Barbados Rally 2004

2004 Barbados Rally Carnival Schedule (Revised)
Saturday, May 15 - scrutineering for local entries, McEnearney Quality, Wildey
Friday, May 21 - scrutineering for overseas entries, McEnearney Quality
Sunday, May 23 - Total Sport International SuperSprint, Bushy Park
Saturday, May 29 - Rally Barbados 2004, day 1
Sunday, May 30 - Rally Barbados 2004, day 2
Monday, May 31 - Rally Barbados 2004 prize-giving, The Boatyard

Four MCAC crews and supporters travelled to Barbados for the 2004 event.  These are:
 Car 19 - Martin Stockdale/Mark Swallow - Plasterland/Drive-a-Matic BMW M3 GTR - Class MO
Car 40 - Andrew Hurley/Wayne King - Post Paintworks/Earl's/matador/Compomotive Ford Puma Evo - Class Gp B
Car 72 - Graham Samuel/Tony Phillips - Porsche 911 Coupe - Class Historic
Car 90 - Tom Ryan/Rob Brook - Halls Mentho-lyptus/Dentyne Fire & Ice Proton Satria - Class P2

Cars 72 and 90 formed the Official MCAC Team

For further information:
 e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - Barbados Rally Carnival Rallysprint        Barbados Rally

 

Tom Ryan's Bulletin No:5 Dateline:  1st June 2004

After the week-long build-up of car preparation, pace-note making and service schedule planning its was dawn on Saturday morning and it was time to go rallying.   The hotel was full of movement at an unaccustomed early hour as drivers, co-drivers and service crews bustled about packing the last minute items into the vans and rally cars and then one-by-one the rally-cars were started up and driven down to the start breaking the tranquillity of a lovely Caribbean morning - and probably annoying other guests no end!    At the Simpsons Motors Service Park there was the usual melee of rally cars trying to find a good parking place, service teams trying to set up their spot, journalists wandering about shoving cameras into the face of anyone who was dressed in a racing suit and masses of the local enthusiasts who had turned out in droves to see the start of Rally Barbados 2004.
 
The two Middlesex team, Tom & Rob in their Proton and Graham & Tony in their Porsche, had joined the McEnearney Motors team for the duration of the rally and so were able to take advantage service facilities and parking area which they had commandeered for the team.   At a few minutes to 9.00 am they first car rolled towards to start ramp ready to drive off on the stroke of the hour only to come across a rather embarrassing problem.    The organisers had built a brand-new all-steel starting ramp for the Rally but had not reckoned with the fact that most rally-cars had front 'spoilers' and air-dams etc which reduced the ground clearance at the front of the cars.   The ramp was therefore too steep for the cars to get up without damaging the front bodywork.   The ramp now occupied the space on the start line and it was impossible to drive past it so there was a short delay while the ramp was dis-assembled and moved out of the way.  
 
Once this little hitch had been resolved, the Rally got off to a good start with several thousand spectators cheering each car as it crossed the Start line to the sound of commentary from Robin Bradford, whose inexhaustible store of knowledge and stories about each of the drivers kept the proceedings entertaining.   Graham and Tony went off at their allocated start number of 72 and Tom and Rob followed shortly after at number 90.   By the time we get to the start usually most of the spectators have gone off to get into place to watch the stages but this time there was still a good crowd as we pulled out of the Start to drive up to the first of the planned 32 Special Stages of Rally Barbados 2004.
 
As I have already mentioned the weather had been rather wet in the days leading up to the Rally and there had been a very heavy downpour during the night prior to the start but, amazingly, from the moment that the rally started until now (Tuesday evening) there has not been another drop of rain.   This meant that all the stages were dry and fast and obviously encouraged plenty of brave and sometimes reckless driving.   By the time we got into Stage 1 there were already at least six cars in ditches, off the road or broken down at the road-side.   The attrition rate was pretty high and it soon became clear that there were going to be many less finishers than starters.
 
After my crash on last year's event I was determined to get the car to the finish in good shape and if we could do well in our class that would be a bonus.   Accordingly I drove well within the capability of both the car and the driver and we stayed pretty-much out of trouble.   WE were having a Class battle with the only other standard Proton in the Rally, that of Martin Taylor and Peter Gallagher from Ireland.   We had beaten them by 9/100th of a second in the Super Sprint last weekend at Bushey Park so he had something to prove.   However, their Proton was fitted with Limited Slip Differential and a 'Dog-Box' gearbox which gave them a slight technical advantage and this translated into slightly faster stage times.
 
The format of the Rally was based on loops of three stages followed by a visit to the Service Park to check the cars, refule if necessary, give teh crew a short break and then set off for the next loop.   The first interim results were available after the first three loops and they showed that already the number of cars still running in the rally was down to 65 from the original 94 starters.   There were actually more cars still running on the stages since, if you had a crash or a mechanical problem, it was possible to rejoin the event after you had fixed the car but now you could not be classified as a finisher and your times would only count towards class places if you managed to complete 75% of all stages.   To be classified as a finisher a car had to complete all stages within the time allowance and not be more than a total of 30 minutes late at any control point in the rally.
 
At the end of 9 stages Graham and Tony had moved up from 72 to 43 overall and third in the Historic Class while Tom and Rob were in 54th place and 2nd in the Production 2 Class, 5 places and 1 min 26 seconds behind the other Proton.  
 
Now it was time to fit the spot-lights and set off for two laps of the stages in the dark - something which is quite rare in rallying these days.   Not many events incorporate night rallying and so the opportunities to practice a few.   There were consequently quite a few more retirements and accidents on the last two loops of the day.   By the time the cars finished the first day at around 10.30 pm there were only 52 cars still in the overall standings and in line to be classified as a finisher.   Graham and Tony had moved up to 38th overall and still 3rd in Class while Tom and Rob were now 48th overall and 2nd in Class.
 
The first thing to do after the last stage for the day had been completed was to get the car cleaned and checked over to ensure it was in good shape for the second day of rallying which would start in only a few hours at 7.00 am on Sunday.   By the time the crews got back to the hotel, showered and got to bed there was only time for 5 or 6 hours sleep before the alarm went off and it was time to make our way to the Six-Ways Restart and Service Park which would be the base for the Sunday leg of the rally.
 
