 Simpson Motors Suzuki Swift) 68 Carlos Edwards/Andre Waithe (SM9 Global Business Centre/Ellco Rentals Toyota Starlet) 69 Andrew Costin-Hurley - ENG/Shaun Mellett - ENG (GpB Earl’s Performance Hoses Ford Puma) 70 Dwane Jackman/Michaela Guscott – CDN (SM10 Blitzkrieg Autowerks/Coache Collision and Repairs/Proper Design Volkswagen Golf) 71 Wayne King/Rashid Phillips (SM10 Peugeot 306) 72 Eric Allamby/Sean Corbin (SM10 Shelbury Construction/ACT Sand Blasting/Container Services Mitsubishi Lancer) 73 Glenn Campbell – NIR/Thomas Maguire - IRL (M5 CG Rally Prep/Campbell Motorsport Wiring/Motorcare/Motoglass/Burn Road Trade Sales/Graham Curry Photography Nissan Micra Kit Car) 74 Simon Wallis – ENG/Louise Hay – ENG (P4 Wallis Performance Ltd Subaru Impreza N10) 75 Danny Williams/Reuben Nelson (M6 Cutters of Barbados/Lexy’s Bar/Sunbury Plantation House Ford Fiesta) 76 Wayne Archer/Lucas Nicolao - ARG (M6 Daihatsu Charmant) 77 Allan Mackay – SCO/Mo Downey – NIR (SM9 Highland Waste Services/Mad Fine Fashions/Graham Curry Photography Ford Anglia WRC) 78 Winston Thompson/Scott Bentham (SM9 Ellesmere Quarries/SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares Toyota Starlet) 79 Vishal Dhanraj - TDAD/Richard Ramsingh – TDAD (SM9 Track Batteries/Lucozade Energy/The Dispensary Toyota Starlet) 80 Terry Sealy/Rommel Coppin (P4 Premier World Cargo/Speedline Performance Auto/Caribbean Alliance Insurance Subaru Impreza WRX STi) 81 Rhett D’Andrade/Mario Clermont (M5 Rent-A-Tool/Mallalieu Motor Museum Toyota Starlet) 82 Rob Whitehouse - NZ/Yvonne Mehta – KEN (M8-A Lancia Delta Integrale) 83 Duane Johnson/Summer Lewis (GpB Johnsons Autos Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo) 84 Franklyn Seegobin - TDAD/Graveney Dindial – TDAD (GpB Daiman Publishers Ltd Toyota Corolla) 85 Paul Inniss/Kerry Downes (SM9 246 Downes Auto Body Repair/PalMart Inc/King Kuts Barber Shop/POC Trucking Racing Toyota Starlet) 86 Marc-Lee Bascombe/Jan-Yves Hinds (SM9 Hot Legendary Fishcakes/Prestigious Signs Toyota Starlet) 87 Peter Gallagher - IRL/Dario Hoyte (M6 Dublin Crystal/Peter Gallagher Design Peugeot 206) 88 David Brewster/Umar Dyer (M7 SRG Engineering/Castrol Peugeot 205GTi) 89 Ron Layne/Giselle Layne (M7 Pavements & Foundations (Caribbean)/SDRR Hydraulic & Industrial Spares Nissan Sunny) 90 Fabien Clarke/Arlington Hoyte (P2 Barbados Business Listings/Crimson Jade/RCR Tours/Bovell Auto Repair/Big P Customs Brokers/De Fx-Bar Suzuki Ignis Sport) 91 Howard Paterson - ENG/Ruth Paterson - ENG (P2 Rallydrive International Driver Tuition Skoda Fabia) 92 Ding Boston – ENG/Hannah Byrd – ENG (Hist Oxford Universities Motorsport Foundation/Toyo/Recaro/Phillips Tyres/Huzier/Just Grillin’/VP Racing Fuels/Virgin Atlantic/Structural Systems/Ullyetts Machine Shop Service Riley 1.5) 93 Martin Taylor - IRL/Janet Taylor - IRL (SM11 Dublin Crystal/Janet Taylor BMW 325) Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): ARG – Argentina; CDN – Canada; ENG – England; IRL – The Republic of Ireland; JAM – Jamaica; KEN – Kenya; NED – The Netherlands; NIR – Northern Ireland; NZ – New Zealand; SCO – Scotland; SVG – St Vincent & The Grenadines; TCI – Turks & Caicos; TDAD – Trinidad & Tobago; WAL - Wales
Update #5 Drivers briefing & welcoming party SOL Rally Barbados Welcome Party, Kendal Sporting, Barbados