The weather continued to be perfect and the days stages were dry, fast and flowing.   The crowds were out in great numbers - rather too many as it was later to prove.   The fall-out rate of competitors was much less than the first day and the rally settled down to its regular routine as the comptitors completed three more loops of three stages before the lunch break.   The first loop after lunch started normally and we completed the first stage but on arrival at the second stage it became apparent that there was a problem - almost the whole rally entry was held up at this point.   It turned out that a very large number of spectators had collected along the route of the stage and had been enjoying rather too much of the famous Caribbean rum and sum.   Some trouble broke out between the spectators and the police were sent in to sort it out.   It all got our of hand and we heard rumours of an attack on a policeman and even stories of shooting!   The organisers wisely cancelled the stage and the remaining loop of three stages and directed all competitors to proceed directly to the Vaucluse Rally Sprint Track which was to be the final part of the rally.
 
Once all cars had arrived there, they were paired off and raced against each other for the amusement of the vast crowd which had assembled here.   The race did not actually count towards the results of the rally but it was a fun way to finish the Rally.   A large patch of standing water on a critical bend on the track made the event rather a lottery but it was enjoyed by all.   There was fierce competition to be among the early runners so that you could be declared a finisher and start partying.   The first Banks Beer tested so good after several alcohol-free days before the rally and was the first of many consumed that night as we celebrated our first finish in Rally Barbados and a 2nd in Class trophy to collect at the prize-giving next day.
 
Finally 43 cars were declared 'Finishers' out of the 94 starters and the relevant results from the general classification were:
 
1st Overall   Roger Skeete and Dave Crawford - the top team from McEnearney Motors - so we felt that we had been part of the winning team.
32 overall and "nd in Historic Class - Graham Samuel and Tony Phillips in the Porsche
39 overall and 2nd in Production 2 Class - Tom Ryan and Rob Brook in the Proton
 
It was a memorable and enjoyable event.   The hospitality and friendship shown to all overseas competitors by the locals is a major factor in making it so and almost the first thing they ask you after 'Good Day' is 'Are you coming again next year?'.   All I can say is that there will need to be some very important reason to keep me away from Barbados this time next year!..

       
Left: Ready to start a stage - in 30 degree temperatures!. Centre: This was what we went for!. Right: The whole MCAC team at the prize-giving

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SKEETE MOVES IN TO NUMBER 10
Demanding weekend for 89 crews

Roger Skeete notched up a memorable 10th win in the 15-year history of the Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) premier event with victory on Rally Barbados 2004 at the weekend (May 29/30). Changeable weather conditions on Saturday posed major problems for drivers, while some crowd disturbances on Sunday resulted in the cancellation of a number of stages; 24 of the planned 32 were run.

With co-driver Dave Crawford - Skeete's partner in seven of his previous triumphs and the senior engineer on the car - 'The Sheriff' completed the demanding two-day event nearly 50 seconds clear of last year's winning crew, Paul Bourne and Louis Venezia. The 1999 winner Trevor Manning, with co-driver James Betts, finished third.

Of the 89 crews that left the start at Simpson Motors on Saturday morning, 42 were classified as overall finishers, split equally 21-21 between local entries and those from overseas that had travelled to contest the fourth Barbados Rally Carnival. Highest-placed overseas crew on Rally Barbados 2004 were Englishmen Kevin Procter and Mike Gilby, who finished an impressive fifth.

But the story of the event might have been very different. Rising young star Roger Mayers had dominated the first day of competition in his Trivial Pursuit/McEnearney Quality Ford Focus WRC. With co-driver Max Ferri, Mayers was fastest on nearly all the first day's stages, leading by 40 seconds after stage 15, Automotive Art Shell Canefield; this proved to be the last of the day, as delays caused by the weather and a number of accidents resulted in the cancellation of the final two.

As Mayers left that final stage, however, the oil pressure dropped to nothing and, once the car had been nursed back to base, an engine failure was diagnosed, caused by a minute sliver of metal. It was a sore disappointment for Mayers, although younger brother Barry was once again in giant-killing mood, well into the top 10 in his Trivial Pursuit Toyota Starlet.

Although Mayers was no longer at the front, Sunday would still prove to be an interesting day. Skeete, who had experienced a couple of problems with the Havoline/McEnearney Quality/Michelin Ford Escort WRC on Saturday, was now really flying, although Bourne/Venezia (Banks/Havoline/Williams Industries/Pirelli Subaru Impreza WRC) was in determined mood, too, the experienced pair swapping fastest times during the morning.

In third place - and destined to stay there - were Manning and Betts, 'Electric Micey' still getting used to his new Automotive Art/Courts/Kerridge/Yokohama Simpson Motors Rally Team Mitsubishi Evo VIII. The gaps between these three crews were roughly equal at the start of the day, around 40 seconds each.
 But there was a tremendous battle in progress just behind them between the English crew Procter/Gilby (Motoscope/Procters Coaches Ford Escort Cosworth) and Bajans Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (Mobil 1/Nassco/Michelin/Motor Mac Toyota Celica GT4). At the start of the day, Hill was ahead by a little under 4secs, then Procter moved in front, only for Hill to snatch back the advantage on the rally's longest stage, the 8.1-kilometre Da Costa Mannings AutoCentre Kendal. Once ahead, Hill was not to be denied, not least thanks to the cancellation of the final two runs through the long Kendal stage, then the loss of three more late-afternoon stages, on the recommendation of the Royal Barbados Police Force, which had been called in to deal with some disturbances.

The younger Mayers brother, with co-driver Adam Hart, finished in sixth place for the second year running, an impressive achievement in the two-wheel-drive Starlet; Barry Gale/Ryan Rodriguez (Automotive Art/Courts/Kerridge/Yokohama/Simpson Motors Rally Team Mitsubishi Evo VI) claimed a hat-trick of Group N victories, finishing seventh overall, while Sean Dowding/Jason Cozier (Pro Pac/Globe Finance Mitsubishi Evo V) finished eighth, their second top 10 finish in succession.

 Another solid drive from former British champion Harold Morley and Geoff Goddard claimed ninth place for the Sunbeach Subaru Impreza WRC, while the delighted Jonathan Still and Heath Hazell finished a crowd-pleasing 10th in the rumbling Nescafe/Philips Lighting/Castrol/Crane & Equipment BMW M3.
 Procter was not the only European driver to impress: co-driven by Bajan Michael Carrington, Olly Clark, son of the late Roger Clark, Britain's leading rally driver of the 1960s and '70s, finished 11th and second in Group N in his Mitsubishi Evo V, maintaining the car's 100 per cent finishing record; Ray Brammer/Steve Lloyd (Subaru Impreza) finished 15th, while Ernst Harrach/Josef Pointinger finished 17th overall, winning the historic class and the Andrew Phillips King of the Carnival Trophy, which gives Harrach a free entry to next year's Barbados Rally Carnival.

 Northern Ireland's John Hardman won Group B, co-driven in his four-wheel-drive Ford Fiesta by Jim Holder; Scotland's Kenny Hall/Colin Smith (Opel Corsa) won Modified 5 and Irish crew Martin Taylor/Peter Gallagher (Proton Satria) Production 2.

There was less luck for the regional crews, none of which managed a top 10 finish this year. Highest-placed were Jamaicans Peter Moodie Jnr/Mike Fennell Jnr (Mitsubishi Evo VI), who finished 12th after an charging Sunday run, which promoted them from 18th overnight after Saturday turbo problems. Fellow-countrymen Noel Golding Jnr/Peter Clarke (Suzuki Swift) finished 26th overall and third in Modified 6.

One of Jamaica's strongest crews, Gary Gregg/Hugh Hutchinson, were involved in a major accident in the fourth on Saturday's stages, when the Mitsubishi Evo VI left the road and struck a power pole. Hutchinson was only shaken, but Gregg suffered injuries to his right leg, from which he is already recovering well.

The BRC's new group of awards for Rally Barbados 2004 was popular with local as well as overseas crews. The DMS Distributors.com Sunday Cup provided a separate rally-within-a-rally - and the chance to take home a trophy - for those crews who failed to complete all the Saturday stages, based only on their Sunday performance.

Winning crew was Bajan crowd favourite Martin Stockdale/Mark Swallow (BMW M3 GTR); the English pair had missed seven of Saturday's stages with a variety engine problems, including oil leaks which proved hard to trace.

Rally Barbados 2004 was organised by the BRC in association with Automotive Art Shell, Banks, DaCosta Mannings Autocentre, Digicel, DMS Distributors.com, McEnearney Quality and Simpson Motors Inc. The event was supported by Abacus Builders, The Boatyard, Nassco, Orchard Vibe, Stoute's Car Rental Ltd and Total Sport.

The Barbados Rally Carnival comprised two international motor sport events: on May 23, competitors tackle the Total Sport International SuperSprint at the Bushy Park racetrack (replacing the planned RallySprint at the Vaucluse Raceway); on May 29/30 crews contested Rally Barbados 2004.

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com


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RALLY BARBADOS 2004
Results

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): AUT - Austria; CAN - Canada; ENG - England; HOL - Holland; IRL - Republic of Ireland; JAM - Jamaica; NIR - Northern Ireland; SCO - Scotland; TDAD - Trinidad & Tobago; WAL - Wales

Overall
1st    Roger Skeete/Dave Crawford - ENG (M9 Ford Escort WRC), 1h 04m 00.48s
2nd    Paul Bourne/Louis Venezia (M9 Subaru Impreza WRC), 1h 04m 49.63s
3rd    Trevor Manning/James Betts (M9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 06m 20.57s
4th    Roger Hill/Graham Gittens (M8 Toyota Celica GT4), 1h 06m 41.51s
5th    Kevin Procter - ENG/Mike Gilby - ENG (M8 Ford Escort Cosworth), 1h 06m 52.49s
6th    Barry Mayers/Adam Hart (MO Toyota Starlet), 1m 07m 00.90s
7th    Barry Gale/Ryan Rodriguez (P4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 1h 07m 49.02s
8th    Sean Dowding/Jason Cozier (M8 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V), 1h 08m 30.63s
9th    Harold Morley - ENG/Geoff Goddard (M9 Subaru Impreza WRC), 1h 09m 31.24s
10th    Jonathan Still/Heath Hazell (MO BMW M3), 1h 10m 13.38s
etc

Highest placed overseas crew
Kevin Procter - ENG/Mike Gilby - ENG (M8 Ford Escort Cosworth), 5th overall
Highest placed female competitor
Tricia Gittens, 25th overall (co-driver for Derek Roach)
Andrew Philips Trophy
(King of the Carnival) Ernst Harrach

Starters 89 (Barbados 53, Europe 28, Regional 8)
Overall finishers 42 (Barbados 21, Europe 18, Regional 3)

DMS Distributors.com Sunday Cup
1st Martin Stockdale - ENG/Mark Swallow - ENG (MO BMW M3 GTR), 23m 21.83s
2nd Norman Catwell/Kyle Catwell (M7 Peugeot 205 GTI), 23m 51.68s
3rd Winston Thompson/Sean Lucas - CAN (MO Toyota Starlet), 26m 03.76s

Group results
Modified 9 1st Skeete/Crawford; 2nd Bourne/Venezia; 3rd Manning/Betts
Modified 8 1st Hill/Gittens; 2nd Procter/Gilby; 3rd Dowding/Cozier
Group B 1st John Hardman - NIR/Jim Holder - ENG (GpB Ford Fiesta Cosworth), 1h 14m 51.71s; 2nd Andrew Hurley - ENG/Wayne King (GpB Ford Puma Evo), 1h 21m 50.85s; 3rd Terry Pankhurst - ENG/Amanda Craven - ENG (GpB Peugeot 206 WRC Replica)
Production 4 (Group N) 1st Gale/Rodriguez; 2nd Olly Clark - ENG/Michael Carrington (P4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V), 1h 11m 10.46s; 3rd Geoffrey Noel/Leslie Alleyne (P4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 1h 12m 37.11s
Modified Open 1st Mayers/Hart; 2nd Still/Hazell; 3rd Kieran O'Neill - NIR/Diarmuid Falvey - NIR (MO Opel Kadett GT/E), 1h 16m 01.50s
Historic 1st (17th o/a) Ernst Harrach - AUT/Josef Pointinger - AUT (Hist Porsche 911), 1h 14m 11.36s; 2nd Graham Samuel - ENG/Tony Phillips - ENG (Hist Porsche 911), 1h 21m 30.05s; 3rd Michel Smeets - HOL/Jos Smeets - HOL (Hist Opel Ascona A), 1h 27m 34.19s
Modified 7 1st (14th o/a) Edward Corbin/Mark Perkins (M7 Toyota Corolla SR), 1h 12m 42.38s; 2nd Graham Willcox - ENG/Nigel Hutchinson - ENG (M7 Opel Manta GT/E), 1h 15m 12.76s; 3rd Simon Gillmore/Tricia Gillmore (M7 Peugeot 205GTI), 1h 19m 51.59s
Modified 6 1st (16th o/a) Neil Armstrong/Ben Armstrong (M6 Toyota Starlet), 1h 14m 05.26s; 2nd Mark Thompson/Clint Gregory (M6 Toyota Starlet), 1h 17m 27.25s; 3rd Noel Golding Jnr - JAM/Peter Clarke - JAM (M6 Suzuki Swift), 1h 18m 01.88s
Modified 5 1st (21st o/a) Kenny Hall - SCO/Colin Smith - SCO (M5 Opel Corsa-Suzuki), 1h 15m 34.80s; 2nd Neil Barnard/Chris Hoyos (M5 Opel Corsa), 1h 16m 19.39s; 3rd Wayne Manning/Willie Hinds (M5 Peugeot 205XS)
Production 3 1st (25th o/a) Derek Roach/Tricia Gittens (P3 Mini Cooper S), 1h 17m 39.62s; 2nd Lindsay Farmer/Chad Hadley (P3 Toyota Starlet Turbo), 1h 22m 15.59s; 3rd Simon Wallis - ENG/Anna McColl - ENG (P3 Vauxhall Astra GTE), 1h 22m 58.05s
Production 2 1st (37th o/a) Martin Taylor - IRL/Peter Gallagher - IRL (P2 Proton Satria), 1h 24m 44.41s; 2nd Tom Ryan - ENG/Robert Brook - ENG (P2 Proton Satria), 1h 30m 09.60s; 3rd Garry Mendez/Carlos Humphrey (P2 Toyota Starlet)

Total Sport Super Special, Vaucluse Raceway
Group winners
Modified 9 Skeete/Crawford, 2m 12.60s
Modified 8 Procter/Gilby, 2m 12.60s
Production 4 Gale/Rodriguez, 2m 13.30s
Group B Hardman/Holder & Pankhurst/Craven, 2m 20.60s
Modified Open Cliff Roett/Allan Maynard (MO Toyota Starlet), 2m 25.80s
Historic Harrach/Pointinger, 2m 28.20s
Modified 7 Corbin/Perkins, 2m 30.80s
Modified 6 Sean Gill/Michael Cummins (M6 Suzuki Ignis), 2m 19.70s
Modified 5 Hall/Smith, 2m 25.00s
Production 3 Farmer/Hadley, 2m 33.20s
Production 2 Taylor/Gallagher, 2m 36.00s

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com

 

Tom Ryan's Bulletin No:4 Dateline:  27th May 2004

With the excitement of the Rally Sprint out of the way and the Barbados Rally itself starting on Saturday, the last few days have been spent in driving over the route to make pace notes, checking the car and preparing the spares and service schedules for the event.   There have also been a couple of social events (what a surprise) for the teams to meet each other and the organisers and to relax a little before the main event.
 
The Middlesex team is being looked after by MacEnearney Motors team from Bridgetown, who are supporting a total of twelve cars in the event.   Their own top car is running at number 1 position - it is the Escort Cosworth WRC of Roger Skeete and Dave Crawford.   They have won this rally more times than any other crew but last year the broke the gearbox on Stage 1 so this year they are determined to get back into winning form.   The support they have organised is quite amazing - not only will they have covered and shaded space of every car in the team at each of the main service areas, they will have mobile service crews at the end of every stage in the rally qll equipped with tools and mechanics should any car in the team have mechanical problems.   We are very fortunate in being part of such a great organisation.
 
The two Middlesex cars, the Porsche 911 of Graham Samuel/Tony Phillips and the Proton of Tom Ryan/Rob Brook are all prepared and ready to go.   They are safely stored in the workshop of MacEnearney's until Saturday morning.   Graham and Tony had a heart-stopping moment on Monday after the Rally Sprint.   Graham had brought the car back to the hotel on Sunday evening and when he went down on Monday morning to start it, it would not turn over at all.   Assuming a flat battery or similar they decided to tow it to the garage to fix it.   On arrival there, they found that the engine appeared to be seized since it would not turn over even with new battery.   Several experienced mechanics now descended on the car and found that one of the cylinders was full of water!   What had happened was that in the unbelievable rain storm which took place during the night, the rain had found its way down the carburettor inlets of the Porsche engine (through the ventilation slots) and into the cylinder.    Thanks to a concerted effort by Pete Cook and several other mechanics the water was drained and the car finally started.    It was an extremely relieved Graham who was finally able to take the car for a test-run and found that all was well again.  
 
The rain in the night had been something to be seen to be believed!   The whole grounds of the hotel were covered in standing water by morning and the whole place resembled a jungle-lagoon.   Apparently something like 6 inches of rain fell during the night - and this is supposed to be the dry season.   Since then, however, there has been and improvement in the weather with some bright sunny periods so the sun-beds got some use after all.
 


Here is the team doing some serious partying - just to fill in the time to the Rally start on Saturday!

 

Tom Ryan's  Bulletin No:3 Dateline  Monday 24th May 2004.

The weather in Barbados has been unbelievably wet for the last six weeks - the island normally gets no rain at all at this time of the year until about the beginning June when the summer rains start.   This year it has rained almost continuously throughout April and May resulting in a lush and green landscape but also in extremely muddy conditions everywhere except on the tarmac roads.   One of the two main elements of the Barbados Rally Carnival is the Rally Sprint competition usually held on the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend before the Barbados Rally itself at the Vaucluse RallySprint Track.   That means it should have taken place yesterday.   However, the condition of the track and the approach roads made it impossible to run the event at all and so the organisers hurriedly put together a Sprint at the only tarmac race-track on the island at Bushey Park in the parish of St Phillip in the east of the island.
 
Bushey Park is a circuit of about one mile of tarmac road with a narrow twisting link joining two points in the middles of the two longest straights.   The organisers had devised a figure-of-eight route on which they could have three cars at one time racing against the clock but starting at 10 second intervals.   This provided some exciting watching for the spectators and gave the drivers something to aim at instead of just driving one at a time trying to set a fast time.   The format worked well and the 68 competitors enjoyed a great day's sport.   Each driver had one practice run and three timed runs, with the fastest run to count to decide the winners of each Class.   When all the cars had had their runs, the Class winners then took part in a handicap run-off to determine the overall winner of the event.  
 
There were four crews from Middlesex County Automobile Club in the event and their results were as follows:
Tom Ryan / Rob Brook in the Proton Satria in Class P2  - Best Time 1 min 23.97 sec    - Class Winner
Graham Samuel / Tony Phillips in Porsche 911 in Historic Class - Best Time 1 min 25.84 sec  - 4th in Class
Andrew Hurley in the Puma Special in Class  S12 - Best Time 1 min 18.47 secs - Class Winner
Martin Stockdale in the BMW M3 in Class S12 - Best Time 1 min 18.75 secs - Second in Class.
 
Tom Ryan and Andrew Hurley took part in the Handicap Knockout but were both beaten in their runs and the eventual winner turned out to be Ernst Harrach from Austria in his Porsche 911.   He beat Roger Skeete, the local champion driver, in the final run-off to take the top place to the surprise of the locals and the delight of the crowd.
 
The weather had held out all day with a mixture of bright sunshine and occasional threatening clouds but no rain.   However, even as the final few meters of the final run-off were taking place the rain started, and by the time the prize-giving took place the water was pouring down as it only can in tropical places.   However, the temperature was still well over 28 degrees so getting wet was not a serious obstacle to having a good time and as the rum and the Banks Beer started to flow in serious quantities the party went on under the makeshift shelters and easi-ups which were quickly set up.   Since the space was very limited under these shelters, the revellers had to crush together a bit and it made for a much more friendly - even intimate - party.   A great end to a typical Bajan event - as somebody said - we went to a party and a motor-race broke out!

       
Left: Graham's Porsche at speed. Centre: Tom and Rob's Proton and Graham and Tony's Porsche in the pits between runs. Right: Tom in the Proton giving it everything!

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SKEETE GIVES NOTICE TO NEXT WEEK'S OPPOSITION
Austria's Ernst Harrach is Total Sport SuperSprint Champion

Nine-times winner Roger 'The Sheriff' Skeete served early notice on the opposition of his intentions for next week's Rally Barbados 2004 with a superb display at Bushy Park in St Philip yesterday in the rearranged Total Sport International SuperSprint.


Driving the Havoline/McEnearney Quality/Michelin Ford Escort WRC, Skeete logged a first-run time of 1min 11.31secs that remained the fastest throughout the day; he won his Group, beating Paul Bourne (Banks/Havoline/Williams Industries/Pirelli Subaru Impreza WRC) by nearly 2secs, and Trevor Manning (Automotive Art/Courts/Kerridge/Yokohama/Simpson Motors Rally Team/Garbage Master Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII) by more than 2.5secs.


But it was the performance of Austria's Ernst Harrach that proved to be the major talking point; on his first visit to Barbados - he is one of 28 European crews on the island for the fourth Barbados Rally Carnival - he won the Group winner's KnockOut Handicap at the end of the day, with a faultless display of driving in his Tricon Porsche 911.


Sitting alongside him, as he will be on Rally Barbados 2004 next weekend, was fellow-Austrian Josef Pointinger, who won the equivalent Sunbeach International RallySprint last year in his Ford Escort. Having won the historic group on Sunday, bettering the opposition by more than 1sec, Harrach dispensed with Sean Gill (Suzuki Ignis), Graeme Finlayson (Fluke WR1C), Andrew Hurley (Ford Puma Evo) and Barry Gale (Mitubishi Evo VI) before light rain started to fall.


It seem that would be his downfall, as there were two four-wheel-drive cars waiting in line; but the European visitor was not downheartened, defeating first the remarkable 260bhp Ford Fiesta Cosworth of Ireland's John Hardman, then facing Skeete for the final run-off. Attacking the course in style, the former Austrian champion raised a cheer from the sizeable crowd as he clipped the kerbs, raised the front inside wheel . . . and won!


The unseasonal weather having caused the cancellation of the planned Total Sport International RallySprint at the Vaucluse Raceway in St Thomas, the alternative format at Bushy Park was hurriedly devised. There were many doubters as to how successful it would be, but the fans turned out in their thousands, and the rain finally held off . . . at least until late afternoon.


Sixty-two drivers took part in the event, enjoying one practice run, then three official timed runs before the Handicap KnockOut. Of the 11 Group classifications, five were won by overseas drivers - in addition to Harrach's victory in the historic class, Tom Ryan (ENG - Halls Mentho-lyptus/Dentyne Fire & Ice Proton Satria) won Production 2, Kenny Hall (SCO - Lochcarron/CarParts4u Opel Corsa-Suzuki) Modified 5 and Graeme Finlayson (SCO - Redline Oils/Pagid/Olaus Roe/Hello/Quaife Engineering/George Polley/Yokohama Fluke WR1) Super Modified 9 & 11 merged.


One of the most impressive drives of the day came from England's Terry Pankhurst (Dimma.com Peugeot 206 WRC Replica), who not only won Group B, but was also fastest overseas driver, his time of 1min 14.04secs beaten by only four local drivers.


It was a day largely without incident, although Kirk Watkins (Abacus Builders/Planned Maintenance/Bridgestone/Castrol Toyota Corolla GT) survived a wheel parting company with his car to finish third in Modified 6. English visitor Ray Brammer finished fourth in Modified 8 in his confidently-driven ex-Kenny McKinstry Subaru Impreza after a similar fate befell him.


The Total Sport International RallySprint is organised by the Vaucluse Raceway Motor Sport Club (VRMSC) and sponsored by Total Sport.

Remaining key dates for 2004 Barbados Rally Carnival
Saturday, May 29 - Rally Barbados 2004, day 1
Sunday, May 30 - Rally Barbados 2004, day 2
Monday, May 31 - Rally Barbados 2004 prize-giving, The Boatyard

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com

 

 

Carn04-14a/TISS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 24, 2004
TOTAL SPORT INTERNATIONAL SUPERSPRINT
Results

Key to nationalities (competitor from Barbados unless shown): AUT - Austria;  ENG - England; IRL - Republic of Ireland; NIR - Northern Ireland; SCO - Scotland

Group winner's Handicap KnockOut
James Betts (BAR - Toyota Corolla) beat Tom Ryan (ENG - Proton Satria); Betts beat Kenny Hall (SCO - Opel Corsa-Suzuki); Sean Gill (BAR - Suzuki Ignis) beat Betts; Gill beat Edward Corbin (BAR - Toyota Corolla SR); Ernst Harrach (AUT - Porsche 911) beat Gill; Harrach beat Graeme Finlayson (SCO - Fluke WR1C); Harrach beat Andrew Hurley (ENG - Ford Puma Evo); Harrach beat Barry Gale (BAR - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI); Harrach beat John Hardman (NIR - Ford Fiesta Cosworth); Harrach beat Roger Skeete (BAR - Ford Escort WRC)

Best time of the day - Roger Skeete (BAR - Ford Escort WRC) 1m 11.31s
Best overseas time of the day - Terry Pankhurst (ENG - Peugeot 206 WRC Replica) 1m 14.04s
Barbados 108 Rest of the World 98

Group results
Production 2 1st Tom Ryan (ENG - Proton Satria), 1m 23.97s; 2nd Martin Taylor (IRL - Proton Satria), 1m 24.06s; 3rd Sean Corbin (BAR - Toyota Starlet), 1m 27.11s
Production 3 1st James Betts (BAR - Toyota Corolla), 1m 19.88s; 2nd Freddie Gale (BAR - Toyota Starlet Turbo), 1m 20.47s; 3rd Simon Wallis (ENG - Vauxhall Astra GTE), 1m 22.33s
Modified 5 1st Kenny Hall (SCO - Opel Corsa-Suzuki), 1m 18.68s; 2nd Neil Barnard (BAR - Opel Corsa), 1m 19.26s; no other starters
Modified 6 1st Sean Gill (BAR - Suzuki Ignis), 1m 15.78s; 2nd Paul McMullan (ENG - Proton Satria Kitcar), 1m 18.71s; 3rd Kirk Watkins (BAR - Toyota Corolla GT), 1m 19.46s
Modified 7 1st Edward Corbin (BAR - Toyota Corolla SR), 1m 19.74s; 2nd Greg Cozier (BAR - Ford Escort RS2000), 1m 20.66s; 3rd Adrian Linton (BAR - Vauxhall Astra GTE), 1m 21.38s
Historic 1st Ernst Harrach (AUT - Porsche 911), 1m 20.23s; 2nd Bryan Gill (ENG - Opel Kadett GT/E), 1m 21.26s; 3rd Barry Jordan (ENG - Ford Escort MkI), 1m 21.93s
Super Modified 9 & 11 merged 1st Graeme Finlayson (SCO - Fluke WR1), 1m 16.24s; 2nd Wayne Manning (BAR - Ford Escort MkI), 1m 23.31s; 3rd Gerard Browne (IRL - Ford Escort MkII), 1m 23.74s
Super Modified 12 1st Simon Gillmore (BAR - Peugeot 205), 1m 15.29s; 2nd Andrew Hurley (ENG - Ford Puma Evo), 1m 18.47s; 3rd Martin Stockdale (ENG - BMW M3 GTR), 1m 18.75s
Production 4 1st Barry Gale (BAR - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 1m 13.64s; 2nd Mikie Hassell (BAR - Subaru Impreza WRX), 1m 15.17s; 3rd Geoffrey Noel (BAR - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI), 1m 15.92s
Group B 1st Terry Pankhurst (ENG - Peugeot 206 WRC Replica), 1m 14.04s; 2nd John Hardman (NIR - Ford Fiesta Cosworth), 1m 14.97s; no other starters
Modified 8 1st Roger Skeete (BAR - Ford Escort WRC), 1m 11.31s; 2nd Paul Bourne (BAR - Subaru Impreza WRC), 1m 13.16s; 3rd Trevor Manning (BAR - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1m 13.87s

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com

 

Tom Ryan's Bulletin No:2 Dateline Saturday 22nd May.

In spite of the best efforts of the Rally organisers, the sponsors and various other bodies the cars were still firmly lodged in the Bridgetown customs shed this morning.   We were receiving regular telephone updates of the situation and always the result was the same 'We expect them to be released in the next 2 - 3 hours'.   Well, we decided to do something useful while we were waiting and spent the morning and most of the afternoon driving the stages, checking our pace notes from last year and making new notes for the one new stage in the event.   Since we could be back at Bridgetown within 25 minutes from almost any part of the island, we didn't think we'd lose much time if the cars turned up.
 
The pressure really was on the organisers since they had arranged the main 'scrutineering' (the technical control of the rally cars and the inspection of licences, race-suits and helmets etc) for all foreign teams for this afternoon and made a big public spectacle of it - as always.   It was to take place on the premises of the largest car importer company and there were beer-tents, barbeques. music and PA systems to inform the public about who was who etc.   This was already in the process of being set up by about 2 p.m. and still there was no sign of the cars being let out!   I should think the organisers were a bit nervous by this time.
 
Suddenly a buzz ran through the teams - the cars were 'free' - now all we had to do was get them from the port to the scrutineering location.   It was now 3.30 p.m. on  Friday afternoon and Bridgetown Rush Hour has to be seen to be believed!   If you think Barbados is a dreamy Caribbean island where everyone lazes in the sun, listens to reggae and drinks rum you have another think coming.   Bridgetown is a very busy town with plenty of industry and offices and everyone wants to get away for the weekend.   It took almost two hours to drive 10 km to a collection depot near the port, jump into the rally car and drive back.  However, it was lovely to see the Proton again but Graham had to go one step further and actually go on down to the port itself before he was finally re-united with his Porsche.
 
Back at the garage there wasa frantic rush to get the cars ready for scrutineering - all the spares and wheels which were loaded in the cars for the shipment had to be pulled out; the seats bolted back in and all the sponsors stickers fitted so that the cars would look their best for the public show during and after the scrutineering.
 
Finally but about 7.30 p.m. both the MCAC cars had safely passed all checks and controls and we were free to enjoy a cooling beer or two in the heat and humidity of a tropical evening.   We stayed at the festival for an hour of so and then we all went back to our hotel, parked the rally cars safely in the hotel carpark and went off to eat grilled fish at the famous Oistins Fish Fry which takes place every Friday at Oistins in the very south of the island.   This was a perfect end to a day of frustration but final victory - we were now ready to rally!
 

   
Left: Preparing the Proton for Scrutineering. Right: The crowds at the scrutineering party - plenty of enthusiasm for rallying in Barbados!

 

Carn04-13/TIRS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 21, 2004
TOTAL SPORT SPRINT MOVED TO BUSHY PARK
Unpredictable weather forces switch from Vaucluse Raceway

The unremitting rain of the past few days has resulted in a change of venue for the opening event of the fourth Barbados Rally Carnival. This weekend's first clash between the big guns of Bajan motor sport and nearly 30 European competitors has been retitled the Total Sport International SuperSprint, and will take place at Bushy Park on Sunday (May 23).


 Originally scheduled as a two-day event at the Vaucluse Raceway RallySprint facility in St Thomas, with practice and qualifying on Saturday, it will now be a one-day spectacular. The SuperSprint will start at 9.00am on Sunday at the St Philip racetrack, with a full day of track action promised for motor sport fans.
 A disappointed Greg Cozier, founder of the Rally Carnival and chairman of the Vaucluse Raceway Motor Sport Club said: "The unpredictable weather of the past week has presented us with major problems at Vaucluse. Our last chance was a full day of strong sunshine today (Friday) and, as soon as it became clear we were not going to get that, we had to put in place a contingency plan.


 "Our overseas competitors have travelled a long way with the expectation of competing in two events over two weekends, so it was important for us to fulfil our obligations. My thanks go to Geoffrey Ullyett, the chairman of the Barbados Auto Racing League, which operates at Bushy Park, for helping us put together this exciting alternative event at very short notice."


 Sunday's SuperSprint has attracted an entry of 66 cars, which will run against the clock, three at a time on the St Philip race track; as Cozier announced the move, final details of the event's organisation were still being considered by the VR MSC management committee, but Cozier hoped that each driver would enjoy at least four timed runs. More details will be confirmed tomorrow.


 There had been much talk about the weather at The Ship Inn in St Laurence Gap last night (Thursday), where Rally Carnival organisers hosted a function for more than 200 people, as an official welcome to Barbados for the European crews. The next official function is International Scrutineering, which is scheduled for 5.00pm today (Friday) at McEnearney Quality Inc's premises in Wildey.


 The Total Sport International SuperSprint is organised by the Vaucluse Raceway Motor Sport Club (VRMSC) and sponsored by Total Sport.

Remaining key dates for 2004 Barbados Rally Carnival
Friday, May 21 - scrutineering for overseas entries, McEnearney Quality
Sunday, May 23 - Total Sport International SuperSprint, Bushy Park
Saturday, May 29 - Rally Barbados 2004, day 1
Sunday, May 30 - Rally Barbados 2004, day 2
Monday, May 31 - Rally Barbados 2004 prize-giving, The Boatyard

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com

 

Tom Ryan's Bulletin No:1 Dateline  Thursday, May 20, 2004

If you are receiving this message it means that you are on my list of people I have promised to send information about our 2004 excursion to Barbados to participate in the Barbados Rally Carnival 2004.   This is a fantastic motor-sport event which compriese two separate competitons: on Saturday and Sunday 22/23rd May there is a Rally Sprint at the Vaucluse Track in the north of the island and on the following weekend the Barbados International Rally takes place over two days and 32 special stages all over the island.  It is a great event with lots of local and international sponsorship and the interest from the islanders is enormous.   You can find out more about the event at www.barbadosrallycarnival.com.
 
This year 11 members of our Club set off on Wednesday morning 19th May to  fly to Barbados with Virgin Airlines.   We were joing with about another 150 or more other members of rally teams from UK and Europe and the atmosphere on the plane was already one of a Caribbean party.   Last year there ws not a drop of alcohol left on board the 747 when it touched down at Barbados, but this year I think they loaded up more supplies.   Anyway we all arrived in excellent spirtits to be welcomed by a rather gloomy weather (warm but cloudy) but a very bright and cheerful reception from the Barbados Rally Club.   There was less hassle at immigration and customs than last year and soon we were all off to our wonderful accommodation at the Casuarina Beach Hotel.   This is an excellent tropical hotel right on the beach at Dover in the south of the island and very handy for all the hot-spots of the St Lawrence Gap area - as well as the Rally, of course.  
 
The rest of the afternoon was spent in checking in to both the hotel and with the Rally organisaers - we collected all our documents, road-books, stickers, bags etc; were briefed on the current situation and also collected our hire-vans which would serve as our transport and our service vehicles for the two weeks.   After that we went to the local super-market to buy a few things for breakfast (all rooms are self-catering) and then to Oistins, a famous local place where they grill freshly-caught fish right on the sea-shore and it is irresistable!  
 
The next moring we found out the bad-news!   All the foreign rally-cars were still held in Barbados customs - they had not been cleared for temporary import.   The Rally Club, the Tourist Board and even the government spent most of the last three days trying to speed up the process but Barbados Customs are a law unto themselves (as in most countries) so so cars were out by the end of Thursday.   Instead we spent the day checking the route, surveying the stages and making 'pace-notes'.   The sun was not much in evidence so there was not too much temptation to go to the beach.
 
This evening there will be a welcome party for all competitors and we all hope that the cars will finally be released tomorrow - Friday - or there will be no Rally Sprint at the weekend.
 

   
Left:  All the MCAC team at Gatwick Airport prior to departure. Right: Dawn over the Barbados Beach next to the Hotel.

 

 

Carn04-08/RB: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 10, 2004
RALLY BARBADOS ROUTE RESTRUCTURED
Barbados Rally Club seeks to limit disruption to residents

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has dramatically revised the traditional make-up of its premier event, Rally Barbados, which will be staged this year over the weekend of May 29/30. Addressing concerns voiced after last year's event, the BRC has made a concerted effort to limit disruption to residents during the Caribbean's biggest annual motor sport event.


After a major re-think of the event's structure, organisers are confident that the new-look schedule, confirmed today, will significantly reduce the impact on residents who live along the Rally's route. In addition, the BRC believes the changes introduced for 2004 will enhance the event's appeal to its three key target markets - competitors, spectators and sponsors.


Organising committee chairman Barry Gale said: "Through its inclusion in the Barbados Rally Carnival, Rally Barbados has grown in size over the past three years to become the biggest motor sport event in the region. While it now attracts a lot of international interest and brings a major injection of overseas currency into the island each year, it is important that we remember the residents who live along the route, whose daily lives may be affected by the road closure orders.


"Some issues were raised by residents along the route last year, and we decided to have a good look at how best to run Rally Barbados 2004. We are confident that the changes we have made will not only halve the inconvenience to local residents, but also provide a better opportunity for sponsors to capitalise on their involvement."


While competitors will again contest 32 special stages over the two days - the same number as last year - the schedule has been revised to concentrate the activity at each of the six special stage venues into one day; previously, the northern stages have run on both mornings of the event and those in the east both afternoons.


Rally Barbados 2004 will start at 09.00am on Saturday, May 29, from Simpson Motors in Warrens, which will also be the service halt throughout the day; Saturday's route starts will take in the popular stages at Automotive Art Canefield and DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully in St Thomas before travelling further north to Pickerins in St Lucy. Each stage will run three times during the morning, then in the opposite direction during the afternoon, with the final stage of the day scheduled for 9.00pm.


On Sunday, the entire event will move to the east, with the restart from the Six Roads Industrial Park at 7.30am; service will be concentrated here throughout the day. Competitors will tackle the Da Costa Mannings Auto Centre Kendall, Digicel Malvern and Stewarts Hill stages three times during the morning, switching direction for two final runs through each during the afternoon.


Once the final stage has been completed, the crews will return to the Vaucluse Raceway in St Thomas for the Total Sport Super Special; although it will not count toward the results of Rally Barbados 2004, all remaining competitors will be required to complete the Super Special to be classified as finishers.

Pace notes on offer to competitors

Falling in line with many other international events, Rally Barbados 2004 is making 'pace notes' available for the first time; although these have been prepared primarily for the overseas competitors, local crews will also be able to buy them. Gale said: "Drivers inexperienced with using pace notes may find these very helpful in getting a good system in place, even though they are familiar with the roads already."


The notes have been prepared by Bill Sturrick of Scotmaps, who has worked with the Ford, Subaru and Suzuki works rally teams in the UK. In addition to the written pace notes, Sturrick is also selling a video or DVD of the stages, so that those overseas competitors who have not been to Barbados before will be able to get a taste of the event prior to their arrival.


Rally Barbados 2004 is organised by the Barbados Rally Club in association with Automotive Art Shell, Banks, Da Costa Mannings Autocentre, Digicel, DMS Distribution.com, McEnearney Quality and Simpson Motors Inc. The event is supported by Abacus Builders Inc, The Boatyard, Metal Craft Works, Nassco, Stoute's Car Rental Ltd and Total Sport.

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com

 

 

Carn04-08a/RB: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 10, 2004
RALLY BARBADOS 2004
Schedule

Saturday, May 29
0900    Start at Simpson Motors
0910    SS1 - Automotive Art Shell Canefield North 1    5.90km
0942    SS2 - DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully West 1    4.50km
1005    SS3 - Pickerins North 1    4.80km
   Service - Simpson Motors
1120    SS4 - Automotive Art Shell Canefield North 2    5.90km
1152    SS5 - DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully West 2    4.50km
1215    SS6 - Pickerins North 2    4.80km
   Service - Simpson Motors
1330    SS7 - Automotive Art Shell Canefield North 3    5.90km
1402    SS8 - DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully West 3    4.50km
1425    SS9 - Pickerins North 3    4.80km
   Service and lunch halt - Simpson Motors
Total stage distance, route 1        45.60km

1626    SS10 - Pickerins South 1    4.80km
1648    SS11 - DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully East 1    4.60km
1716    SS12 - Automotive Art Shell Canefield South 1    5.90km
   Service - Simpson Motors
1832    SS13 - Pickerins South 2    4.80km
1854    SS14 - DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully East 2    4.60km
1922    SS15 - Automotive Art Shell Canefield South 2    5.90km
   Service - Simpson Motors
2032    SS16 - DMS Distributors.com Sailor Gully East 3    4.60km
2100    SS17 - Automotive Art Shell Canefield South 3    5.90km

Total stage distance, route 2    41.10km
Total stage distance, day 1    86.70km

Sunday, May 30
0730    Restart - Six Roads Industrial Park
0745    SS18 - DaCosta Mannings Auto Centre Kendal North 1    8.10km
0808    SS19 - Digicel Malvern West 1    3.00km
0831    SS20 - Stewarts Hill East 1    4.40km
   Service - Six Roads Industrial Park
0925    SS21 - DaCosta Mannings Auto Centre Kendal North 2    8.10km
0948    SS22 - Digicel Malvern West 2    3.00km
1011    SS23 - Stewarts Hill East 2    4.40km
   Service - Six Roads Industrial Park
1105    SS24 - DaCosta Mannings Auto Centre Kendal North 3    8.10km
1128    SS25 - Digicel Malvern West 3    3.00km
1151    SS26 - Stewarts Hill East 3    4.40km
   Service and lunch halt - Six Roads Industrial Park
Total stage distance, route 3    46.50km

1301    SS27 - Stewarts Hill West 1    4.20km
1326    SS28 - Digicel Malvern East 1    3.10km
1341    SS29 - DaCosta Mannings Auto Centre Kendal South 1    8.10km
   Service - Six Roads Industrial Park
1444    SS30 - Stewarts Hill West 2    4.20km
1509    SS31 - Digicel Malvern East 2    3.10km
1524    SS32 - DaCosta Mannings Auto Centre Kendal South 2    8.10km

   Total Sport Super Special at Vaucluse Raceway

Total stage distance, route 4    30.80km
Total stage distance, day 2    77.30km

Total overall stage distance    164.00km

For further information:
e-mail - robin@bradfax.com
web sites - www.rallybarbados.com; www.barbadosrallycarnival.com